As of 7 August 2021, there are an estimated 400,000 people with disability who are active National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants.
Key points:
More than 400,000 people living with disability are supported by the NDIS
The NDIS rollout was completed in July 2020
Depending on your State or Territory there will be different NDIS partners in the community
About the NDIS rollout
The NDIS was introduced across the country in a stage-by-stage process to ensure a smooth and successful transition from previous supports.
The rollout of the NDIS across Australia was completed on 1 July 2020.
Supports you used to receive either through State-based supports or other Government funded programs will now have been transitioned to the NDIS.
For many people dealing with the NDIS, a Local Area Coordinator (LAC) will be the main point of contact for the NDIS.
LACs are local organisations which work in partnership with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). These organisations assist participants to write and manage their plans, and connect them to mainstream services.
Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) is support for children aged 0-6 years old with a developmental delay or disability.
Each State and Territory has partnered with an ECEI organisation which delivers these valuable supports within their local area. You can contact the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) by finding your local office, filling out the online contact form or calling 1800 800 110.
Australian Capital Territory
The NDIA has partnered with Feros Care to deliver LAC services and work with people with disability in the community to help with their NDIS journey.
EACH is the ECEI partner delivering childhood disability support services within the ACT.
New South Wales
The NDIA has partnered with three local community based organisations to deliver LAC services in New South Wales.
They work with people with disability in the community to help with their NDIS journey.
Each organisation covers different areas in Metropolitan Sydney or Regional NSW:
Uniting
Sydney metropolitan areas: Northern Sydney, Western Sydney
NSW regional areas: Illawarra Shoalhaven, Nepean Blue Mountains, Southern NSW
St Vincent de Paul Society NSW
Sydney metropolitan areas: South Eastern Sydney, South Western Sydney, Sydney
NSW regional areas: Central Coast, Hunter New England
Social Futures
NSW regional areas: Far West, Mid North Coast, Murrimbidgee, Northern NSW, Western NSW
NSW ECEI partners include:
Lifestart
Central Coast, Illawarra Shoalhaven, South Eastern Sydney, Sydney, and Nepean Blue Mountains service areas
Northcott
Hunter New England, Mid North Coast, Northern NSW, and Western Sydney service areas.
Mission Australia
Far West and Western NSW service areas
EACH
South Western Sydney, and Southern NSW service areas
Intereach
Murrumbidgee service area
MacKillop Family Services
Far West and Western
Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Northern Sydney service area
Northern Territory
For most people living in the Local Government areas of Darwin, Litchfield, and Palmerston in the Darwin Urban service area, a LAC working for APM will be your main contact point for the NDIS.
The ECEI partner for the Darwin Urban service area is Early Childhood Australia – Northern Territory Branch (ECANT). ECANT provides services to Darwin, Litchfield and Palmerston.
Queensland
The NDIA has partnered with the community organisations below to deliver LAC services in certain areas. These organisations work with people with disability in the community to help with their NDIS journey.
Carers Queensland Incorporated
Metropolitan areas: Logan, Brisbane, Moreton Bat, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast
Regional areas: Rockhampton, Toowoomba
Feros Care
Regional areas: Mackay, Townsville
- IWC
Regional area: Bundaberg
APM
Regional area: Maryborough
Mission Australia
Regional area: Cairns
QLD ECEI partners include:
UnitingCare Community
Metropolitan regions: Gold Coast,
Regional areas: Mackay, Toowoomba, Townsville
The Benevolent Society
Metropolitan areas: Brisbane, Logan, Moreton Bay
EACH
Metropolitan area: Ipswich
BUSHkids
Metropolitan regions: Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Maryborough
Regional areas: Rockhampton
Mission Australia
Regional area: Cairns
South Australia
The NDIA has partnered with three local community based organisations to deliver LAC services in South Australia. They work with people with disability in the community to help with their NDIS journey.
Each organisation covers different areas in Metropolitan Adelaide or Regional SA:
Feros Care
Adelaide metropolitan areas: Barossa, Light and Lower North, Northern Adelaide
Baptcare
Adelaide metropolitan areas: Eastern Adelaide, Western Adelaide
SA regional areas: Yorke and Mid North
Mission Australia
Adelaide metropolitan areas: Adelaide Hills, Southern Adelaide
SA regional areas: Limestone Coast, Murray and Mallee, Fleurieu Peninsula (not including Kangaroo Island), Whyalla, Port Augusta, Flinders Ranges
The NDIS has partnered with Kudos Services to provide ECEI support to South Australian children with disability.
Metropolitan Adelaide and Regional areas covered by ECEI support in South Australia include:
Adelaide metropolitan areas: Adelaide Hills, Southern, Western and Northern Adelaide
SA regional areas: Barossa Light and Lower North, Eastern, Eyre and Western and Far North, Local Government Areas of Whyalla, Port Augusta and Flinders Ranges Council, Fleurieu Peninsula (not including Kangaroo Island), Limestone Coast, Murray and Mallee, Yorke and Mid North
A mobile service with early childhood professionals from the Kudos Services country team visits the regions of: Limestone Coast, Murray and Mallee, Adelaide Hills, Yorke and Mid North, Barossa Light and Lower North.
Tasmania
The two community based organisations who have partnered with NDIA to deliver both LAC and ECEI services in Tasmania are:
Baptcare servicing Tasmania's North and South West
Mission Australia servicing Tasmania's South East and North West
Victoria
The three community based organisations who have partnered with NDIA to deliver LAC services in Victoria are listed below. They work with people with disability in the community to help with their NDIS journey.
Each organisation covers different areas in metropolitan Melbourne or regional Victoria:
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Melbourne Metropolitan areas: Bayside Peninsula, Hume Moreland, Brimbank Melton, North East Melbourne, Western Melbourne
Latrobe Community Health Service
Melbourne Metropolitan areas: Inner Eastern Melbourne, Outer Eastern Melbourne, Southern Melbourne
Victorian regional areas: Barwon, Central Highlands, Inner Gippsland, Outer Gippsland, Ovens Murray, Wimmera South West
Intereach
Victorian regional areas: Loddon, Goulburn, Mallee
The ECEI partners for Victorian children living with disability include:
Link Health and Community
Metropolitan Melbourne areas: Outer Eastern Melbourne, Inner Eastern Melbourne, Southern Melbourne
Regional areas: Inner Gippsland, Outer Gippsland
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Metropolitan Melbourne area: North East Melbourne, Western Melbourne, Hume Moreland, Bayside Peninsula, Brimbank Melton
Barwon Child, Youth and Family
Regional area: Barwon
Latrobe Community Health Service
Regional areas: Central Highlands, Wimmera South West
Intereach
Regional areas: Goulburn, Loddon, Mallee
Merri Community Health Service
Regional area: Ovens Murray
Western Australia
The community based organisations who have partnered with the NDIA to deliver LAC services in Western Australia are listed below. They work with people with disability in the community to help with their NDIS journey.
The NDIA has partnered with two organisations to deliver LAC services in WA:
Mission Australia
Central North Metro, South East Metro and North East Metro service areas
APM
Metropolitan areas: Central South Metro, North Metro, South Metro
Regional areas: Great Southern, Inner Wheatbelt, South West
The WA ECEI partner, Wanslea Family Services provides support in the Central North Metro, Central South Metro, North Metro, North East Metro, South Metro, South West, Great Southern, South East Metro and Inner Wheatbelt service areas.
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