CEO’S Update
Rural Lifestyle Options Australia Magazine ISSUE 11 BIANNUAL PUBLICATION March 2019 QUEENSLAND PO Box 617, Beaudesert QLD 4285 NEW SOUTH WALES PO Box 238, Murwillumbah NSW 2486
Welcome to the eleventh edition of Rural Lifestyle Options Australia magazine, which reflects on our journey over the past six months. In this edition you will find some interesting and inspiring stories such as Lexie’s story whose dream it was to re-connect with her local community on page 12. 2018 was another busy year for our team, and in particular, the last six months has certainly been a growth phase for our organisation. We have continued to welcome new participants, families and staff to the organisation and focused on giving back to the local communities in which we serve whenever we can through initiatives such as Feel Good February and Fiver for A Farmer. Our Supported Independent Living service has experienced a growth of 175% resulting in lots of permanent employment opportunities for a range of staff. At Rural Lifestyle Options Australia, we are passionate about employing locals and supporting the local communities in which we operate and have been thrilled by the support we have received so far from some of the newer communities we have been operating in. We have several key events planned to occur in both Queensland and New South Wales over the next six months. We will be celebrating the wonderful achievements of women on International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March. Contents
For the second year running, we will be hosting Closing the Gap morning tea on Thursday 21st March, NAIDOC week celebrations in August and our 1:5 All Abilities Relay occurring again this year on Saturday 10th August, to assist our organisation in raising much needed funds to achieve our Unfunded Projects initiatives as proudly published on our website. To keep up with our expanding team and for purpose driven organisation, we recently launched our new website, logo and brand colours to better reflect the communities we now serve. We’re really excited about our new look and we hope you like it too! Lastly, I wanted to let you all know that this will be my last update for a while as I embark on the exciting and ever rewarding journey of motherhood and welcome another beautiful baby boy into the world. I would like to thank you for your continuing support over the past 6 months and remember if you would like to submit an article or would like to hear about a particular topic just phone the office on 1300 032 175 or send us an email to social@rloa.org.au .
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Produced and published twice yearly by the Rural Lifestyle Options Australia Marketing and Communications division with contributions from the Board, Staff, Participants, Partners and Volunteers. DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Nicholas Power, National Marketing Manager nick.power@rloa.org.au ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Michelle Latailakepa, Chief Executive Officer advertising@rloa.org.au To gain permission to reprint any material that appears in this publication, please contact social@rloa.org.au or write to us at either of the addresses above. The views expressed in the Rural Lifestyle Options Australia Magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of Rural Lifestyle Options Australia. The organisation takes no responsibility for equipment, products or services advertised in this publication.
Michelle Latailakepa Chief Executive Officer
CEO Welcome Introducing Our New Brand Reflect - Our Update on Reconciliation Text To Give 25th Annual General Meeting Spotlight On Ability Our Impact - A Fiver For A Farmer Our Impact - Feel Good February Containers For Change
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Lexie's NDIS Journey 1:5 All Abilities Relay
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Your Impact
NDIS Highlight - Terry
Futures Planning In The NDIS People, Engagement and Culture
Learning For Purpose
Meet Fiona
Play For Purpose
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