SKILL Barossa

17/04/2026

If your organisation is serious about inclusion, this is a simple step you can take.

We’re inviting local businesses and organisations to send a representative to our FREE Foundations Disability Inclusion Training, delivered by JFA Purple Orange, on Friday 1 May.

This practical session will equip your team member with:
• Tools to create more inclusive environments
• Confidence in communication and language
• Knowledge they can bring back and share across your workplace

It’s a small investment of time that can have a lasting impact on your team, your customers, and your community.

🎟️ Register your representative: https://events.humanitix.com/foundations-disability-inclusion-training

16/04/2026

Have you attended our Disability Inclusion Training before? No? Well now’s your chance. See below for details

We’re excited to be hosting a FREE Foundations Disability Inclusion Training on Friday 1 May at My Ability Pathway HQ.

Whether you’re a community member, business, service provider or simply passionate about inclusion, this session will give you practical tools to create more inclusive environments.

Delivered by JFA Purple Orange, this training is a great opportunity to learn, reflect and connect.

🎟️ Register now: https://events.humanitix.com/foundations-disability-inclusion-training

14/04/2026

It’s with a very heavy heart that we say goodbye to our friend and colleague 💔

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the sudden and unexpected loss of our cherished colleague and friend, Dr Ellen Fraser-Barbour.

Ellen's contribution to our work, and the disability rights movement more broadly is immeasurable and the disability community is better for it.

The legacy she leaves will guide our advocacy into the future and we consider it a privilege to further the important work that she started.

This is a profoundly difficult time for everyone at JFA Purple Orange and the Julia Farr group as we process the enormity of Ellen’s loss. She made a lasting impact on our organisation and on all those she worked alongside, and she will be deeply missed.

If this news has raised feelings of grief or distress, support is available. Please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.
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10/04/2026

LEADERSHIP UPDATE

Our inaugural CEO Robbi Williams is resigning from his employment with JFA Purple Orange, inhousing and the JFM Fund (collectively, the Julia Farr group), for family reasons.

In a message to staff Robbi said: “It has been a great privilege to have given 19 years of service to the Julia Farr Association, and longer to our housing association and grant-making trust as CEO of the former Julia Farr Services. While I am sad to step down because of family health issues that meant I have been largely absent for the past year, I know the organisation is in great shape and has a strong future because of the efforts of so many good people”.

Robbi will remain on leave until his departure on 3 July 2026. We thank Robbi for his service and wish him the best for the future.

Our Interim CEO Tracey Wallace will remain in the role until 31 March 2027.

Read the full announcement on our website: https://purpleorange.org.au/a-leadership-update-from-the-julia-farr-group/

07/04/2026

Small changes in the classroom can have a big impact 🎓

Join our free online Inclusive Education Workshop - designed for teachers and education staff who want to better support students with disability, even when time and resources are limited.

You’ll learn how to:
Recognise and challenge attitudinal barriers
Use Universal Design for Learning in everyday practice
Make simple, effective adjustments in any classroom

Sessions run February to June 2026!

Perfect for teachers, SSO/ESO staff, and education leaders at any stage of their inclusion journey.
👉 Register now via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/inclusive-education-workshop-for-education-staff-2026

Need support to register or have a question?
Contact Meg at raisingthebar@purpleorange.org.au or call (08) 8373 8388.

Know someone who might be interested? Please share this post with them.
This workshop is part of JFA Purple Orange’s Road to Employment project, funded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

02/04/2026

Are you a parent with disability raising a young child? We want to hear from you. 🧑‍🍼

We are bringing parents with disability together to co-design a new series of peer-led parenting workshops. Your insight will shape what these workshops look like, how they are delivered, and what matters most to parents.

Who we are looking for
- Parents with disability (no formal diagnosis needed)
- People who are pregnant, currently parenting, or have parented children aged 0–7
- People living in South Australia
- A diverse group of parents, including different communities and perspectives

What’s involved
- 4 x 2-hour co-design sessions between April and July 2026
- Join online or in person (Unley)

This is your chance to help shape a project designed by and for parents with disability. Your experience matters.

👉 Submit your expression of interest: https://forms.office.com/r/Z5JBG2ZUTh
Not the right fit for you? Please share this with a parent with disability in your network who might be interested.

16/03/2026

10/03/2026

Know anyone on the Copper Coast who’d like to join our team?

Hey Copper Coast 👀 we’re hiring!

Are you a person with disability who wants to help grow our local peer network in the Copper Coast?

SKILL SA is looking for a Regional Peer Network Connector to support the Copper Coast Peer Network, based in Kadina.

This is a casual role, working alongside our existing Copper Coast team to help bring people with disability together and strengthen connections in the local community.

We’re looking for someone who:
• Is a person with disability
• Is passionate about inclusion and community
• Enjoys leading group conversations and creating space for others to share
• Can use basic digital tools (email, Word etc.)
• Has strong connections in the Copper Coast disability community

👉 Interested or know someone who might be?

Learn more and apply here: https://purpleorange.org.au/about-us/who-we-are/work-with-us/ -coast-connector
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05/03/2026

These are so great and most of these sessions can be provide for FREE for regional South Australia.

So Barossa we are ready to roll these out who is interested?

Small changes in the classroom can have a big impact 🎓

Join our free online Inclusive Education Workshop - designed for teachers and education staff who want to better support students with disability, even when time and resources are limited.

You’ll learn how to:
- Recognise and challenge attitudinal barriers
- Use Universal Design for Learning in everyday practice
- Make simple, effective adjustments in any classroom

Perfect for teachers, SSO/ESO staff, and education leaders.
👉 Register now via Humanitix: https://buff.ly/IOezv5B
🏃 March sessions are selling out fast - book your tickets today!
Sessions run until June 2026.

Need support to register or have a question? Contact Meg at raisingthebar@purpleorange.org.au or call (08) 8373 8388.

Know someone who might be interested? Please share this post with them.

This workshop is part of JFA Purple Orange’s Road to Employment project, funded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

05/03/2026

Event is this next Friday March 13th, for ages 12 to 17 to enjoy a safe wonderful night and enjoy expressing yourself on the Dance Floor. Good music guaranteed.

If music is not your thing there will be there will also be activities to enjoy feel free to bring any sensory aids you might like, it’s also very likely there will be others at the event.

This a wonderful Disbality led initiative

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17/02/2026

A series of free public art workshops at Williamstown SA on Saturday afternoons in February, March, April and May 2026.

15/02/2026

Are you near Mannum or know someone who is? Free disability inclusion training coming to you!

Inclusion starts with you. 🌱

Are you part of a community group, sports or recreation club, health program, or volunteer-run initiative? Join us in Mannum for a free Disability Inclusion Training session that explores how we can all help remove the barriers—seen and unseen—that people with disability face.

Tuesday 17 February
1 pm - 3 pm (incl. Q&A)
Mannum Leisure Centre – Senior Citizen Room, 51 Adelaide Rd, Mannum SA

Delivered in partnership with Mid Murray Council, this workshop is designed for anyone working or volunteering in the community.

You’ll learn about:
- The social model of disability
- Inclusive language and communication
- Universal design
- Attitudes, bias and how to challenge them

Whether you're new to inclusion or have some experience, this is a safe space to learn, ask questions, and reflect.

👉 Spaces are limited - register today and share this with your networks so more people can help create change: https://events.humanitix.com/free-disability-inclusion-training-in-mannum-jfa-purple-orange

This workshop is part of the JFA Purple Orange Disability Inclusion Project, funded through the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (ILC program).