Golden City Support Services

24/04/2026

SIL vacancies now available!

Golden City Support Services currently has multiple Supported Independent Living vacancies across our services.

We work collaboratively to support choice, independence and individual goals.

Referrals and enquiries are welcome.
📞 1800 001 005 | 📧 services@gcss.org.au

17/04/2026

Come See Our New Gisborne Short-Term Respite Home!

Looking for the perfect Short‑Term Respite (STR) or Medium-Term Accommodation (MTA) stay? You’re invited to explore our fully equipped property in 📍 New Gisborne!

🗓️ Open House Date

Thursday 23 April

📧 To register and receive the address: services@gcss.org.au

📞 Or call us on 1800 001 005

✨ What You’ll Love About This Property

🏀 Full Basketball & Pickleball Court - Perfect for fun, fitness and friendly competition.

📺 Large Smart TVs + Streaming (including Kayo!) - Ideal for movie nights, downtime, or catching the latest game.

🛏️ Comfortable, Spacious Bedrooms - Bright, welcoming spaces designed to help you relax and recharge.

🍽️ Modern Shared Living Spaces - Enjoy a cosy lounge, entertainment area and fully equipped kitchen.

🏡 Great Location - Situated in beautiful New Gisborne, close to local shops, walking paths and transport.

Whether you’re seeking a short‑term stay or meaningful respite support, our team is here to help.

For more information or to book a private tour:

📧 services@gcss.org.au

📞 1800 001 005

We can’t wait to show you around!

16/04/2026

We’re thrilled to share that GCSS has been nominated for the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards across multiple categories!
Thank you to our amazing clients and community for your continued support.

04/04/2026

01/04/2026

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day and this year, we’re thinking about it a little differently.

Instead of treating autism like something to “be aware of,” we’re asking a simpler question: What would our community feel like if every autistic person was genuinely understood?

Maybe it looks like a classroom where sensory needs are expected, not explained.
A workplace where communication happens in the way that works best for each person. A neighbourhood where quieter spaces, patient conversations, and flexible expectations just make sense.

World Autism Awareness Day and the start of World Autism Understanding Month, is an invitation to shift from awareness to everyday inclusion — the kind you can see, hear, and feel.

Understanding isn’t abstract. It’s the small choices we make that help autistic people thrive, today and every day.

30/03/2026

We’re proud to stand with trans and gender diverse people in our community, recognising their strength, leadership, and contributions.

At GCSS, we believe everyone deserves to feel seen, respected, and supported to live their life authentically.

Together, we can continue building a future where inclusion is our everyday practice.

To all our trans community members: we see you, we value you, and we stand with you.

26/03/2026

Whether you’re considering next steps for yourself or for a young person you care about, our GCSS Support Coordinators will be on hand to talk through a wide range of pathways.

From building everyday independence to strengthening social connections or finding meaningful activities in the community, we can help you understand what’s possible.

Come and join us at the 2026 Post‑School Options Expo at Ballarat Specialist School.

📍 Senior Campus – 800 Norman Street, Invermay
📅 Thursday 26 March 2026
⏰ 5pm – 7pm

24/03/2026

Golden City Support Services was pleased to welcome Toon Benoot, a visiting academic from Belgium currently undertaking research with the Living with Disability Research Centre at La Trobe University.

Toon’s work in Australia focuses on the images of the future embedded within the NDIS, examining how policy, practice, and service delivery shape the rights, opportunities and everyday lives of people with disability.

As part of his research program, Toon is connecting with policymakers, frontline practitioners, and service leaders across the country.

During his time with us, Toon spent two days shadowing our CEO Natasha Williams to observe how Person‑Centred Active Support (PCAS) is delivered at GCSS across the region. The visit offered a valuable opportunity to exchange perspectives on disability support systems and to reflect on the ongoing effort required to build inclusive, rights‑focused supports, both in Australia and internationally.

Toon will also be sharing insights about the Belgian individualised support system for people with intellectual disabilities through upcoming sessions facilitated by the Living with Disability Research Centre.

We look forward to continuing these conversations and strengthening connections between practice, research, and international perspectives.

We thank Toon for spending time with our team and for contributing to a rich dialogue about what best‑practice disability support looks like, now and into the future.

23/03/2026

Our team had an amazing time at the recent Maryborough Expo — connecting with locals, sharing conversations, and showcasing how GCSS supports people to live great lives every day.

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our stall, asked questions, enjoyed a giant freckle, grabbed resources, or simply had a chat. Events like this remind us just how strong, warm, and welcoming our regional communities truly are.

We’re already looking forward to the next opportunity to be out and about, meeting people and sharing what we do. 💛

Thank you to for bringing everyone together.

👉 Want to learn more about GCSS or how we can support you or someone you know? Visit our website or get in touch — we’d love to hear from you.

18/03/2026

We’re all set up at the Maryborough Disability Expo today! 🌟

Come say hello, meet the team and learn how we support people to live great lives in the community. 💛

If you’re around, drop in, grab a giant freckle, and see what we’re all about — we’d love to chat!

17/03/2026

Golden City Support Services is proud to celebrate local initiatives that amplify the voices and experiences of people with disability.

Stories from the Waiting Room: Lived Experiences of Disability Rights is a FREE live performance sharing powerful personal stories and shining a light on the importance of choice, access and inclusion.

📅 Wednesday 1 April
🕜 1:30pm
📍 The Engine Room, 58 View Street, Bendigo

We encourage our community to head along, listen, learn, and support inclusive arts programs that create space for real stories to be heard.

This event is presented by , My Story, and Bendigo Community Health Services.

17/03/2026

It’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week, and we’re taking a moment to appreciate all the different ways people think and experience the world.

We see this every day — there’s no single “normal” way to learn, communicate or make sense of things. Everyone brings their own strengths, quirks and ways of doing life, and that’s what makes our community interesting and creative.

This week is a good reminder to pause, listen and keep an open mind. Neurodivergent people shouldn’t have to fit into boxes that were never made for them. When we make space for different ways of thinking, everyone wins.

Here’s to celebrating real people, real experiences and the value of showing up exactly as you are. 👏