InLife Independent Living

13/04/2026

A terrific way to launch the 2026 FIDA - Football Integration Development Association season on Sunday at Fearon Reserve, Williamstown.

Big congratulations to the FIDA InLife Local Legends, 8.11 (59), for taking out the inaugural Footy4Everyone Cup in a great game against the Studiotech Australia Parliamentary Owls, 7.6 (48)!

We were proud to support the day, and proud to see Ryan, David and Jack represent InLife out on the ground for the Owls.

A special thank you to our very own Sophie for helping organise the day - to Amanda, John and Logan from FIDA - Football Integration Development Association for everything they did behind the scenes, and to Rob Klemm from the Williamstown Seagulls FIDA FC for hosting at Fearon Reserve.

And congratulations as well to Vikhram J. and Eric P., who took out the Fairest & Best awards on the day!

It was a great example of what makes FIDA so valued: good footy, strong community spirit and a format that brings people together.

You can read the full match summary written by Vin Maskell here:

A great morning of footy, community and sunshine at Fearon Reserve, with the FIDA InLife Local Legends, 8.11 (59), defeating the Studiotech Owls, 7.6…

08/04/2026

🐣 Easter 2026 🐣

We hope you had a wonderful Easter holiday break. Here’s how the InLife community has been celebrating 🐰

1. Our Geelong team has been making colourful easter bonnets.
2. Chef Neil has been in the kitchen cooking up a storm with pistachio hot cross buns.
3. One of our colouring competition winners, Miller, with her prize pack.
4 - 17. Our 2026 Easter colouring competition entries.

A big thank you to everyone who got involved in our colouring competition. The judges always love seeing everyone’s creativity 🎨

Congratulations to all our winners and highly commended entries!

31/03/2026

On Sunday, we kicked off this year’s InLife Tackle Free Carnivals with FIDA - Football Integration Development Association 👏

Tackle Free Footy gives people of all abilities the chance to have a kick, and with the weather and the people we had, there aren’t many better ways to spend a Sunday morning!

Shout out to the players of the day:
- Jason H (InLife Local Legends), led from the front and lifted everyone around him
- Zaviyar R (Cranbourne), first game, brought the energy and kicked a goal
- Braxton J (Monash / Kananook), backed his teammates and brought real team spirit
- Tanya K (Parkside), a calm, encouraging presence helping everyone play their best

Big thanks to Matt, John and Logan from FIDA, the amazing InLife volunteers, and Peter and the Monash demons fida for hosting a great day.

Follow us and FIDA to be the first to hear about the next one.
No team? Come down and join the InLife Local Legends on the day.

20/03/2026

We're so excited for the first InLife Tackle Free Carnival next weekend with our friends at FIDA - Football Integration Development Association🏉

The InLife Tackle Free Carnival by FIDA is a series of fun, gender, age and ability inclusive tackle-free Australian Rules football carnivals played at a community club near you.

We’re kicking off our 2026 season Sunday 29 March at the home of the Monash demons fida in Chadstone. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun and we'd love to see you there.

Want to play?​
​Everyone aged 14-40 with an intellectual disability is welcome to play, even if you've never kicked a ball. If you don't already have a team, you'll join our Local Legends team for the day. Scan the QR code to register or email info@fida.org.au for more information.

11/03/2026

Easter colouring competition 🎨

Grab your pencils, textas, crayons, stylus or pens for our popular Easter colouring competition 🥚🐇

All InLife clients and team members, along with your family, are welcome to take part. We can’t wait to see your creations!

How to enter
🎨 Pick one of the 2 options, print out your sheet (or grab one from any of our local offices) and show us your creative flair
🎨 Take a photo of your entry and send us a DM, or drop off your entry at any of our local offices
🎨 Digital art is welcome

Competition closes 11.59pm Wednesday 25 March. Good luck!

06/03/2026

We’re incredibly proud to be recognised as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces™ for Women 2026 by Great Place To Work Australia, alongside last year’s recognition in the Top 10 Best Places to Work (Large Business) and Best Places to Work in Healthcare & Social Assistance.

At InLife, that looks like:

- Above-award pay
- Structured career pathways from support work into coordination and leadership
- Mentoring and professional development
- Flexibility that supports family life and long-term careers
- Leaders who have grown from within the organisation

Link to Jo's article in comments

04/03/2026

The countdown is on – the Paralympics start this Friday!

We’ve purchased two digital seats to support our Australian Paralympic Team.

Anyone who grabs a seat can see their name on the Paralympic jacket, which we think is super cute 🥺

Wondering where to watch for free?
🎿 Catch highlights on TV on Channel 9 and 9Gem
🏂🏻 Catch all the action on the 9Now app

25/02/2026

It was great to see so many people at The Disability Events Community - The DEC Brimbank today 💛

Olivia, Danielle, Sarah and Hollie spent the day meeting participants, families and other local organisations, with around 300 people coming through the doors.

We really enjoy these days. They’re a chance to have proper conversations, answer questions and hear what’s happening locally.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by for a chat, and to The DEC for bringing everyone together once again!

Photo: L-R Hollie, Danielle and Sarah at our stand.

18/02/2026

Happy new year! 新年快乐

2026 is the Year of the Horse 🐎

Georgie is excited for the new year festival in Box Hill this weekend. She's learning to speak Mandarin and has been eating more dumplings than usual to celebrate 🥟

According to Chinese horoscopes, people born in the Year of the Horse are believed to be hardworking, warm-hearted, social, eloquent and independent.

06/02/2026

What a week it’s been with The Disability Events Community - The DEC covering huge distances across Casey, Melton and West Gippsland 🎉

We've been making new connections, building stronger networks and sharing the InLife story all week.

Photo #1 (L-R) Sophie, Anna, Scott and Bethany in West Gippsland.
Photo #2 Scott chatting with people at the InLife stand.
Photo #3 (L-R) Bethany and Kasey in Casey.
Photo #4 (L-R) Kasey, Bethany and Sophie chatting with people at the InLife stand.
Photo #5 (L-R) Sarah, Leticia, Carly and Holly in Melton.
Photo #6 (L-R) Holly, Leticia, Megan and Carly chatting with people at the InLife stand.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and helped make these events such a success 🙌

03/02/2026

That's a wrap for VALID's Having a Say (HaS) conference 2026!

We've had an amazing time at Australia's largest disability conference at Deakin University Waterfront Campus.

A highlight for us was sponsoring the HaS's Got Talent show!

1. Video: HaS’s Got Talent winner Rory wowing everyone with his voice and ukulele on stage, with the judges to the left. Senior Coordinator Debbie from Geelong loved being on the panel 🧑‍⚖️

2. InLife client Melinda presenting ‘My own house, and MY own business’ 🌱

3. (L-R) Sarah, Belle, Val, Georgia and Letecia doing their best Beatles impression 🎶

4. (L-R) InLife client and VALID volunteer Lynne, Kim and Robyn at the InLife stand 🤩

5. (L-R in InLife t-shirts) Agnes, Amelia and Sarah chatting with people at the InLife stand 🗣️

6. (L-R) Sarah, Belle and Cobey at the InLife stand 😊

7. (L-R) Jade, Val, Georgia (back), Lauren, Melinda, Belle, Leah and Sophie at the InLife stand after Melinda’s presentation🎤

We can't wait to be back again next year!