HWBE

19/09/2025

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INTERNAL REVIEWS (s100 RoRD) THAT SHOWED NO CARE

Kate Lyons from The Guardian is investigating internal reviews that were clearly a copy-paste job—for example, where the wrong name was left in.

👉 If you have examples, you can contact her directly at kate.lyons@theguardian.com
🔹 She’s especially interested in why there’s been a surge in ART over the past year and whether it’s linked to poor s100 reviews.
🔹 More recent cases are particularly helpful.
🔹 She’s also keen to hear about negative ART experiences.

02/09/2025

Aboriginal Man Dies in NDIS Care: Family Sues for Negligence

“27-Year-Old Restrained to Death by Disability Carer in Alice Springs”

“Family Alleges Life Without Barriers Failed Duty of Care”

“Court Case Exposes Dangerous Gaps in Training and Oversight of NDIS Providers”

“Calls Grow for Accountability and Reform in Disability Services”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-01/aboriginal-man-dies-in-disability-care/105711672

26/01/2025

🚨 NDIS SCANDALS EXPOSED – THE LNP’S SHAMEFUL LEGACY 🚨

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A6Kain7iR/

Funding Cuts: Let’s not mince words—the LNP has gutted the National Disability Insurance Scheme, slashing $4 million here and a jaw-dropping $1.6 billion there. These are deliberate attacks on the most vulnerable in our community. These cuts aren’t “budget savings”; they’re theft from people with disabilities who need this support to survive and thrive.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1284UEwPApq/

https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/how-the-ndis-has-failed-under-a-liberal-government,13761

Deaths on the Waitlist: 1,279 lives lost. Let that sink in. These are real people—mothers, fathers, children—who died waiting for the NDIS help they were promised. This is beyond a policy failure; it’s systemic neglect by a government that couldn’t care less.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HksRnXsdp/

Martin Hoffman: The former CEO of the NDIS left in disgrace in 2022 amidst swirling rumors of impropriety, including his connection to an adult shop. This is the kind of leadership the LNP thought was good enough for our national disability scheme? Are you kidding me?
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15iBJ83dXM/

Linda Reynolds: The same party that let Linda Reynolds, infamous for her appalling treatment of Brittany Higgins, have a hand in shaping disability policy. This is the standard of leadership from a party completely out of touch with decency.
https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/services/access-to-files-and-transcripts/online-files/lehrmann

Stuart Robert: Allegations of corruption? Check. Cronyism? Check. Stuart Robert, former Liberal minister, was accused of using his influence to benefit the lobbying firm Synergy 360. This is the rotting underbelly of LNP politics laid bare.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E4FZc4dcd/

Michael Sukkar: Branch-stacking scandals, misuse of taxpayer-funded staff, and zero accountability. Assistant Treasurer Sukkar epitomizes the LNP’s culture of arrogance and entitlement.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FHxDwRyVp/

Robodebt: And let’s never forget Robodebt, the illegal, inhumane scheme that targeted the most vulnerable Australians. This wasn’t just a mistake—it was a calculated attack, with lives ruined and deaths on their hands.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12FXF3AGUMn/

The LNP doesn’t care about disabled Australians. They don’t care about fairness, dignity, or justice. They care about profits, power, and their mates. It’s time to hold these people accountable.

🛑 Enough is enough. Fight for better. Stand up for the NDIS. 💪

19/01/2025

Seaford Office Closure

Selling all furniture and some electrical. Must be picked up. Moving and selling fast.

All will be put up individually with some craft & personal items on marketplace

16/09/2024

Social 4's Beach Volleyball
Tuesday's - Dandenong Stud Road Stadium
Thursdays - Mordialloc Foreshore

Register;
volleyball@hwbe.com.au
Mobile; 0481 773 521

Youth program; 4.30-5.30pm
Come and try/Training; 5.30 - 6.30pm ;
Games; 6.30 - 8.30pm
Both games and training; $15 NDIS - $20 for Non NDIS

Training/ Come & Try; $8 (NDIS) - $9 (Non NDIS)
Games (2 hours); $12 NDIS - $15 (Non NDIS)
For more information, please go to; https://hwbe.com.au/volleyball/

25/03/2024

Youth Peer Education Group (YPEG) Information Night
For High School Aged Carers
This Thursday 18th March, 6pm

Come and meet our team and learn about our YPEG program starting up again in Term 2.

Please register so we are able to cater for all interested;
Subject; YPEG information night
email; admin@hwbe.com.au
Textl 0401 740 541

YPEG - What is it?
YPEG is designed for High school aged youth aged from 12-18
- 8-10 week (1 term) program, run after school in the local community.
- Facilitated by 2-3 health education professionals and peer leaders.
It is designed to help vulnerable secondary school students that live with a family member with mental illness and/or disability, including students that have a family member on the NDIS, are involved with youth/social services and/or will benefit from being around positive adult and peer role models.

What is a young carer?
Youth that live within families where parents are unable to carry out regular family duties, due to either having their own ill-health or because they are required to spend more time with the person with health issues
Becoming a young carer has found to negatively affect their;
- Education
- Social and emotional health and
- Healthy Child Development
Benefits of YPEG; provides; -
- various opportunities for young carers to discuss their experiences and be supported by other peers and mentors who have been in similar situations to their own.
- improved resilience, self-esteem, knowledge and practical life skills
- introduction and connection to local services and resources, in order to create networks and ongoing relationships within their local community.

26/02/2024

Inclusivity ❤️❤️❤️❤️

22/02/2024

20/02/2024

We are a small organisation but we are trying to do our part for the environment.

As part of our Environmental and Waste Policy, we have adopted the following practices:-

KEEP CUPS🥤☕️🍽️: you may have seen the plethora of colourful REUSABLE CUPS around our office. We welcome anyone who comes to visit us, to bring their own reusable cup if they come out with us, otherwise we encourage you to eat/drink in. Sadly, we suffered a great loss when our coffee machine died last week, so our keep-cups have had a good workout these last few days.

CARDBOARD BOXES📦📦📦: As some of our participants have wood fire places, barbecues and other facilities, we have been cutting up all of our cardboard boxes and delivering it to their doors for kindling. With the new renovations, there has been a lot of cutting of cardboard boxes. Thankyou to all staff involved with cutting, stacking & delivering.

RECYCLED MATERIALS: You will also see the colourful kitchen wipes, bin liners and boxes of TISSUES around the office and can even have a “not quite white” napkin to wipe your hands and mouth after lunch. All sourced from recycled materials

FOOD SCRAPS; and lastly, we appreciated The Naughties🐶🐶 (aka Tigger &Rosie) doing their part by eating what food scraps they can to keep the amount of landfill down 😄

Take $10 off Who Gives A Crap toilet paper. It's super soft, 100% eco friendly AND 50% of profits are donated to build toilets for those in need. Woot!

20/02/2024

Afternoon break in the office.
Tigger: On hot days☀️🥵, the boss’s heart ❤️ has to worker harder, so she has to be extra careful with her heart rate. So we’re taking a break on the comfy couch and I’m making sure she’s comfy.🥰🐶🐾

18/02/2024

Lots of change at HWBE.
If you’ve been to see us lately, you would have noticed a lot of changes to our office.
Lots of new services and programs will be arriving soon.
’ve been working hard to have our shiny new support services, information sessions and group programs ready for next month & next term.

With new staff, an office that looks new and new structure, to say we’re excited, is a huge understatement.