Serendipity Support Services pty ltd

08/09/2025

🍰🚶‍♂️🎨 A big week full of variety and meaning for our participants!

Andrew and Mathew teamed up in the kitchen to bake a cake, learning important life skills like measuring, teamwork, and independence. Tony enjoyed a fun outing, building confidence, connection, and community engagement. Meanwhile, at Day Program, everyone got involved in creating RUOK? Day crafts with support from Tayla — sparking conversations about mental health and the importance of checking in with one another. 💛

Each of these activities highlights how learning, socialising, and raising awareness all play a vital role in building skills, wellbeing, and stronger connections.
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07/09/2025

👔💙 Happy Father’s Day!

Today we celebrate all of the wonderful dads of our participants, the amazing dads on our staff, the dads in our community, and everyone who steps into the role of a dad with love and care.

Your support, guidance, and encouragement make such a difference every single day. Wishing you all a day filled with love, appreciation, and plenty of special moments. 🌟

Love from,
All of us at Serendipity Support Services 🌈

06/09/2025

🎉🥳 Happy Birthday, Koby! 🎂🎈

We hope your day is filled with joy, laughter, and all your favourite things. You bring so much happiness to those around you, and today it’s all about celebrating YOU! 🌟

Love from,
Your SSS Family 🌈

05/09/2025

🎉🥳 Happy Birthday, Mario! 🎂🎈

We hope your day is filled with laughter, love, and all the things that make you happiest. You deserve to be celebrated in a big way today — and every day! 🌟

Love from,
Your SSS Family 🌈

04/09/2025

☀️🌿 Sunshine, fresh air, and friendship — the perfect combination!

Our participants love spending time outdoors at Day Program, enjoying the warm weather, good company, and plenty of smiles. Meanwhile, Rhyse was busy smashing out his weekly exercise routine with Joe 💪 — a great reminder of how important it is to stay active and healthy while having fun.

Moments like these show the value of connecting with nature, building skills, and sharing joy together. 💛🌈

30/08/2025

🏉 Huge congratulations to Mitchell on being part of the Dragons Score team! What an incredible achievement and a true reflection of his dedication and passion for the game.

We’re wishing Mitchell and all his teammates the very best of luck in their upcoming match — go out there, give it your all, and enjoy every moment on the field. We’re all cheering you on! 🔴⚪🐉

Make it a triple-Header 🐉 Our Score Dragons rock their new jerseys against the Score Sharks Saturday afternoon 🔥 The Disability Trust

Here's how they line up ⤵️

26/08/2025

🎳 What a weekend for Mathew at the Wagga Wagga Championships — bringing home one bronze and one silver medal! 🥈🥉

Achievements like these show just how powerful sport can be. Being part of a sporting team builds confidence, encourages perseverance, strengthens friendships, and gives everyone a chance to shine.

We’re so proud of Mathew’s dedication and success — a true reminder of what passion and support can achieve! 🌟

26/08/2025

22/08/2025

Happy Birthday, Karla! 🎈
We hope your day is filled with happiness, laughter, and all the things that make you smile. You deserve the very best! 💕🎂

Love from,
Your SSS Family 🌈

22/08/2025

This is a true indication of the issues within the NDIS good read

We Stand With Participants — Fix the System, Not the People

At Coordinating Independence, our team has over 100 years of experience in disability and mental health (which sounds impressive, but really just means we’re not getting any younger!). That experience has taught us one thing above all: the strength and determination of the people we support.

This week, the Prime Minister claimed “40% of Australians” are on the NDIS. As Heidi La Paglia from Every Australian Counts has rightly called out [1], that’s simply not true. The real figure is less than 2.5% of Australians, including around 8–9% of children under 15 [2]. A far cry from 40%.

Yet this myth feeds a damaging narrative — one that blames Autistic children and families for budget pressures. At CIS, we cannot sit back and let participants be scapegoated. The people we support are not the problem.

The Real Cost Drivers

What’s really draining the scheme?

Endless reviews and admin churn

Billions wasted on consultants and bureaucracy

Ballooning legal costs as families are dragged through tribunals [3]

That’s where reform is needed — not in cutting kids’ supports.

Our Approach at CIS

We hire experienced coordinators, pay above award, and still deliver more than the NDIS price limits allow — because outcomes matter more than billable hours. And we know the vast majority of providers we work with are doing the same: going above and beyond for participants every day.

Why “Thriving Kids” Concerns Us

The government’s new Thriving Kids program [4] risks pushing children into block-funded programs like Inklings [5], which focus on “reducing” autistic traits rather than supporting neurodivergence. As Heidi La Paglia and Every Australian Counts have shown, this approach is not evidence-based, not co-designed, and not safe.

What Needs to Change

If the NDIS is to thrive, government must:
- Address the real cost drivers in its own systems
- Protect individualised supports for children with permanent disability (as required by the NDIS Act 2013)
- Commit to genuine co-design with participants and families

At CIS, our focus remains the same: supporting people in their communities to live the lives they choose, with dignity and independence.

Because sustainability won’t come from cutting children’s supports. It will come from fixing the system that too often fails them.

References

[1] La Paglia, H. (2025, Aug 21). NDIS Truth Matters: Autistic Children Aren’t Breaking the Scheme. Every Australian Counts.
[2] NDIA. (2025). Quarterly Report Q4 2024–25.
[3] NDIA (2025). FOI 24/25-1557; National Legal Aid. (2024). 2025–2026 Pre-Budget Submission.
[4] Australian Government. (2025, Aug 20). Speech from Minister Butler, National Press Club.
[5] Hippocratic Post. (2024, Feb 22). ANPA warn of ‘Inklings’ Program’s Risks to Babies.

19/08/2025

🎉🥳 Birthday celebrations for Jason!

Today we celebrated Jason’s special day at Day Program with his mates and supports — and there was no shortage of fun, laughter, and smiles. One of the highlights was Brenda gifting Jason a hilarious shirt that he absolutely loved 👕😂

Birthdays are about more than cake and presents — they’re about connection, friendship, and feeling celebrated by the people around you. And Jason sure felt the love today! 💛🌈y ycer

18/08/2025

🎳 Huge congratulations to Mathew for his incredible effort at the Nationals for ten pin bowling! He came home with not one, but four medals — 1x third place and 3x second places! 🥈🥈🥈🥉

Achievements like this show just how important hobbies and sports are. They’re not only fun, but also help build confidence, resilience, social connections, and a strong sense of pride.

Mathew, we’re so proud of your dedication and hard work — you’re an inspiration to us all! 🌟