Who is eligible for mental health services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme?

According to the NDIA, people dealing with “a psychiatric condition who have significant and permanent functional impairment” qualify for the NDIS mental health services.

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A Coo-ee for the region's farmers: the drum muster is out of the chute

A valuable environmental service run by IMPACT Community Services is finally back up and running after being on hiatus due to COVID-19. IMPACT's Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in University Drive operates a 'drum muster' for the region's farmers, where they collect bins used for agricultural chemicals, and process them to be recycled into usable product.
Career change opens up a softer side for former tradie

Andrew Lloyd is an experienced plasterer and tiler who made a big career change into disability support and hasn't looked back. Andrew grew frustrated with his chosen trades before he went to IMPACT Community Services and signed up for the Certificate III in Individual Support – Disability (CHC33015) course.
National Psychosocial Support Measure

Psychosocial support services help people with severe mental illness to build skills to manage their mental illnesses, improve their relationships with family and others, and increase social and economic participation.
Continuity of Support

The Continuity of Support (CoS) Programme provides continuity of support to older people with disability who are receiving state-managed specialist disability services at the time of implementation of the CoS Programme but are not eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Individual Support

IMPACT Community Services offers one-on-one support tailored your way so you can achieve your goals. Our experienced team of support workers will help you develop the skills, confidence and social connections you need so you can participate more fully in the community and workforce.
Centre based activities

IMPACT Community Services offers a broad range of activities that not only develop key life skills, but many of which also help participants broaden their pre-vocational skill set. And they’re great fun. Our staff work hard to promote socialisation.
Community based activities

Get more involved with your community, be social, and participate in recreational activities with our range of social and community supports designed to help you enjoy your hobbies, see your friends, and have some fun. At IMPACT Community Services the focus is on providing a safe, social setting.
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Community Choir

The IMPACT Community Choir began in 2011 and now consists of more than 80 people who love to sing. Our Choir members are people with a disability, support workers, volunteers and IMPACT staff.

How IMPACT nurse is coping with COVID-19 after having first baby

IMPACT community nurse shares her experience having her a baby in these COVID-19 times. Emma Krampera says the support from her "work family" has been amazing and comforting as she deals with the COVID-19 enforced restrictions.
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IMPACT staff help couple who lost $500

WORKERS at IMPACT Community Service’s Material Recycling Centre and Bundaberg Regional Council officers have come to the aid of a distraught retired couple who thought they’d lost $500. The money was placed in an old phone book for “safekeeping”. However, the book was later put into the recycling bin with the couple realising what had happened after their bin had been collected.
Tammy brings colour to world of volunteering

Tammy Bentley is bringing life and colour to elderly residents in IMPACT’s Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) through her talents as a colourist.
IMPACT's Sharmaine adjusts to new normal working from home

Sharmaine Gernhoefer has noticed a few advantages to working from home, one of which is the absence of distractions of a normal office environment. People walking in and out, phone conversations taking place at the next table and staff members talking to each other were all part of normal life for the IMPACT Community Services’ family mental health support worker. But not these days.
Marina shares recipe to a healthier you through COVID-19

IMPACT Community Health Service launches new health program for Discovery Coast residents during COVID-19. Engage in U will help get people moving and eating well.
EXPLAINED: How to work on your employability skills while stuck at home

A team leader at IMPACT Community Services who supports young people who are out of work has shared her key messages to help those struggling through COVID-19. IMPACT’s Transition to Work Leader Laura Bray said there was a range of things people could do to work on their employability skills at home.
IMPACT nurse keeps busy dealing with flu vaccination demand

Australians are being urged to get their flu vaccination as soon as possible to reduce the risk of a dangerous double up of influenza and coronavirus. The vaccination message is hitting home on the Discovery Coast where IMPACT Community Health Service nurse Pip Burton has flat out keeping up with demand.
Get Set for Work: Tiana overcomes setback to land job

Tiana Paulsen wanted to be a good role model for her daughter by getting a good job, and IMPACT's Get Set For Work program helped her do just that.
Career change opens up a softer side for former tradie

Andrew Lloyd is an experienced plasterer and tiler who made a big career change into disability support and hasn't looked back. Andrew grew frustrated with his chosen trades before he went to IMPACT Community Services and signed up for the Certificate III in Individual Support – Disability (CHC33015) course.