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The Activ All Stars Go the Distance
The 2017 Activ All Stars John, Connor, Stephen, Erin and Lorraine, officially completed the Chevron City to
Surf for Activ series on Sunday 27 August.
The team, made up of people living with disability, travelled over 8,500km to races in Karratha, Geraldton,
Albany and Busselton before finishing with the flagship race in Perth.
Completing the series is an incredible achievement, with less than 100 finishers prior to the 2017 series. The
Activ All Stars were able to accomplish this while raising money and support for Activ in the community, uniting
the participants who were lucky enough to meet them with a sense of purpose.
The Activ All Stars’ incredible journey wrapped up with a medal presentation alongside Damian Martin, the
captain of the Perth Wildcats. A call for the 2018 Activ All Stars will be coming later this year, so keep an eye
out.
Find out more about the 43rd Chevron City to Surf for Activ series and the amazing achievements of our Activ
All Stars in this edition of Activ News.
VOLUME 43 | SPRING 2017 NO. 371 V 43(2)
We believe in you
ISSN 1030-7451
2 • ACTIV NEWS Welcome
Our Purpose
Enabling people living
with disability to live the life
they choose.
Our Vision
Choice and freedom for all
Our Values President’s Message
The State Government’s Budget announcement in September
confirmed the continuation of the existing WA NDIS rollout; while
the State Government continues to negotiate with the Federal
Government to reach agreement on the WA transition into the full
NDIS Scheme.
We continue to support our customers and families no matter which
system they are in and continue to lobby for a quality planning
process no matter who governs the Scheme.
The Board recently reviewed Activ’s three-year plan through to
2020, with each year having a different focus. In 2017/18 we are
Contents focusing on growing stronger by investing in more modern systems
and resources to better equip our staff to support our customers.
Welcome 2 In 2018/19 we will look to widen our impact by designing and
developing new services alongside our customers. In 2019/20
Our Stories 4 we will build upon these foundations to pursue a higher level of
News and Updates 6 excellence in our service delivery. It is important for Activ to strive
for continuous improvement so that we are always offering the best
Chevron City to Surf possible support to people living with disability.
for Activ 8
Activ’s Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 6 October at
Library Resources 10 Activ Wembley. The AGM was a valuable opportunity for the Board,
Council, Executive Managers and special guests to gather, reflect on
Supported Employee the past year’s performance, and look forward towards the next 12
Milestones 11 months.
Andrew Edwards
Activ President
327 Cambridge Street
Wembley WA 6014
T 9387 0555
www.activ.asn.au
We believe in you• 3 CEO’s Message I am pleased to present you with the spring edition of Activ News for 2017. In August we held our 43rd Chevron City to Surf for Activ, our signature fundraiser and a very special event for the Activ community. It was my pleasure to share the experience this year with our 2017 Activ All Stars John, Connor, Stephen, Erin and Lorraine; a team of five individuals living with disability who travelled across the State to complete each race in the series. The Activ All Stars really filled the event with a sense of enthusiasm and energy and we were incredibly proud to have them as ambassadors for Activ. You can read more about the Activ All Stars journey and see some of their pictures in this edition of Activ News. Our transition to the new Bentley Business Services site has been successfully completed. Our Kewdale team moved into the new building on Monday 28 August, followed by the Embleton team on Monday 11 September, the East Victoria Park Team on Tuesday 26 September, and Palmyra on Monday 9 October. The transition has gone very smoothly and employees have been excited to explore their new facilities. We have made this investment in our Bentley site because we are very proud of the employment opportunities that Activ offers its 1,000 supported employees and we want to ensure the future of this service. I recently attended a conference in Canberra to discuss possible impacts on our supported employees’ wages through the Fair Work Commission. An update is included later in this edition along with contact details for Our Voice Australia, an advocacy group representing supported employees, their families and carers. Danielle Neport Activ CEO
4 • ACTIV NEWS Our Stories
Jack and Mal
What’s On
Guess who was lining up to meet our very own Jack McSweeney?
None other than the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull!
Activ Presents Human
Library in Rockingham Jack, who works at Activ Business Services in Albany, and his dad Pat
were invited to a morning tea with the Prime Minister in Albany on 2nd
August. The morning tea was attended by a range of key community
Rockingham Central Library, Dixon
members in Albany. Jack is well known around town for his volunteer
Road Rockingham
work as well being one of the 2016 Activ All Stars in the Chevron City
Friday, 1 December 2017
to Surf for Activ. Pat has been instrumental in supporting Albany’s Surf
10.30am start
Lifesaving Club for many years.
Jack McSweeney and Pime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull
We believe in you• 5
Be a Dolphin Program Surf Lifesaver
Did you know that Sorrento Surf Lifesaving Club WA has a
dedicated program which trains people with a disability to become
surf lifesavers? The Dolphin Program was started by members of
the Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club who had family members with a
disability.
Glenn and Max are two Activ customers who are enrolled in the
program. Glenn has been patrolling the Sorrento beaches for two
years and Max will be hitting the surf this summer putting his
training into action.
If you would like to enrol or find out more contact Jess Bunford at Glenn Whelan, Garry Bunford and
admin@sorrentoslsc.org.au or call (08)9448 1431. Max Letizia
Activ’s own netball superstar
Over the weekend of the 1st to 3rd September, Activ’s very own
Jade Franz played in the local Netball Championship for people with
disability held at Matthews Netball Centre Wembley.
A supported employee from Activ Business Services, Palmyra – Jade
represents Marie Little Shield Netball WA and is the 2016 Netball WA
Ambassador.
Check out the great snap of Jade with West Coast Fever player,
Ingrid Colyer!
Jade Franz and Ingrid Colyer
Trailblazers
It was a gorgeous sun-shiny day road-trip to Woorooloo and Northam
for Activ customers, Stephen and Tim. The destination was Acacia
Prison where a trailer was made especially for them by Acacia Prison
Industries as part of their contribution back to the community. Then it
was onwards to Northam to get the trailer registered!
Mission accomplished and the guys can’t wait to get their trike bikes
loaded so they can hit the Perth cycle tracks!
What’s great is that they are also more than happy to share their trailer
with any other Activ homes that need to transport trikes to bike path Stephen and Tim with their new
locations around Perth. trailer
6 • ACTIV NEWS News and Updates
The Doors to Bentley Open
In November 2016, Activ began a project to consolidate our Kewdale, Palmyra, Embleton, Bentley and
East Victoria Park Business Services sites into one, refurbished complex at Bentley.
As on Monday 9 October, all five Business Service sites have now moved into Bentley.
The transition of more than 400 supported employees and staff into Bentley is an outstanding
achievement. An enormous amount of resilience, effort and innovation has been shown by everyone
involved - including supported employees, their families and staff.
The new centre is state-of-the-art with a range of purpose-built facilities including new
recreation areas, a digital hub, training rooms, canteens and custom designed workspaces.
The purpose of this project was to provide supported employees with greater choice and control in
their work as were as ensure the sustainability of our business services. Our supported employees will
now have a much larger range of employment opportunities including:
• Airline cutlery packing
• Airline headset refurbishment
• Bed base manufacturing
• Industrial packaging
• And much more
The centre was officially re-opened by the Honourable Stephen Dawson MLC, Minister for Disability
Services, in a ceremony on 24 October.
We are looking forward to seeing the great work at Bentley continue into the future.
Some of the supported employees on their first Manufacturing bed bases in one of the many
day at the new site. available employment opportunities.
We believe in you• 7
Supported Employment Services Award
In February the Fair Work Commission will review the Supported Employment Services Award, which is the
national award that governs the employment of all supported employees by Disability Enterprises like Activ.
The Award includes all of the Wage Assessment Tools that are used to calculate supported employee
wages and includes the Greenacres tool that Activ uses.
Advocates and unions will ask the Commission to remove all tools except the Supported Wage System
(SWS).
Why does this matter to Activ supported employees?
The SWS tool measures how “productive” a supported employee is, that is, how fast they are at a job
when compared to a person without disability.
Tools like Greenacres also take into account the general abilities of a supported employee such as
their ability to stay focused without encouragement; their ability to make decisions if things don’t go
according to plan and the quality of their work.
The SWS tool could increase wages by between 20% and 80% - we don’t know by how much. But
we are concerned that supported employment might not be sustainable with increased costs like that.
What is Activ doing?
Activ is joining with other Disability Enterprises across Australia to make the case for a variety of Wage
Assessment Tools (including Greenacres) to be included in the Award.
If this is not possible, we will argue for additional funding so that the sector can continue to offer
Supported Employment options for 20,000 people living with disability across Australia.
Is this the same as the BSWAT decision?
The BSWAT tool (which used to be in the Award) was challenged in the Federal Court. The Court ruled
that the tool was discriminating to people living with disability.
We believe that Greenacres and the other tools still in the Award are not discriminatory.
How can I be heard as a supported employee, or a family member or carer for a supported
employee?
Families and workers can, and should, have their voices heard in this process. Our Voice Australia can
help you to lodge documents for the Court to consider your views.
Our Voice Australia is a non-funded voice for Australian families of people with
moderate to severe intellectual disability and complex needs. Membership is free
for people with disability and their families. For the last 3 years they have been
representing families and supported employees in our Disability Enterprises before
the Fair Work Commission.
Their web-site is www.ourvoiceaustralia.org.au. You can contact them by phone on
0418 887 976 or by email at marywalsh6@bigpond.com.
Chevron City to Surf for Activ
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the 2017 Chevron City to Surf
for Activ Series!
The series was a huge success, with thousands of people joining our Activ All Stars and taking part
in events across the state. A huge congratulations to our Activ All Stars John, Connor, Stephen, Erin
and Lorraine - a team of people living with a disability who completed the Chevron City to Surf for
Activ Series.
The support from the community was fantastic, with all funds raised through the event going towards
supporting Activ to enable people living with disabiltiy to achieve their dreams and live the life they
choose.
Did you take part in the the Chevron City to Surf for Activ Series? Check out our photo gallery below
to see if you can spot yourself, or someone you know taking part in the events throughout the state.
“For me it’s all about stepping out of my comfort zone,
meeting new people and being active. Being an All Star
is really amazing. I’m so proud to represent Activ” -
Lorraine Dunn, 2017 Activ All Star
10 • A C T I V N E W S Library Resources
Activ Library - New Resources
These are some of the new arrivals available for loan from the
Activ Library. If you would like to see any of them please call us on
9387 0458, or email us at library@activ.asn.au.
This=that : a life size photo guide to food serves
Williams, Trudy. -- Toowong, Qld., Trudy Williams Nutrition & Dietetics : 2016.
261 p. ; 31 cm.
This book is a collection of life-sized photos of recommended
serving sizes across all different types of food groups for adults. It
demonstrates easily how different foods and portion sizes compare
in terms of serving size.
CC 641.5 WIL P16126
Change
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Change : [2017]
The website of this human rights organisation in the UK provides
people with intellectual disabilities and their families ‘easy read’
information on a wide variety of topics including health, online safety
and parenting.
http://www.changepeople.org/
Macmillan cancer support
UK, MacMillan : [2017]
A collection of freely downloadable ‘easy read’ booklets using simple
words and pictures covering all aspects of information on cancer
including : types, signs, detection, screening, treatment, living with
cancer and end of life care
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/information-and-support/resources-
and-publications/other-formats/easy-read.html#271926learning and
Supported resources
Employee Milestones W e b e l i e v e i n y o u • 11
40 Years Sadie Hibbert Bentley
Christeen Berzins Bentley Petrina Peake Bentley
Frank Filocamo Osborne Park Robert Barry Bentley
Ashleigh Briggs Bentley
35 Years
Jack Cudlipp Bentley
Charmaine Southwell Bentley
Harry Cudlipp Bentley
Alexander Taylor Osborne Park
Joshua David Meers Kalgoorlie
Bryn Daniels Osborne Park
30 Years
Sarah Britton Osborne Park
Bradley Anderson Bentley
Ross Metcalf Osborne Park
Mace Pedler Bentley
Rebecca Milne Rockingham
Glen Napper Property Care
Gail Helen Richardson Rockingham
20 Years
5 Years
Andrew Hutchison Bentley
Shay Pedler Bentley
Greg Belke Osborne Park
Jodee Ninyette Bentley
Lisa White Rockingham
Andrew David Spaven Bunbury
Raymond Basil White Rockingham
Steven Cowan Osborne Park
15 Years Damon Kidd-Hill Rockingham
Jeffrey Van Roosmalen Bentley
Adam Finkle Bentley
Lisa Tannahill Bentley
Mandy Maywood Bentley
Warren Trescuri Busselton
Amy Lee Kingston Geraldton
David Bower Osborne Park
10 Years
Joshua Goh Bentley
Sarah Morien Bentley
Joshua Eddy Bentley
July - September 2017
Congratulations to all the service award recipients.12 • A C T I V N E W S
327 Cambridge Street, Wembley WA 6014
PO Box 446, Wembley WA 6913
Tel: (08) 9387 0555
Email: communications@activ.asn.au
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