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Carers Hidden in NSW Budget

A large number of Australian men care for their spouse, child, parent, sibling or other family member or friend. However, male carers are often not recognised, and therefore receive less support. Carers NSW aims to increase awareness and recognition of male carers within families, communities, workplaces and service systems.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers make vital contributions to their family, friends and communities. Carers NSW aims to increase awareness and recognition of carer roles in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and promote effective, culturally appropriate support.

Carers Australia is pleased to announce that registrations for the 7th International Carers Conference are now open.

Carers Australia condemns taking funds from vital supports to sustain the NDIS

Carers Australia has teamed up with Heart Support-Australia to participate in a four nation study of carers of people with heart failure.

Anglicare Sydney’s Carers: Doing it Tough, Doing it Well report raises concerns about unmet needs of carers under the NDIS. It also indicates the need for more support programs for carers of people with a disability.

The NSW Government today launched the icare Foundation, a new initiative to prevent injury and improve the wellbeing of people injured at work or on the road.

The Coalition Government has announced the establishment of the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council.

The Minister for Ageing and Disability Services, the Hon. John Ajaka launched the NSW Carers Strategy Progress Report on 17 October 2016 at the NSW Carers Award ceremony.

Aged care experts at National Care Management believe the number of Australians in full-time work and also caring for an elderly relative will increase dramatically over the coming years.

icare today announced a new partnership with Carers NSW to deliver two new carer support programs for families and carers. People who will benefit from this are the families and carers of people who have sustained serious injuries in either a motor vehicle or workplace accident in NSW.

Evidenced-based and intensive support approaches to avoiding long-term welfare dependence have merit

Applications are now open to fill up to four vacancies on the NSW Carers Advisory Council.

“Carers Australia is heartily sick of attacks on carers of people with disability, chronic illness, mental illness and the frail aged who are receiving a Carer Payment and/or Carer Allowance, and the frequently crude statistical underpinnings of their arguments,” said Ara Cresswell, CEO of Carers Australia today.

“Tomorrow (2 August) is the opening of the application process for the Young Carer Bursary Programme,” Carers Australia CEO, Ara Cresswell said today.

Vision researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research have been awarded a new NHMRC partnership grant to enhance caregiver services for family carers of people living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

In releasing its pre-election document, Carer supports: addressing collateral damage, Carers Australia is focusing its “asks” on a set of proposals that will improve the effectiveness and address gaps in current support services for carers.

Switching between trains, buses, ferries and light rail will become cheaper for thousands of commuters with Opal to remove the current penalty when customers change transport modes.

Against the background of a savings-focussed Budget, only one social security measure impacts negatively on some family and friend carers of people with disability, chronic illness or who are frail aged.

Assistant Minister for Disability Services the Hon Jane Prentice MP and NSW Minister for Ageing and Disability Services the Hon John Ajaka today launched the SkillsLink2Work website and toolkit.

Carers NSW is calling on anyone who cares for a family member or friend to speak out and help advocate for unpaid carers by completing the Carers NSW 2016 Carer Survey. Every response will contribute directly to the support of carers and Carers NSW advocacy work.

On Monday, National Disability Services and Every Australian Counts released a paper predicting that the support provided to people with disability by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will enable over 10,000 carers in NSW to return to work.

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA) is by holding the 3rd biennial SCIA Independence Expo to tackle the #1 issue for people with physical disabilities, enhancing their independence. The event showcases how people with physical disabilities can live as they wish in their own homes, workplaces and communities. It will be held on Friday 15 and Saturday 15 April 2016 at Australian Technology Park, Sydney.

We are pleased to announce that National Carers Week 2016 will run from 16-22 October 2016.

Caring can be rewarding but the complexities of caring for someone living with a mental illness can have a significant impact on a carers own health and well-being. The Mental Health Respite: Carer Support Program was established to provide support and assistance to carers of people living with a mental illness.

Carers NSW has launched its Pre-Budget Submission asking the NSW Government to deliver on its good intentions and make real improvements to the lives of carers in NSW.

Minister for Ageing and Disability Services John Ajaka announced that Mrs Sheila Openshaw will be awarded the NSW Carer of the Year Award.

Minister for Disability Services John Ajaka launches ‘Who Cares?’ – an app that provides support for young carers.

A select group of Australian children’s authors and illustrators have collaborated to showcase their books about ageing and dementia for September’s World Dementia Month. The helplessness and confusion a growing number of children face when confronted with the decline of an elderly relative prompted local literary professionals to create emotive stories to provide encouragement and hope to families.

Hundreds of Australian families dealing with children’s cancer will now get greater support following the launch of a one-stop Children’s Cancer website, the first of its kind in Australia.

It is a story of our time — the new landscape of living longer, and of dying more slowly too.

A new report launched by Carers Australia at Parliament House today has revealed how the replacement value of the care provide by Australia's unpaid carers has increased to $60.3 billion per year - over $1 billion every week.

Do you provide care and support to a family member or friend with an illness, disability, mental health illness, is frail aged or has an alcohol or other drug problem? Are you aged 12–25 years? Are you currently studying or wishing to return to study or training? If so, you may be eligible to apply for a young carer bursary!

From January 1, 57 paper ticket products will no longer be sold. Customers should start preparing now to upgrade to Opal, so getting around is simpler and cheaper