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News in the community
Check out what our Feros Care Local Area Coordinators are doing in the community.
We’ve handpicked our favourite stories that are helping to smash stereotypes and work towards everybody living a bold and connected life.
Feros Care game changers spearhead historic moment for Aussie athletes
Feros Care Local Area Coordinator Nicole Hoey made history at the outrigger World Sprint Championships in London earlier this year by flying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags next to the Australian flag.
Feros Care is one step closer to an inclusive workforce
Helping people with disability find meaningful employment is an important step in building an inclusive and empowered workforce, and one that we at Feros Care are proud to have taken.
4 steps to being OK, and asking others if they are OK
Jo Field, our Executive Manager for Disability and Community Development at Feros Care, has spent 40 years as a social worker in human services. She shares her wisdom in looking after our own mental health, as well as that of others, for this R U OK? Day.
Feros Care CDC Mandy wins BNI Award for best presentation
Mandy, a Feros Care Community Development Coordinator, is advocating for diversity and inclusion within the business space in Townsville - and now she has won an award for her efforts.
How activist Dylan McBurney has helped make Feros Care more inclusive
Activist Dylan McBurney has brought their wisdom and passion to the Feros Care Co-Design focus groups to contribute to the vision of a more inclusive society for people living with disability. Find out more!
The power of sport: How powerlifting and basketball changed everything for Adam
15-year-old Adam has autism, and hasn't always had the opportunity to flourish. But with a little help, he's taken up powerlifting, table tennis and basketball - and making a huge impact along the way.
What it’s really like to parent with a disability
Aria-nominated pianist and composer Nat Bartsch, who has bipolar disorder and autism, and her musician husband Jeremy, who has ADHD and autism, share their insight on parenting with a disability.
"We need to talk about disability and suicide."
In an effort to break down stigma and open up conversations about suicide, Feros Care Community Development Coordinator Richa Sharma Aryal is wanting to tackle the topic in the disability sector – starting with a new booklet called HOPE.
Lessons in coping with grief and loss: Greg and Kevin’s story
Greg Davison and his son, Kevin, live together in their beautiful Whitsundays community. Together with the NDIS, they are working towards a better future for Kevin, who lives with a severe intellectual disability and is grieving the loss of his mother.