PURE Participant Supports

With Beenleigh Special School – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

You are invited to attend the first community consultation meetings for the New State Special School in Logan Reserve.

These sessions are an opportunity to:
* Meet with Foundation Principal, Abby Kilfoy
* Learn more about plans for the school opening in 2027
* Share your ideas and help shape their future school community

This is a unique opportunity to be part of something special from the very beginning. Your voice matters and they would love for you to be part of this exciting journey.

Community Consultation Meetings
🗓️ Date: Monday 1st June
🕦 Time: 9:30am - 10:30am and 3:30pm - 4:30pm
(same information shared at both sessions)
📍FamilyLinQ Hub
Corymbia State School
450 Park Ridge Road, Park Ridge

Positive Pathways Expo – Tuesday 2 June 2026

2 weeks to go until our Positive Pathways Expo. We encourage all families to come along to our Positive Pathways Expo on Tuesday 2 June. This free event gives ALL our families the opportunity to connect with a range of service providers offering:
- NDIS Support Coordination & Navigation
- Early Childhood & Play-Based Supports
- Further Education
- Employment & After School Transition Support
- Recreational, Social & Adventure-Based Programs
- Allied Health
- Behavioural Support
- Transport & Mobility
- Accommodation & Supported Living

The expo will give you the chance to gather information, ask questions and start planning a positive pathway ahead for your young person.

Mary!! We are so glad that you have felt and seen our commitment to our clients.🥰

We are so passionate about making the NDIS easier to navigate and take the pressure off you to manage your budget and funds.

Plan Managers are more than accountants or bookkeepers. We make sure that your providers are being compliant and we can advise you on supports and/or consumables you may not realise your plan will cover. ☀️

Want to experience the Rise & Shine difference? Send us a DM today. 👏🏻

Positive Pathways Expo – Tuesday 2 June 2026

Just over 3 weeks to go until our Positive Pathways Expo. We encourage all families to come along to our Positive Pathways Expo on Tuesday 2 June. This free event gives ALL our families the opportunity to connect with a range of service providers offering:
- NDIS Support Coordination & Navigation
- Early Childhood & Play-Based Supports
- Further Education
- Employment & After School Transition Support
- Recreational, Social & Adventure-Based Programs
- Allied Health
- Behavioural Support
- Transport & Mobility
- Accommodation & Supported Living

The expo will give you the chance to gather information, ask questions and start planning a positive pathway ahead for your young person.

Last night’s Federal Budget has been handed down, with major implications for the disability sector and the future of the NDIS.

The Government’s proposed “Securing the NDIS for Future Generations” Bill is also due to be tabled in parliament this week.

We’re working through the detail of the Budget to bring you practical analysis on what it means for the sector.

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In the meantime, learn more about the Government's proposed timeline here: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/securing-the-ndis-for-future-generations-timeline-0?language=en

Pretty sure most of the states in QLD need to take all of this into account!

Schools do not get to choose whether they “believe” in disability inclusion.

It is not optional.
It is not a favour.
It is not dependent on funding, staffing shortages, convenience, personal attitudes, or whether a school believes a child is “too difficult” to support.

In Victoria, students with disability have legal rights.

Those rights exist under federal and state law, including the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, the Disability Standards for Education 2005, the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), the Victorian Child Safe Standards, and Department of Education policy.

That means schools are legally required to make reasonable adjustments so students with disability can access and participate in education on the same basis as other students.

Reasonable adjustments may include changes to teaching, communication, assessment, supervision, behaviour support, sensory needs, attendance planning, transitions, safety planning, or classroom participation.

They are not “extras.”
They are not rewards.
They are not optional supports offered only when a school feels resourced enough.

They are legal obligations.

Schools must consult with parents and carers.
They must consider the individual child.
They must act to prevent discrimination, exclusion, victimisation and harm.
They must support students to participate safely and meaningfully in education.

And in Victoria, schools also have child safety obligations. That means inclusion cannot simply mean placing a child in a classroom without adequate support and calling it access. Safety matters. Dignity matters. Proper supervision matters. Trauma informed support matters.

Yet across Victoria, families are still reporting the same patterns again and again.

Children placed on reduced hours instead of properly supported.

Students repeatedly suspended or excluded for disability-related behaviour.

Parents pressured to collect children early.

Children isolated from peers.

Safety plans not followed.

Student Support Groups treated as box-ticking exercises.

Adjustments refused, delayed or ignored.

Families blamed when schools fail to meet their obligations.

And too often, parents are made to feel unreasonable for asking schools to do what the law already requires.

Let’s be clear.

A child does not need to be “severely disabled” to have rights.

A diagnosis does not need to be convenient for the school.

A child’s access to education cannot depend on whether the school has enough staff, enough funding, or enough willingness.

And “we don’t have the resources” does not erase legal obligations.

The real issue is that the Victorian system is failing everyone.

It is failing children with disability.
It is failing families.
It is failing teachers.
It is failing education support staff.
And it is failing school leaders who are being expected to manage complex needs without adequate funding, training, accountability or support.

But systemic failure does not make discrimination acceptable.

Parents are not asking for special treatment.

They are asking for lawful treatment.

They are asking for their children to be safe.
To be educated.
To be included.
To be supported.
To be treated with dignity.

Because disability inclusion is not a slogan.

It is the law.