Media Releases by The Hon Jane Prentice MP
Carer skills can help you get a job
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. This new website will help carers recognise that the skills they… Continue reading
Have your say on the National Disability Advocacy Program
The Commonwealth Government is calling for public input to a review of the National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP), which funds agencies that provide advocacy services to people with disability. Assistant Minister for Disability Services, the Hon Jane Prentice MP said… Continue reading
NDIS creates jobs boom in Victoria
The Commonwealth Government has today announced up to 18,100 new jobs are expected to be created in Victoria in the next three years as a result of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), moving to full roll-out in 2019-20. In… Continue reading
NDIS certainty for the people of Queensland
More than 91,000 Queenslanders living with disability now have certainty the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be rolled out across the state by 2019. “It is great news that the Queensland government has finally agreed to dates and details… Continue reading
$16m Funding Extension for Disability Advocates
The Commonwealth Government has extended existing grants worth $16.7 million to disability advocacy agencies. Assistant Minister for Disability Services Jane Prentice MP said 58 agencies are currently funded through the National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP) to provide people with disability… Continue reading