With Community Participation Plans promised across the NSW Planning system it is timely to look at the experience of community groups who have engaged with the planning process in the…

No to Violence is the peak body for organisations and individuals working with men to end men’s violence. Jacqui Watt and one of the phone workers explains the Men’s Referral…

Everyone deserves respect. Understanding your rights is a good place to start if you have concerns writes Christine Mattey.

With development around every corner in inner Sydney, it is likely you might want to raise your concerns about a development. Amelia Thorpe provides some suggestions on how to make…

Safer Pathway has rolled out to 43 sites across NSW, with the remaining sites to be in place by November 2018. Feroz Sattar and Ellen Temby explain how Safer Pathway…

At the end of November 2018, all regional TPRS and the place based Housing Communities Program (HCP) services around the state end. Charmaine Jones explains the change and ISV’s concerns.

In Australia, there are about 400,000 people with intellectual disability – that’s about two in every 100 Australians. Intellectual disability doesn’t often receive a lot of attention when we talk…

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) offers great hope for people who experience ongoing mental illness but knowledge of what it can offer people with mental illness is low. Jen…

The Australian Network on Disability provides the following statistics on their website to help people understand the scale of disability in our community. By July 2019, the NDIS expects to…