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Audi Club Cricket Fun T he Audi Club has proven to be a hit, with Robert enjoying the cricket late last year and Dougie and Hew enjoying it in January. Everyone had an amazing time, the photos here are proof of that! Yum a Yos Luca hiza ki 2.11 kg olly Chia M aki Yoshiz 2.09kg Welcome Chia and Yuma! W elcome to the world baby Chia and Yuma, born on 27th November, 2017 to Harrow House Acting House Manager, Yoshi. We are delighted and thrilled for you and your family. Congratulations from all of us here at EBL! Q: As a participant, do A: Not always but we highly recommend you do. I always have to sign a It is up to you and your provider whether or not you want to have a service service agreement? agreement. The NDIS recommends having a service agreement so you have EBL Christmas Party O ur Christmas party last year saw the greatest number of people with disabilities and their families coming together to enjoy what was a very challenging, but very rewarding year. There were smiles all round and so much fun was had by all! in writing what services you will get; how much they will cost and when they will be delivered. Service bookings on the other hand are compulsory. These are the individual requests for a product or service and are required to process payments in the myplace portal. Service bookings are generally created by participants, their nominee, or their Plan Manager. A participant may be supported by an NDIA representative to complete their service bookings and can also ask a provider to do this on their behalf. More detailed information about when and how to make a service agreement can be found here: www.ndis.gov.au/document/service-agreements-providers.html There is also more information on the finding and engaging a service provider webpage here: www.ndis.gov.au/finding-and-engaging-providers.html 4 EBL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER EBL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER 5