Australians with disability when it is fully rolled
out. Importantly, it will also create thousands of
new jobs.
DCSI is extremely proud to be involved in
South Australia’s transition to the NDIS. This
issue of Focus has updates about the scheme
from page 4, including South Australia’s
transition schedule.
The department is undertaking important work
to support recovery efforts in communities
devastated by the Pinery fire, in the Mid North.
Turn to page 9 for details.
In Focus
We also have an interview with 2016 Youth
Parliament Governor, Elysse Dimitriadis, who
discusses her hopes and goals for this key event
on the youth calendar on page 20.
A message from
the Chief Executive
Our website www.dcsi.sa.gov.au features
plenty of helpful information about us and our
services. You can also follow us on Twitter at
www.Twitter.com/SA_DCSI for our latest news.
Welcome to the latest edition of the
Department for Communities and Social
Inclusion’s Focus magazine.
This digital version of Focus is also on our
website at www.dcsi.sa.gov.au/publications.
This edition includes extra photographs
and video content, as well as links to online
resources and our social media accounts. It’s
easy to subscribe to receive a free electronic
copy. Further details can be found
on page 25.
The department is working hard to achieve its
vision of “Communities for all: opportunities for
everyone”. For our most vulnerable people, this
means having access to the critical services and
support they deserve to lead fulfilling lives.
The Commonwealth and South Australian
Governments recently signed an agreement
to the full roll-out of the National Disability
Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in this state. This
means that from July 2018 the scheme will be
open to all eligible South Australians aged up to
65 with a significant or profound disability.
I hope you enjoy the latest edition of Focus.
Joslene Mazel
Chief Executive
Department for Communities
and Social Inclusion
This is one of the largest social policy reforms
in Australia’s history and is all about providing
people with disability with more services and
greater control. While the NDIS brings significant
change in how services are delivered, it will also
offer huge benefits to more than 32,000 South
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