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Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA) is a not-for-profit organisa on that has worked for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and other physical and neurological disabili es for 50 years. People use our services to overcome barriers, achieve their goals and live fulfilling personal, social and professional lives. We are run by and for people with disability. The majority of our Board have a severe physical disability, and we’re proud that people with disability make up 33% of our sta. We have more than 1,200 members, including people with disability, their family, carers and professionals in the disability sector. We value working collabora vely with our members and clients, and deliver our services with integrity, excellence, empathy and sustainability.
tĞ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ LJŽƵ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ^ƉŝŶĂů ŽƌĚ /ŶũƵƌŝĞƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͛Ɛ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Ăůů Ăŝŵ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ͕ ŵŽďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ^ /͗
Exercise Services
EĞƵƌŽDŽǀĞƐ ŽīĞƌƐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŶĞƵƌŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ WĞŽƉůĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ >ŽĐŽŵŽƚŽƌ dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŐLJŵ ĂŶĚ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ͘ ůů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJ ƚĂŝůŽƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ĚŽ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůůLJ͕ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ůŝĨĞ͘
Workforce Solutions
ŵƉůŽLJ ďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƐƐŝƐƚƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ŶŽƚĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ^LJĚŶĞLJ >' Ɛ͘ tĞ ĂůƐŽ ĞŵƉůŽLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŽƵƌ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞ͘
^ /ĂƐƐŝƐƚ WĞŽƉůĞ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ƉĞĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ͕ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘ KƵƌ ƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ŽŶŶĞĐƚ ƚĞĂŵ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϵĂŵ ĂŶĚ ϱƉŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ǁĞĞŬĚĂLJ͕ ƚŽ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ LJŽƵƌ ƋƵĞƌŝĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ^ /͘
EĂƟŽŶĂů ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ /ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ^ĐŚĞŵĞ ;E /^Ϳ tĞ ĂƌĞ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E /^ ďLJ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌĞͲƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝŶ ĚĞĂůŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ E /^͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ E /^͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƵƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ <ĞĞƉ ƵƉͲƚŽͲĚĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁĞ ŽīĞƌ ďLJ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ͘ DĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ͘ sŝƐŝƚ ƐĐŝĂ͘ŽƌŐ͘ĂƵͬƐĐŝĂͲŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůLJ͘
ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŽƵƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͗ ƐĐŝĂ͘ŽƌŐ͘ĂƵ ͮ ϭϴϬϬ ϴϭϵ ϳϳϱ ͮ ŝŶĨŽΛƐĐŝĂ͘ŽƌŐ͘ĂƵ
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,ĂLJůĞLJ͛Ɛ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ƐŽĂƌŝŶŐ ,ĂLJůĞLJ ŝƐ ϭϲ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƋƵĂĚƌŝƉůĞŐŝĂ͘ ^ŚĞ͛Ɛ ďĞĞŶ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ EĞƵƌŽDŽǀĞƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŝƚ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ŝŶ ĚĞůĂŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ͕ ƐŽ ƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ĚŽ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ůŝŬĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ǁŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌ͘ tŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ LJŽƵƌ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ EĞƵƌŽDŽǀĞƐ͍ ^ĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ʹ ŵLJ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ / ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ƐĂLJ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ͘ tŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ͍ /͛ǀĞ ŐƌŽǁŶ ŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ăŵ ƌĞĂůůLJ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ŵLJ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ /͛ůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ďLJ ŵLJƐĞůĨ͘ tŚŽ ǁŽƵůĚ LJŽƵ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ͍ ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƉŝŶĂů ĐŽƌĚ ŝŶũƵƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ůĂĐŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ Žƌ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĂLJ ƚŽ ĚĂLJ ůŝĨĞ͘ ĂŶ LJŽƵ ƐŚĂƌĞ Ă ŬĞLJ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ƐŝŶĐĞ LJŽƵ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͍ ^ƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĞƵƌŽDŽǀĞƐ ƚĞĂŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ LJĞĂƌƐ ǁĂƐ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚ ƐŽ ĨĂƌ͘
ŝĚ LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ͘͘͘͘ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ƌĞĂǁĂŬĞŶ ŶĞƵƌŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƉĂƚŚǁĂLJƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞůƉ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŵŽďŝůĞ͘ ,ĂLJůĞLJ ;ůĞŌͿ Ăƚ NeuroMoves
ŚƌŝƐ ŝƐ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ ŚƌŝƐ ŚĂƐ ƉĂƌĂƉůĞŐŝĂ͕ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ƵƐĞĚ ŽƵƌ ƉĞĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ŽƵƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ,K/ ^ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ >ŝŶĚĂ ǁŚŝůĞ ŝŶ ƌĞŚĂď͘ tŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ͍ ,K/ ^ ŐĂǀĞ ƵƐ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ĚŽĐƚŽƌƐ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ďLJ ĨĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ͘ tŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ^ / ŵĞĂŶ ƚŽ LJŽƵ͍ ^ / ŵĞĂŶƐ Ă ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŶĞƚ ƚŽ ƵƐ͘ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ƌĞůLJ ŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŚĞůƉ͕ ŚŽŶĞƐƚ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘ tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ͛Ě ůŝŬĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ Ă ƐƉŝŶĂů ĐŽƌĚ ŝŶũƵƌLJ͍ >ŝĨĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŽǀĞƌ͘ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŐŽ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ŽŶůLJ ĞǀĞƌ ďĞ ǁŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ũƵƐƚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁĂƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝŶũƵƌLJ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĂƫƚƵĚĞ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĂďůĞ͘
ŝĚ LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ͘͘͘͘ ŽƵƌ ĂŶŶƵĂů ĨƵŶĚƌĂŝƐĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ĂLJ Kī͕ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ǁĂLJ ĨŽƌ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞƐ ƚŽ ƌĞǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ĐĂƵƐĞ͍ ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ďŝŐĚĂLJŽī͘ŽƌŐ
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ŝĚ LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ͘͘͘͘ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ^ / ĂŶĚ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƐĐŝĂ͘ŽƌŐ͘ĂƵ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞĐŬ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ͘
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,ĞĂĚ ŽĸĐĞ͗ ϭ :ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ >ŝƩůĞ ĂLJ E^t ϮϬϯϲ ƚ͗ ϭϴϬϬ ϴϭϵ ϳϳϱ Ğ͗ ŝŶĨŽΛƐĐŝĂ͘ŽƌŐ͘ĂƵ ǁ͗ ƐĐŝĂ͘ŽƌŐ͘ĂƵ