Community News

New advocate for Ararat office

The GdAA committee of management is pleased to announce the appointment of another advocate for the Ararat office.

Communication Rights Australia (CAUS) has a new service

Communication Support Workers service (CSW) is now fully operational with five trained staff waiting to be utilised by people who experience communication or speech difficulties.

TELSTRA - directory assistance

Telstra is changing their directory assistance number from 12456 to 1234, only this time there are costs involved. It will cost you 40c to call the number, then 4c per second after that.

VicRoads - signal failures

To report audible signal failures, phone VicRoads on 13 11 70 with the location of the intersection or pedestrian lights and which particular signal is not working.

Using a mobile in an emergency

I've heard that I can dial 112 in emergency situations from my mobile phone. What sort of a number is it and how does it work?

Do Not Call Register

The Do Not Call Register has been set up in response to increasing community concern about the growth in unsolicited telemarketing calls.

No Limits!

No Limits is a community television show that looks at living life to the fullest with a disability.

Online classroom to help rural blind and (or) deaf students.

Blind and deaf children living in regional Australia will now be able to communicate with specialized teachers in online video classrooms.

Disability Act 2006

The Disability Act 2006 came in force in Victoria on 1 July, 2007.

Welcome to Our Voice

Welcome to Our Voice. Grampian disAbility Advocacy Association's initiative to give a voice, and give more choices, to people with a disability and their carers in our region.