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help them achieve their goals so they
can have as much choice and control
over the lives as everyone else,”
Northcott chief executive officer Kerry
Stubbs said.
“
Everyone at Northcott is humbled to
receive this recognition and we would
all like to say a big thank you to the
many people who supported Feel
the Vibe and recognised the need to
lift the lid on the often taboo topic of
sexuality and disability.”
Northcott also won the Innovation
in Lifespan Approaches Award,
which recognised the way it delivers
innovative and flexible support
to people with a disability and
their communities through key life
transitions and events.
Chief executive officer of Minda Cathy
Miller said the Minda team were
looking forward to assisting SA Group
Enterprises to grow and flourish under
the alliance.
“
Minda’s support will provide surety for
SAGE employees,” Ms Miller said.
“
As a significant employer of people
with disabilities, Minda recognises the
importance of supported employment
to provide not only a sense of routine,
but also achievement within a
managed team environment.
“
We look forward to sharing processes
and our knowledge of operating a
successful range of Commercial
Enterprises.
“
From an operational perspective it will
be business as usual for the SA Group
Enterprises workforce, with Minda’s
highly-experienced team offering
guidance.”
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A sexuality expo run by disability
service provider Northcott won a major
award at the recent 2014 New South
Wales Disability Innovation Awards.
The inaugural Feel the Vibe sexuality
and disability expo, held in Parramatta
earlier this year, was joint winner of the
Minister’s Award for Excellence along
with My Choice Matters – the NSW
Consumer Development Fund.
The award recognises Northcott’s
innovative, creative and adaptive
approach to maximising opportunities
and choices for the people it supports.
“
The Feel the Vibe event happened
because the people we support
wanted it to and that’s why we’re
here – to work alongside people with
a disability and their communities to
Supported employment provider SA
Group Enterprises has entered an
alliance with Minda, South Australia’s
leading non-government disability
support organisation.
The move has secured the jobs
of nearly 140 South Australians,
including 75 supported workers.
SA Group Enterprises (SAGE)
owns Inprint Design, publisher of
Link Disability Magazine, as well as
Aspitech, which recycles electronic
goods; Wire Ware, which manufactures
and sells display equipment; and YES,
a specialist employment agency for
people who are hearing impaired.
Prior to announcement of the
amalgamation, the future of SAGE
was uncertain due to supply chain
issues in the erecycling industry which
had placed its Aspitech division under
significant financial stress.
Sex expo wins award for Northcott
SA Group Enterprises joins Minda
NSW Minister for Disability Services John
Ajaka with the Northcott team.
Chief executive officer of SA Group
Enterprises Robert Hart described the
alliance as “wonderful news”.
“
Minda and SA Group Enterprises
have a long history spanning almost
30
years,” Mr Hart said.
“
This agreement will support the
ongoing expansion of our business
divisions to provide greater choice and
employment opportunities for people
with disability.”
More than 160 representatives from
the NSW disability and community
services sectors attended the awards,
held at Sydney’s Shangri La Hotel.
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