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Category: Special Events

Two girls with Down syndrome in colourful dresses standing on a stage, smiling brightly
Posted inSpecial Events

STEPS ball brings the winter magic

by daniellekAugust 19, 2025August 20, 2025

The annual STEPS Grand Winter Ball brought the Sunshine Coast community together for a night of generosity that raised $310,000 for STEPS Pathways College to support young people with disability and autism to […]

A line of athletes in power chairs, rolling past people applauding them from the side of the image.
Posted inDisability Sports

2025 Asia Pacific Oceania Powerchair Football Cup: squad announced

by daniellekAugust 12, 2025August 13, 2025

Eight players have been selected to form the Poweroos squad that will contend the upcoming 2025 Asia Pacific Oceania (APO) Cup. The Cup brings together National Powerchair Football teams from Japan, […]

Cast members from Second Echo Ensemble, dressed in their costumes from the Adventures show, look into the camera.
Posted inEntertainment

Tickets on sale for Second Echo’s Sydney and Hobart seasons

by daniellekAugust 12, 2025August 12, 2025

Acclaimed inclusive theatre company Second Echo Ensemble (SEE) – as seen in Link Disability Magazine – will premiere its latest family-friendly production, The Adventures of Peacock, Chicken and the Pony They Rode Upon, […]

Two people in wheelchairs play basketball. They are silhouetted in black against a blue cloudy sky.
Posted inDisability Sports

Wombats set for inaugural World Championships

by daniellekJuly 29, 2025July 30, 2025

Basketball Australia’s squad for the 2025 IWBF 3×3 World Championship has been announced, with all teams ready to take on the world’s best. Hosted by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation, […]

A group of people, some with visible disabilities, dressed in purple uniforms and leaning on a fence outside a rustic looking shed.
Posted inSpecial Events

Sunshine Butterflies celebrates 15 years

by daniellekJuly 23, 2025July 23, 2025

Sunshine Butterflies is inviting the community to join them in celebrating 15 years of supporting people with disability. They will hold a special Community Open Day on Wednesday 13 August […]

Four people stand in a room, their arms around each other. One is a teenage boy, one is a tall blonde lady, one is an elderly white haired lady, and one is a young brown haired girl. They are smiling.
Posted inEducation

STEPS names Melissa Doyle as Pathways College Ambassador

by daniellekJuly 15, 2025July 16, 2025

STEPS Pathways College has officially named celebrated journalist, television personality, and advocate Melissa Doyle as its Ambassador. In her role, Doyle will raise national awareness of STEPS Pathways College, an educational […]

Two para dancers, one a young woman in a sparkly navy dress in a wheelchair, and a young man dressed in black who is standing up, dance together while a crowd watches.
Posted inSpecial Events

Para Dance a celebration of inclusion, talent and joy

by daniellekJuly 9, 2025July 9, 2025

This piece has been written by junior Para Dancer, Siria Lochrie On Sunday, 1 June 2025, Para and Ability Dance WA hosted the 2025 Perth Para Dance Sport Competition at […]

A male in an orange shirt and blue jeans sits on a picnic bench against a vibrant colourful background,
Posted inEntertainment

BullyBully brings big questions to Opera House stage

by daniellekJuly 2, 2025July 9, 2025

Arriving at the Sydney Opera House from July 6-12 is BullyBully, an insightful show for ages 3+ that tackles big questions through clowning, physical comedy and laugh-out-loud mayhem. The show is […]

A man with a thick brown beard in an orange high vis vest carrying a plant in a black pot through a courtyard garden. He is smiling and it is sunny
Posted inArts

Photography exhibition shows life through a different lens

by daniellekJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

For-purpose aged and disability organisation VMCH will next week launch its debut photography exhibition. Called ‘Through Our Eyes’, the exhibition will celebrate the talents of people with disability and give […]

A smiling lady wearing a frilly orange and pink outfit, on a beige background with text saying her name Emma Memma. She has read hair with two pink and yellow butterflies in it.
Posted inSpecial Events

Emma Memma joins Playgroup NSW

by daniellekJune 10, 2025

Ahead of the inaugural International Day of Play, popular children’s entertainer Emma Memma is joining Playgroup NSW as an official ambassador. Their 3-year partnership will shine a spotlight on the […]

A group of people, men and women, some with visible disabilities and all dressed up nicely, stand together smiling excitedly at last year's Focus on Ability Film Festival.
Posted inArts

Focus on Ability Film Festival calls for entries

by daniellekJune 3, 2025June 4, 2025

The Focus on Ability Short Film Festival is returning for its 17th consecutive year in 2025 and is now open for entries. The global film festival showcases the incredible talents […]

Posted inAwards

Breaking News – ATSA Award Winners 2025

by Kymberly MartinMay 21, 2025

Supplier/ Manufacturer of the Year – Unicare Health. Innovative Product – Voiceitt. Dealer of the Year – Country Care Group. Commitment to Excellence – Pearl Chan. Industry Person of the […]

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