The Victorian Government has announced that 50 organisations will receive funding totalling $18 million to provide more respite reaching more unpaid carers in flexible and innovative ways as well as through traditional respite options.
This will create further opportunities for more carers to take a break from their care role in ways and times that meet their needs, and increase the delivery of respite in rural and regional areas and for diverse communities.
To find out more about respite and other services available through the Support for Carers program call 1800 514 845 or visit the Carer page on the department’s website.
Funding recipients include:
- African Women's and Families Network
- Alfred Health
- Anam Cara House Colac Inc.
- Aspire Support Services Limited
- Australian Greek Welfare Society Ltd (PRONIA)
- Australian Multicultural Community Services
- Bendigo Health
- BrainLink Services Limited
- Brainwave Australia Ltd
- Brimbank City Council
- Brotherhood of St Laurence
- Carers Victoria Ltd
- Centre for Participation Inc
- Cystic Fibrosis Community Care Ltd
- Different Journeys
- Eastern Palliative Care Association Inc
- Gateway Health
- Gateway Social Support Options Inc
- GenU (Karingal St Laurence)
- Grampians Health (Ballarat)
- Interchange Loddon Mallee (Lifey)
- Interchange Network
- Interchange Outer East Incorporated
- Jewish Care (Victoria) Inc
- Kyabram and District Health Service
- Little Dreamers Australia
- Mansfield Adult Continuing Education
- Mansfield Autism Statewide Services
- Merri Community Health Services Limited
- Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria Incorporated
- Mpower Incorporated
- Northern District Community Health
- Out Doors Inc.
- Pinarc Disability Support Inc
- Polish Community Council of Victoria Inc.
- Rosehaven Hospice Ltd
- Serbian Community Association of Australia Inc
- Shannon’s Bridge Limited
- Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre
- Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre
- Sunbury Community Health Centre Ltd
- Sunspec Support Group Carers of People with Disabilities Inc
- Swan Hill District Hospital
- Tabulam & Templer Homes for the Aged Inc
- Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited
- Villa Maria Catholic Homes Limited
- Warracknabeal Neighbourhood House and Leaning Centre Inc
- Warrnambool & District Community Hospice Inc
- Workforce Plus Inc (known to Carers Team)
- Your Community Health