Respecting your Privacy

You may be aware that the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 became law on February 23, 2018. This amendment establishes a mandatory data breach notification scheme in Australia that requires all entities subject to the Privacy Act to notify the Office of the Australia Information Commissioner (OAIC) and...

Tuesday Let’s Cook Vacancy

We currently have a vacancy in our Tuesday Let’s Cook Group, which runs every Tuesday from 9am – 3pm. Cost is $10.00 per day. The Let’s Cook Group is an all-inclusive, practical hands-on program designed to help you reach your culinary potential. Learn how to prepare fresh healthy, nutritional meals...

Tweed Hub within Seagulls Club

On Thursday March 29, 2018 Lifebridge Australia will be officially out of our Caloola Centre and we’re excited to announce our brand-new Tweed Heads Hub within the Seagulls Club on Gollan Drive, Tweed Heads. Our Tweed Heads Seagulls Hub will be opening on Tuesday April 3, 2018 with all remaining...

CEO Update March 2018

In the coming weeks, Lifebridge will reach a milestone we have been working towards for over 18 months, the staged implementation of our new Customer Management System. The introduction of this technology represents considerable change in Lifebridge’s operations, processes and deliverables and most importantly, offers significant benefits to our customers....

Easter Holiday Closure Dates

Lifebridge Australia will be closed for the Easter Holidays from Friday March 30, 2018 to Monday April 2, 2018 with regular services to resume on Tuesday April 3, 2018 and during this period, no group programs will operate. If during the closure period, you need to speak with a Lifebridge...

Important Changes to Plan Management at Lifebridge

Following an intensive review into the services provided at Lifebridge a decision has been made to cease the provision of Plan Management Services under NDIS. If you are currently receiving Plan Management Services from Lifebridge, we will continue to honour our agreement and will provide this service until your Service...

Changes to Lifebridge Service Agreements

Under the NDIS the relationship between time required and funding is ever more important. This fine line determines what is feasible and what isn’t.  As some of you may be aware, in the beginning Lifebridge offered Service Agreements less than a six-month duration. What we’ve discovered however, is that the amount...

Active Communications, why it’s important

Throughout the course of a year, Lifebridge will produce a number of communications. These can range from our publications like the Customer Newsletter and Lifebridge Quarterly, to our more adhoc and specific purpose communications such as emails or mailouts. On occasion, we’re asked why we produce such items? The answer...

Us the Band hit the road

Invited on the strength of their performance at the Cooly Rocks On Festival, Us the Band will be hitting the road on March 4, 2018 to perform at the Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival. The Stanthorpe Apple & Grape Harvest Festival, with a strong reputation for offering “something for...

A better way of doing things

It has been stated that the NDIS is the greatest social change since the introduction of Medicare. And a scheme of this magnitude cannot be introduced and successfully implemented if organisations such as Lifebridge Australia do not change and align with the new principles and guidelines. As such, Lifebridge is...