Annual Report 2022-2023
This year could be best described as a year of significant progress and putting in place the building blocks for the years ahead.
We were pleased to welcome our new CEO, Julia Canty-Waldron. Julia started with us in December 2022 and after a short period of “getting to know us” she immersed herself with the Board in developing the new strategic plan for Alkira for the next 3 years to 2026.
The plan has 3 key areas of focus with us: Partnering for Life, Partnering with our Participants, Partnering with our community. The plan highlights the key enablers to achieve this are having the best workforce and facilities together with access to appropriate technology and data. We look forward to the opportunity to further discuss this plan with you all in the months ahead.
Operationally, we remain steadfast on delivering excellent services to Participants to ensure they have a rich and diverse experience at Alkira. The challenge for us all is to deliver this in a cost effective manner given the challenges as we navigate the NDIS and ongoing effects of COVID. Whilst the financial statements show our deficit has reduced to $345k we remain determined to return to a surplus in the near future.
From a Board perspective, we have seen retirements from Ron Walker, Lynn Scoles and Chris Miller. Ron, Lynn and Chris have made significant contributions to Alkira and the Board and I take this opportunity of thanking them for their service. In seeking replacements on our Board we are being guided by the recommendations from our Board Skills Matrix review and in that respect we are pleased to welcome Katie Bayley to the Board.
Finally, I want to thank all Participants and the families for choosing Alkira to make your lives more fulfilling. Furthermore, I want to thank Julia, her leadership team and all our staff for navigating the challenges of the year and helping us to shape Alkira in the years to come.