Come visit our annual Art Exhibition at the Box Hill Community Arts Centre. Featuring the works from 45 artists, come and see this colourful exhibition. Open to view now until 8 December Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm Phone 9895 8888 for weekend hours. at Box Hill Community Arts Centre, 470 Station Street Box Hill…
AlkiraBiz Cafe is Now Open!
🚨 Exciting News! 🚨 Announcing the official opening of AlkiraBiz Cafe! ☕ Located on Harrow Street in Box Hill, this vibrant new social enterprise cafe is made possible with our partnership with Whitehorse council, bringing a welcoming space to the community while providing meaningful employment and skill-building opportunities for people we support. The cafe’s regular..
Our partners Inner East Community Finance and Bendigo Bank
Alkira is excited and honoured to be recipient of this significant grant from Inner East Community Finance Ltd to expand our housing options for adults with intellectual disability. Inner East Community Finance Ltd and Bendigo Bank continue to support the community and are great partners. Alkira is at an important stage of building plan approval,..
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
Have you seen this Sunflower symbol around? The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower was made to encourage inclusivity, acceptance and understanding of people with hidden disabilities (such as intellectual disability). It is a simple tool for you to voluntarily share that you have a hidden disability. Simply by wearing the Sunflower, you are letting people know that..
Results of our annual participant’s satisfaction survey
At Alkira we try our best to meet participants expectations. We want participants to be satisfied and happy with our services. Our 2022 survey provided opportunity for us to receive feedback for Alkira participants. There were 9 areas the questions asked about. The answers we received show whether Alkira is: exceeded expectations met expectations or..
Come see our annual art exhibition
Come visit our annual Art Exhibition at the Box Hill Community Arts Centre. Featuring the works from 46 Alkira artists, come and see this colourful and inspiring exhibition titled Hope. Open to view until 4 December 2022 Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. Phone 9895 8888 for weekend hours at Box Hill Community Arts Centre,..
Art Exhibition Art Catalogue
Download the exhibition art catalogue from our 2022 Art Exhibition Hope here.
Presenting the 2022 Alkira Awards
Alkira has annual awards to recognise and celebrate employees, volunteers, supporters and participants for their contributions and commitment. These are announced annually at our Annual General Meeting. Our Years of Service awards are included as part of these awards. 🎉✨Congratulations to Ela, Alex, Doug, Vera and Eddy Ela Kuver, Significant Participant Personal Achievement Award..
International Day of People with Disabilities
International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPwD) is a day for sharing stories, challenges and successes of people with disabilities. It is also a day to reflect where we have come from and where we are heading. At Alkira we are always pushing for equality and representation of people who live with disabilities. Looking forward..
Work Placements are coming back!
Luca G from Momentum has been enjoying his work placement at Toast Nunawading, it is great to see participants getting back into the community. “I have enjoyed doing my volunteer work placement at Toast Nunawading. I absolutely loved it! I helped the Toast team in serving customers, handling payments, and keeping Toast neat and tidy…