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..

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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..

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Welcome to our new CEO

Board Announcement – New Chief Executive Officer, Julia Canty- Waldron The Alkira Board of Directors is delighted to announce that Julia Canty-Waldron has been appointed as our new Chief Executive Officer. Julia will commence with us on Wednesday 7 December 2022. Julia’s appointment follows an exhaustive search process which attracted high quality candidates from both..

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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..

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