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,..
An alliance of peak bodies and organisations across Australia representing all parts of the disability services sector is calling on the NDIA and government to take urgent and immediate action to ensure services for people with disability can continue, as evidence mounts of a catastrophic market failure in the NDIS. Withdrawal of services will..
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..
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..
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..
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,..
Download the exhibition art catalogue from our 2022 Art Exhibition Hope here.
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 (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..
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…
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land upon which we work.
We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.
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