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Event Date● Labour Day

Mon 2 March 2015● Good Friday

Friday 3 April 2015● Easter Monday

Mon 6 April 2015● Anzac Day

Mon 25 April 2015

Monday 23 MarchPavillion 6

Perth Convention andExhibition Centre2:00pm to 8:00pm

Thurs 26 March 2015

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The Annual Midway Christmas party was held at Kings Carnival inMandurah.The party was a great success and a very enjoyable day out for all thosethat were able to attend.

Nola Milverton celebrated her 10 years of service anniversary withMidway on the 8th of February 2015.Nola commenced her career with Midway as a Support Worker.Nola took up a Team Leader position in the latter part of her first year ofservice, but also maintained some hours as a Support Worker. The role asTeam Leader gradually became full time and was re-titledCoordinator on the appointment of our current CEO Patrick Dudley.Congratulations Nola and thank you for yourcare, dedication and commitment to Midway.

The building of the new Len Howard house has come to completion and the residents have moved in. With the help from theresidents and staff the move went smoothly and took place on the last Friday of January. We have some current members ofthe Midway family relocated to the new house and one new family member. Everyone has settled in well.The house looks amazing and has been furnished with all new furniture.There are two garden beds in the backyard for a future vegetable garden and a small shed to be delivered later this month tohouse all the garden supplies.Well done to all the hard work from those involved to make this a smooth transition for the new house mates!

The Respite Accommodation has also moved recently. Those that utilise the respite facilities will now be accommodated inthe Esprit house in Meadow Springs.

Right before Christmas Aden, Tim and I went to Queensland with Eileen, Prakash and Patrick.  We had so many new andamazing adventures.We visited Sea World and we were splashed by the dolphins, this was one of our favourite parts of the day.We had a great day out at Movie World , we had pictures taken with Bat woman and saw the Batmobile.  Aden, Eileen andPrakash went on lots of  rides and we laughed when we heard Eileen screaming so loud on one of the scary rides.  Adencouldn’t stop smiling, he loves fast scary rides. While we were at Movie World we went to a special horse show called the“Outback Spectacular”, we wore cowboy hats and saw some beautiful horses.Visiting the Australia Zoo was another great trip, it was really fun.  There were lots of crocodiles and kangaroos and Adeneven got to ride on a camel, and we all really enjoyed the tiger show.One of the coolest things we did was have a ride on the Aqua Duck.  It was a car that drove on the road and then became aferry.  I thought it was great and I let everyone around us know how cool it was.Overall we all had a great time and saw lots of wonderful things in Surfers Paradise.

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On Monday the 15th December I went on a Christmas lights cruise with the Fishers with disabilities, it was a special nightand we saw many beautiful lights on the houses in the canals. Towards the end of the night it got quite cold but it was stilla great night and I really enjoyed it.

A big thank you to the Mandurah Offshore Fishing club and Michelle Lyall for arranging the evening.

This year I celebrated my birthday with an amazing ride on The Jet Boat in Fremantle.Dave and I had a great time.  The Jet goes really fast and makes sharp turns which gets you REALLY wet.  I was laughingthe whole time.  You have to hold on tight and wear special sunglasses because the sea water gets in your eyes.There was a little boy on the ride that was scared and I kept smiling and laughing to show it was Ok.  I think he liked mea lot.Dave liked going fast but he didn’t like getting salt water in his mouth.  After the exciting boat ride we had fish and chipsat Ciccerellos by the marina.  I really enjoyed it.  It was a great birthday.

Elizabeth and I went to the Burswood Casino to see Les Miserables. We parked the car in the car park, and walked througha tunnel to the casino to find somewhere to have our dinner. We took the escalator to the big casino area and we walkedthrough the casino and saw all the game machines, and lots of people playing on them. We then found a steak house tohave our meal and waited for a table. We looked through the menus and chose a meal and drink. I chose steak and chips,Elizabeth chose the same.After the meal we went to find the theatre and were escorted to our seats.

Our seats were only a few rows from the front. The show was “amazing”, lots of singing, loudnoises and dancing. At half time we went and had a quick drink, then we finished watching the

rest of the show. When the show finished everyone stood up and gave a massive round ofapplause.After the show we drove Elizabeth home and went back to my house.

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I have moved out of home for the first time in my life! I have joined in with the Midway family and made some new friendswith the other people who live in my new Midway home.I have settled into my room, and set it up how I like it and it looks great!I am looking forward to joining in with all the activities with my new house mates.

The service promotes individual rights tofreedom of expression, self-determination anddecision-making and actively prevents abuse, harm,neglect and violence.

The service works withindividuals and families, friends and carers to promoteopportunities for meaningful participation and activeinclusion in society.

Services and supports areassessed, planned, delivered and reviewed to build onindividual strengths and enable individuals to reachtheir goals.

Regular feedback is soughtand used to inform individual andorganisation-wide service reviews and improvement.

The service manages access,commencement and leaving a service in atransparent, fair, equal and responsive way.

The service has effective andaccountable service management and leadership tomaximise outcomes for individuals.

William Bradshaw was nominated by the management of MidwayCommunity Care for the Shire of Murray’s “Champion for peoplewith a disability” award. Bill was selected by the Shire of Murray'sDisability Access and Inclusion committee and presented with theaward at the annual Christmas festival and carols night onWednesday 10th December 2014 by the Shire president Cc WallyBarrett.Bill was a very worthy recipient of the award and is passionate notto just provide a basic service but is willing to go the “extra mile”;he uses the skills he already possesses to assist clients with workexperience, using the computer, applying for employment,assisting with resumes and interviewing skills. Bill works alongsideindividuals in their own homes developing their independent livingskills such as cooking, clothes washing, general household choresand personal grooming and appearance.It is not uncommon for Bill to spend many hours outside his normalworking times resourcing and researching. Bill pursues ideas suchas work placement, volunteer work and community inclusiondespite hurdles and barriers; he negotiates withclients to push themselves to develop skills,confidence and self-belief.Midway community Care is proud to have theirsupport workers recognised with thisprestigious award two years in a row. Bill’ssuccess follows Mandy Davidson’s win in 2013.