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arrnam
bool.vic.gov.au
www.w
arrnam
bool.vic.gov.au
The
Rur
al A
cces
s P
rogr
am
assi
sts
the
com
mun
ity t
o in
clud
e p
eop
le w
ith a
dis
abili
ty
and
the
ir fa
mili
es a
nd c
arer
s b
y:
Hel
pin
g p
eop
le a
nd o
rgan
isat
ions
wor
k to
geth
er m
ore
effe
ctiv
ely
Imp
rovi
ng c
omm
unity
und
erst
and
ing
abou
t th
e ne
eds
and
asp
iratio
ns o
f p
eop
le w
ith a
dis
abili
ty
Ens
urin
g th
at t
he n
eed
s of
peo
ple
with
a
dis
abili
ty a
re t
he fo
cus
of c
omm
unity
p
lann
ing
Sup
por
ting
serv
ice
pro
vid
ers
to a
ssis
t p
eop
le w
ith a
dis
abili
ty t
o liv
e th
e so
rt o
f lif
e th
ey c
hoos
e
Dev
elop
ing
easy
way
s fo
r p
eop
le t
o ac
cess
the
info
rmat
ion
they
nee
d a
bou
t se
rvic
es, c
omm
unity
act
iviti
es a
nd
cons
ulta
tion
opp
ortu
nitie
s.
CON
TACT
US
WEB
:w
ww
.war
rnam
boo
l.vic
.gov
.au
CALL
:03
555
9 48
00DR
OP IN
:A
rchi
e G
raha
m C
entr
e11
8 Ti
mor
Str
eet
War
rnam
boo
lEM
AIL:
wb
ool_
city
@w
arrn
amb
ool.v
ic.g
ov.a
u
Ther
e is
no
cost
for
the
serv
ices
pro
vid
ed
by
Rur
al A
cces
s w
orke
rs –
thi
s is
a S
tate
G
over
nmen
t fu
nded
pro
gram
.
HOW
MUC
H DO
ESIT
COS
T?
Nat
iona
l Rel
ay S
ervi
ce
133
677
Rur
al A
cces
s is
an
initi
ativ
e w
hich
su
pp
orts
rur
al a
nd r
egio
nal c
omm
uniti
es
to p
lan
and
dev
elop
str
ateg
ies
whi
ch w
ill
incr
ease
par
ticip
atio
n op
por
tuni
ties
for
peo
ple
with
a d
isab
ility
.
Rur
al A
cces
s w
orke
rs h
ave
a re
spon
sib
ility
to
pla
n an
d d
evel
op
initi
ativ
es a
cros
s th
e fu
ll ra
nge
of
com
mun
ity li
fe, i
nclu
din
g:
Ed
ucat
ion,
tra
inin
g an
d e
mp
loym
ent
Tran
spor
tH
ealth
Ad
voca
cyP
hysi
cal a
cces
s p
lann
ing
Com
mun
icat
ion
and
info
rmat
ion
Com
mun
ity p
artic
ipat
ion
Tour
ism
Sp
ort,
rec
reat
ion
and
the
art
s.
Rur
al A
cces
s w
orke
rs a
re lo
cate
d in
W
arrn
amb
ool a
nd p
rovi
de
serv
ices
th
roug
hout
the
mun
icip
aliti
es o
f the
City
of
War
rnam
boo
l and
Cor
anga
mite
and
M
oyne
Shi
res.
WHA
T IS
THE
RURA
L AC
CESS
PROG
RAM
?RU
RAL
ACCE
SSPR
OGRA
M
www.w
arrnambool.vic.gov.au
www.w
arrnambool.vic.gov.au
The Rural A
ccess Program
assists the com
munity to
include p
eople w
ith a disab
ility and
their families and
carers by:
Help
ing peop
le and organisations w
ork together m
ore effectively
Imp
roving comm
unity understand
ing ab
out the needs and
aspirations of
peop
le with a d
isability
Ensuring that the need
s of peop
le with a
disab
ility are the focus of comm
unity p
lanning
Sup
porting service p
roviders to assist
peop
le with a d
isability to live the sort of
life they choose
Develop
ing easy ways for p
eople to
access the information they need
about
services, comm
unity activities and
consultation opp
ortunities.
CONTACT USW
EB:w
ww
.warrnam
bool.vic.gov.au
CALL:03 5559 4800
DROP IN:A
rchie Graham
Centre
118 Timor S
treetW
arrnamb
oolEM
AIL:w
bool_city@
warrnam
bool.vic.gov.au
There is no cost for the services provid
ed
by R
ural Access w
orkers – this is a State
Governm
ent funded
program
.
HOW M
UCH DOESIT COST?
National R
elay Service
133 677
Rural A
ccess is an initiative which
supp
orts rural and regional com
munities
to plan and
develop
strategies which w
ill increase p
articipation op
portunities for
peop
le with a d
isability.
Rural A
ccess workers have a
responsib
ility to plan and
develop
initiatives across the full range of com
munity life, includ
ing:
Ed
ucation, training and em
ploym
entTransp
ortH
ealthA
dvocacy
Physical access p
lanningC
omm
unication and inform
ationC
omm
unity particip
ationTourismS
port, recreation and
the arts.
Rural A
ccess workers are located
in W
arrnamb
ool and p
rovide services
throughout the municip
alities of the City of
Warrnam
bool and
Corangam
ite and
Moyne S
hires.
WHAT IS THE
RURAL ACCESSPROGRAM
?RURAL ACCESS
PROGRAM
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