The Bridge News December 2021 Download PDF Merry Christmas! We are close to the end of another challenging year! Thank you to all our participants, families and carers for your continued support of The Bridge. We wish you a very merry Christmas and a healthy and fun festive season. We look forward to seeing you […]
The Bridge News August 2021 Download PDF How to make the NDIS work for you We all need a lot of skills in our day to day lives and most of us like to have as much independence as we can, to do the things we want and need to. The NDIS can help you […]
Are you seeking career guidance, resume writing tips or job search assistance?Our Job Advocates are available to help! Drop in and see either Ahmad or Terry at one of the sessions below:Tuesday: Dandenong Library Level 3 – 1:00pm-3:00pmWednesday: Springvale Library Upper level – 2:00pm-5:00pm Thursday: Dandenong Library Level 3 – 2:00pm-5:00pm Friday: Bunjil place Library – 1:00pm-4:00pm
We are very pleased to announce that Mary-Jane Stolp has been appointed as the new CEO of The Bridge. Mary-Jane has been with The Bridge for over five years, working as the General Manager for The Bridge Connects, until she took on the role of Acting CEO nine months ago. “As Acting CEO for the […]
Sonic Pathology Australia has been providing laboratory testing for the Australian Government’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program since January 2018. Throughout that time, The Bridge Employment has been a valued partner responsible for assembling some of the millions of home testing kits that are mailed out to participants each year. The involvement with Sonic Pathology […]
Congratulations to Jerusha Mather who won The Bridge Create Change Award at the 2021 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards! A young woman with cerebral palsy, Jerusha has actively campaigned for the rights of people with disabilities to pursue courses and careers despite barriers. This paved the way for others with barriers to challenge a system that makes it impossible for […]
We are very excited about the return of Getaways! After the extraordinary times of 2020, Getaways is back in full swing with exciting new activities and weekends away. While still offering a selection of everyone’s favourite events, Getaways is now providing people with the opportunities to try new things – from go-karting, to trampolining, to […]
We are very excited about the opening of our new site – Athol Road in Springvale South! Athol Road provides a much larger, more accessible site than its Douglas Street predecessor, with plenty of onsite parking. It supports an increased number of activities occurring at the same time and has fully accessible bathroom facilities along […]
We are so proud of our Dandenong Day Service Coordinator, Karina James, who was presented with the Sustainability Award in the City of Greater Dandenong’s 2021 Australia Day Awards! This was in recognition of the great work that Karina and her team were able to achieve during COVID-19 in 2020, adapting programs to ensure the […]
During lockdown, Margaret moved to Canberra to live with her sister. But thanks to The Bridge’s online services, she was still able to access supports from afar! “The Bridge thought of a different way to stay in touch with me during my stay in Canberra and we were able to connect and have ‘digital supports’ […]
