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National Children, Young People and their Families Community of Practice

Event start date: 7/05/2024
NDS invites members to join the National Children, Young People and their Families CoP, which seeks to promote the interests and wellbeing of children and young people with disability and...

Diversifying Employment Disability Awareness Training

Event start date: 7/05/2024
Free training for businesses and employers interested in the benefits of diversifying their workforce

Right on Board – Practice Governance for Disability Service Providers: Governing and Managing for Human Rights, Quality and Safeguarding: Face-to-face Workshops

Event start date: 7/05/2024
Right on Board: Practice Governance for Disability Service Providers. Governing and Managing for Human Rights, Quality and Safeguarding, a program for Boards and Executive Teams of disability service...

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Queensland in Focus by Jason McKey, State Manager Queensland (Acting)

Since starting in the role of Acting State Manager in April, I have been busy with onboarding new staff to the team, some who you will be introduced to in this update.

NDS Welcomes the appointment of Jason McKey as State Manager in Queensland

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National Disability Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason McKey as Queensland State Manager.

Many NDS members in Queensland would already know Jason McKey from his many years of experience in the sector, in addition to engaging with him over the last five months whilst in his role of Acting Queensland State Manager.

Jason brings a great depth of disability sector knowledge and experience to this role, having previously been CEO of Job Placement Ltd from 1990.

He has served on the NDS Board for 14 years and was both Vice President twice as well as Chair of NDS Queensland.

Jason has chaired the National Committee on Open employment and represented NDS on a number of working groups.

Additionally, he was presented with the NDS President's Award in 2010 to acknowledge his long term and valued contribution to National Disability Services, and made a Life Member of NDS in 2017.

Jason can be reached via the following contact details:
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Phone: 07 3828 9417

Congratulations, Jason!

I am very much looking forward to his continued contributions to NDS, and to the support I know he will provide to our members in Queensland.

Laurie Leigh
NDS CEO

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For any enquiries, please contact Laurie Leigh, CEO