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HaDSCO Christmas Availability 10 December 2024 Please be advised that HaDSCO will be closed on 27 December and will have limited staff available on 30 and 31 December. Calls and emails received during this time may not be answered until 2 January 2025. Thank you for your patience. We hope you have a wonderful festive season and a happy new year!

HaDSCO visits Albany during regional outreach program 10 December 2024 Last week we travelled to Albany and Denmark as part of a regional outreach program we participated in with our friends at: Ombudsman WA Equal Opportunity Commission Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Consumer Protection Aboriginal Legal Service. Over the week the team met with both communities and service providers to learn about local issues and find out how we can bette...

Announcing HaDSCO Accreditation as a Carer Friendly Employer 22 November 2024 We’re proud to announce that HaDSCO has achieved Level 1 accreditation as a Carer Friendly employer. This milestone demonstrates our commitment to recognising and supporting carers within our workplace. HaDSCO’s Director, Sarah Cowie, received our Certificate of Accreditation earlier today from Richard Newman, the CEO of Carers WA. Thank you to Carers WA for accepting our submission. We look forwa...

Ahpra and Ombudsman WA join us for Pride Fair Day 21 November 2024 Last Sunday we joined Ahpra and Ombudsman WA at Pride WA’s Fairday. It was wonderful to meet so many people and celebrate WA’s LGBTQIA+ community.It was an eventful day filled with some insightful conversations, plenty of stalls, and performances – including a dog show! Held this year at Supreme Court Gardens, we all had a fantastic time participating in the event and reminding those who dropped i...

Have a Go Day with Ahpra and Ombudsman WA 15 November 2024 Earlier this week we joined our friends at Ahpra and Ombudsman WA for Have a Go Day at Burswood Park. Almost 15,000 people attended the event and participated in over 200 free activities and information stalls. It was wonderful to meet so many people and receive feedback on our services. It’s important for us to connect with our community members and inform them of their right to safe and ethical ...