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  • 30th anniversary HaDSCO cupcakes
    HaDSCO Celebrates 30 Years of Service and Farewells Director Sarah Cowie 14 October 2026 Last month, the Health and Disability Services Complaints Office (HaDSCO) marked a significant milestone, celebrating 30 years of service to the Western Australian community. The event also provided an opportunity to farewell Director Sarah Cowie, who retired after more than 10 years in the role.
  • Our 2025-26 Annual Report is live! 22 September 2026 This document provides information about our services, health consumers, trends and how we performed in the financial year. It highlights our work resolving complaints across Western Australia and the Indian Ocean Territories, along with key achievements, challenges, insights and opportunities for the future.
  • Australasian Council of Health Complaint Entities Update - May 2026 27 May 2026 Australasian Council of Health Complaint Entities' (ACHCE) is made up of independent organisations responsible for handling health complaints in all Australia States and Territories and New Zealand.
  • Belmont Harmony Festival
    Celebrating Harmony Day with the City of Belmont 24 March 2026 We were delighted to participate in the City of Belmont’s Twilight Harmony Festival alongside Ombudsman WA.
  • Safely Communicating with HaDSCO 04 March 2026 HaDSCO will be in touch with you about your complaint by phone or email. The information you share with us is often personal and sensitive, and we treat it confidentially and respectfully.

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  • Kate brings home gold
    Kate brings home gold 30 August 2023 Congratulations to Kate Colley from HaDSCO’s Business Services team for her efforts at the 8th World Dwarf Games. Kate represented Australia at the 2023 World Dwarf Games held at the Deutsche Sport Hochschule (German Sports University) in Cologne, Germany. After competing with more than 500 athletes from over 20 countries, she returned home with a gold medal for badminton (class 1) and a silver medal as part of Australia’s women’s basketball team. Well done Kate, we’re so proud of you!
  • Matildas for the win
    Matildas for the win! 16 August 2023 Everyone at HaDSCO is wishing the Matildas all the best for their semi-final match against England this evening.Whatever happens, by the end of the match, you have done us all proud and brought us all together. A special shoutout to our home grown star, Freo girl Sam Kerr. What a huge effort back from the bench! We’ll be cheering for you Matildas!
  • Cook Government protects unregulated health practitioners
    Cook Government protects unregulated health practitioners 01 August 2023 The Cook Government has introduced a Code of Conduct for healthcare workers who are not required to be registered through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Examples of healthcare workers covered by the new Code of Conduct include dieticians, doulas, speech pathologists, social workers, counsellors, naturopaths, massage therapists and other types of allied, alternative and community health services. Click here to read the full media release.
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