Waverley Community
Living Program
newsletter
Winter 2014
h
s
a
l
F
y
k
Fun

Beverley ‘About Me’
Hello, I’m Beverley and have just joined the team at WCLP.
Recently, I completed a Bachelor of Health, Ageing and Community
Services and a Diploma in Health Science. I’m also a professional
yoga teacher in my spare time.
Charith’s Bowling
Birthday
I’m passionate about community engagement and health promotion
and am very excited to join WCLP as a Social Educator.
I have worked predominantly in the health and education sectors,
both in government and not-for-profit organisations.
When I’m not working, I love going to the beach, bushwalking,
learning new vegan recipes, practicing yoga and theatre as well as
travelling. I’m on a mission to visit every country in the world!
I’m excited to bring my professional and life skills to my role with
WCLP as well as develop new skills.
Beverley
Beverley’s contact details:
Beverley Bugeja
Social Educator, WCLP
m: 0424 165 692
e: [email protected]
Cabaret Chaos
After months in the making, ‘Cabaret
Chaos’ was held at the Legion Club at
Charing Cross on 20 June 2014.
The night was the climax to many months
of rehearsals for the Junction House Drama
Group before they merged with Holdsworth Community
Centre. The Gala was a ‘gala of all proportions’ with singing,
dancing and drama skits directed by Marc Carra.
A number of WCLP members - including Colin and Rachelle - were
involved and danced and performed exceptionally. Holdsworth
Community Centre’s Choir also performed and really ‘brought
the house down’. The Junction House Band played; their final
performance as part of Junction House before they venture out
on their own.
One of our old members, Christian, was also performing and it was
great to see him and his mum catching up with old friends. WCLP
staff Nicole, Daniel and Katrina were so excited for WCLP members
that they attended, to see what all the thespian fuss was about!
It was a great way to say goodbye to Junction House and a hello
to the new Holdsworth Community Centre crew.
Katrina
On 12 June 2014 Charith
celebrated his 24th birthday with
the WCLP gang. There was a
great turn-out with Victor, Shai,
Aaron, Debra, Marie, Gerard,
Colin, Nicole and Daniel all
attending to help Charith
celebrate.
We all gathered at Charith’s
house to kick off festivities tons of party snacks and pizza.
After we filled our bellies we
travelled to Randwick AMF
Bowling where they had the lights
dimmed, a disco ball spinning and some funky tunes to help
us get in the party mood. For the next hour or so we sent pins
tumbling all over the lanes and it was only fitting that Charith
won the bowling for the evening. When the time came to leave
Colin stole the show by hitting the jackpot and winning 1000
tickets in the games room. We all gathered and watched tickets
cascade out of the machine for the next 15 minutes; it took three
of us to help Colin collect the tickets and trade them in.
Charith and the rest of us had an awesome evening and Charith
wanted to thank everyone for all the great gifts he received, and
for everyone coming to help him celebrate his birthday.
Daniel
To all users of the WCLP Noticeboard on Facebook:
don’t forget to check it regularly for updates, upcoming
information and lots of fun photos.

Daniel ‘About Me’
Although I have gotten to know everyone quite well over the
past year, staff and clients, the following is a short bio of myself
which might help everyone to get to know me a little bit better.
I grew up in a small country town called Orange. I spent my
weekends playing cricket in the summer and rugby in the
winter and riding my skateboard at any opportunity I got. Soon
after finishing high school I ventured to Europe - I spent a year
travelling and almost didn’t come home, I was having so much
fun. On my return, I moved to Canberra to pursue a passion I had
for film making and photography. I acquired a Diploma in Media
Production which gave me skills in the art of film editing and
photography.
While I was studying I began doing some volunteer work for the
ACT’s Connections Program. My work with this program involved
assisting people living with a disability to reconnect with their
community by taking part in various community events and
other social activities. I enjoyed this work so much I soon realised
I wanted to pursue a career as a social worker. I left Canberra
not long after this in order to pursue the new passion I had
developed.
After a swift introduction to Alisa and Ian from a good friend of
ours - Malcolm Turnbull (not the politician) - I moved to Sydney
and began my student placement with WCLP. I have recently
finished my Certificate IV in Community Services and feel
privileged to start my career with WCLP.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone from WCLP,
including the staff, clients and their families for making me feel
so welcome and creating such a great environment for me to
begin my career.
Daniel
Daniel’s contact details:
Daniel Hannan
Social Educator, WCLP
m: 0424 165 697
e: [email protected]
Iron Chef
Healthy food cooked by
Master Chefs!
Every Thursday evening at our
Macpherson St training house you
will find two aspiring chefs getting
together to take part in our Iron
Chef cooking class. Iron Chef is the
‘step-up’ cooking class for people
who have some previous
skills and experience.
Currently, Roni and Dina are
involved, cooking up some
amazing food with great
nutritional value.
Think baked barramundi,
baked sweet potato chips and
a wholesome quinoa salad.
As it is winter we have ventured into warm scrumptious desserts (a
craze of crumbles - apple, pear and rhubarb!) We have also made
some great soups - French Onion and Chicken and Vegetable. The
recipes are chosen by the chefs so they’ve got to love what they’re
cooking and are excited to learn new skills.
Soon the chefs will be doing a meal presentation for selected
WCLP staff members. This will be followed by a family dinner
party held at Macpherson St where a full 3 course meal will be
made and served in an intimate dining setting.
The Iron Chef program will run until the end of the year. Thanks
to all of the assistant chefs involved - Daniel, Nicole and Rosa.
Katrina

Jessica ‘About Me’
My name is Jessica and I am very excited to be joining the
team at the Waverley Community Living Program! I have spent
the past four and a half years working in a Transition to Work
Program that supports young school leavers with disability,
helping them move into employment. I really enjoyed working
with my clients to help them to achieve their goals.
I completed a Bachelor of Social Science at Macquarie University
as well as a Diploma in Business. At the moment I am also
studying for a Diploma in Counselling. Wow!
Have you noticed that Waverley Council has had a brand
refresh, including updating our logo?
Keep on the lookout for the new logo which will be on our
email signature blocks, letterhead, PowerPoint and the
newsletters. Waverley Council is undergoing a number
of exciting changes as we work towards an ‘Amazing
Waverley’, so stay tuned for some new updates!
A few things about me – I absolutely love dogs, chocolate
and basketball. I have two Jack Russell/ Fox Terriers and I play
basketball two-three times a week as part of a fun and social
competition. I really like being outdoors and being active.
I hope to bring all of my past experience into my new role and I
am also looking forward to learning many new things too!
Jessica
Jessica’s contact details:
Jessica Buhne
Case Manager, WCLP
m: 0404 034 931
e: [email protected]
Postcard from Spain
It is 9am and I am still in bed, enjoying my coffee and waking up slowly getting used to the Spanish lifestyle is very easy (or some parts at least).
Nothing much happens in town before 10am, particularly as the sun rises
quite late, 7.30am, which is one of the reasons I don’t wake up early.
Another reason I don’t wake up early is that I stay up quite late; I don’t
get to bed before midnight most nights; this is very Spanish. What I am
not used to is having dinner at 10 or 11pm; I stick to a German schedule
for that.
I love it here. People are friendly, life is slow and the weather is amazing.
It is summer with sunshine most of the time. I have been looking for work,
but this is tricky since the unemployment rate is 45%. So I am spending
my time learning Spanish and riding my bike.
My Spanish is getting a lot better, albeit very slowly, it is difficult,
particularly with the Andalusian accent. However, I had a breakthrough a
little while ago - the first language that came to my mind when I wanted
to say something was Spanish (and not English or German like before).
I try to ‘study’ a bit every day, working through a work book, like a little
school girl. I realised that listening to the radio and talking to locals was
not going to be enough. Neither was learning ‘Spanish by osmosis’ - hee
hee. But it is ok, because I can always sit on the balcony and enjoy the
beautiful view.
If I sent you some photos they would include beach, ocean, coast and blue
sky - I cannot get enough of how beautiful it is. I ride my bike on dirt
tracks along the coast and through the pine forest, seeing cows, goats,
chicken, bunnies and the other day, a lonely saxophone player...I love it.
I am thinking of you all (it’s true) and preparing a report that you can
use in the L4L program. Things here are very different from Australia and
it would be a good opportunity to talk about the difference in lifestyle
and customs, such as eating times, the food, the siesta (when everything
closes between 2 and 5pm), the loudness of everyone, even the kids that
stay up late, unlike the kids in Australia.
‘Professionalism’ applies when the Spanish go to the beach and take their
beach umbrella, chairs, tables, eskies and spend the entire day there...
basking in the sun.
Greetings from Claudia

Rosa ‘About Me’
Hello my name is Rosa and I have just joined the team at
Waverley Council’s Community Living Program as a Social
Educator. I am very excited about my new role.
Vivid Light Show
WOW what a spectacle!
Dina, Victor, Nancy and Daniel attended Sydney’s annual Lights,
Music and Ideas Festival, Vivid at Circular Quay on 3 June 2014.
We began our walk around the festival at the Opera House,
squeezing past thousands of people to get up close to see some
of the incredible projections unfolding in front of our eyes. We
lost Dina in the crowd momentarily as she scurried ahead to take
dozens of photos of the iconic building.
We continued to stroll around the harbour, soaking up the
psychedelic extravaganza surrounding us; Dina and Nancy
racing off in every direction taking photos of everything
possible - Dina must have taken a thousand photos. As we got
to the other side of the harbour we arrived at ‘Gamma World’
which we all agreed was the star of the show (closely followed
by the Opera House). At ‘Gamma World’ we watched a tiny
English woman contort her body in every way possible. At one
point she had her legs behind her head as she spun round and
round, making the rest of us feel dizzy.
The music that accompanied the light sculptures complemented
them perfectly, creating an amazing atmosphere for everyone
to enjoy. I encourage everyone to join us next year; it is an
incredible show that everyone should experience.
Daniel
Previously, I worked in administration roles for private
organisations and for the state government. Following the
birth of my third child, I decided it was time for a change and
pursued a career that has been both rewarding and gives me an
opportunity to ‘give back’ to the community.
So, whilst raising my family, I went about obtaining a
Certificate IV and Diploma in Community Service work. I also
started doing volunteer work at Mary Mackillop Outreach
– a day centre for people with disability. Whilst I was there I
developed a Multicultural Community Development program
incorporating cooking, arts and crafts and recreational activities.
Until recently, I continued to work there as a volunteer, as well
as a Support Worker for Uniting Care Disability.
In my spare time (whenever I can find some) I like cooking,
especially experimenting with new recipes and techniques in
global cuisines. I enjoy spending time with family and catching
up with friends for ‘deep and meaningfuls’ and love reading
biographical novels. I have three sons that mean the world to
me, watching them grow and helping them on their journey
gives me the greatest happiness.
I look forward to meeting and getting to know you all and hope
this part of my journey is one, which not only allows me to learn
more, but also expands my experience and skills to assist WCLP
with the incredible work it does.
Rosa
Rosa’s contact details:
Rosa Sanacore
Social Educator, WCLP
m: 0406 980 398
e: [email protected]
WCLP gets ready for
the NDIS
By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard
about the National Disability
Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and
how it’s being rolled out across
Australia. Well, the timeframe
for this to be done is 2018!
involved a lengthy process, over
many months, of gathering,
collating and uploading evidence
via an online portal. It even
involved a Sunday afternoon in
the office in a last minute push!!
The introduction of the NDIS
will change the way all disability
services are funded in the
future. As part of the changes,
all disability services must prove
they are working within the
NSW Disability Service Standards
(aligned to the National
Disability Service Standards) in a
verification process conducted by
a Third Party Verifier (TPV).
The submission of all the
evidence had to be completed
before the final phase of the
audit process on Wednesday
11 and Thursday 12 June 2014.
This consisted of face-to-face
interviews and questioning of
WCLP staff, conducted by Ben and
Peter from Global Mark.
The six standards are:
1. Rights
2. Participation and inclusion
3. Individual outcomes
4. Feedback and complaints
5. Service access
6. Service management
As part of our preparation and
commitment to the NDIS, WCLP
‘jumped in at the deep end’ and
registered for the self-auditing
process conducted by Ben and
Peter from Global Mark. This
As part of this final phase of
the accreditation process, Ben
and Peter also spoke to WCLP
members and parents/carers on
the Wednesday night about their
involvement with WCLP. Both Ben
and Peter told us how impressed
they were with the way everyone
interviewed was able to express
their clear thoughts and feelings
about the service WCLP provides.
This was a big part of WCLP
becoming a Registered Service
Provider for the NDIS.
Hot off the press
- a Funky Flash
news update!
Waverley Community
Living Program (WCLP)
has
officially been awarded
a ‘Statement of Verifica
tion’
in compliance with the
NSW Disability Service
Standards. We now ha
ve the NDIS ‘tick’ of ap
proval
and we are well on ou
r way to becoming a Na
tional
Disability Insurance Ag
ency (NDIA) Registered
Service Provider!
As a registered provider,
WCLP will be able to
provide services for pa
rticipants whose supp
orts
are managed by the ND
IA. Registered providers
of
services and supports
have met requirements
in
relations to qualification
s, approvals, experienc
e
and capacity for the ap
proved services and
supports.
Visit http://www.ndis.
gov.au/ to find out mo
re
about the NDIS and for
a list of NDIA providers
.
A big thank you for your
contribution to the TPV process!
Ian
Dear WCLP Members, Carers,
Friends, Supporters,
It is time to say goodbye to the WCLP family that has been my ‘work’
home for the past 7 years.
I know I’ve said this before - made everyone come along to a farewell
dinner and then returned 1.5 years later (I’m giving John Farnham a
run for his money).
But seriously, I will be leaving to take up a new position with Family
Planning NSW, one of our partner organisations. I will be one of the
Project Officers on the Safe Schools Coalition program, aimed at
making schools safer and more inclusive for same sex attracted, intersex
and gender diverse young people. I am very excited to be involved in a
program geared to achieving positive social change.
I have heard many of your stories
about the difficulties you encountered
growing up in a school environment
that was not supportive of your struggle. Things have already
started to change and hopefully, in the future, young people will not be
singled out and bullied because they are ‘different’. Being different is
something to be celebrated; how boring would the world be if we were all
the same?
So goodbye, I wish you all the best in your individual pursuits but
remember, be gracious and caring to your community.
Mary
Please join WCLP in saying farewell to Mary during L4L on Wednesday 10 September.