Over the last few months groups of Midway participants and support staff have travelled South to enjoy
a few days holiday in Busselton. All that participated enjoyed some well deserved rest and relaxation
at the Abbey Beach Resort .
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During the holiday many activities were enjoyed including train rides along the
Busselton jetty, a tour of the observatory, gift shopping at the local shops and a visit to the
Yallingup “Shearing Shed”. At the Shearing Shed everyone could enjoy feeding and patting the
sheep and witness the shearers hard at work shearing the sheep.
Participants enjoyed several leisurely hours on the Busselton beach and foreshore and some fishing off the
beach ! Time was spent relaxing in the spa, and swimming in the pool at the Resort.
The participants on one of the daily outings were treated to a pamper session and a “mocktail” afternoon,
then headed off for an evening of fine dining at The Ship Inn.
Visits were made to the Margaret River and Dunsborough regions visiting the Chocolate Factory, the
● Mon 29 Sept 2014
Silkworm Farm, shopping and browsing through the many gift shops on offer.
The ladies enjoyed a make-up, hair and nails afternoon, before dressing up to enjoy an evening meal at a
● Thurs 25 Dec 2014
Chinese Restaurant.
The holidays have formed new friendships and all involved have been very keen to share the accounts of
● Fri 26 Dec 2014
their holiday and show the many photos that they took.
● Thursday 1st Jan 2015
Thursday 18th December 2014
To
Wednesday 7th January 2015
Monday 22nd December 2014
To
Monday 5th January 2015
CRAB FEST 2014
The Midway team have been busy with activities ranging from fishing at the Mandurah Foreshore,
arts and crafts, music and our newest ATE programme “Drumming” which has been a great success
with all involved thoroughly enjoying the experience !!!
Midway clients and support staff volunteered at this years Crab Fest to
assist the Peel Chamber of Commerce and Industry to sell water bottles.
It was an enjoyable day for everyone involved especially Brian who was
lucky enough to meet the two house mates Katie and Lucy from the the
Big Brother House. In appreciation for all their efforts and hard work
Midway was presented with a donation from the Peel Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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● 7 New Hyundai Elantra’s purchased for the fleet traded with 7 of our existing stock of vehicles
● 2 New Volkswagen Caddy modified vehicles purchased to
add to the current fleet
● New look number plates for the Midway vehicle fleet. The numbers are from 01 to 27.
The change over for some plates has already commenced with the two new Volkswagen
Caddy’s the first to change, they are now Midway 08 and 09. The remainder of the fleet will
be progressively changed over, over the next few weeks.
● Building at the new Len Howard Drive property is progressing well, colours and textures for
the cupboards and bench tops have been chosen as well as the kitchen appliances.
Jenna and Katie have recently moved to their own home. They have been busy organising their rooms
with colours of choice and shopping for household items. They are gradually turning it into their home.
The ladies have also held a housewarming party where they invited some of their friends to celebrate
the occasion with.
Message from our CEO
On Thursday 19 June 2014 the legislation required for the introduction of the WA NDIS My Way
system was passed through the Western Australian Parliament. This provides the legislative mandate
required by the Disability Services Commission (the Commission) to implement the trial of the NDIS
My Way Model in the Lower South West region and then in the cities of Cockburn and Kwinana. In
addition to the above these reforms will eventually also be introduced across other parts of WA. There
will be many challenges that lie ahead as these reforms are rolled out. The one constant in all of this is
that the State and Commonwealth Governments and Disability Sector Organisations in WA are united
in their commitment to support people with disability to live their lives their way. At the present time
Midway Community Care is not involved in one of the areas mention but it is keeping abreast of the
information that is being supplied by the Commission in readiness for the future.
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