Ballarat Working Together Group

29/10/2026

Nominate someone you think may take out an award.

🏆 Help recognise Ballarat’s accessibility and inclusion champions!

Nominations are still open for the 2026 International Day of People with Disability Awards, celebrating local people with disability, carers, volunteers, clubs, businesses and organisations creating positive change across Ballarat.

The awards recognise those who are breaking down barriers, championing inclusion, improving accessibility and helping people with disability participate and thrive in community life.

Community members can nominate themselves or someone else, with nominations welcomed from people of all backgrounds, communities and experiences who live, work, study, regularly visit or have a strong connection to Ballarat.

🗓️ Nominations close: 11.59pm, Monday 16 November
📍 Awards ceremony: Thursday 3 December at the Mining Exchange Ballarat

The awards are delivered in partnership with Latrobe Community Health Services, Victorian Home and Community Care, Sports Central and the Ballarat Working Together Group.

👉 For nomination forms, and more information, visit: https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/community/disability-access-and-inclusion/international-day-people-disability-awards

28/10/2026

Great tips be ready in November

18/10/2026

I hope that your parents live long enough to look after you as well

12/10/2026

Should public transport be free

07/10/2026

Please share your thoughts,

🌏 Are you a person with disability and want to represent Australia at international human rights forums?

The Australian Human Rights Commission is inviting applications to attend key conferences in New York and Japan in 2027.

This includes forums on disability rights, gender equality and disaster risk reduction.

We fund attendance through the Supporting Participation Program.

To apply, you need support from an organisation approved by the United Nations.

📆Applications close 11 pm AEDT, Sunday 1 November 2026.

For more information, see the comments below. 👇

06/10/2026

Wish that we could do this in Ballarat and celebrate the day,😀🥗🍳🥧🍱🥟

What does equal access to community life look like? Sometimes, it looks like dinner.

This October 10, Disability Night Out is inviting disabled people, families, friends, and allies to gather at restaurants across the country and celebrate our right to participate fully in community life.

Access is about more than getting through the door. It means being able to participate in the ordinary moments that connect us, like sharing a meal, spending time with friends and family, celebrating, and simply being part of our communities.

More than 36 years after the ADA, disabled people still encounter barriers in restaurants, cafés, and other community spaces. Disability Night Out offers a joyful way to make those barriers more visible while showing what inclusion can feel like.

This isn’t about catching businesses doing something wrong. It’s about disabled people bringing our lived expertise to the table, sharing what works and what could work better, and inviting restaurants to be part of creating more accessible and welcoming communities.

Experiences, feedback, and photos shared through Disability Night Out will help turn what we learn on October 10 into opportunities for greater access.

Because disabled people belong everywhere community happens.

Join Disability Night Out on 10/10!

Learn more at: disabilitynightout.org

05/10/2026

04/10/2026