Dalwood Parents Action Group

ICPA (Aust) is a voluntary national parent body dedicated to ensuring that all geographically isolated students have equality with their non-isolated peers, of access to an appropriate education. The Association has over 3,300 member families, residing in the more remote parts of Australia, who all share a common concern of gaining access to education for their children and the provision of services required to achieve this. Membership includes a cross section of Australia's rural and remote population and includes fishermen, miners, itinerant employees, farmers, pastoralists and small business owners.

The Dalwood Auxiliary was originally formed to sew clothes for a daily average of fifty six resident children, it has progressed to raising funds for the various children's services based on the Dalwood Homes site. The Auxiliary dontates funds to help provide a speech therapist and clinical psychologist for the forty five pre-schoolers in the Day Care Unit.

New South Wales Women in Agriculture Inc was established in 1995 to allow women with a common interest in managing and working in businesses involved in agriculture to come together. Members aim to enhance their skills and address the growing number of state issues which critically impact on agricultural industry and rural communities. To accomplish this goal, we aim to provide women with opportunities to enhance skills and leadership qualities so they may become more effective spokespersons for their businesses, industries, communities and their families.

SPELD NSW is a Public Benevolent Institution whose mission is to provide advice and services to children and adults with specific learning difficulties and those who teach, work with and care for them. SPELD NSW is one of the National Federation of SPELD Associations, AUSPELD. It is an incorporated not-for-profit association of parents and professionals committed to advancing the education and well-being of children and adults with Specific Learning Difficulties.

LDC is a coalition of individuals and parent support groups which provides support and information about children (5-18yrs) with learning difficulties and related conditions.

Representation To formally represent professionals working with people who experience difficulties with learning. To improve the status and recognition of the profession and professionals in the field. To set high standards in the field, by requiring appropriate qualifications, experience and professional practice of all LDA consultants, and by promoting the inclusion of information about learning difficulties in the training of both teachers and allied professionals.

We are simply families like every other Australian family except that we, like one in five Australian families provide support or care to a relative or friend. We are mums and dads, husbands, wives, partners, brothers, sisters, friends and neighbours. We are no different to any other Australian family. We have the same hopes and dreams for positive life outcomes for both ourselves and our family members. You yourself may not be a carer right now but the time will come that you most likely will become one. Our ageing population virtually ensures that our issues will eventually, become yours. Some people mistakenly think a political party for carers is a one issue party. Nothing could be further from the truth. We have the same needs and interests in the way government uses our taxes as every Australian family. Carers Alliance has the additional interest to ensure that transport, infrastructure, schools, healthcare, housing and a myriad of other services are provided in an inclusive manner and in such a way as to benefit all Australians both now and into the future.