DSWA Kimberley Visit Over the last few years DSWA have had a focus on building our outreach across Regional WA. With the support of Telethon 7 we have supported three regions for some time, Great Southern, Midwest and Southwest. In the last two years we have received a Scrapheap… Read More
DSWA E-News October 2025 Our October E-news is out now! Check your email inbox for updates on Guardianship Workshop, Ready for Work Program, Friends for Life and Aim High Festive Craft, Kids Club Basketball and plus lots more! Keep up to date with everything happening at DSWA by subscribing… Read More
DSWA Telethon Family Festival What an amazing event to be a part of! A massive thank you to all our incredible volunteers who helped create our beautiful community garden. Your hard work, creativity, and passion brought the space to life and made it something truly special for everyone to… Read More
DSWA Ready for Work Program Expression of Interest: Ready for Work Program Are you a school leaver—or do you know someone who is—looking to take the first step into the workforce? Down Syndrome WA (DSWA) is inviting expressions of interest for our Ready for Work program, designed to help… Read More
I’m so happy to share highlights from Down Syndrome Victoria’s StepUP! event, which took place on 19 October. The day was filled with laughter and a true sense of unity. Families, friends and supporters from all over came together to walk, celebrate and raise vital funds for DSV. StepUP! is… Read More
DSWA on Tour – Broome and Kununurra Thanks to a funding grant from Scrapheap Adventure Ride, Cassandra & Nikki are off on tour next week! They will be visiting Broome and Kununurra to connect with as many families, educators, medical and allied health professionals, and community support services… Read More
DSWA StepUp! Thank you Dancers Thank you to all the fantastic dancers who volunteered their time to to StepUP and Dance! We couldn’t do it without you!… Read More
With lots of NDIS changes and news taking place, we have collated a summary of some of the items that might be of interest to our community. End of transition period for support rules As of 3 October 2025, the NDIS officially ended the 12-month transition period that allowed… Read More
DSWA Telethon Family Festival Well that’s a wrap. What a fantastic Family Festival we had. So many visitors and lots of creativity. Thank you to all our our amazing volunteers. We could not do it without you. Read More
DSWA StepUP! Thank you DSWA Team A big thank you to our amazing staff for all the hard work to make StepUp such a success! The time you volunteer on the day of StepUp makes it all possible. Read More
DSWA StepUP! Thank you Volunteers A huge thank you to all our amazing StepUP! volunteers! Your energy, smiles, and hard work made the event such a success. We couldn’t have done it without you!… Read More
DSWA CEO Award Finalist Our CEO Cassandra Hughes has been selected as a finalist in the Most Visionary Leader award for the 2025 Australian Disability Service Awards presented by @1.community What a wonderful achievement! The awards will be held in Melbourne on 13 November, and we couldn’t be happier… Read More
