How Can NDIS Funding Be Used for Speech Pathology?

How Can NDIS Funding Be Used for Speech Pathology?

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides funding to help individuals with disabilities access the support and services they need to achieve their goals and enhance their quality of life.

For children and adults who require speech pathology services, NDIS funding can be used to support a wide range of therapies aimed at improving functional communication skills.

If you’re wondering how NDIS funding can be applied to speech pathology, this post will guide you through the different ways speech therapy can be covered under your NDIS plan.

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7 Awesome Tips For Bathing Your Dog In Cold Winter Months

Whilst many of you reading this will not experience some of the coldest weather in the world, you will still have winters, and during those periods dog grooming, whether at a professional service or by yourself, often has to be done in different ways.

In particular, when you are bathing your dog in colder weather there are some precautions and steps you must take to ensure that the well-being of your dog is not compromised.

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What Should I Bring to a Bali Rehab Centre?

What Should I Bring to a Bali Rehab Centre?

Embarking on a journey to a rehab center in Bali is a monumental step towards recovery and healing. As you prepare for this transformative experience at Seasons Bali, packing appropriately is essential for your comfort and well-being. Knowing what to bring can ease your transition and help you focus entirely on your recovery journey.

Essential Clothing and Personal Items

Bali’s tropical climate calls for light, comfortable clothing. Pack enough to last a week – remember, laundry services are available. Include:

  • Loose-fitting clothes: Ideal for Bali’s warm weather.
  • Exercise attire and shoes: For fitness activities and yoga sessions.
  • Swimwear: We have swimming facilities and often organize water-related activities.
  • Flip-flops and comfortable walking shoes: For everyday use and outdoor excursions.
  • Sunglasses and sunscreen: Essential under the Balinese sun.
  • A hat or cap: For protection against the sun during outdoor activities.

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10 Ways To Personalise A Loved One’s Funeral

One thing that funeral directors are fully aware of when arranging a funeral for a family’s departed loved one is that the need to make that funeral personalised is likely to be high on the list of requests made of them. Whilst funeral directors will happily accommodate such requests, the key point is that the departed’s family and friends are more critical to any personalisation than the funeral director.

We say that for the simple reason that funeral directors, except in rare circumstances, will not have known the deceased; therefore, they will not know any specifics about them and, thus, what would make the funeral personal to them. Below, are ten ways to personalise a loved one’s funeral.

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5 Environmental Benefits of Landscaping

5 Steps To Mental Wellbeing That Landscaping Can Create

Most people’s first thought when they hear the words, ‘landscaping’ and ‘mental health’ will be that there is not much congruency between them. That is understandable as the worlds of garden landscapes and the wellbeing of our minds are two very distinctive subjects.

Most people will at least accept that a garden is a place where you can sit and relax, soak up the sunshine or play with your children, all of which are healthy pursuits and commensurate with feeling good. We could simply leave it at that as proof that a garden designed by yourself or landscape architects can have a positive impact on our mental health.

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17 Ways to Ensure Your Air Con So it is More Eco Friendly

How an air conditioning system is used contributes to whether it is eco-friendly.

According to air conditioning consultants at airandwater.com.au, those interested in having a smaller carbon footprint – i.e., using less of the earth’s resources, can quickly adopt a few techniques to ensure their air conditioner runs more efficiently.

Not only will they use less power, but it will also cost them less over the unit’s life, so they are saving. Often, what is good for the earth also brings financial benefits to us.

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Five Ways Sexual Harassment Can Impact Long Term Mental Health

Five Ways Sexual Harassment Can Impact Long Term Mental Health

Despite ever-tightening laws and increasing compliance monitoring, sexual harassment remains a huge problem in workplaces across Australia and the world.

On top of the obvious distress and emotional issues it can cause, it’s possible for someone to suffer from long-term mental health problems due to harassment.

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5 Environmental Benefits of Landscaping

5 Environmental Benefits of Landscaping

Landscaping is something that many people do for themselves, their family, and their friends. By landscaping your property, you make it more aesthetically pleasing, desirable for prospective purchasers, and enjoyable for entertaining and relaxing.

These are all excellent reasons to give your yard a new lease on life, but you may not have realised that the environment also benefits. If you don’t believe that’s true, consider the following information.

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Bad Back

What Is Causing Your Bad Back?

A bad back can be caused by sitting down for long periods at a desk, tension, stress and also rushing around all the time. You maybe an architect or web designer where you are required to sit at a desk for long periods of time. Scheduling down time is important and you can do this more easily when you have alternative comfortable furniture to sit in. Creating an attractive alfresco space with comfortable outdoor furniture is a good way to enjoy some relaxation, but you must make sure you use it. All the quiet havens in the world won’t help you relax if you don’t spend time there.

If you have a bad backache it can really make your life miserable, especially if you don’t know what’s causing it. A bad back can prevent you from participating in sports, going shopping, walking for your health, and even sleeping well. It can stop you from being able to sit comfortably for any length of time, thus interfering with important relaxation.

While there are many causes of bad backs, the most likely are sleeping on a mattress that is old and does not support you in the right place or sitting on a lounge or computer chair that does not give your back the proper support. It is really essential to find out what is causing the problem and address it, to ensure your health is as good as possible.

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Environmental Management

Business Benefits of Environmental Management

Many businesses such as a digital marketing agency and SEO companies and others decide to follow sustainability guidelines because they have done their research and found that not only will it help the earth’s resources to last longer, it also impacts their bottom line in a positive way.

Perhaps even more importantly, when done for the right reasons it gives the company a good reputation.

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7 Tasks You Should Complete Prior To Your Carpets Being Professionally Cleaned

7 Essential Steps to Prepare for Your Professional Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Service

Having made the decision to bring in a professional carpet and upholstery cleaner to restore the freshness and extend the life of the fabrics in your home, you’re already on the right track.

Professional cleaning services don’t just make your carpets and upholstery visually appealing but also substantially increase their longevity.

While the lion’s share of benefits comes directly from the expertise and diligent work of the cleaning service, there’s a vital role for you to play as well.

This includes post-cleaning care and maintenance, but importantly, several preparatory steps should be taken before the professional cleaners arrive.

The preparations are not as simple as a couple of quick tasks.

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5 Simple Steps To Steam Cleaning Your Carpets Properly

5 Simple Steps To Steam Cleaning Your Carpets Properly

Whilst some people take their carpets for granted and do little to care for them, thankfully most others look after their carpets properly, including hiring professional commercial cleaners to occasionally give their carpets the top-quality clean that they require.

Caring for and cleaning your carpets not only helps to make your home look great, but it prolongs the carpets’ lives meaning you spend less on having to replace them.

The specific ways in which you can care for your carpets and clean them varies greatly.

It could be that you remove stains immediately, it could be the professional carpet cleaning that you invest in, or simply the regular vacuuming that you do without fail, two or three times every week. Another way of cleaning carpets is steam cleaning them to give them a truly deep clean.

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7 Ways You Improve Your Health When Working In Your Landscaped Garden

7 Ways You Improve Your Health When Working In Your Landscaped Garden

Landscapers aren’t the only ones who love working in gardens, some people love working in a garden of their own, whether it be a small backyard or a large garden created from a landscaping design. In truth, the size does not matter, as gardens of all sizes give pleasure to those who use them and work in them.

As well as enjoyment, there is another highly important benefit that gardens provide and that is they can help to maintain and improve your health and wellbeing.

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Eligibility And Evidence Requirements For A Partner Visa

Eligibility And Evidence Requirements For A Partner Visa

For anyone who has a partner or spouse living in Australia and wishes to join them here, it will be necessary to obtain a partner visa.

It should be noted that there is not just one type of partner visa there are several if you include the subclasses of partner visas. The visa which applies to any individual depends upon the specific circumstances of the applicant, and the basis upon which they wish to live and/or work in Australia.

It is critically important that anyone applying for a partner visa has all the correct facts including knowing which type of partner visa they need. Applying for the wrong visa may not only delay an application but in the worst-case scenario, could see it be rejected. For these reasons every applicant should seek the help and advice of immigration experts before they begin their partner visa application.

Partner Visa Types

Here are summaries of partner visas including their subclasses, we recommend contacting an expert such as www.successmigration.com.au for more information.

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What Type Of Teeth Can A Dental Implant Replace

What Type Of Teeth Can A Dental Implant Replace

Whenever you read about dental implants you will likely come across lots of people who are delighted about the procedure and want to praise their practitioner.

You will also find information on a multitude of benefits that dental impacts can bestow upon the person who has them fitted.

This information is all perfectly valid and will hopefully give you confidence that dental implants are the right solution for replacing your tooth.

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Why Most Couples Who Divorce Do Not Go To Court

Why Most Couples Who Divorce Do Not Go To Court

One of the biggest surprises that clients get when they first meet with their divorce lawyers is the news that it is unlikely to go to court.

In fact, for every 10 clients a divorce lawyer represents, it will be unusual if any more than 1 of them end up having their divorce settlement determined by a judge sitting in a family court.

There are many reasons for this but perhaps the main one is the principle in Australian family law that the grounds for divorce can only be an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.

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5 Ways To Make Moving House In The Heat of Summer Bearable

5 Ways To Make Moving House In The Heat of Summer Bearable

Whilst you may be able to pick which house you are moving to, your removalists, and even the wallpaper that you are going to hang in your new living room, one thing you cannot choose is the weather on the day of your move.

You might also be constrained in terms of the date you can move, or the time of year you move, and this may mean moving at the height of the summer.

Many activities are suited to the summer such as cricket, tennis, and swimming, but house moving, for most people, is not fun when temperatures are high.

For this reason, we thought we would help out with our top 5 tips for making moving house during the hot summer months, more bearable for all.

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What Happens If You Want To Change Your Child’s Name After Divorce?

What Happens If You Want To Change Your Child’s Name After Divorce?

If you are divorced and have any children there may come a point that might wish to change the name of those children, and if so, given the legal complexities, you should certainly consult your family lawyers.

The reason for that is that even though you may have sole responsibility for the child, there are a number of legal requirements that must be met before you will be allowed to change the name of your child.

Let us start with how the basic process works in Western Australia, and in the first instance, you would only make an application here if that is where the child’s birth was registered. If their birth was registered in a different state, your application needs to be made there.

If they were registered in WA, your application needs to be sent to the Western Australian Registry of Birth Deaths and Marriages. It is here where the registrar will make the ultimate decision with regard to your application.

It should be noted that there are several different application forms which are each applicable to the specific reason why you wish to change your child’s name, and what details you wish to change. This which refers to whether it is their first name, or their family name that is changing.

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Never Mind The Kids - Who Gets Custody Of Our Pets After Divorce

Never Mind The Kids – Who Gets Custody Of Our Pets After Divorce?

For anyone going through a divorce, it can be the case that everything is agreed amicably including finances, property settlement, and arrangements for the children and that the work of each divorce lawyers is merely to facilitate the agreement by drawing up the divorce papers and submitting them to the family Court to be approved.

No doubt many a family lawyer is reading this and saying, ‘If only’, because there are many divorces that take a different path where each spouse refuses to accept the other’s proposal for a divorce settlement and ultimately the matter needs to be resolved by going to the Family Court.

Often the most contentious issues revolve around the arrangement for children and in some cases, it will be the property settlement that the two parties are haggling over. There is one matter, however, that few people think of being a contentious issue until they themselves have had to face it, and that the question of what happens to any pets that the divorcing couple own.

Whilst the Family Law Act of 1975 has paragraph upon paragraph about how the law wants the best interests of children being served with regards to any arrangements made for them, but rightly or wrongly, the legislators of the time did not think to apply the same criteria to pets.

We say that with our tongue in our cheek as the idea that children are pets are on an equal footing when it comes to how the law would want to protect their welfare is not a serious one. At least that might the view within the legal universe, but just ask any pet owner how much they love and adore their pet, and it will become clear that they certainly want their pet’s welfare to be looked after.

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Why Relocating With Your Children After Divorce Might Not Be Possible

Why Relocating With Your Children After Divorce Might Not Be Possible

One of the issues that all family lawyers will have had to deal with at some time, and probably on more than one occasion, is where a client wishes to relocate with their children following a divorce.

Many parents are under the misconception that simply because when the divorce was finalised in court the order was that the children live with them that they have the right to take the children to live anywhere they choose.

That is simply not the case.

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