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🚀 Kickstart 2025 with Impact! Since 2018, we've proudly championed growth, connection, and innovation in communities across Australia. In 2025, we’re raising the bar — and we want YOU to join us! We’re seeking partners who share our vision for making a lasting difference. Whether you’re a large organisation or a small business, our tailored partnership opportunities are designed to align with your goals and values. Together, we can create meaningful change that transforms not just individual lives but entire communities. Email: kellie@onecommunity.net.au to start the conversation. Let’s make 2025 a year of impactful collaboration.

Big shout out to the good people I connected with around the country and around the globe in 2024. Leading the Events Team for One Community means I meet some of the most kind hearted and creative people in Australia doing their best to make lives better for people with disability. I believe there are few things better than having a job that aligns with your purpose, I'm extremely grateful I have that and the flexibility to continue my passion as a motivational speaker and to do a few new things along the way. I'm fortunate to see the year out with good health and enthusiasm to reload and do it all again in 2025. These stats reminded me just how big my year was, life in my shoe sure is fun. Stay safe all and have a very Merry Christmas.

As we wrap up the year, we want to thank YOU —whether you joined us in 2024 or have been part of our journey from the very beginning.. Together, we’ve created something special—spaces where connection thrives, collaboration flourishes, and communities are strengthened. 🤝 💓 Our events have always been about meaningful interactions, the kind that only happen when we bring people together with intention and purpose. We believe that at the heart of every strong network is genuine connection, which is why we're so passionate about what we do. Thank you for believing in our mission, for showing up, and for making every event a success—not only by numbers, but by the depth of impact. From our team to yours, we wish you a joyful holiday season and a fantastic new year. We can’t wait to see what we’ll achieve together in 2025. 🌟

In case you missed it... Relive the magic of the Australian Disability Service Awards... The full photo album is now LIVE.✨ From heartfelt moments to big smiles. Browse through snapshots of the winners, nominees, and all the special moments that made this night unforgettable. Take a look and see if you can spot yourself or someone you know: https://lnkd.in/gb49iCSV

Join us tomorrow in Adelaide with Don Elgin and Amy Winters OAM PLY! A great way to celebrate #IDPWD with the local community for our last week of #readysetconnect events. ⭐

Last week of #readysetconnect events for the year, come join us! 🤗

Last week of #readysetconnect events for the year, come join us! 🤗

This week’s events wouldn’t have been the same without the unwavering support of our community. 💛 We’re grateful for the support of our sponsors—Brighter Living Australia, Apollo SDA, nibThrive (nib Group), and Kismet—for making it all possible. We’re gearing up for our final events next week. Let’s make them unforgettable together! Check out upcoming events here: https://lnkd.in/gr3D3KCS We're also taking a moment to celebrate one of our own, Julia, whose dedication and passion have been instrumental in making these events a success. As she embarks on a well-deserved retirement, we want to express our sincere gratitude for her contributions. Your presence will be deeply missed, Julia! 💛 Thank you for being part of this amazing journey—it’s your support and enthusiasm that make these moments shine. ✨ #CommunityConnections #ThankYou #ReadySetConnect

🎥 Kicking off today with highlights from our Brisbane #ReadySetConnect event. A massive thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, Apollo SDA, for making this incredible day of connection and collaboration possible. Take a look! With only a few events left this year, don’t miss your chance to join us: https://lnkd.in/gkhNzfkY

48 hours on and I love seeing that so many people had an amazing time at the 2024 Australian Disability Service Awards. It really brings a smile to my face. This event takes a long time to pull together, collaborating and coordinating with a HUGE number of people. The best part of my job is when I can finally meet so many of you in person at the event, it's a highlight. The downside is that there's so much going on, that I can't relax and have a drink with you! I echo the thanks to all of our sponsors from our earlier post, especially Maureen Lumello and Tender Loving Cuisine. Truly, without you all, this event could not happen: https://lnkd.in/eNYsE84R In addition, huge thanks to our independent Awards Panel, who I really enjoy working: Ryan Sherry, Di Pass, Belinda Sutherland, Mary Ingerton, Peter A Simpson and Darren Peters. I know as a Panel you are very conscious and work very hard to ensure fairness, integrity and transparency in the process. You volunteer your time simply because you see the value in these Awards and the positive impact they have on this industry and ultimately, the impact for people with disability. For this we are extremely grateful. Thanks to the One Community team for your support, in particular Dee Ortega - lots of work done. We're a great team and what a result! One Community created these Awards to acknowledge and celebrate the innovative, talented and passionate people who work to make a difference in the lives of people with disability. As always, inclusion in these awards is open to anyone and everyone who would like to nominate. We acknowledge the challenges being faced by both participants and providers. These challenges won't be solved in a day, a month or even a year. Because of this, it's important to recognise excellence and help inspire everyone to do better in the process. Inspiration and motivation can come from anywhere. I'm proud that we've highlighted a bunch of fantastic, positive stories that have the power to inspire our industry to continue to raise the bar and I'm proud, as a woman with a disability, of the role that I've played in this. Bring on ADSA 2025 💪