This month has been a big one for us as a company and our Participants. We, as an organisation, weathered Cyclone Alfred, which affected many of our Participants and Staff.

Earlier this month, South-east Queensland and North-east New South Wales experienced a category 2 cyclone, the first to make landfall since 1974. Most might not know this, but a large amount of Inclusion Tree’s participants and staff live in this area, so this event deeply impacted us.

This Wednesday is Purple Day, a grassroots effort to increase worldwide awareness of epilepsy. We wanted to do our part to spread awareness about the disorder by writing a bit about the ailment, what it is, how common it is, some myths and facts about it, and how you can learn more about it.

Art has the power to overcome many barriers; it can communicate emotions, inspire change and create connections between people.

While February is the shortest month of the year, that doesn’t mean less happens. This month, we have a story about our coolest participant and an introduction to our Behaviour Support Practitioners.

Hello and welcome to Inclusion Tree’s first newsletter. We have some great stories about what our participants have been up to, what our employees have been cooking up, and updates on what’s new with the NDIS.