EBL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER • WINTER EDITION • APRIL 2018
History of EBL (Cont'd)
Accordingly, various alterations, both
In
this edition
structural and some of a more minor
Welcome Glenn! ........................................................1
nature were made to the Davoren
A Park
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from Wendy
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property
so that
children under
16 were in a physically separate area
Carer Committee / All Dressed Up and
from older to clients.
Somewhere
Go! ...................................................3
EBL Options
was now
providing services to 4
Day
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some clients with very complex
Day Options Fun! .....................................................5
intellectual and mental health issues,
Welcome
Diana
and now
Rachel
/ a much
and clients
were
from
Plan
Management
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wider
geographical
area than just the
northern
suburbs.
NDIS
Glossary
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Over the next few years, the financial
situation was improved and services
were expanded into other
geographical locations. And it
resumed offering a Day Options
program.
The offices were moved to Parafield
Gardens in 2004 (still in a
transportable building).
In 2005, the EBL Foundation was
established to ensure the long-term
sustainability of services offered by
the organisation that started out as
Elizabeth Bowey Lodge.
In 2010, the Foundation purchased
“
its first home in Munno Para, for EBL
Welcome Glenn!
In the second half of 2012 it won the To cope with the expansion of
tender for a set of 6 homes known as services, since 2012 the
Tregenza.
They pleasure
provide a that
variety
of
administration
side of
also
It is with great
we announce
the appointment
of things
our new
supported
accommodation,
had to grow - the office has moved
Chief Operations
Officer, Mr. including
Glenn Stanton.
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two which
are extensive
gender specific
homes
4 times people
from its with
original
site in a
lenn has
experience
in supporting
developmental
for vulnerable
with
portable
at Parafield,
to a In
duplex
disability, young
Autism women
and associated
complex
medical
conditions.
intellectual
disability
and
Autism
(one
home
in
Elizabeth,
then
from
a small
particular, he is an experienced leader and NDIS specialist. In his previous
of
the
first was
of their
kind in the
office
at Mawson independent
Lakes into the
role
Glenn
responsible
for the oversight
of supported
living,
Northern
Suburbs).
lovely
offices
we
currently
short-term accommodation, day programs, learning and lifestyle and occupy.
in-home
support.
warmth
and
we do from
is evident
when
you
In
2013, it Glenn’s
won the
contract
to passion for the
EBL work
has gone
offering
respite
talk
to
him
about
his
20
year
career
in
the
disability
sector.
We
believe
he
provide supported accommodation
for 5 children in one small house is in
an excellent
cultural in
fit a for
our Julia
clients, families
and the
entire
EBL 1981,
team.
for
4 young women
new
Salisbury
North
in late
to Glenn
commences
his
new
role
with
us
on
23rd
July
and
we
look
forward
to
working
Farr purpose built duplex home in
providing regular respite, emergency
to provide emergency respite for with him to support our future success under
the permanent
NDIS.
Campbelltown.
respite,
accommodation,
4 adult residents. After lobbying the Welcome
to the
team
Glenn!
In
2014, it won
the
contract
to
state government in 2011 the home provide services to a unique
was eventually approved for supported residential facility for
”
day options and other supports, in a
variety of locations, to over 3,000
individuals living with intellectual
disability, and their families.
12 young adults
with intellectual
Our mission is to provide
quality
lifestyle support
and
accommodation in 2012.
disability at Harrow House, in the
While we will always remember that
accommodation services
to enable people
with disabilities
eastern suburbs.
Elizabeth Bowey Lodge was where
In 2016, the Foundation purchased
we started, we are now a much
to Park
enjoy
active
lives.
the Davoren
premises
from the fulfilled
In 2016, EBL
won the tender for two
permanent group home
bigger organisation and offer many
Housing Trust. purpose built high dependency Until about 2012, EBL ‘s core business homes in Wallaroo and established its was really planned and emergency Day Options service in Davoren Park. respite services for those with In 2017, it won the contract to intellectual disability. originally coming from that 1985 Lady
provide permanent accommodation Mayoress, now stand for Enable
Early in 2012 EBL won the contract to in 4 cluster homes at Blair Athol Better Lifestyles. Because that’s what
manage two of the first South which won a social housing award we’re about.
Australian purpose build transitional in 2018. homes located in Prospect and In 2018, a Day Options program Paralowie designed specifically for commenced at the Harrow House people with complex support needs. site.
more services than simply respite.
Now we are known as EBL Disability
Services, and the initials, while
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