History of Lifestyle Connections

general member; Jenni Brittain since 1997 as Vice President (for 14
years), Secretary and a general member; Janice Noonan (just recently
resigned) as Secretary for 18 years; and Jo-ann Hoare as a general
member for 11 years.
It is that special personal, understanding and caring atmosphere that
has consistently pervaded and defined our Service over its 25 years,
that has cemented the long-term commitment and satisfaction within
our Lifestyle Connections community.
THE FUTURE
Lifestyle Connections has seen many changes over these past 25 years
and now faces another with the NDIS. We look forward to the
challenge and to continuing our caring support to our valued Service
Users and their families both ‘old’ and new. We have grown slowly but
remained relatively small to retain that personal touch – we do not
want to get too big – even under NDIS. We are here to support each
other on this journey.
For many families who have used the services of Leisure/Lifestyle
Connections for many years, part of the joy has been watching our
Service Users grow up, lead more autonomous lives and blossom. This
can be attributed to them themselves, their families/carers but also to
our Staff and Support Persons that have assisted along the way.
As Colleen wisely said about the future for our loved ones with a
disability - all we can do is build a Service based on our philosophy of
an ordinary life, build networks for them, have procedures in place,
and trust that these safeguards will meet their changing needs during
their lifetime.
We close this booklet with a fitting quote from Colleen’s article
“Pursuing a Dream” - “Only people who can look beyond the disability
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