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23 March 2021
After such a challenging 2020, it’s lovely to see participants and staff so excited and engaged with the extensive range of activities that form the Day Support program at OC Connections (OCC). We recently chatted with Jasmine (Jazzy) Howlett, a Support Worker at OCC who is passionate about engaging participants in new and challenging activities. […]
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23 March 2021
OC Connections (OCC) has embarked on a very exciting project to review and improve the quality of our homes and make them more comfortable for residents. All homes where OC Connections provides Supported Independent Living (SIL) will be inspected in the coming weeks and months, and a plan will be developed to upgrade any homes […]
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23 March 2021
We are so excited to congratulate Kathleen and Rodney on their recent Commitment Ceremony. Originally planned to be held in February 2020, their special event had to be postponed three times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, on 28 February 2021, family and friends, including some fellow residents, participants and staff from OCC, gathered at […]
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17 March 2021
While we do not have exact dates for when the vaccine will be rolled out to our residents and staff, we expect a confirmation for the first phase rollout dates to come soon. We will continue to provide information regarding next steps as it comes to hand. In the meantime, preparations are underway for when […]
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26 February 2021
We are excited that we are one step closer to ensuring the safety of our staff and participants with the Government’s announcement to roll out the Pfizer COVID vaccine from Monday 22 February to top-tier priority groups across Australia. We understand that of the 80,000 doses being released, 30,000 will be made available to aged […]
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26 February 2021
As we celebrate Victoria’s return to a COVID-safe Summer after The Premier’s announcement today, we would like to remind everyone that there are still restrictions in place to ensure everyone’s health and safety. You can read the guidelines here. As a disability service provider, supporting some of Victoria’s most vulnerable people, OC Connections will continue […]
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With the cancellation of the Christmas Tree Fundraiser, the opportunity to raise much-needed funds to assist in providing non-funded supports for our participants was missed. We were fortunate, however, to recently receive a very generous donation from our tree supplier, Dandenong Christmas Farm. This was a welcome surprise and a great start for 2021. Each […]
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18 February 2021
OCC Enterprises’ Learning and Assessment Manager, Athena Kontonis, celebrates 24 years with OC Connections this year. We caught up with her to find out what she’s been up to all these years! Where did you start your journey with OCC? I started with what was then Oakleigh Centre Industries, when it was located at 773 […]
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18 February 2021
People with an intellectual disability often rely on family, friends or advocates to provide safeguards around their quality of life and prevent bad things from happening, especially when they have difficulty communicating. In a video, taken from a webinar Safeguarding the Future: Margaret Duncan, a Principal Lawyer at Duncan Legal discusses the vital role wills, […]
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OC Connections acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this nation. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and future.
OC Connections respects Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their contribution to our society.
