Your Path Your Way Support Coordination

🩵NDIS Term of the Week💛

Thank you Be.Bendigo

Member Spotlight – Your Path Your Way ✨

Your Path Your Way Support Coordination (YPYW) is all about helping people access the right support and move towards their goals.

Locally owned and NDIS-registered, YPYW supports people across Bendigo, the Loddon Mallee region and wider Victoria who are living with disability, mental health challenges and complex support needs.

For more than six years, the team has helped people navigate the NDIS, understand their options and connect with supports that suit their individual needs.

With a focus on each person and their own path, YPYW helps make navigating supports feel clearer and more manageable.

👉 Find out more in our Member Directory https://hubs.li/Q04vv0Qh0

🔍 Ever wondered where a support sits in your NDIS plan?

NDIS budgets can feel confusing, especially when you're trying to work out whether a support belongs in Core, Capacity Building, or Capital funding.

That's why we've created our Where In My Plan? tool.

Designed in plain language, this free tool helps you:

✅ Explore common NDIS supports�✅ Understand which budget they are usually funded from�✅ Learn what different funding categories are generally used for�✅ Build confidence when navigating your plan
Whether you're a participant, family member, nominee, support worker or simply learning more about the NDIS, this tool is a great place to start.

💙 Clear information. Practical guidance. No confusing jargon.

Try it today on our website: 🌐
https://yourpathyourway.com.au/tools/

Because it's your path, your way. 💙

NDIS update 💛

The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill has passed Parliament. It becomes law once it receives Royal Assent.

Today brings up big feelings for a lot of people — worry, frustration, uncertainty. Those feelings make sense, and you’re allowed to have them.

A few things worth holding onto:

Your voice made a difference. The Bill that passed is not the Bill that was first introduced. After thousands of submissions from people with disability, families, advocates and organisations, the Government agreed a number of changes — including clearer wording so people aren’t expected to keep trying treatments once they’ve already had all appropriate treatment,  and tighter checks on how and when support funding can be reduced.

Concerns remain. Many in the disability community still don’t believe the legislation goes far enough. Real questions remain about eligibility, how support budgets change, and how decisions get made — and the impact will depend on the rules that follow.

Nothing changes overnight. Current eligibility and plans stay in place until specific changes begin,  and they roll out in stages — for most people, at plan renewal rather than all at once. You don’t need to do anything today.

We’ve got you. YPYW will keep following the official updates and sharing clear, plain-English information as it comes — no jargon, no scare tactics, just what it means for you.

Sharing for local families

Sharing this from Bendigo Health for families who may find it useful. 💙

Speaking Spot Bendigo is a free telehealth clinic for children from birth to school entry, providing an opportunity to speak with a Speech Pathologist and Maternal & Child Health Nurse about concerns relating to:

🗣️ Speech and language
💬 Fluency
🎤 Voice
🍽️ Feeding

The online August clinic is running Wednesday 19 August, 9:00am–10:30am.

Each session includes a brief discussion about your child’s development, practical suggestions to support communication, and referrals to Speech Pathology can be made if required.

If this is something your family has been wondering about, it may be a great opportunity to access some advice without needing to wait for a formal appointment.

Speaking Spot Bendigo is a free telehealth clinic providing an opportunity to speak with a speech pathologist and a maternal and child health nurse about your child's speech, language, fluency, voice or feeding concerns.

The online August clinic will run from 9 am to 10.30 am on Wednesday the 19th.

Each session will include a brief discussion about your child's development, along with some suggestions to assist your child's communication. Referrals to Speech Pathology can be made on the day, if required.

Telehealth instructions:
- Please use a laptop or computer, as telehealth does not work well on a phone
- Open a Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge internet window
- Head to https://videocall.direct/speakingspotbendigo
- Log on with your child’s full name
- You will then appear in the virtual waiting room, and a staff member will admit you when it's your turn

The service is available for children aged birth to school entry. Contact Universal MCH Coordinator on 4408 6590 for any enquiries.

More information: https://www.bendigohealth.org.au/speakingspot/

🩵NDIS Term of the Week💛

🩵 The official NDIS pricing document is hundreds of pages long — and almost nobody wants to read it. So we made a shortcut. 💛

Take a look 👀- https://yourpathyourway.com.au/tools/