‘Nothing inventive about it’: Polio survivor’s idea to fix station access. Article published in the Ballarat Courier, 11th August, 2024:  By Nieve Walton

Our own polio survivor, Jeff Stewart knows how difficult it can be to get from one platform to another at the Ballarat Train Station.

Especially if the train is not at a platform you expect, which has caused Mr Stewart to miss his train on multiple occasions.

He was an electrical engineer before retiring and has lived in Ballarat for most of his life.

Mr Stewart is frustrated the proposed overpass for the station is a significant walk from the main buildings.

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UN asked to rule on whether NDIS age cap is a human rights breach – 02 November 2023

Our own, Dr Peter Freckleton, an Australian with a severe and permanent disability, is alleging the Australian Government is discriminating against him by denying him access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) because of his age.

In a complaint to the UN, Dr Freckleton says this breaches his fundamental right to protection from discrimination under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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