• families and carers

    Supporting families, carers and the people you care for. There are many ways for people within your family to get the most out of life. We believe that it is important for families and carers to identify their hopes and dreams and to help people connect with their own community.


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  • ageing with attitude!

    The most important ideal is for you to live well at home, connected to your family and friends, and being active in the community. annecto offers guidance and resources for you to participate in your community, and to take responsibility for shaping your own life.

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  • get involved

    annecto believes the fabric of community life is best designed by the local community for the local community.

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  • people with disability

    Partnering with you to get the life you want. We encourage and support all to develop essential life skills, become involved in community and build life-long friendships.


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After Hours

After Hours
Why do we offer after-business-hours support?

Because people’s lives do not, and should not fit a 9am to ....

David House Community

David House Community
providing a road map to an inclusive community

Many people regardless of ability want to be able t....

Ageing with Attitude

Ageing with Attitude
The most important ideal is for you to live well at home, connected to your family and friends, and being active in the ....

Job Connections

Job Connections
annecto Job Connections… for people seeking employment to create a better life … and for employers seeking a bett....

My Support

My Support
Extra Support - to do the things you want to do

My Support is a user-paid service supporting you to live a....

EARS

EARS
Open all hours... because there’s a lot more to life than 9 to 5 Why do we offer after-business-hours support?

Be....

People Stories

 

Moving mountains

Living in a red brick house with a leafy front garden in Melbourne’s South Eastern suburbs, Jill and Bryan Porter are a married couple who enjoy cooking and gardening. Together for 16 years and married for 6 of those, the couple live with their dog Belle. Jill has lived in this house for over 20 years. It’s on a main road with an array of shops and cafes close by.

A formidable couple, Jill and Bryan are obviously devoted to each other. Their thoughts and general outlook on life are very individual...

 

 

Jill and Brian Porter

 

 

 

 

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News & Events

Services and Families working together to support …

Services and Families working together to support adults with intellectual disability

The annual roundtable on intellectual disability is convened by the Living wit...

Speakers Bank

Speakers Bank

Since obtaining the one-off grant from the Department of Human Services in 2011,...

My Support for Rural and Remote

My Support for Rural and Remote

While annecto’s My Support service in Melbourne has been up and running for some...

Inside Out

Inside Out

Daniel's view (Responding to an article in the Bendigo Advertiser) Education...

Dementia: An economic and fiscal disaster waiting …

Dementia: An economic and fiscal disaster waiting to happen

                                          For the first t...

2 Day Introductory Workshop to SRV theory and prin…

2 Day Introductory Workshop to SRV theory and principles

This two day event is for anyone who is serious about improving the lives of mar...

Changing Community Expectations

Changing Community Expectations

Open the two attached documents to read how and why DHS are making changes in ...

Local Matters

Local Matters

Thanks to Grilld Burgers at Highpoint and everyone who voted for annecto through...

Young people in transition - training opportunity

Young people in transition - training opportunity

A training opportunity exists for professionals working with young people in the...

"Changing Squares Into Circles" - The Participator…

"Changing Squares Into Circles" - The Participatory Leadership Story of annecto

Jonelle Bourke and Lucy Murphy from Organisational Development joined forces to ...

Community Forum and Masquerade Ball

Community Forum and Masquerade Ball

Hobsons Bay City Council and the Mayoral program invites you, to join a forum ...

160 stories focus on inclusion

160 stories focus on inclusion

annecto held a landmark community-inclusion workshop last Friday, leading the ...

A closer look at the Fair Work decision

A closer look at the Fair Work decision

annecto CEO Estelle Fyffe recently commented on ABC Radio National on proposed...

“check-in” this Christmas and holidays

“check-in” this Christmas and holidays

While many take the opportunity at Christmas to catch up with family and friends...

annecto hits the spot

annecto hits the spot

  To celebrate the United Nations International Day of People with Disability...

Wendy Dawson’s art purchased for Leeuwin Estate wi…

Wendy Dawson’s art purchased for Leeuwin Estate winery label

Wendy Dawson’s artwork Not Titled (blue and Orange abstract) was selected and ...