from the chair Gratitude to the Friday Foundation for their donation of a new bus for the MASS Mansfield Campus; I would like to begin by thanking my The departure of Liz, Paul and Nigel fellow Committee members for their from our Mansfield campus and contribution during the past twelve Crossroads. All have given years of months. loyal service and who have made We have made some important tangible differences to people’s decisions to support the organisation lives; in delivering quality services to as The election of Matthew Currie to many individuals and families as the Committee; possible. The development of services in the Barwon Region, currently an NDIS The primary for the Committee has site’, led by Jenny and Simone. been the finalisation of the Strategic ‘test We are also now a registered Plan. Sometimes this has been a provider under the NDIS; challenging process. Hard decisions have had to be made about how the The efforts of MASS staff that have service survives the introduction of the enabled the organisation to NDIS. successfully complete independent audits; and Now that the Strategic Plan has been The completion of much needed adopted, the real challenge for the capital works at the MASS Campus Committee and for Management Residence. begins in its delivery. The efforts of staff at Dookie, The Plan provides timelines for the Crossroads, Acorn and our MaPs also completion of key projects and requires special mention as often their mechanisms to ensure management work is less visible due to their reports the progress of the Plan’s ‘remoteness’ from the MASS school implementation to the Committee on campus. a regular basis. report of the In this way the Committee can drive director the delivery of the Plan and ensure that Jenny and her team have the January 1, 2014 saw our official resources they require to deliver the plan. I am sure the Committee will implementation of our transition to a perform this role adeptly. for Service” model. This was a “Fee response to diminishing resources, increases in costs and to prepare MASS for the new world of the While it has been another frantic year National Disability Insurance Scheme. for the Committee and for MASS staff, We are currently providing an equal there are a few things that I would like number of MAP Packages both in and to highlight: out of Hume, with no apparent
from the chair I would like to begin by thanking my fellow Committee members for their contribution during the past twelve months. We have made some important decisions to support the organisation in delivering quality services to as many individuals and families as possible. The primary for the Committee has been the finalisation of the Strategic Plan. Sometimes this has been a challenging process. Hard decisions have had to be made about how the service survives the introduction of the NDIS. Now that the Strategic Plan has been adopted, the real challenge for the Committee and for Management begins in its delivery. The Plan provides timelines for the completion of key projects and mechanisms to ensure management reports the progress of the Plan’s implementation to the Committee on a regular basis. In this way the Committee can drive the delivery of the Plan and ensure that Jenny and her team have the resources they require to deliver the plan. I am sure the Committee will perform this role adeptly. While it has been another frantic year for the Committee and for MASS staff, there are a few things that I would like to highlight: Gratitude to the Friday Foundation for their donation of a new bus for the MASS Mansfield Campus; The departure of Liz, Paul and Nigel from our Mansfield campus and Crossroads. All have given years of loyal service and who have made tangible differences to people’s lives; The election of Matthew Currie to the Committee; The development of services in the Barwon Region, currently an NDIS ‘test site’, led by Jenny and Simone. We are also now a registered provider under the NDIS; The efforts of MASS staff that have enabled the organisation to successfully complete independent audits; and The completion of much needed capital works at the MASS Campus Residence. The efforts of staff at Dookie, Crossroads, Acorn and our MaPs also requires special mention as often their work is less visible due to their ‘remoteness’ from the MASS school campus. report of the director January 1, 2014 saw our official implementation of our transition to a “Fee for Service” model. This was a response to diminishing resources, increases in costs and to prepare MASS for the new world of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. We are currently providing an equal number of MAP Packages both in and out of Hume, with no apparent
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