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Queensland Disability Action Week 25 Nov – 2nd Dec

A smiling worker in a high-vis shirt and blue hair net holds tea boxes in a factory, showing BUSY Ability’s disability job support.

The annual Disability Action Week for Queensland commenced on Saturday 25th November, and the theme this year is Access Ignites: it’s good for business! With events run through local councils and community organisations across the State, everyone is encouraged to get involved by attending events in their region and learning more about inclusion in the […]

Peace Education Program supporting ‘change from within’

A man and woman standing together, symbolising the support provided by BUSY Ability – Inclusive Employment Australia and disability job services.

The ten-week Peace Education Program changes lives within BUSY ability. Participation is voluntary in this program designed to help those impacted by the justice system to re-join the workforce. Upon arrival, many hung their heads, covered faces with caps and appeared uninterested. But all that was about to change. The participants are part of the […]

BUSY Ability and CoAct Partner to Expand Disability Employment Support

A smiling woman with long brown hair sits indoors. BUSY Ability and CoAct logos appear, with blurred shelves and yellow folders behind.

BUSY Ability has had a long-serving, 30-plus year history of supporting people with disability, injury and illness into meaningful employment, delivering Disability Employment Services throughout Northern NSW and South East Queensland. Recently announced, and commencing this July, BUSY Ability have now joined forces with CoAct, an organisation that offers national partnership with for-purpose service partners, […]

Paul makes a career start in construction

Two men smile outside a BUSY Ability building. One wears glasses, striped blazer and floral shirt; the other, a hi-vis work shirt and gives a thumbs up to vocational support through BUSY.

When Paul first came to BUSY Ability, he was a little reserved and his confidence was low, having just lost some casual, labour hire shifts that he had relied on for income. With a prior conviction to deal with, this was placing added stress on him to find sustainable employment. Paul had recently become a […]

We #Embrace Equity!

A young woman with long brown hair and a nose ring smiles brightly working within disability recruitment for BUSY Ability stands by a textured dark wall, wearing a black top and name-tag lanyard.

It’s International Women’s Day and on this day, and every day, the team at BUSY Ability and BUSY Health support gender inclusion. Here at BUSY, we encourage all our staff to walk the walk by ‘embracing equity, embracing diversity and embracing inclusion’. We took the time to interview four of our incredible female staff members […]

Doug finds purpose and independence through work!

A man in a blue and orange shirt kneels by a car, using a red cloth to clean its wheel. Doug finds purpose and independence through work with his BUSY Ability Vocational Support

When Doug was first signed up with BUSY Ability Pimpama, he advised his Employment Consultant that the only thing he wanted to do was go back to work and give himself a purpose. Doug has a Moderate Intellectual Disability but this has never stopped him from being as independent as he can and living his […]

Nathan is excelling at work – and in life!

A man in a red Coles polo shirt and name tag, supported by BUSY Ability - Inclusive Employment Australia, stands indoors smiling by a plant.

When Nathan first came to BUSY Ability a little over a year ago, he was unemployed and spending most of his time in the house and on the couch. Diagnosed with Dyspraxia, a neurodevelopmental disorder which affects movement and coordination, Nathan’s previous role as a pool lifeguard was taking a toll and he could no […]

Partnering with Queensland Corrective Services to Support Post-Release Employment

QCS staff standing with BUSY Ability staff, one of them is holding a BUSY Ability bag

A collaboration between BUSY Ability and Queensland Corrective Services has seen BUSY Ability provide pre-employment workshops in Queensland correctional centres to prepare people for employment upon release.  This program has been delivered to over 500 people inside correctional facilities. From July 2022, BUSY Ability has been contracted by the Australian Government to deliver the Workforce […]

BUSY Ability Support 1128 Ex-Offenders Into Work

A chef in a white, double-breasted coat with black trim sits indoors, with blurred greenery and modern décor suggesting inclusivity.

A recent employment drive by BUSY Ability had an aim of placing 1000 people with lived experience of the justice system into work before Christmas. The target was smashed and resulted in 1128 people now in employment and looking forward to a happy Christmas and new year ahead, for themselves and for their families. BUSY […]