2011 annual report

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ANNUAL REPORT2011

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Contents

We cared for refugee children

which sees us farewelling our

ChairpersonWelcome

Terry LawlerChairperson

Ray DunnFounding CEO

Claire RobbsCEO

Founding CEO

Welcome

CEO Welcome

About Us

and Valuable

Our People

Elisabe h and Allan Good Carers

Ni holas S h

id Co

uni Peer W

orker Souh Ausralia

Car en Mendoza Senior Suppor Worker Now

ra

Vision:

Mission:

Values:

Vision, Mission and

Values

We believe in the

rights of people and

the importance of

areas including:

Client Outcomes

Cultural Respect

Challenging Systemic Disadvantage

People and Leadership

Organisa onal E ec veness

Strategic Plan

Timeline

1995

1999

2000

2001

2002

2007

2006

2005

2008

2009

2010

2011

Our Services

Family Support and Out-of-Home Care Services

Sarah, outh Representa ve,

Queensland

Sara

h a

he

2011

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a onal Carer Conferen e in Brisbane

Glen

da Norris arer New Sou h Wales

Glenda Norris, Carer, New South Wales

smiles and seeing children and

Disability Services

Fairan Naurarura winner of he Co uni Builder Award a he Life Wi hou Barriers

2010 Disa

bili

Serv

i es A

hiev

een

Aw

ards

Doron Ninedek, Client, Victoria

Mental Health Services

Mark arrison Couni Peer Worker Sou h Aus raliaMark Harrison,

Community Peer Worker, South Australia

Services to Support Refugees

and Asylum Seekers

Sahir Said e ber of he azara Soer ea

sponsored b Life W

i hou Barriers

Souh Aus

ralia

Ali Hosseini, Cultural Liaison O cer, South Australia

Ali

osseini Cul ural Liaison O

er and e

ber of he azara So er ea sponsored b Life Wi hou Barriers

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ralia

alcohol counselling and safe

Services

us ne Harris, Na onal Manager MST, New Zealand

Jus

ne

arris

Na

ona

l Manager –

MST New Zealand

Home and Community Care Services

Asher Meadows, HACC Coordinator, Queensland

Ashe

r Mea

dows

ACC Coordina or ueensland

Homelessness Services

Kyran, Client, South Australia

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Where We Are Now

Carers and Contractors

1,6522,111 2,2082,298

2,591

People We Support

1,9012,433

3,7544,467

4,823

Employees

7551,137 1,217

1,743

2,219

Our Achievements

Our Achievements in

New South Wales and the

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales Out-of-Home Care Review

Sydney A original and Torres Strait slander Team

Euro odalla Community ased Support Service

Karen Tropp Life Wi hou Barriers Carer S dne

Emergency Response Transi onal Unit Pilot

Riverina Murray Accommoda on

Our Achievements in

Queensland

Home and Community Care Services

Suppor ng Rockhampton and Gladstone Communi es

Ro kha p on and Ma ka Life Wi hou Barriers NAIDOC ouh fo

oba

ll ea

Clinical Services

Queensland Floods and Cyclone Yasi

Our Achievements in

South Australia

Quality Accredita on E ternal Review

Port Augusta Whyalla ntermediate Care Service

Clien Mar Berr wi h Danielle Langelaar Life Wi hou Barriers Sou h Aus ralian eplo

ee and winner

of he

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2010

Dis

abili

Ser

vies

Ahi

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Community Educa on Program

Specialised Programs

At Risk Youth Accommoda on Service

roome Kununurra Youth us ce

Rezwan M

adani Life Wihou

Barriers Suppor W

orker Perh – w

inner of he Couni A

ess and Engage en Award a he 2010 Disabili Servi es A

hieve

en A

war

ds

Group Home Services in roome

Gold elds Region

Our Achievements in

Western Australia

Our Achievements in

Tasmania

New Services for People with Disability

Out-of-Home Care

Sephen Clark

eber of he Life Wi hou Barriers band a he Ro herlea Da Cen re

Ta

san

ia

Liaison and Media on Services to Schools and Families of Students with Disabili es

2010 Disability Services Achievement Awards

Group Homes in Metro North

Support to Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Nigel Malone

Life Wihou

Barriers Disabili

Suppor W

orker Cranbourne Vi

oria – winner of he Person Cen red Planning Award a he 2010 Disabili Servi es A

hieve

en A

war

ds

Families Growing Communi es

Our Achievements in

Victoria

Our Achievements in

NorthernTerritory

Youth us ce Support Person Register

Foster Care Services in Katherine

Jess winner of he Courage and Co

i en Award a he 2010 Disabili Servi es Ahieve

en A

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rn T

erri

or

E cellence in Care

New Trustee

Life Wihou

Barriers suppors

hildren

oung people adul s and fa

ilies in New Zealand hrough disabili and fa il suppor and ou -of-hoe are se

rvi es

Mul systemic Therapy

Services in New Zealand

Our Achievements in

New Zealand

Life Without arriers Aboriginal and Torres Strait slander Team

RAP Employment Goals

Cultural Connec ons

Cultural Respect Training

Cultural Audit of Policies

Na onal Cultural Respect Steering Commi ee

Accessibility

Target 1 Accessibility Awareness

We also ensured regular news

Target 2 Physical Accessibility

Target 3 nforma on Accessibility

Target 4 Client Par cipa on and Engagement

Target 5 Accessible Employment

Over the past

12 months

to enhance

accessibility

Research and

Carol Peltola Children s Research Fund

Klie G

wnne

Life Wi hou

Barriers Exe u ve and Clare Tilbur inaugural Carol Pel ola Childre

n’s R

esea

rh

Fund

Cha

irLife Without arriers Aboriginal and Torres Strait slander Children s Fund

Our Carers

2011 Na onal Carer Conference

Carer Learning and Development Program

Carer Peer Support Program

Na onal Carer Consulta on Group

Model of Care

a Case Manager and a range of

2010 Na onal Foster Carer Survey

Enhancing Client

Outcomes

Na onal Service Delivery Model Structure Project

in place for children and

Client nforma on, Recording and Tracking System

Communi es of Prac ce

2010 Life Without arriers Disability Services Achievement Awards

Working from an Evidence- ase

Mul systemic Therapy

Mul dimensional Treatment Foster Care

program which places children

Life Without Barriers

outcomes for the

people we support

Governance

usiness Planning

oard Governance Review

CEO Succession Planning

oard Sub-Commi ees

Policy and Procedure

Life Wi hou Barriers’ Senior Manage en Tea

Client

Client Engagement and Par cipa on Framework

Person-Centred Planning

CREATE

Mental Health Community Peer Support Worker Program

Life Without Barriers

for our clients to

decisions that

Social Commentary

and Public Policy

Deloi e Out-of-Home Care Forum

Support for the Na onal Disability nsurance Scheme

Disabili-TEA a he Life Wi hou Barriers o e in Ro herlea Ta

s

ania

Disabili-TEA a he Life Wi hou Barriers Disabili Da Progra in New as le New So

uh W

ales

Our

Stakeholders

and Supporters

GOVERNMENT

RESEARCH PARTNERS

COMMUN TY AND US NESS

QueenslandGOVERNMENT US NESS AND COMMUN TY

Prescare

New South Wales

GOVERNMENT


South Australia

WesternAustralia

GOVERNMENT


GOVERNMENT


Australian Capital Territory

GOVERNMENT COMMUN TY AND US NESS

VictoriaGOVERNMENT COMMUN TY AND US NESS

TasmaniaGOVERNMENT


New Zealand

Northern Territory

GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT

Families



Summary Financial

Statementsfor the year ended 30 June 2011

Contents

Our Directors

on Directors

Terry Lawler

Anthony Deegan

Robert Ferris

on Directors

William Grant

Jan Lowe

Tracey McCosker

on Directors

Paul Murphy OAM

Sharon Gollan

Sue Gordon AM

Auditor’s Independence

L FE W THOUT ARR ERS A N: 15 101 252 171

AUD TOR S NDEPENDENCE DECLARAT ON UNDER SECT ON 307C OF THE CORPORAT ONS ACT 2001 TO THE D RECTORS OF L FE W THOUT ARR ERS

Summary Statement of

Comprehensive Income

Note 2011 2010 000 000

Total Revenue and other ncome 2 247,501 204,371

Total E penditure 244,697 202,722

Surplus a er income ta 2,804 1,649

Other Comprehensive ncome 2 41

Total Comprehensive ncome 2,806 1,608

Summary Statement of Financial

Note 2011 2010 000 000

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 52,606 52,751

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 16,004 11,322

TOTAL ASSETS 68,610 64,073

TOTAL CURRENT L A L T ES 49,354 47,938

TOTAL NON-CURRENT L A L T ES 789 473

TOTAL L A L T ES 50,143 48,412

NET ASSETS 18,467 15,661

TOTAL EQU TY 18,467 15,661

2010

2011

Funds

Purpose

Funds

Purpose

Children’s

Foreign

Fair Value

Summary Statement of

Changes in Equity

Summary Statement

of Cash Flows

2011 2010 000 000

Net cash provided from opera ng ac vi es 586 15,953

Net cash provided from inves ng ac vi es 7,193 9,067

Net cash provided from nancing ac vi es 196 -

Cash at the end of the nancial year 32,901 39,330

Notes to the Summary Financial

StatementsNote 1

(c) Revenue


Statements


StatementsNote 2 Revenue and Other Income

2011 2010 000 000

Revenue from government grants and other grants

Total revenue 242,676 202,572

Other income

Total other income 4,824 1,800

Total revenue and other income 247,501 204,371

Note 3 Accumulated Funds

2011 2010 000 000

alance at end of nancial year 16,244 15,584


StatementsNote 4 Special Purpose Funds

2010

alance as at 30 June 2010 - 118 118

2011

2,143

alance as at 30 June 2011 2,096 165 2,261

LW Aboriginal Torres Strait slands Children s Founda on

Carol Peltola Research Funds


StatementsNote 5 Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 Disclosures

2011 2010 000 000

2011 2011 2010 2010 000 000

Discussion and Analysis

Directors’

T Lawler T McCosker

T Lawler T McCosker

Independent Audit Report

L FE W THOUT ARR ERS A N: 15 101 252 171

NDEPENDENT AUD T REPORT TO THE MEM ERS OF L FE W THOUT ARR ERS

Report on the Summary Financial Statements

Directors Responsibility for the Financial Report

Auditor s Responsibility

Addi onal Scope Pursuant to the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991

Independent Audit Report

Auditor s Opinion

Contacts

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

State and Territory O ces

New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory

South Australia

Northern Territory

Queensland

Phone Fa Email

Australian Na onal O ce

New Zealand Na onal O ce

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