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National Disability Coordination Officer Program

The Australian Government’s $18.3 million National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) program targets the barriers that people with a disability face in gaining access to, and successfully completing, post-school education and training, through a comprehensive national network of 31 National Disability Coordination Officers.

The NDCO program works toward the Australia-wide coordination and delivery of transition services for people with a disability who are at, or who will be attending, university, vocational education and training or another training organisation.

The NDCO program’s goals are to:

  • Improve transitions to help people with a disability from school or community into post-school education and training and subsequent employment.
  • Increase participation by people with a disability in higher education, vocational education and training and employment.
  • Establish better links between schools, universities, TAFEs, training providers and disability service providers so that they can work together to provide the best possible assistance for people with a disability.

A list of providers and for each of the 31 NDCO Service Regions is provided below.

For any enquiries, please call 133 873 or email ndco@deewr.gov.au.


 

       Service Region

Name of Organisation

NDCO Contact

1

Inner Sydney

Eastern Suburbs

St George-Sutherland





Centre for Developmental Disability Studies



NDCO Officer - Reshad Heckbarally
rheckbarally@med.usyd.edu.au
(02) 8878 0511
59 Charles Street,
Ryde - NSW  2112

2

Canterbury-Bankstown

Inner Western Sydney

Central Western Sydney





University of Western Sydney



NDCO Officer - Debi Toman
d.toman@uws.edu.au
(02) 9685 9315
Building EH, Room 18 - Equity and Diversity Unit 
Parramatta Campus, University of Western Sydney
Victoria Road
Parramatta - NSW 2150

 

3


Lower Northern Sydney

Central Northern Sydney

Northern Beaches
Gosford-Wyong
 







Centre for Developmental Disability Studies



NDCO Officer - Timothy Hart
thart@med.usyd.edu.au
(02) 8878 0514
59 Charles Street,
Ryde - NSW 2112

 4


Outer South Western Sydney

Fairfield-Liverpool








 




University of Western Sydney



NDCO Officer - Nicole Ison (Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays)
n.ison@uws.edu.au 
(02) 4620 3246
UWS Campbelltown Campus
Building 16, Room 19
Narellan Road
Narellan - NSW 2560

NDCO Officer - Ms Gillian Hilt (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)
g.hilt@uws.edu.au 
(02) 4620 3175
UWS Campbelltown Campus
Building 16, Room 18
Narellan Road
Narellan - NSW 2560

5


Outer Western Sydney

Blacktown

 




University of Western Sydney



NDCO Officer - Michelle Hayter
m.hayter@uws.edu.au
(02) 4570 1483
Building G - Equity and Diversity Unit
Hawkesbury Campus, University of Western Sydney
Bourke Street
Richmond - NSW 2753

6


Newcastle

Hunter SD Bal
 




University of Newcastle



NDCO Officer - Kay Dean
Kay.Dean@newcastle.edu.au
 (02) 4921 8844
University of Newcastle
University Drive
Callaghan-NSW 2308

7


Tweed Heads

Lismore

Richmond-Tweed SD Bal

Coffs Harbour

Port Macquarie
Clarence (excl. Coffs Harbour)

Hastings (excl. Port Macquarie)

Northern Tablelands








University of New England





NDCO Officer - Gwen Johnson
gwen.johnson@une.edu.au
 (02) 6773 2130
School of Education, University of New England Armidale
Armidale - NSW 2351

8


Nowra-Bomaderry

Illawarra SD Bal

Wollongong

Lower South Coast
 






Northcott Disability Services




NDCO Officer - Julie Williams  
02 4262 7155  
Bay 2, 8 Marshal Street  
Dapto NSW 2530


 

9


Upper Darling

Lower Murrumbidgee

Central Murray

Murray-Darling

Far West

Lachlan

Macquarie-Barwon

Dubbo

Central Macquarie (excl. Dubbo)

Bathurst-Orange
Central Tablelands (excl. Bathurst-Orange)

Tamworth

Northern Slopes (excl. Tamworth)

North Central Plain










Central West Community College










NDCO Officer - Julia Strang
jstrang@cwcc.nsw.edu.au
(02) 6330 0907
1/98 Bentinck St
BATHURST NSW 2795

 

10


North Canberra

Belconnen

Woden Valley

Weston Creek-Stromlo

Tuggeranong

South Canberra

Gungahlin-Hall

Queanbeyan

Southern Tablelands (excl. Queanbeyan)

Snowy

Albury

Upper Murray (excl. Albury)

Wagga Wagga

Central Murrumbidgee (excl. Wagga Wagga)

Northcott Disability Services

 

NDCO Officer - Paula Davidson
(02) 6297 6899
Suite 16, 142-144 Monaro Street
Queanbeyan NSW 2620
F: 02 6297 7855


 

11


Inner Melbourne

Northern Middle

MelbourneHume City

Northern Outer Melbourne

Inner Melbourne VET Cluster

NDCO Officer - Effie Kapsalos
ekapsalos@imvc.com.au
(03) 9686 2354
197 Coventry Street
South Melbourne - VIC 3205

12


Melton-Wyndham

Western Melbourne

Moreland City



 

RMIT University

NDCO Officer - Donna Leonard
donna.leonard@rmit.edu.au
(03) 9925 3531
RMIT University,
Building 94, Level 3, Room 28 Cardigan Street
Melbourne - VIC 3000

13


Boroondara City

Eastern Middle Melbourne

Eastern Outer Melbourne

Yarra Ranges Shire Part A
 

RMIT University

NDCO Officer - Joanne Webber
joanne.webber@rmit.edu.au
(03) 9925 5269
RMIT: Building 94, Level 3, Room 27 Cardigan Street
Melbourne - VIC 3000

14


Southern Melbourne

Greater Dandenong City

Frankston City

Mornington Peninsula Shire
 

Skills Plus

NDCO Officer - Sally Bailey
sally@skillsplus.com.au
(03) 9784 0400
Level 2, 54-58 Well Street
Frankston - VIC 3199

 

15


Mildura Rural City Part A

West Mallee

East Mallee

North Wimmera

Greater Bendigo City Part A

North Loddon

Greater Shepparton City Part A

North Goulburn

South Goulburn

South Loddon

South West Goulburn
 

University of Melbourne

NDCO Officer - Cressida Metcalf
cressida@unimelb.edu.au
(03) 5823 6624
University of Melbourne
21 Nixon Street
SHEPPARTON 3630

 

16


Greater Geelong City Part A

East Barwon

Warrnambool City

Hopkins

Glenelg

WestBarwon

Ballarat City

East Central Highlands

West Central Highlands

South Wimmera
 

University of Ballarat

NDCO Officer - Gary Kerridge
g.kerridge@ballarat.edu.au
TTY:(03) 5327 9337
  University of Ballarat
Mount Helen Campus
University Drive
Building F, Room F216
Mount Helen - VIC 3350
University of Ballarat
PO Box 663
Ballarat - VIC 3353

 

 

17


Wellington Shire

La Trobe Valley

West Gippsland

South Gippsland

West Ovens-Murray

East Ovens-Murray

East Gippsland Shire

Wodonga

South Eastern Outer Melbourne

Wodonga TAFE

NDCO Officer - Julie Fry
jfry@wodonga.tafe.edu.au
(02) 6055 6919
Building A, 87 McKoy Street
West WODONGA 3690
 

18


Brisbane City

Pine Rivers Shire

Redcliffe City

Caboolture Shire Part A

Redland Shire

 

Career Employment Australia

NDCO Officer - Ross Kelly
rossk@ceagroup.com.au
(07) 3397 9899
29 Cambridge St, Coorparoo.
Brisbane -  QLD 4000

19


Gold Coast City Part A

Ipswich City 

Beaudesert Shire Part A

Logan City

Gold Coast City Part B

Career Employment Australia

Career Employment Australia
NDCO Officer - Jeanette Winders
jeannettew@ceagroup.com.au
(07) 3710-8120
Building 6, 460-492 Beaudesert Road
Salisbury QLD 4107

 

20


Moreton SD Bal

Toowoomba

Darling Downs SD Bal

South West

Sunshine Coast

Central West

Steps Disability QLD Inc

NDCO Officer - Debbie Rooskov
debbier@stepsemployment.com.au
(07) 5437 2064
Shop 2 Otranto House
8 Otranto Avenue
Caloundra - QLD 4551

 

21


Bundaberg

Hervey Bay City Part A

Wide Bay-Burnett SD Bal

Rockhampton

Gladstone

Fitzroy SD Bal

Community Employment Options Inc

NDCO Officer- Sarai Mitchell
saraimitchell@employment.org.au 
 (07) 4125 4899
Community Employment Options
3/1 Coral Street
URANGAN 4655

 

22


 Townsville City Part A

Thuringowa City Part A

Northern SD Bal

Cairns City Part A

Far North SD Bal

North West

Mackay City Part A

Mackay SD Bal

Steps Disability QLD Inc

NDCO Officer - Gary Travers
garyt@stepsemployment.com.au
(07) 4727-2608
Tenancy 4, Level 1 281-285 Ross River Road
Aitkenvale - QLD 4814  

23
 

Western Adelaide

Eastern Adelaide

Southern Adelaide
 

TAFE SA

NDCO Officer - Monica Leahy
monica.leahy@tafesa.edu.au
(08) 8207 8652
TAFE SA Adelaide City Campus
120 Currie St
ADELAIDE  SA  5000

24


Northern Adelaide

Mt Lofty Ranges

Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Murray Mallee

Upper South East

Lower South East

University of SA

NDCO Officer - Jenny Watts-Sampson
jenny.watts-sampson@unisa.edu.au
(08) 8302 5444 
UniSA Northern Adelaide Partnerships
University of South Australia
GP2-25 Mawson Lakes Campus
Adelaide SA 5001  

25


 Lincoln

West Coast

Whyalla

Pirie

Flinders Ranges

Far North

Yorke

Lower North

Riverland

Barossa

University of SA

NDCO Officer - Karin Bolton
Karin.Bolton@unisa.edu.au
(08) 8647 8139
Room Number MB1 - 55
Centre for Regional Engagement
University of South Australia
111 Nicolson Ave
Whyalla Norrie SA 5608 

26


 South East Metropolitan

Mandurah

Avon

Kalgoorlie/Boulder City Part A

Lefroy

Johnston

Bunbury

Preston

Vasse

Blackwood

Pallinup

King

Hotham

Carnegie

Campion

Lakes

Edge Employment Solutions

NDCO Officer - Kylie Rogers
kylie.rogers@edge.org.au
(08) 9286 6600
38 Hood Street, Subiaco, WA 6008
 

27


Central Metropolitan

South West Metropolitan

East Metropolitan
 

Edge Employment Solutions

NDCO Officer - Trevor Paterson
trevor.paterson@edge.org.au
(08) 9286 6600
38 Hood Street, Subiaco, WA 6008

28


North Metropolitan

Geraldton

Gascoyne

Greenough River

De Grey

Fortescue

Ord

Fitzroy

Moore

Edge Employment Solutions

NDCO Officer - Nicole Cox
nicole.cox@edge.org.au 
(08) 9286 6600
38 Hood Street, Subiaco, WA 6008

29


Greater Hobart

Southern
 

University of Tasmania

NDCO Officer - Debbie Hindle
debbie.hindle@utas.edu.au 
(03) 6226 1796
University of Tasmania
Hobart -TAS 7000

30


 Greater Launceston

Central North

North Eastern

Burnie-Devonport

North Western Rural

University of Tasmania

NDCO Officer - Darlene McLennan
Darlene.McLennan@utas.edu.au 
(03) 63243758
Newnham Drive, Newnham
Launceston - TAS 7248

31


 Darwin City

Palmerston-East Arm

Litchfield Shire

Finniss

Bathurst-Melville

Alligator

Daly

East Arnhem

Lower Top End NT

Barkly

Central NT

Charles Darwin University

NDCO Officer : Elizabeth Reid
elizabeth.reid@cdu.edu.au
(08) 8946 6288
Building 22
Support &  Equity Services
Charles Darwin University
Darwin - NT 0909 

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