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The peak body for the Queensland community transport sector and bringing Queenslanders together to develop responses to the community's needs for transport, access and mobility
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work developmentally about
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Organisation News Education & Resources
Welcome to the TDSA bulletin
May , 2016
It’s that time of year!
Time to consider what to do with any projected unexpected funds.
We’re only 2 months until the end of the financial year.
You might like to consider pre-purchasing registrations to TDSA events as a means of ‘soaking up’ any under-expended funds.
If you would like to do this, contact Jenny or Morag who will only be too happy to organise and invoice.
It’s also time to conduct our annual readership survey.
Please email the office and let us know how many other people you forward our email bulletin to (and thank you for sharing it).
In this edition, there are three examples of outside the box transport solutions thinking arising from what is referred to as ‘digital disruption’; much as Uber is an example of digital disruption.
These 3 solutions are just at the cutting edge of implementation and where and how each grows is yet to be seen.
What is certain, is the continued change technology affords organisations and individuals to work collaboratively together via agencies/businesses outside of the traditional community sector.
It’s a brave new world when this type of enterprise meets an individualised and directed funding environment.
I’d also like to draw your attention to the July THINK TANK presented by the man who at TDSA’s 2015 conference was rated as the most engaging and informative of presenters.
21st July THINK TANK
Full day event (inc of lunch)
Without a customer you don’t have a business. That’s what powerful brands are all about. For any organisation that operates in a highly competitive market a strong brand is a critical tool; for companies emerging from a protected market, learning how to build a powerful brand is essential. This 1 day workshop, presented by the charismatic and engaging Allan Bonsall, owner of Brand Genetics is for you! (You may have heard him on 612 ABC radio on Steve Austin’s Thursday program – The Hidden Persuaders)
Topic covers:
· Why the emotional connection of a brand is so important
· How to create loyalty through your brand
· How to define your business and brand from your customer’s perspective
· How to identify the key parts of your brand and how they impact on every part of your business
· Recognise your brand values and how to translate them into customer benefits
· How to think like your customer to understand their needs and your potential.
Venue: Nathan, Brisbane See last page for registration form.
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The peak body for the Queensland community transport sector and bringing Queenslanders together to develop responses to the community's needs for transport, access and mobility
Education & Resources
Enquiries of TDSA In April, TDSA had 65 enquiries: • 56 information and advice • 5 policy advice • 4 transport development
TDSA website stats
For the month of April, TDSA’s website had 169 visitors, 72.7% of these were new visitors and 27.3% returning. A total of 1261 page views were made with an average visit time of 7.03minutes. Although the number of visitors has dropped from the previous month, the number of page views has almost doubled as has the average time spent on site. We attribute some of the increase in these areas to the addition of a separate web page within the site – a new format for people to access the resources from attended think tanks.
Training Workshops
- SE Qld – now 3 locations TDSA/CSDS’s workshops in 2016 will be offered in 3 locations – Brisbane North, Toowoomba and Brisbane South. To see what is on offering 2016 visit http://www.tdsa.org.au/workshops-events and choose your region
Consultancy services As we head into increasingly challenging times don’t forget TDSA’s consultancy services to help you make the transition. The sorts of things we can help with include: Unit costing your services Organisation structure fit-for-purpose NDIS transition planning Service delivery – efficient, effective &
efficacious Governance audits, training And more…….
THINK TANK sessions in May & June 27th May – Brisbane AM – NDIS: Negotiating service agreements with clients PM – NDIS: Resolving disputes under service agreement 25th May – Cairns AM – NDIS: Collaborating through service partnerships PM – NDIS: Providing support services through a brokerage agreement 27th June – Rockhampton AM - NDIS: Governance implications for board & Executives PM - NDIS: Effectively managing the heightened risk factors
June 16th Intensive
Final Topic on offer
Topic: Deputy App
Presenter: Dan Mitchell Telstra Time: 7.45am (for breakfast) 8.30 – 9.30am (Session time) Venue: Boardroom, Kessels Garden Conference Centre & Motel, Kessels Road, Nathan.
In-house training Don’t forget that TDSA can offer any of its training sessions in your agency’s premises as a very reasonable price. TDSA is very pleased to see this part of its business is increasing.
May, 2016
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The peak body for the Queensland community transport sector and bringing Queenslanders together to develop responses to the community's needs for transport, access and mobility
Policy
May, 2016
World’s older population grows
dramatically According to a new report commissioned by the US-based National Institute on Aging (NIA), An Aging World: 2015, 8.5 per cent of people worldwide (617 million) are aged 65 and over. This percentage is projected to jump to nearly 17 per cent of the world’s population by 2050 (1.6 billion). “Older people are a rapidly growing proportion of the world’s population, and people are living longer, but that does not necessarily mean that they are living healthier,” said NIA director Richard J. Hodes, M.D. Data from the report contained detailed information about life expectancy, gender balance, health, mortality, disability, health care systems, labour force participation and retirement, pensions and poverty among older people around the world. (Excerpt Source: National Seniors, Connect 464)
NSW seniors to get discount rides
with Uber
NSW Seniors Card holders will get access to discounted trips with Uber, the state’s Minister for Ageing John Ajaka said. The government has signed an agreement with the ride-sharing service to help them get to where they want to go – or to find work as a driver. ….. Mr Ajaka said the state’s 1.4 million Seniors Card holders will be eligible for $20 off their first UberX ride. They will also be offered workshops on how to use the Uber App and briefing sessions for those interested in becoming Uber drivers. Seniors Card holders may also be eligible for extra discounts such as $10 off Uber rides for selected events (for new and existing users).
Uber Australia general manager David Rohrsheim said Uber would provide Seniors Card holders with more options in terms of travel and access to flexible work. (Excerpt Source: National Seniors, Connect 465)
Queensland launches age friendly
action plan Queensland’s age-friendly community strategic direction statement has been launched. The age-friendly strategy aims to support the Queensland Government’s plan for a community where older people are urged to lead healthy and productive lives. National Seniors’ priorities for the action plan include ensuring older people have access to suitable housing, mature age skilling programs, affordable health and transport, and safety. (Source Excerpt: National Seniors, Connect 466)
Economic effects of ridesharing in Australia – Uber
This report provides an initial assessment of the economic effects of ridesharing for Australia – what it means for drivers on the Uber platform, regulators, traditional businesses, and most importantly: consumers. It is intended for the report to be broad in scope, but the sheer newness of the services means that in some areas like price impacts, safety issues and growth of service, the analysis is indicative, or qualitative, where data is not available. Further, while this report discusses some regulatory issues in passing, it does not examine or propose recommendations for the regulatory framework for ridesharing in areas like tax, industrial relations, or transport specific laws. A copy of this report can be downloaded from TDSA website http://www.tdsa.org.au/policy-research/others-policyresearch (Excerpt Source: Deloitte Access Economics)
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The peak body for the Queensland community transport sector and bringing Queenslanders together to develop responses to the community's needs for transport, access and mobility
Policy
May, 2016
Date Time Location
Tuesday 10 May 2016 9.30 - 12.30 Brisbane
Wednesday 11 May 2016 9.30 - 12.30 Brisbane (CALD interest)
Thursday 12 May 2016 1pm - 4pm Rockhampton
Tuesday 17 May 2016 10am - 1pm Toowoomba
Tuesday 24 May 2016 1 - 4pm Cairns
Wednesday 25 May 2016 9.30 - 12.30 Cairns (Indigenous interest)
Have your Say –
Review of Queensland Community Care
(QCC) program The Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services has commenced a review of the Queensland Community Care (QCC) program. The QCC program provides funding to organisations to deliver low-intensity support to people under 65 years of age with a disability or condition that impacts on their day-to-day living. In the context of reforms in both the disability and aged care sectors, it is timely to review the QCC program to ensure that it will best meet the needs of remaining and future clients post-NDIS implementation. The QCC review will be conducted over 2016 and into 2017. The review will consider policy and program design, including program objectives, priorities, target groups, service types, funding and delivery mechanisms. There will be various stakeholder engagement opportunities from April to December 2016. For everyone - including consumers, carers, families: Online Survey – Get Involved - Please share and promote the survey link: http://www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au/gi/consultation/2906/view.html
• A short online survey about the Future of Community Care went live on 13 April 2016 and is open till 27 May 2016. All stakeholders including consumers, service providers, relevant agencies and interested community members are encouraged to have their say about the future program. Please consider completing the survey and sharing the link amongst others in your organisation and your networks and, if relevant promote the survey to clients, families and carers.
• Online submissions and comments regarding the future design of Queensland Community Care are welcome at [email protected]
For QCC funded providers and stakeholder agencies: Discovery Workshops Six initial 3-hour ‘discovery workshops’ will occur in May 2016 in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Cairns (schedule below), giving QCC providers and relevant sector agencies an opportunity to voice issues and to share ideas for the future of Queensland Community Care program for under 65’s. A second workshop is being held in Brisbane to discuss issues relating to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, and also in Cairns to discuss issues of relevance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. If you are interested in attending a workshop or know someone who could be involved, please contact [email protected] Statewide Sector Consultation Workshops Another round of sector consultation workshops across the State will occur later in the year to discuss program design (August 2016 indicative). If you are interested in attending a workshop later in the year, please register your interest at [email protected] More information If you have any queries or comments, please contact [email protected] or phone Carolyn Marslin on 3247 3742.
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Service Development - Digital disruption transport solutions
Ford Rolls Out New Car Leasing Plan –
how much longer before it is available in
Australia??
Want to lease a Car With 6 Friends? Ford Motor Co. sees new business opportunities in leasing—and not in the traditional one customer per car format. The automaker, which is experimenting with unconventional transportation methods such as car-sharing, will soon start providing group leases for its vehicles. Beginning next month, Ford F 0.90% will offer leases on vehicles to self-organized groups of three to six people. The 24-month group leases will only be available at three Austin dealerships—Covert Ford, Leif Johnson Ford and Maxwell Ford. The pilot program called Ford Credit Link was announced, alongside several other initiatives, at the North American International Auto Show. The aim of the initiative is to find new revenue sources for the company. For more information and to watch a promotional video visit: http://fortune.com/2016/01/12/ford-leasing-pilot
Go Get – car-sharing scheme
GoGet is more convenient than car rental, cheaper than owning a car and a great way to do our bit for the environment. GoGet membership gives you self-service access to cars across Australia, all available to book and access 24/7. There’s a membership plan to suit every driver. Find the one that suits you and join today.
May, 2016
Go Get – car-sharing scheme
After signing up, you’ll get your GoGet smart card in two days, but if you need it sooner, you can pick one up. For more information and to watch a promotional video visit: https://www.goget.com.au
Car Next Door – now happening in
Australia
Neighbour-to-neighbour car sharing is off and happening in Australia, including in a fledging way in Brisbane. You need to become a member – with membership being free. The key steps being: 1. Search online for available cars near you with the
features you need. Book instantly, and get the keys from a secure Lockbox at the car – no need to even meet the Owner.
2. Insurance, fuel and 24/7 assistance included.
Every trip includes comprehensive insurance, fuel and 24/7 assistance from our friendly local member support team.
3. Pricing and plans. Car Next Door is up to 50%
cheaper than the leading traditional car share company, because we make use of cars already on the streets. You are able to rent on hourly ($5 p/hr) or daily ($25 p/day) basis.
For more information to either loan a vehicle or rent a vehicle and to watch a promotional video visit: http://www.carnextdoor.com.au
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The peak body for the Queensland community transport sector and bringing Queenslanders together to develop responses to the community's needs for transport, access and mobility
May, 2016
TDSA’s July think tank is being offered as a full day event, consisting of a
two part workshop presented by the charismatic and engaging Allan
Bonsall.
Ensuring your organisation is highly competitive, with a powerful brand,
is vital to achieving and maintaining levels of service in the changing
funding processes under the new NDIS and Aged Care Reform
Creating Customers through a
Powerful Brand
Presenter - Allan Bonsall
Allan spent three decades in advertising building brands for leading Australian and international companies including Toyota, Sheraton Hotels, Coles and Myer, Bank of Queensland and RACQ. For the past decade he has worked closely with organisations building strategic plans around the strength of their brands to create wealth through customer loyalty. He has authored two books Brand-aid, a look at the concepts of brand, and how an organisation’s brand can form the very heart of their strategic planning; and Entrepreneurial Intelligence, outlining a formula for business success based on the philosophies of coffee entrepreneur Phillip Di Bella.
Without a customer you don’t have a business.
That’s what powerful brands are all about. For any organisation that operates in a highly
competitive market a strong brand is a critical tool; for companies emerging from a
protected market, learning how to build a powerful brand is essential.
Join us and find out
Why the emotional connection of a brand is so important
How to create loyalty through your brand
How to define your business and brand from your customer’s perspective
How to identify the key parts of your brand and how they impact on every part of your business
Recognise your brand values and how to translate them into customer benefits
How to think like your customer to understand their needs and your potential.
Early bird rates closes 30th June 2016
Registration form has member & non-member prices. Please complete and return form by fax 38494193 or email
Venue: Robertson Gardens Motel (Kessels Room) 281 Kessels Road Nathan, Brisbane
