Media Releases
1 Apr 2021
Scope seeks urgent vaccine rollout for people with disability
Scope is concerned about the delays in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to people with disability living in residential accommodation.
19 Nov 2020
Scope selected as finalist in 2020 Melbourne Awards
Scope is a finalist in the 2020 Melbourne Awards for assisting people to understand public health information about the Coronavirus pandemic.
7 Oct 2020
Scope to elevate the voice of people with disability in 2020 Melbourne Fringe Festival
Scope will support creative writers to showcase their skills during its annual Telescope ‘In the Voice of the Writer’ event.
15 Aug 2020
Scope (Aust) confirms Disability Support Worker underpayment
Scope (Aust) Ltd (Scope) confirms it underpaid overtime entitlements and base rates of pay to some current and former Scope Disability Support workers.
4 Jun 2020
State Trustees Australia Foundation gets behind Scope Balloon Football League
Scopes Balloon Football League, a modified version of AFL for people with disability, is set to expand with a $25,000 Community Inclusion grant.
7 Nov 2019
Scope appoints new Chair
After 10 years on the Scope Board and 5 years as Chair, Mark Burrowes is handing the reins over to current Deputy Chair David Lloyd Jones.
18 Mar 2019
Scope supports disability Royal Commission
Scope welcomes the establishment of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
22 Nov 2018
Leaders in disability discuss: “Choice and control under the NDIS – are we there yet?”
Scope and the University of Melbourne brought together leading experts on disability to explore: ‘Choice and control under the NDIS: Are we there yet?’.
28 Aug 2018
Scope selected to deliver accommodation support services by Victorian Government
Scope were selected by the Victorian Government for the delivery of disability support services to 226 houses and twelve respite centres across Victoria.
30 Nov 2017
Lack of community understanding leaves Australians with communication disability frustrated and lonely
Scope conducted a research to start a conversation about one of the most common, yet least understood social challenges