IPAR and Ronald McDonald House Charities

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As part of our corporate social responsibility program, IPAR in the Community, IPAR has partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities as a national volunteer partner. Our partnership with RMHC provides IPAR team members with the opportunity to volunteer at one of the 14 Ronald McDonald Houses across Australia, whether it is cooking a meal for the families, running a working bee, having a baking day or undertaking ad-hoc fundraising to raise funds for their local house.

Our first volunteering event was held at the Monash, Victoria, House last week, with eight IPAR team members ‘cooking up a storm’ for the families and children currently staying at the house. The team prepared a hearty and warming three course dinner with plenty of leftovers packed away for coming days.

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Next, we head to Ronald McDonald House Tamworth for a working bee, followed by Westmead, Sydney for another cooking event in August.

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Allianz panel reappointment

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We are delighted to announce our reappointment to the Allianz DEC Workplace Rehabilitation panel following a rigorous tender process.

Allianz TMF act as the claims agent for the NSW Department of Education and Communities (DEC). DEC is the largest employer in the Southern Hemisphere with a significant state-wide geographic footprint.

We are looking forward to working with the DEC and Allianz, across our own geographic footprint, to support DEC’s injured employees make a successful and sustainable return to work.

Lismore office open

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IPAR is expanding our service delivery to northern NSW with the opening of a new office in Lismore. Servicing the Lismore and Northern Rivers regions, the office will be opened by new IPAR recruit, Todd Laing. Todd has extensive experience in the Occupational Rehabilitation field and will be a great addition to the IPAR team.

The office is located at Suite 9B, Conway Plaza, 21 Conway Street, Lismore 2480. To contact the Lismore office please phone 02 6766 1444 or to make a referral please complete the online referral form on this website.

New office location Launceston, Tasmania

National footprint complete – Launceston office now open!

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We are delighted to announce IPAR’s expansion to Tasmania, with the opening of a new office in Launceston. With this latest office opening our geographic footprint is now truly national, covering all states and territories of Australia.

IPAR Launceston will deliver a full range of return to work services, as well as injury prevention services and assessments (ergonomic, task analysis, functional capacity, vocational etc).

The office is opened by long-term IPAR team member and award winner, Georgia Miller (nee Mehan). Georgia is an Occupational Therapist who has work experience in the areas of mental health, aged care and acute hospital settings (Emergency Department). As a Senior Occupational Rehabilitation Specialist with our Perth office, Georgia has taken on specialised Occupational Therapy, Functional Capacity Evaluation and Ergonomic work.  Her outstanding work was acknowledged in March 2013 when she won the Outstanding Consultant Award at the Inaugural ARPA Awards for the WA Vocational Rehabilitation sector.

Contact details for IPAR Launceston are as follows:

Suite 1
144 Brisbane Street
Launceston 7250

Phone: 03 8648 0900
Fax: 03 9639 5711

Referrals can be made to rehab@ipar.com.au or complete the online referral form on this website.

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ARPA Conference – May 2014

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Delegates from IPAR will be attending the upcoming Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association (ARPA) Conference, taking place at the Sheraton on the Park Hotel, Sydney, from the 4th to 6th May 2014.

The theme of the 2014 Biennial Conference is ‘Next Practice in the Modern Workplace’, featuring international and Australian speakers to discuss:

What’s Possible? Next practice – with best practice becoming the bench mark, next practice is the step beyond, where real innovation is found.

Inspiring Business: Innovating ways and shifting our paradigms in the way we deliver services, conduct business and communicate with customers.

Generating Change: Next practice involves creative thinking and a robust analysis of what’s possible. This stream is about inspirational thinkers and researchers at the forefront of transforming abilities.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

IPAR acquires Total Health & Rehab, Darwin

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THR_Logo 2_DA_7We are delighted to announce our expansion into the Northern Territory with the acquisition of Darwin allied health and vocational rehabilitation provider Total Health and Rehab.

Total Health and Rehab (originally Darwin Occupational Therapy Clinic) commenced operations at the Darwin Private Hospital as a sole private practice in 1991, led by Terina Saunders, Occupational Therapist. Terina was nominated for the NT Telstra Business Women Awards in 1999 and won both the NT Westpac Business Owner Award and the prestigious NT Telstra Business Woman of the Year.

Combining Total Health and Rehab and IPAR will benefit both businesses, providing a national support structure for Total Health and Rehab and a new suite of service offerings for their customers, while enhancing IPAR’s ability to provide truly national services to our customers and bringing extensive experience and knowledge of the Top End business and government environment.

For further information regarding Total Health and Rehab, please visit www.thr.com.au

 

Easy and secure online shopping for Strong4Life™

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Strong4Life_SingleUser-MOO13367 (proof 01)Looking for an easy and secure way to access online manual handling training? Customers can now purchase the e-Learning module of IPAR’s Strong4Life™ Manual Handling training program through the newly launched IPAR online shop.

Available in single and multi-user licences, the eLearning modules are perfect for refresher training or for delivery to large numbers of people across multiple sites. The program content includes 3D animation, assessments and interactive activities, in addition to reading material and downloadable PDF’s. E-learning modules can be accessed anywhere, at anytime, on any device with an Internet connection.

For further information, please view the Strong4Life™ Manual Handling page of this website, or go directly to the shop.

New year, new job opportunities

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Moo_053Thinking of a new job in 2014? IPAR has a number of job vacancies currently open in metropolitan and regional centres across Australia.

We have current vacancies in Albury and Penrith in NSW, Mildura and Melbourne in Victoria, plus Perth and Adelaide. Please view our job opportunities page for further information and details on how to apply.

IPAR Christmas Appeal result

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In December we were proud to announce the IPAR Christmas Appeal, which provided an opportunity for our team, their friends and family, to spread some Christmas cheer to those in our community most in need.

IPAR partnered with website Simply Giving, to enable our team to ‘shop’ from a range of toys and books for children, then donate these to one of nine selected charities.

We are delighted to report that the IPAR Christmas Appeal raised $4,352 worth of toys and books for children in need. Thank you to everyone for your generous contribution.

The IPAR Christmas Appeal is part of IPAR’s corporate social responsibility program to be formally launched in 2014, ‘IPAR in the Community’. This program will provide our team with the opportunity to make a positive contribution throughout the year via volunteering programs and other activities determined by the team members themselves. Further information about IPAR in the Community will be announced in early 2014.

IPAR helps those in need this Christmas

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At IPAR, we strive to make a positive impact on the community we are part of. What better time to do this than at Christmas.

This year, we are proud to announce our very own IPAR Christmas Appeal, providing the opportunity for our team, their friends and family, to spread some Christmas cheer to those in our community most in need. The IPAR Christmas Appeal has seen us partner with website Simply Giving, to enable our team to ‘shop’ from a range of toys and books for children, then donate these to one of nine selected charities. IPAR has kicked off the December campaign with a donation of $2,000, while in the first two days of the appeal alone our team has already donated an additional $1,000 worth of toys and books.

View our Christmas Appeal here.

The IPAR Christmas Appeal will run right up to Christmas Day and is part of IPAR’s corporate social responsibility program to be formally launched in 2014, ‘IPAR in the Community’. This program will provide our team with the opportunity to make a positive contribution throughout the year via volunteering programs and other activities determined by the team members themselves. Further information about IPAR in the Community will be announced in early 2014.