FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Activ - Caught on Camera

Esperance Shire calls for Activ Foundation's Read House to be returned to community

Read House opened in the 1980s after locals spent years holding fetes and quiz nights — and even raffling off a lost diamond ring — to help build it. It could soon be put on the market, but the council says it should be returned to the community.

ABC News · May 8, 2023

Workpower to take over Activ's WA workshops employing people with disabilities

Last May, Activ Foundation announced it would close its large-scale industrial worksites, putting the employment of hundreds of West Australians with disabilities at risk. But now a new organisation will take over.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

Young business owners challenge perspectives on disability, create meaningful work life for themselves

Megan, who is autistic, and Devin, who is also a young person with autism, have each turned to entrepreneurship to access meaningful employment and connection in their communities.

ABC News · Oct 23, 2022

Funding changes to NDIS behind closure of Activ worksites as families left 'devastated' by decision

Activ says National Disability Insurance Scheme funding changes are forcing it to shut seven WA worksites employing hundreds of people with disabilities, leaving families "devastated" by the closures.

ABC News · May 16, 2022

Busselton rental shortage puts men with disabilities on the brink of homelessness

For Paul Plowman and Stephen Brown, life with an intellectual disability can be challenging enough without battling the housing market.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022