associated support services and

Aged care and related services.

To ensure these services and supports are delivered in a timely and effective manner Karingal undertakes to:

Promote the organisation, its services and purpose

Encourage partnerships with all levels of government, businesses and potential funding bodies

Undertake ventures and business enterprises that promote Karingal's purpose and

Promote membership of the Association to the Karingal community.

Karingal is an Aboriginal word meaning 'happy home' or 'happy hut'.

Today Karingal comprises of a nine member Board, over 1500 staff and over 150 volunteers.

Karingal provides:

Accommodation, respite, home-based and day activities for people with a disability and their families across the Barwon South West of Victoria and in the Mornington Peninsula

Aged services and mental health support across the Barwon Region

Employment in a supported environment in an Australian Disability Enterprise across a range of Geelong locations

Employment services, including disability employment services, in Queensland, South Australia and Victoria, including a specialist service for people with a disability, from a total of 57 locations.

Accredited and non-accredited training throughout Victoria, specialising in training for the Community Services sector and foundation skills courses

Community engagement brokerage services in Geelong and Portland