Exhibitor Guide

Check out who will be exhibiting at the expo! We have hundreds of exhibiting service and product providers for you to visit on the day.

Accommodation / Housing

Care Pivot
Booth No: SB07
Care Plus Professionals
Booth No: S4
CareChoice
Booth No: S2
Disability Innovation Services
Booth No: 06
EDGE Community Services
Booth No: 07
Elevo Care
Booth No: 60
Healthscope Independence Services
Booth No: 16
Holistic Futures
Booth No: 12
Intertwined Support Services
Booth No: 08
Marco Polo Supports
Booth No: 23
Necessity Housing
Booth No: 47
Recruit, Connect & Care
Booth No: 30
Respite Services Australia
Booth No:
Scope
Booth No: 37
Step 2 Allied Health and Plan Management
Booth No: 31
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-op
Booth No: 59
Zero Gravity Community Services
Booth No: SB05
Fair-go access support service
Booth No: 41
idrivesafety, so you can
Booth No: 64
Vision Australia & VA Radio
Booth No: 71
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-op
Booth No: 59
Biosignals Diagnostics
Booth No: 20
Disability Innovation Services
Booth No: 06
Gloup Medication lubricant
Booth No: SB04
idrivesafety, so you can
Booth No: 64
Independent Living Specialists
Booth No: 04 & 05
KISA
Booth No: SB09
Medical Store
Booth No: 48
Night n Day Group
Booth No: 36
Scope
Booth No: 37
Superior Healthcare
Booth No: 35
Vision Australia & VA Radio
Booth No: 71
Access Your Supports
Booth No: 50
Care Pivot
Booth No: SB07
Care Plus Professionals
Booth No: S4
Everyday Independence
Booth No: 33
Geelong Rehabilitation Centre
Booth No: 34
National 360 Allied Health
Booth No: 19
Step 2 Allied Health and Plan Management
Booth No: 31
SWEP – State-Wide Equipment Program
Booth No: 40
Vision Australia & VA Radio
Booth No: 71
Wonderkind & Co
Booth No: 26
4gr Customised Employment
Booth No: 18
Are-Able
Booth No: G2 & W02
Bus Stop Films
Booth No: SB08
Care Plus Professionals
Booth No: S4
Fair-go access support service
Booth No: 41
genU
Booth No: 32 & W03
Gre8 Capable Me
Booth No: 22
idrivesafety, so you can
Booth No: 64
OCTEC
Booth No:
The Gordon Institute Of TAFE
Booth No:
4gr Customised Employment
Booth No: 18
Access Your Supports
Booth No: 50
APM Employment Services
Booth No: G1 & W01
Are-Able
Booth No: G2 & W02
Bus Stop Films
Booth No: SB08
genU
Booth No: 32 & W03
Gforce Employment + Recruitment
Booth No: 65 & W04
Leisure Networks
Booth No: 17
OCTEC
Booth No:
Scope
Booth No: 37
Vision Australia & VA Radio
Booth No: 71
WISE Employment
Booth No: 03
Fair-go access support service
Booth No: 41
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Booth No: 42 & 43 & W05
Portable Long Service Authority
Booth No: 39
Public Transport Ombudsman
Booth No: 38
Biosignals Diagnostics
Booth No: 20
Care Pivot
Booth No: SB07
Care Plus Professionals
Booth No: S4
EDGE Community Services
Booth No: 07
Holistic Futures
Booth No: 12
Independent Living Specialists
Booth No: 04 & 05
Intertwined Support Services
Booth No: 08
Medical Store
Booth No: 48
National 360 Allied Health
Booth No: 19
Nextt Health
Booth No: 14
Night n Day Group
Booth No: 36
Nurse Next Door Home Care Services
Booth No: PROD4
Scope
Booth No: 37
Superior Healthcare
Booth No: 35
Surgical House
Booth No: 09
SWEP – State-Wide Equipment Program
Booth No: 40
Topcat Healthcare /Conquip
Booth No: 52
Vision Australia & VA Radio
Booth No: 71
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-op
Booth No: 59
Wonderkind & Co
Booth No: 26
All About Caring
Booth No: S3
At Home Care
Booth No: 25
Care Pivot
Booth No: SB07
Care Plus Professionals
Booth No: S4
CareChoice
Booth No: S2
Access Your Supports
Booth No: 50
ANIMO NDIS MENTAL HEALTH
Booth No: 01
Are-Able
Booth No: G2 & W02
Care Pivot
Booth No: SB07
Care Plus Professionals
Booth No: S4
Disability Innovation Services
Booth No: 06
idrivesafety, so you can
Booth No: 64
Step 2 Allied Health and Plan Management
Booth No: 31
Vision Australia & VA Radio
Booth No: 71
Access Your Supports
Booth No: 50
Are-Able
Booth No: G2 & W02
Canny Plan Management
Booth No: 27
Leisure Networks
Booth No: 17
My Plan Manager
Booth No: 58
NDSP Plan Managers
Booth No: 10
nib Thrive
Booth No: 49
Step 2 Allied Health and Plan Management
Booth No: 31
4gr Customised Employment
Booth No: 18
APM Employment Services
Booth No: G1 & W01
Holistic Futures
Booth No: 12
Leisure Networks
Booth No: 17
Access Your Supports
Booth No: 50
Disability Innovation Services
Booth No: 06
EDGE Community Services
Booth No: 07
Holistic Futures
Booth No: 12
Intertwined Support Services
Booth No: 08
Leisure Networks
Booth No: 17
Leisure Options Holidays
Booth No: 24
Lightmare Social Games
Booth No: 15
Scope
Booth No: 37
Special Olympics Barwon Club
Booth No: C04
SWEP – State-Wide Equipment Program
Booth No: 40
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-op
Booth No: 59
Zero Gravity Community Services
Booth No: SB05
4gr Customised Employment
Booth No: 18
Access Your Supports
Booth No: 50
Accomplish Support
Booth No: SB06
All About Caring
Booth No: S3
ANIMO NDIS MENTAL HEALTH
Booth No: 01
At Home Care
Booth No: 25
Bus Stop Films
Booth No: SB08
Care Pivot
Booth No: SB07
Care Plus Professionals
Booth No: S4
CareChoice
Booth No: S2
Disability Innovation Services
Booth No: 06
Elevo Care
Booth No: 60
Fragile X Australia
Booth No: C01
Gateways Support Services
Booth No: 21
Gre8 Capable Me
Booth No: 22
idrivesafety, so you can
Booth No: 64
Intertwined Support Services
Booth No: 08
Justine Martin Corporation
Booth No: 76
Leisure Networks
Booth No: 17
Marco Polo Supports
Booth No: 23
Nextt Health
Booth No: 14
OCTEC
Booth No:
Recruit, Connect & Care
Booth No: 30
Scope
Booth No: 37
Step 2 Allied Health and Plan Management
Booth No: 31
SWEP – State-Wide Equipment Program
Booth No: 40
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-op
Booth No: 59
Wonderkind & Co
Booth No: 26
Zero Gravity Community Services
Booth No: SB05
Biosignals Diagnostics
Booth No: 20
Disability Innovation Services
Booth No: 06
idrivesafety, so you can
Booth No: 64
LiveLife Alarms
Booth No: S1
Social Spectrum
Booth No: SB03
Vision Australia & VA Radio
Booth No: 71
Care Pivot
Booth No: SB07
Care Plus Professionals
Booth No: S4
Disability Innovation Services
Booth No: 06
EDGE Community Services
Booth No: 07
idrivesafety, so you can
Booth No: 64
Recruit, Connect & Care
Booth No: 30
Respite Services Australia
Booth No:
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-op
Booth No: 59
4gr Customised Employment
Booth No: 18
Access Your Supports
Booth No: 50
APM Employment Services
Booth No: G1 & W01
Are-Able
Booth No: G2 & W02
Bus Stop Films
Booth No: SB08
genU
Booth No: 32 & W03
Gforce Employment + Recruitment
Booth No: 65 & W04
Gre8 Capable Me
Booth No: 22
Leisure Networks
Booth No: 17
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Booth No: 42 & 43 & W05
Novotel Geelong
Booth No: WO6
OCTEC
Booth No:
Portable Long Service Authority
Booth No: 39
Public Transport Ombudsman
Booth No: 38
Scope
Booth No: 37
Vision Australia & VA Radio
Booth No: 71
WISE Employment
Booth No: 03
Disability Innovation Services
Booth No: 06
Healthscope Independence Services
Booth No: 16
Holistic Futures
Booth No: 12
idrivesafety, so you can
Booth No: 64
Intertwined Support Services
Booth No: 08
Jim’s Cleaning (Geelong)
Booth No: SB01
Justine Martin Corporation
Booth No: 76
Kitty and Raffy
Booth No: 51
National 360 Allied Health
Booth No: 19
Nextt Health
Booth No: 14
Nurse Next Door Home Care Services
Booth No: PROD4
Paralympics Australia
Booth No: 75
Recruit, Connect & Care
Booth No: 30
Scope
Booth No: 37
Social Spectrum
Booth No: SB03
Special Olympics Barwon Club
Booth No: C04
SWEP – State-Wide Equipment Program
Booth No: 40
Topcat Healthcare /Conquip
Booth No: 52
Vision Australia & VA Radio
Booth No: 71
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-op
Booth No: 59
WheelEasy
Booth No: CO2

Expo Guide

The Venue & Accessibility

Geelong Arena

Address: 110 Victoria St, North Geelong VIC 3215

Facilities & Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Wheelchairs available for use at the Expo (refundable deposit required)
  • Auslan Interpreters
  • Live captioning at our stage
  • Quiet time Saturday 15th March 9am-10am
  • Service animal friendly with watering station
  • Accessible venue facilities
  • Drop off zone and accessible parking
  • Cafe & seating area
  • Air-conditioned

Floor Plan

* subject to change

Getting There

Parking and transport – Geelong Arena

The Geelong Arena is situated four kilometres from Geelong CBD and 74 kilometres from Melbourne.
Located adjacent to North Geelong Railway Station (Melbourne-Geelong-Warrnambool line) on Princes Highway (Melbourne Road).

Address: Wadawurrung Country, 110 Victoria Street, North Geelong Vic 3215.

Car
50 minutes (or 74 kilometres) from Melbourne Central Business District (CBD).

Parking
The Arena within its boundaries has 103 well lit car parking spaces. There are in excess of 500 spaces on street and in V/Line car parks surrounding the venue also.

Multiple accessible parking spaces are available within Arena Baxter Road car park with additional one available within Arena Victoria Street car park. There is also four on street accessible parking spaces at the end of Victoria Street.

Bus
There are a number of bus stops located around the Venue. View these web pages for more information and find the most appropriate stop for you:

Train
Situated directly opposite the North Geelong Railway station, 50 minutes from Southern Cross Station Melbourne.

Please visit theΒ V-lineΒ website to see Geelong– Melbourne timetable service.

By taxi
There are currently no formal taxi ranks located at the Geelong Arena.

Taxis can be booked at any time by phoningΒ Geelong Taxi Network:Β 131 008.

Pick up point is generally at front entrance, 110 Victoria Street opposite train station.

By bicycle
There are currently limited bike racks available at Baxter Road entrance. Bicycles are not permitted inside The Geelong Arena however we do encourage this mode of transport.Β 

Patrons are required to supply their own lock. The Geelong Arena Centre Management are not responsible for any loss or damage to bicycles secured on site.

Accessibility for all
The Arena is an accessibility friendly venue’ and complies with all accessibility anti-discrimination legislation. The venue has an elevator to enable movement between floors with accessible seating and toilets facilities available. There are no obstacles for wheelchairs entering or leaving the building

Getting There

Stage Schedule

Friday 14th March 2025

Time Duration What’s On Who
10:00am 20mins Bark to the Future Dog Trick Show Tracey & Jarrah the Pup 🐢
10:30am 20mins The Role of Social Work in the NDIS The Australian Association of Social Workers πŸ—£οΈ
11:00am 15mins β€’ Acknowledgement of Country
β€’ Words of Welcome from Kathryn Carey
β€’ Official Opening from Ambassador
Kathryn Carey (Event Director, ImpactInstitute)
Justine Martin (Ambassador) πŸ—£οΈ
11:15am 45mins Ambassador Keynote: Bringing a little Moxie into Your World Justine Martin (Ambassador) πŸ—£οΈ
12:00pm 20mins The Journey of Starting New EnterprisesΒ  Huy Nguyen πŸ—£οΈ
12:30pm 20mins Ability Thinking Fiona Demark πŸ—£οΈ
1:00pm 20mins All Ability Dancing Diakosmos Dance πŸ’ƒπŸ•Ί
1:30pm 20mins Disability, Its Value For You and Society Jenny Wats-Sampson πŸ—£οΈ
2:00pm 20mins Instrumental Guitar Classics Kane “Mr Guitar” Whistance and Mark Huglin 🎸

Saturday 15th March 2025

Time Duration What’s On Who
10:00am 20mins Bark to the Future Dog Trick Show Tracey & Jarrah the Pup 🐢
10:30am 20mins Wonderful World, Lean On Me, Home Among The Gum Trees SeeMeSing’ Choir 🎀
11:00am 20mins Discovering New Ways to Stay Active, Healthy, and Travel with a Disability Ashlee Morton πŸ—£οΈ
11:30am 20mins The Role of Social Work in the NDIS The Australian Association of Social Workers πŸ—£οΈ
12:00pm 20mins Evidence-based Strategies to Better Support Neurodivergent Young People Maria Sammut πŸ—£οΈ
12:30pm 20mins Getting on with Life Anna Healey πŸ—£οΈ
1:00pm 20mins Sexuality and DisabilityΒ  Jonathan Bredin πŸ—£οΈ
1:30pm 20mins Β  Christian David Ali πŸ—£οΈ
2:00pm 20mins Acoustic Guitar and Singing Performance Luke Beavis 🎸🎀

Safety at the Expo

COVID safe plan and practices are in place for the event with the COVID-19 situation being monitored continuouosly and risk management responses and COVID safe plans adjusted accordingly.

If you have symptoms conducive with COVID-19 (e.g. fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat or headache), you must not enter the Expo.

Strict Conditions of Entry are in place for the expo. To view please click below.

Entry into the Expo will be via Door 1 at the Geelong Arena.

WorkAbility Presentations

Friday 14th March 2025

Please note the WorkAbility presentations and workshops are only running for Friday 14th March.

Time Who Description
10:00 – 10:30am NDIS NDIS Employment Assistance
Learn about the employment supports available through the NDIS to help participants build skills for work, find and keep a job.
Receive useful information and resources to help participants talk about their work goals, prepare for a planning conversation and connect to a suitable provider.
10:30 – 11:00am Fair Work Ombudsman Getting Help with Workplace Issues
Join the Fair Work Ombudsman (FW) in a collaborative session to help us explore the needs of workers with disability in understanding workplace rights. By attending this workshop, you can: – understand the role and scope of the FWO. Provide insights into issues affecting your workplace rights that you’ve experienced. Tell us where you currently get your workplace information from. Learn about the FWO s free resource available to you.Β 
12:00 – 1:00pm genU Training

Fundamentals for Employers: Co-designing Inclusive Recruitment Practices for Employers
Come join genU Training for the opportunity to contribute to our upcoming micro-credential, focused on providing employers the capability to inclusively attract, find, interview, onboard and support people with disability in their employment.

This workshop will be interactive and aims to capture real experiences and input from people with lived experience which will inform the content in the course, ensuring it meets the needs, and is informed by, the voices of people with disability.

1:00 – 2:00pm West Justice Working Women’s Centre Victoria – Your Legal Rights at Work
We help women and gender diverse people facing legal problems at work. Come and learn about your rights at work and how to ask your boss for the things you need to be able to do your job well and safely.
2:00pm – 2:30pm Fiona Demark Preparing for Sustainable Employment
You’ve applied for the job, prepared for the interview – now what? For people with disabilities, navigating the interview process and maintaining long term employment can come with unique challenges. This introductory workshop provides practical strategies to help you approach job interviews with confidence, discuss workplace adjustments effectively, and set yourself up for success in your new role. Β