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We aim to support people living with a disability or spinal cord injury to be connected and be guided toward achieving their full potential.

Because at estara, you matter.

  • We support and empower South Australians who live with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities to choose how they live their potential.

  • We will create equal opportunities for inclusion and participation.

  • We strive to ​conduct ourselves in everything we do according to our five key ​values.

    • Excellence – ​We always achieve the highest quality and consistently go above and beyond

    • Innovation – ​We are brave and creative. It’s OK to challenge the status quo. We lead by standing out

    • Responsiveness – ​We get positive outcomes by anticipating, acknowledging, informing and acting

    • Equality – ​We treat everyone fairly and with dignity and respect

    • Ethical Behaviour – ​We are honest, fair, diligent and trustworthy. We live our values

We represent our community to influence effective change, remove barriers to quality of life and uphold the rights of people living with disability.

estara is a registered NDIS provider. Our passionate and dedicated staff and volunteers work together to provide support and advocacy to enable you to fully participate in the community.

estara is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a benevolent organisation.

Read our Constitution, see our recent Annual Reports and meet Our People.

Our patrons: Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC Governor of South Australia and Mr Rod Bunten are joint patrons of estara.

Our History

1963

The Paraplegic Association (now estara) began, run by volunteers to advocate for those using a wheelchair for mobility.

1970s

Services expanded to provide independent living support and social or recreational community support for people with spinal cord injuries.

1980s

Our service offering expanded into in-home support for people with all types of disabilities, not just spinal cord injury, delivering practical and high-quality services through our HomeCare+ team.

2014

The Paraplegic Association (now estara) became known as PQSA (Para Quad South Australia), highlighting our role as the ‘go-to’ organisation in South Australia for spinal cord injury and related conditions

2024

The new name estara unified PQSA and HomeCare+ combining our specialised disability support and our in-home and community support under a single brand.

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