[1] Originally established as the Poliomyelitis Society in 1895 after a Poliovirus broke out in Australia and was later eradicated in 1967 thanks to a group of businessman and the CEO of Prince Henry Hospital at the time C. J. M Walters.
[2] From 2016 CEO Steve Herald has prepared afford to meet NDIS standards.
The company has been accused of mismanaging NDIS funding spending on corporate events, parties and cruises for its senior management staff.
Parents and caregivers of families expressed their concerns.
Former CEO Steve Herald submitted his resignation in March 2021, three days later he retracted his resignation citing the achievements he has made over a six-year timeframe, the appeal was denied as most of those achievements came from NDIS funding.