{"id":6101,"date":"2026-05-08T11:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/?p=6101"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:48:34","slug":"complex-support-needs-and-melba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/complex-support-needs-and-melba\/","title":{"rendered":"Complex support needs and Melba"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6101\" class=\"elementor elementor-6101\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e95b93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31e95b93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12526d51 e-con-full home-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12526d51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2cbba0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a2cbba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complex support needs and Melba<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6e8470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2a6e8470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f88c87c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time> 8 May 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ce241d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32ce241d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18cbeede e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18cbeede\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c8a5a3 link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20c8a5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What sets Melba apart is our unwavering commitment to\u00a0understanding\u00a0and\u00a0working alongside\u00a0people with complex support needs. 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