Vic signs disability care deal Victoria has agreed to a full rollout of the national disability care scheme by the end of the decade. The state, which will play host to a disability care trial from July, will have a comprehensive scheme from the middle of 2019. The deal means that just Western Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory are yet to sign up to plan. Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who made the announcement alongside Victorian Premier Denis Napthine in Melbourne on Saturday, said the commonwealth would commit $2.6 billion a year to the state's disability services. The state would contribute $2.5 billion to the scheme, which would benefit about 100,000 Victorians, Ms Gillard said. Ms Gillard said the deal had been years in the making. "Every Victorian can feel the peace of mind of knowing that disability care would be there to support them," she told reporters. I want to say thank you to all of those who have argued for disability care for decades now. AAP pbc/s