Author Archives: Able Australia

Able Australia’s Queensland team led by Community Project Manager, Jessy Byrnes, are currently running the Seniors Road Trip to Road Safety Project. Road Safety Statistics indicate that whilst driver’s over 60 years are only 24.5% of the licenced driver’s, they are 32.6% of the drivers in fatal crashes. Able Australia have partnered with a number […]

As an Art Therapist, Victoria’s role is based around working with clients, either in a group or one-on-one setting, with art materials in a therapeutically-minded way. Victoria facilitates group art therapy sessions at our new Northcote Day Centre and is curating 2020 Able Art. Whilst we haven’t been able to run our art therapy sessions […]

Each year Able has a number of projects which our workforce are significantly devoted to. Winner of the 2019 Debbie Prior Award Leslie Barr donated her prize money of $3,000 to the Sensory Garden at the Northcote Day Centre. With the help of Allyson (Ally) (Able Australia Disability Support Worker), Les and Ally generously donated […]

During 2019, participants of the Young Adults program in Tasmania attended many interesting activity sessions at TasTAFE! Once session included using virtual 3D goggles! Clients chose what they would like to see through the goggles, such as an underwater scene where they could touch fish, poke at sea anemone and walk a seabed. Other activities […]

Meet some of our Able volunteers!   We recently asked our Queensland volunteers to share with us their Able Volunteer Story.   We are so grateful for our volunteers who give up their time to support the community. Without them, Able would not be what it is today.   Watch the video below to learn […]

On National Grandparents Day (25th October), we would like congratulate the winners of My Grand Hero Awards, Robert and Moira Christensen!   Our Queensland team held My Grand Hero Awards, which offered seniors an opportunity to share with us what it means to them to be a grandparent.   National Grandparents Day is a time […]

In celebration of Grandparents Day on the 25th of October, we held a contest for grandparents across Australia called My Grand Hero Awards. Our Queensland Community Project Manager, Jessy Byrnes, and the Able Queensland team held this contest to help put a smile on grandparent’s faces by recognising all the Grand Heroes out there. We […]

Calling on all grandparents! Share with us a photo and let us know what it means to you to be a grandparent for a chance to win a luxury hamper!   We want to put a smile on grandparent’s faces by recognising all the Grand Heroes out there.   Nominations will be accepted until the […]