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The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably been a difficult time for us all. Our generous donor, Carmel, wanted to help put a smile on our clients face by sending them a beautiful bouquet of flowers! Carmel has been kindly supporting Able Australia since 1997, and wanted to show our clients that she cares and is thinking […]

To help celebrate this year’s Seniors Week (15-23 August) and our amazing senior clients, a Seniors Short Story Book was launched! A wonderful initiative of our Active Living Program for Seniors in Queensland, the Senior Stories book was published in August 2020. This features the incredible short stories and poems from all the authors that […]

  In loving memory of Patience (Pat) Harris.   Pat was born in March 1928 and sadly passed away in January 2020.   Pat worked most of her life for the Post Master General (PMG) as a telecommunication officer and seemed to love working night duty. She was a great reader, and in quiet times […]

This year, we celebrated Queensland Seniors Week from 15-23 August! Queensland Seniors Week provides opportunities to promote positive community attitudes towards older people and ageing, facilitate community participation, and enhance community connections. During Seniors Week, as a part of our Active Living Program for Seniors, the Able Queensland team launched a Senior Stories book! This […]

The Victorian Government has publicly clarified some of the rules and exemptions around mask wearing. Members of the deaf or hard of hearing community are allowed to take off their mask to aid communication. It’s also okay to ask other people to remove their mask to make communication easier. To watch the explanation video with Auslan interpreting and […]

Due to popular demand, the baking Zoom sessions have continued for our clients in supported homes in Victoria and Tasmania! A few of our clients suggested that this time, clients and their Support Workers make slices. Each home made a different type of slice, and all seemed to agree that after taste testing, that they […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of the founding members of Able Australia, Eddie Keir. Edmond Keir, known to us all as ‘Eddie’, passed away surrounded by family on 16 July 2020 after a prolonged illness. Eddie is survived by his wife Di, daughters Lainey, Jenny and Dee and […]

Soon, our Queensland National Director of Service Development, Community Services and Transport, Richard, will sadly be retiring. So to say thanks, one of our volunteers Tyler, drew a wonderful picture of Richard as a farewell present!   Tyler is one of our amazing volunteers who works in Food Pantry and Emergency Relief in Queensland. Since […]

    To bring a little fun to mundane life of social isolation, Able Australia hosted scone-baking Zoom sessions for our clients in supported homes, with a focus on Victoria and Tasmania! This light-hearted activity encouraged clients to get involved in various ways to bake some delicious scones. This included searching online and choosing a […]