10 August 2018. What do you get when you combine the Able Australia Launceston Lifestyle Choices Program and Young Adult Program (YAP)? The North Pole in North Tasmania, complete with falling snow! Okay… Maybe it wasn’t real snow – but the bubble machine did well to give that illusion during the Christmas in July celebration. […]
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23 July 2018. Colin was born in Lowood, Queensland 86 years ago. Lowood ‘born and bred’, Colin loves the land, says his cattle are his passion and he rarely leaves Lowood at all. This year, things started to change. Colin joined Able Australia’s social outings group in Lowood. Initially, Colin was a transport client, signing […]
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20 July 2018. Clients from the Young Adult Program (YAP) in Launceston and students and teachers at tasTAFE have had a great shared learning opportunity over the last eight weeks. The Health, Aged Care & Disability department at tasTAFE offered YAP clients a free course in Information Technology (IT) that students studying Certificate III in […]
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18 July 2018. Eagerly following the World Cup over the last four weeks, Peter, an Able client of Croatian descent, has shown his dedication and love for the game. Peter stayed up all night to watch his team win the semi-finals and secure a place in the final. Thrilled with Croatia’s triumph, Peter bought a […]
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15 July 2018. As part of NAIDOC week celebrations, Able’s East Melbourne Lifestyle Choices group Able East had the privilege of having Aboriginal Elder Aunty Jacko (Judith Jackson) visit to speak about Aboriginal culture and tell her life story. Judy is from Roma (Queensland) and is a part of the Gunggari tribe. Service Coordinator Kelly […]
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4 July 2018. When Able’s Queensland Youth Support Program Coordinator Edmund McMahon approached the president of the Mount Lindesay branch of the Ulysses Club and explained the needs of our clients, it was met with a very welcome and appreciated surprise. To read the full story, click here.
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26 June 2018. June 16 saw a very successful Deafblind Awareness Week fun day at our Camberwell location in Victoria. Throughout the day, 34 deafblind clients came along, as well as more than 50 volunteers, family members, students from Melbourne Polytechnic and Able Australia staff. The morning started with speeches from Kate MacRae, deafblind client […]
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20 June 2018. Client Robert Uren has had his dream of working at the CFA realised through the support of Able. Robert’s story began in 2014 when he met with Karen Major, Best Practice Advisor, now National Manager of Quality and Compliance, for his individual planning meeting. Robert shared with Karen his long-time dream of […]
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15 June 2018. On Friday 15 June, the Able Australia Active Living Program for Seniors (ALPS) team held a successful community event to celebrate the contribution of seniors in the community and recognise World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). The ALPS team organises, promotes and attends many events in Queensland focused on the active involvement […]
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27 May 2018. Today is the last day of National Volunteer Week. The week has been a perfect opportunity to highlight and appreciate the amazing voluntary work we have here at Able Australia. For the final day of the National Volunteer Week, we’d like to introduce one of our volunteers, Daryl. This year Daryl was […]