Recently, Able Australia clients and staff visited the Little Things Farm in Tasmania! We went on a tour of the farm which includes meeting, feeding and patting the miniature/small bred livestock. The tour also included lots of information about the animals and the farm. Thank you to Brian M. Davis Charitable Foundation for […]
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May
May
From 8-10 April 2024, we were very excited to host our National Deafblind Camp for the first time in over four years in Phillip Island! This three-day camp is full of fun, adventure, connection and relaxation with Yoga, Art Therapy, Physical Movement Exercise, Archery, Flying Fox, Giant swing and Rock’n’roll themed disco party and more! […]
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May
May
Recently, our Tassie clients worked on a beautiful mural painting by artist, Melski McVee. The group had a blast choosing the final design then working together with Mel to paint a possum surrounded by botanical plants on a wall at our Able Australia Lifestyle Choices day centre. This fun project has created a bright, welcoming […]
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May
May
Recently, we were visited by Jamie and Kim’s Mobile Zoo! Jane, Samuel, Baruch, Samantha, Gianni and their friends and staff at Able Australia East Day Service had a blast meeting lots of different animals, such as a bandicoot, lizard and dingo. Below are some photos from the fun-filled day. [Image Description: from left to right, […]
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May
May
9 May 2024 Last week Able Australia announced the difficult decision to transition out of aged care services in South East Queensland. This decision has been made due to inadequate Commonwealth Home Care Support Funding over many years and had been accelerated due to the cost of living increases. As a not-for-profit, we are not […]
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May
May
1 May 2024 Due to inadequate funding and increasing costs of providing services, Able Australia has had to make the difficult decision to transition out of the provision of some of our services in South East Queensland at the end of September 2024. These services include those funded under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, Active […]
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Feb
Feb
Meet Tania! Tania recently went to the Salamanca Market in Hobart. She had a fantastic time soaking up the sun whilst listening to live music, clapping and dancing. Tania loves listening to music and has quite a selection of CDs. Every Saturday, Tania goes to the market where her Mum also has a stall that […]
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Feb
Feb
Join us for High Tea Come and hear what opportunities Able has for current and future NDIS participants and share insights into the Tasmanian disability sector. Tuesday 13 February 10am to 12pm Rydges Hobart Federation Room 393 Argyle Street, North Hobart RSVP: comms@ableaustralia.org.au by Friday 2 February 2024. Please let us know of any dietary […]
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Jan
Jan
Recently, our Tasmanian clients enjoyed a pottery class as part of our Health and Wellbeing program! The below video shares the fun experience we had at Paint The Town Red Launceston where we learnt how to work with clay and make awesome pottery pieces! This was made possible with the support of the […]
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Jan
Jan
Meet Mark and Daniel! Daniel is Mark’s Disability Support Worker. Daniel has played music for a long time, and after supporting Mark for a few months and getting to know him, he realised Mark had an interest in music too – specifically Elvis music. Daniel and the team got Mark a Karaoke machine soon after. […]