New art therapy equipment
Our Art Therapy Team was excited to be awarded a generous grant from Muswellbrook Shire Council, providing them with a range of visual art supplies to be used during art therapy sessions with clients.What exactly is art therapy?Art therapy draws on the therapeutic...
A token for Early Links
Early Links was one of three charities that had the opportunity to host a jar for the Grill’d Charlestown Local Matters Program during March. Local Matters allows Grill’d the opportunity to give back to the local community by splitting $500 with three groups to put...
Big Yellow Bus Appeal
In August last year, we launched a fundraising appeal to renovate the Big Yellow Bus. We are very grateful for all the support we have received. We are also excited to share that having raised nearly fourteen thousand dollars so far, we have only six thousand dollars...
Occupational Therapy Update 2022
2021 was quite a year, to say the least. With lots of adapting to do, our Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy teams did a fantastic job of navigating the past year's challenges while still managing to achieve new goals.Term 4 Team MeetingOur Occupational Therapy...
The Fun Factory
I am excited to officially introduce The Fun Factory, our inclusive social group for older kids and teenagers. Our mission for The Fun Factory has been to create a safe space where young people can develop various life and workplace skills, receive support during life...
International Day of People with Disability 2021
Early Links joins Cessnock Community Event for IDPwDEarly Links was excited to take part in a community event celebrating International Day of People with Disability at PCYC Cessnock last Friday. This expo-style event enabled local providers an opportunity to...
Occupational Therapy Week 2021
Participation - Inclusion - IndependenceOT week is an opportunity to celebrate Occupational Therapists and educate the broader community on the value they provide. This year's theme of participation, inclusion and independence celebrates the role Occupational...
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
What is augmentative and alternative communication?Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is a term we use to describe all the different ways that people can communicate. Talking is only one method we use to get our message across. AAC can involve the use of...
Platinum Sponsor Whitehaven Coal
The Big Yellow Bus is a mobile playground and the star attraction at Early Links Playgroup. It also travels far and wide to see families where playgroups and therapy supports are not always readily accessible. The Big Yellow Bus has been so well-loved over the years...
Early Links Telehealth Hubs
The events affecting the world today have presented challenges for us in continuing to provide support to our clients. This includes an increased need to support clients using telehealth. At Early Links, we had a vision to create telehealth hubs throughout the region...
2021 Wellness Challenge
The wellbeing of the people we support and our team are always priorities for us but even more so during this lockdown period. Telehealth and other innovative support techniques have allowed our team to continue supporting their clients, but we were also very aware of...
Roadmap to Recovery
When we were in the middle of lockdown, returning to “normal” life seemed a world away. However, the State Government’s release of its Roadmap to Recovery, with its increasing freedoms, as the community hits its 70, 80 and then 90% vaccination milestones, has given us...