TCASS Activity Program Booklet

Thank you for your interest in TCASS’s Day and Community Access programs. These programs are designed to improve participant access to the community, social engagement, daily living, and independence.

The programs are facilitated by specialists who have particular interests in the activities and are held at venues across Darwin.

For more information please contact
Sarita Fiorenza
Day Program & Respite Manager
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 0407 717 381

Acknowledgement of Country

Territory Care and Support Services acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians of country throughout the Northern Territory and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, sea and community.

We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders, past, present and emerging.

TCASS WEEKLY PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Day Morning Program Afternoon Program
Monday Art & Craft 9.00am – 12.00pm
Beauty Spa 9.30am – 12.00pm
Dining with Friends 12.00pm – 3.00pm
Drumming 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Tuesday Dance/Yoga 9.30am – 12.30pm
Anglicare Volunteering 9:00am – 12.00pm
Car Wash – All Day
Bowling 12.30pm – 3.00pm
Swimming 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Dining with Friends 12.00pm – 3.00pm
MasterChef
Wednesday Multimedia 9.00am – 12.00pm
Jewelry & Origami 9.30am-12.00pm
Gardening 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Grocery Shopping/Cooking 12.30pm – 3.00pm
Bowling 12.30pm – 3.00pm
Volleyball 6:00pm
Thursday Women’s Indigenous Culture
9.30am – 12.30pm
Fitness (Gym) 9.30am – 11.30pm
Men’s Indigenous Culture
1.00pm – 3.00pm
Craft 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Friday Dance/Yoga 9.30am – 12.30pm
Computers 9.30pm – 12.00pm
TCASS BBQ 12.00pm – 3.00pm
FITNESS (GYM & SWIMMING) – AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
COMMUNITY ACCESS – AVAILABLE EVERYDAY
SATURDAY PROGRAMS – COMING SOON

ART & CRAFT

Days:
Monday 9.00am – 12.00pm
Thursday 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Venue:
Activity Hub
794 Stuart Highway, Berrimah

The program is a facilitated program which is run by a qualified Artist who will encourage participants to express their creative ideas and still ensuring the participant is encouraged fully to take part in all types of craft/art ideas. The facilitator will observe and monitor the participants interest and continue to develop activities to encourage their talents further.

BEAUTY SPA

Days:
Monday 9.30am – 12.00pm

Venue:
Activity Hub
794 Stuart Highway Berrimah

The program delivers a relaxing and calming spa morning with soothing background music which will allow you to really enjoy and relax while having a massage, foot spa, facial and nails in a calming environment which will also assist the participant wellbeing and is a beauty spa experience.

DINING WITH FRIENDS

Days:
Monday 12.00pm – 3.00pm
Tuesday 12.00pm – 3.00pm

Venue:
Various Locations

Program begins: 794 Stuart Highway, Berrimah

The program offers participants to be able to socialize with friends, members of the community and others while enjoying lunch and if they wish, try their luck on the pokies. The program will also offer some skills to the participant from ordering their meals, to paying for their purchases, collecting receipts, and ensuring money and receipts are placed back in their wallets etc. This Program is great for the social butterflies.

DRUMMING

Days:
Monday 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Venue:
Activity Hub
794 Stuart Highway Berrimah

Program begins: 794 Stuart Highway, Berrimah

The program is ideal for a musical spirit, or Someone just looking to make some noise, drumming allows participants to express themselves in a unique musical way, participants will learn; teamwork, hand eye coordination, fine motor skills and have loads of fun doing so.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Days:
Monday and Wednesday 6:00pm

Venue:
Top End Multi Sports (T.E.M.S)
110 Old McMillans Rd, Coconut Grove NT

The program offers a social outing with friends and family in a competitive and friendly manner. Volleyball offer a range of sporting techniques such as the spike, dig, lung and dive, so come along and have some fun in the sand at beach volleyball.

DANCE AND YOGA

Days:
Tuesday 9.30am – 12.30pm
Friday 9.30am – 12.30pm

Venue:
Activity Hub
794 Stuart Highway Berrimah

The program is a mixture of Yoga and Dance. It encourages participants to take part in some stretching and breathing techniques and general relaxation. Dance is a very vibrant and energized session which encourages all participants to be able to role model moves, techniques, and basically just have a lot of fun.

BOWLING

Days:
Tuesday 12.30pm – 3.00pm
Wednesday 12.30pm – 3.00pm

Venue:
Planet Ten Pin
69 Progress Drive, Nightcliff

The program offers participants to be involved in the community, being part of a team and socializing while still getting the skills to do this independently. The participant will be encouraged by their support staff to pay for the game, collect shoes, picking out their own bowling ball. Encouraged and supported to do as much as possible on their own.

SWIMMING

Days:
Tuesday 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Venue:
Nightcliff Swimming Pool
259 Casuarina Dr, Nightcliff

The program encourages the participant to undertake some swimming exercises either via doing laps of the pool or if there is a designated swimming program the participant needs assistance with to ensure their physical and general wellbeing is cared for. The swimming program also offers the participants to have some recreational swimming and fun activities in the water.

Individual Swimming can be timetabled according to Participants needs.

MULTIMEDIA

Days:
Wednesday 9.00am – 12.00pm

Venue:
Activity Hub
794 Stuart Highway Berrimah

The program will offer the participant the tools to learn how to use cameras, video and develop Multi modal skills. The participants will be supported into the community and surrounds where they can take pictures or videos and finish off with downloading and creating their short stories using Media tools. This program can be offered on an individual basis.

JEWELLERY AND ORIGAMI PROGRAM

Days:
Wednesday 9:30pm – 12:00pm

Venue:
Activity Hub
794 Stuart Highway Berrimah

The program offers skills in origami (paper folding) and the skill in learning to make some jewelry pieces. The program also offers the participant to be able to use and build on their fine motor skills and is suitable for anyone interested.

GROCERY SHOPPING & COOKING

Days:
Wednesday 12:30pm-3:00pm

Venue:
Activity Hub
794 Stuart Highway Berrimah

The program encourages participants to build, develop and maintain skills and safety awareness around Meal preparation and home cooking from picking recipes, creating shopping lists, grocery shopping for items needed and cooking and serving meals.

GARDENING & YARD WORK

Days:
Tuesday & Wednesday 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Venue:
Activity Hub
794 Stuart Highway Berrimah

The program involves not only the gardening side but some maintenance and general yard work. The program will be based on the location mentioned however the support staff have a roster of houses that they will work from each week. The support staff will encourage and prompt participants to take part in clearing of leaves, palm fronds, raking, rubbish removal, hosing down verandahs etc. This program is to give the participant a sense of the work force and to feel valued as a team member.

FITNESS (GYM)

Days:
Thursday 9.30am – 11.30am

Venue:
Palmerston Leisure Centre

Program begins: 794 Stuart Highway, Berrimah

The program is based on the participants capacity, fitness level and interest. Participants will get encouragement to maintain their level of fitness, physical activity, and overall wellbeing. The session can be supported as a group base or one to one support, this will be fully up to the participant as to what they are seeking and require from the program.

One on one sessions can be scheduled at suitable times for Participants, as well as tailored workout plan. Please contact us to discuss.

INDIGENOUS CULTURE

Days:
Thursday 9.30am – 12.30pm WOMEN
Thursday 1.00pm – 3.00pm MEN

Venue:
Activity Hub
794 Stuart Highway Berrimah

This program is to stimulate and involve Indigenous participants to learn, contribute and be proud of their cultural heritage. This will involve Indigenous guest speakers, various guest artists, art/craft workshops and various stimulating activities. The program is facilitated by a person Indigenous Larrakia from Darwin and Iwadja from West Arnhem Land.

Flyer available for more program information.

VOLUNTEER WORK

Days:
Friday 9:30am – 12:00pm

Venue:
Various Locations

Program begins: 794 Stuart Highway, Berrimah

The program aims to seek positions based on individual interests and develops workplace and community skills as well as providing a different setting for professional and social interactions. These opportunities allow participants to engage in a workplace environment and provide assistance in the community. This program is suitable for participants looking to gain or improve work attributes and may involve work at different locations.

TCASS WEEKLY BBQ

Days:
Friday 12.00pm – 3.00pm

Venue:
Activity Hub 794 Stuart Highway, Berrimah and other venues

The TCASS Weekly BBQ has been going for many years and is open to all participants, staff, and families. The program is generally held at the New TCASS Activity Hub in Berrimah, with themed cuisines and special days arranged for different locations which is pre-advised. It is a very relaxed and enjoyable program which gives participants the opportunity to catch up with friends, staff and other participants and making new friends all while having a great BBQ Lunch.

COMMUNITY ACCESS

Various Days, Times, and Venues

Community access is about the participants choice and what they would like from the program. There will be the option of going out with a group of friends to enjoy spending time over a coffee in the community or if the participants would like to do something on a 1:1 basis e.g. personal shopping, cooking, volunteer work etc. It is totally the participants choice.

As this program is community based and involves different types of community access there is no set day of the week for this, we can accommodate what the participant requires if we have the capacity. This program is arranged case by case.

TCASS ACTIVITY HUB

794 STUART HIGHWAY, BERRIMAH NT 0828
PH 08 8984 4147

HEAD OFFICE

55 HUDSON FYSH AVE, LUDMILLA NT 0820
GPO BOX 3554, DARWIN, NT 0800
PH 08 8927 3060

ALICE SPRINGS

5 PARSON ST, ALICE SPRINGS, NT 0870
PH 08 8952 0824

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