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
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 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
794 STUART HIGHWAY, BERRIMAH NT 0828
PH 08 8984 4147
55 HUDSON FYSH AVE, LUDMILLA NT 0820
GPO BOX 3554, DARWIN, NT 0800
PH 08 8927 3060
5 PARSON ST, ALICE SPRINGS, NT 0870
PH 08 8952 0824
[email protected] | tcassdarwin.com.au