Gladstone Community Linking Agency.

Gladstone Community Linking Agency. E.g.

We provide NDIS & Aged Care Support Services including Supported Independent Living, Home Care Packages, Respite, Support Coordination, Plan Management, Ground Control, Social Support, Clinical Nursing, and Daily Living assistance. Services We Offer:
•All carers for people aged 0-64 with a disability outlined in the Disability Service Act are eligible to apply for respite care hours.
•All carers for aged customers 65+
•Lawn Maintenance through our Ground Control team
•Support young adults to broaden their education and knowledge by learning independent living skills and to continue to have an active
valued role in our community.
• Plan Management
•Support Coordination
•Brokerage Services
Run activities such as;
•Respite Centre for our Aged customers
•Aquafit
•Various outings/programs
•Getting to know our community
•Learning and improving social skills – effectively and appropriately
•Attending TAFE – contextualized Literacy & Numeracy, Information Technology
•Health & Fitness – sport and
•Budgeting, Money Handling skills
•Cooking Skills
•Exploring the Arts and culture
•Interactive workbooks;
•Personal, emotional & responsibilities
•Friendships & relationships
•Conversation skills
•About work & at work
•To assist our Customers to plan their personal futures and set goals to achieve those futures.
•To facilitate development of Customers skills and abilities to enable them to look after themselves in the accommodation they have
chosen.
•To provide opportunities for Customers to develop skills so that they are able to take part in the community as equal members.
•To match individual Customers with quality support personnel who can facilitate him/her to achieve the above objectives. Matching
support staff to the person will be based on the individual's wishes and needs.
•To develop a positive image of both the agency and participating individuals in the view of the local and larger community. Brokerage Services:
•Other services may broker support from Gladstone Community Linking Agency and likewise G.C.L.A can broker support
for people from other services.
•Some members of the community may choose to purchase the service out of their own personal funds. Individual Funding Packages:
•People in receipt of an individual funding package can approach GCLA to manage their funds/and provide
staff to suit their own individual needs.
•The individual/family choose the Gladstone Community Linking Agency as the service that they wish to administer their package.
•It is the families/individuals themselves that point us in the direction that they wish to go. set goals.
•Gladstone Community Linking Agency develops the individual/family service delivery in accordance with the Principles and Objectives
of the Disability Services Act 2006.
•Gladstone Community Linking Agency staff determines the necessity for specific staff training including Workplace Health and Safety
and Duty of Care boundaries and develops relevant individual procedures around the identified needs of the individual/family.
•The Agency matches individual service users with trained support workers who can facilitate him/her to achieve the above objectives. Matching will be based on the individual's wishes and needs.
•To provide individual support to develop independent living skills for young people leaving school.
•Support hours are regularly reviewed with families/individual. A place where differences are valued:
•The HUB is located at 5 Buller St Gladstone, it is where skills are learnt, friendships made by engaging people in meaningful
experiences surrounding differences.
•The Hub is a center available for GCLA customers to use and attend for different programs.
•Learning and creative experiences are available for everyone who wishes to participate.
•We hope to enrich the community more by ensuring everyone is valued, everyone is embraced and everyone has a sense of belonging, and
difference is a natural part of life.

Merry Christmas 🎄✨To our wonderful community and valued customers, thank you for your continued support throughout the y...
24/12/2025

Merry Christmas 🎄✨

To our wonderful community and valued customers, thank you for your continued support throughout the year. We’re truly grateful to be part of such an amazing community.

As a reminder, our office is closed from 4:30 pm on Friday 19 December 2025 and will reopen at 8:30 am on Monday 5 January 2026.

We hope your Christmas is filled with joy, rest and special moments with those who matter most. Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season, and we look forward to seeing you in the new year.

The Hub and Port Curtis Respite Centre Christmas Party was bursting with festive fun! 🎄🎉 A huge thank you to our amazing...
19/12/2025

The Hub and Port Curtis Respite Centre Christmas Party was bursting with festive fun! 🎄🎉 A huge thank you to our amazing Port Curtis Respite Centre staff for hosting such a fantastic celebration. A big thank you as well to The Paton's for generously volunteering their time to perform and adding even more festive cheer! 🎶✨ Thank you to all our Hub and Port Curtis Respite Centre customers for bringing the laughs, smiles, and Christmas cheer, you truly made the day extra special! We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year 🎁✨

Thank you to our incredible community and valued customers for making this year so special 🎄✨As we wrap up for the holid...
19/12/2025

Thank you to our incredible community and valued customers for making this year so special 🎄✨

As we wrap up for the holidays, our office will close at 4:30 pm on Friday 19 December 2025 and reopen at 8:30 am on Monday 5 January 2026.

We wish you a joyful and relaxing festive season and look forward to welcoming you back in the new year. See you in 2026!

Lights on, memories made. Last night’s light tour was a success ✨
16/12/2025

Lights on, memories made. Last night’s light tour was a success ✨

A heartfelt thank you to Port City Meats for their generous support! We’re so grateful for local businesses that care ab...
15/12/2025

A heartfelt thank you to Port City Meats for their generous support! We’re so grateful for local businesses that care about our community 🎄💛🙌🏽

Meet our lovely client Rohan, who was so inspired by the recent visit from the wonderful Marlu Fur Babies team that he’s...
05/12/2025

Meet our lovely client Rohan, who was so inspired by the recent visit from the wonderful Marlu Fur Babies team that he’s now offered to volunteer once a week. Love your work Rohan 🐾💛

At GCLA, we’re lucky to work with some truly incredible clients. Take Jon, for example; winner of the 2025 My Home Award...
03/12/2025

At GCLA, we’re lucky to work with some truly incredible clients. Take Jon, for example; winner of the 2025 My Home Awards: Highly Commended House Garden award. 🌿🏆

These awards celebrate Queensland public housing tenants who take pride in their homes and gardens and who are wonderful neighbours within their communities.

🌟 Huge Congratulations to Cheryl! 🌟 We are incredibly proud to celebrate the publication of Cheryl Chong’s first researc...
27/11/2025

🌟 Huge Congratulations to Cheryl! 🌟



We are incredibly proud to celebrate the publication of Cheryl Chong’s first research article in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research! This is a major professional milestone and an amazing achievement that reflects her dedication to advancing clinical knowledge in speech pathology. 📚✨



🧠 What the Study Explored

Cheryl’s research looked at whether student clinicians could accurately rate four key dimensions of connected speech in people with aphasia using an auditory-perceptual approach.



🔍 What the Study Found

The results showed that this approach has strong potential to become an efficient way to assess connected speech in aphasia, particularly in busy clinical settings. However, the research highlighted that more training and structured feedback will be needed to make the method ready for real-world clinical use.



🌟 Why This Matters

This research could help clinicians assess speech more efficiently, improve clinical decision-making, and ultimately enhance care for people living with aphasia. It’s a significant step toward more accessible, time-effective speech pathology assessments.



We are very lucky to have such a talented and passionate Speech Pathologist on our team at GCLA. Cheryl’s work not only contributes to the profession but also directly enhances the quality of services we provide to our clients.



👏 Congratulations, Cheryl — we are so proud of you!

Yesterday we welcomed the amazing team from Marlu Fur Babies, a local wildlife care organisation 🐾. They shared some gre...
26/11/2025

Yesterday we welcomed the amazing team from Marlu Fur Babies, a local wildlife care organisation 🐾. They shared some great insights and introduced us to their adorable furry friends 🐨🦘 and yes, our hearts just about exploded! 💖

We were also thrilled to make a much-needed donation to support their work 🙌. Our customers absolutely loved the experience 😊.

WHS training at work, our team did brilliantly, even practising stretcher techniques on a colleague who ended up looking...
21/11/2025

WHS training at work, our team did brilliantly, even practising stretcher techniques on a colleague who ended up looking like a human burrito 🌯😂 Proud of everyone’s efforts!

Earlier this week, one of our GCLA Hub participants completed a fantastic Kombi van model! 🚐✨We’re proud to offer progra...
20/11/2025

Earlier this week, one of our GCLA Hub participants completed a fantastic Kombi van model! 🚐✨

We’re proud to offer programs that enrich the lives of NDIS participants and celebrate their creativity and achievements every day. 🌟

Contact ndis@gcla.com.au if you’d like to find out how our programs can support you.

Yesterday, the GCLA Port Curtis Respite Centre team visited Koolyangarra Kindergarten and what a wonderful time we had! ...
19/11/2025

Yesterday, the GCLA Port Curtis Respite Centre team visited Koolyangarra Kindergarten and what a wonderful time we had! 🎉 We watched the kindy kids’ fantastic performance 👏, enjoyed some fresh, cold watermelon 🍉, and even had a few adorable guinea pig snuggles 🐹💕. A big thank-you to everyone at Koolyangarra Kindergarten for such a warm and fun visit! 🌟

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13 Herbert Street
Gladstone, QLD
4680

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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13 Herbert Street, Gladstone

www.gcla.com.au

Gladstone Community Linking Agency (GCLA) is a home grown, not-for-profit, organisation; enabling and empowering locals living with a disability and over 65’s to achieve their goals.

Our services are flexible and offer personal choice, tailored to individuals of all ages, in their own home or out in the community.