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Enriching and empowering lives within the disability community. Supporting people with a disability to reach their full potential. http://pinarc.org.au/

We believe in freedom of choice and the right to participate as a valued member of the community.

10/11/2025

This November, the Pinarc team are ‘moving for Movember’ to raise awareness of men’s mental health. Get on board and join us walking 60km during the month of November.

Visit https://au.movember.com/ for more information or to get involved with 'Movember'.

Image description: a graphic tile with photos of eight Pinarc staff and customers wearing a 'Movember' moustache!

06/11/2025

The My Voice crew were thrilled to visit yesterday to catch up with Lochie. Springhill Farm have generously donated a hamper to use as one of our door-prizes at the Masquerade Ball on 5 December!

We are also excited to share that tickets to the Masquerade Ball are now only $25 per adult and $15 per support worker or carer!

All tickets will go into the draw for some fabulous door prizes that have been donated by our wonderful supporters:
🎁UFS - gift
🎁Springhill Farms - gift hamper
🎁Mode Property Styling - $100 Bunnings Voucher
🎁Ballarat Wildlife Park

If you purchase your tickets before 20 November you will receive two entries into the Door Prize draw for each ticket!

Come along and enjoy a fabulous night with entertainment from DJ Corey and Playjarism!

You can purchase tickets through Trybooking - https://www.trybooking.com/DFZEA or at either our Lucas office or Golden Point campus.

05/11/2025

My Voice is excited to share that tickets to the Masquerade Ball are now only $25 per adult and $15 per support worker or carer!

All tickets will go into the draw for some fabulous door prizes that have been donated by our wonderful supporters:
🎁UFS - gift
🎁Springhill Farms - gift hamper
🎁Mode Property Styling - $100 Bunnings Voucher
🎁Ballarat Wildlife Park

If you purchase your tickets before 20 November you will receive two entries into the Door Prize draw for each ticket!

Come along and enjoy a fabulous night with entertainment from DJ Corey and Playjarism!

You can purchase tickets through Trybooking - https://www.trybooking.com/DFZEA or at either our Lucas office or Golden Point campus.

03/11/2025

All unpaid carers of children or adults with disability, and their families, are invited to join Pinarc for a fun, free day out visiting the wonderful wildlife at Ballarat Wildlife Park!

Families will drive themselves to Ballarat Wildlife Park, where on arrival they will be greeted by Pinarc staff. A number of Pinarc Support Workers will be ‘floating’ during the day to assist with supervision and support for children and adults with a disability.

After spending the morning enjoying the surroundings and watching the animals, a picnic lunch of sandwiches and fruit will be provided in the rotunda which has been booked for Pinarc.

To join us at this event registration is essential. Pleas call us on 1800 746 272 to book. Note that registrations close 10am 18th November or earlier if booked out.

Due to funding requirements, you will need to provide name, date of birth, postcode and cultural information for all attending.

Note that accessible bathroom available at Ballarat Wildlife Park, but an adult change table is not available.

Support for Carers is funding from the Victorian Government for Pinarc to assist unpaid carers of children and adults with disabilities to have a well-earned break!

Ballarat Wildlife Park

Image description: A photo of two koalas followed by the heading Support for Carers Event - Ballarat Wildlife Park.

02/11/2025

We hope everyone enjoys a lovely day off on Tuesday!

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween!

The crew at Pennyweight have been busy decorating for Halloween with lots of creepy giant spiders and webs, magical floating witches hats and lots of treats!

30/10/2025

This week we have shared many examples of what "Occupational Therapy in Action" looks like at Pinarc, celebrating our fabulous team and the work they do! Our OTs develop activities and use resources tailored to meet individual customer needs.

In this session, an obstacle course was developed to meet the needs of a little person who’s attention moves quickly between tasks. Incorporating gross motor movement and utilising vestibular input to ‘wake the body up’ promotes readiness to concentrate and attend to fine motor tasks at the table.

💙 Bolster swing - promoting core stability and vestibular input
⭐ Platform swing - promoting core stability, vestibular input and shoulder/ neck stability during reaching activities
💙 Balance board - prompting balance and movement control
⭐ Easel- prompting shoulder strength/ stability in reaching above shoulder height
💙 Bean bags - prompting shoulder strength/stability and hand-eye coordination
⭐ Floor to standing activity- prompting squatting and reaching above shoulder height (shoulder stability)
💙 Stepping stones - promoting balance, depth perception and movement control
⭐Fine motor activities such as "theraputty", peg boards - promoting hand strength, pincer grasp and hand-eye coordination.

If you are a passionate OT looking to join a fantastic team that will support you to pursue your professional interests and work with an interesting caseload, please give us a call - we are always happy to chat about what your career with Pinarc could look like!

Occupational Therapy Australia

30/10/2025

It's Occupational Therapy Week and we are sharing what "OT in Action" looks like at Pinarc!

Our team of 19 OTs love to use creative, meaningful activities as therapeutic tools - this includes things like video games, gardening, art and crafts. Everyone's goals look different and we find ways to incorporate what you enjoy into creative solutions to support you to reach your goals!

Occupational Therapy Australia

29/10/2025

During Occupational Therapy Week we are sharing what "Occupational Therapy in Action" looks like at Pinarc.

OTs can make assessments of your home environment and make recommendations on equipment and home modifications that will make your home more accessible and help you achieve your goals.

Occupational Therapy Australia

28/10/2025

During Occupational Therapy Week we are sharing what "Occupational Therapy in Action" looks like at Pinarc.

Our OTs take the time to get know their customers, discussing with them what they want to achieve and working on their goals with them. OTs use a variety of therapeutic tools and creative solutions to support the customer's strengths and abilities to find new ways to achieve their goals.

Occupational Therapy Australia

27/10/2025

Occupational Therapy Week is a great time to acknowledge and celebrate the wonderful work that OTs perform in our community.

At Pinarc we have a team of 19 OTs based across our Ballarat and Melton clinics, some of whom are pictured in our post today. Every day looks different for each OT - they all work with different clients of all ages, from babies to adults and every age in between. They are able to work across many different diagnoses, supporting customers with a broad range of abilities and goals.

OTs are detectives of daily life, they analyze the how people do things, why they do them, and what's getting in the way. They then provide creative solutions by adapting environments, tools or routines to support people achieve their goals. OTs use creative, meaningful activities as therapeutic tools, not just boring exercise sheets!

This week we will share many examples of what "Occupational Therapy in Action" looks like at Pinarc, celebrating our fabulous team and the work they do.

If you are a passionate OT looking to join a fantastic team that will support you to pursue your professional interests and work with an interesting caseload, please give us a call - we are always happy to chat!

Occupational Therapy Australia

26/10/2025

To celebrate International Day of People with Disability, My Voice are hosting a Masquerade Ball!

You are invited to join us at this over-18s event featuring live music performed by Playjarism and guest DJ Corey!

There will be finger food, door prizes and lots of fun! The Bistro menu will be available to purchase from if you would like something more substantial and drinks are available to purchase at bar prices.

🧡WHEN: Friday 5 December 2025
🧡TIME: 6pm – 10pm
🧡WHERE: North Ballarat Sport Club – main function room
🧡DRESS CODE: “Red Carpet Ready” Masks are optional!
🧡TICKETS: $45 per adult and only $15 for companion cards or support worker accompanying adult guest. Note that companion card/support worker tickets include finger food.

Bookings close 25 November 2025. Any cancellations after this date will be refunded less a $15 cost.

Bookings are now open on Try Booking: https://www.trybooking.com/DFZEA

Cash and Eftpos ticket sales are available at Pinarc Golden Point and Pinarc Lucas (exact money only).

If you have any questions please call 1800 746 272 or email myvoice@pinarc.org.au

Image description: a graphic tile with a dark green background, a picture of a masquerade mask and the details of the My Voice Masquerade Ball (which are included in the body of this post).

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