ActiveMate Support Services

04/05/2025

Just a few photos of our time at Canowindra baloon festival and the age of fishes musuem - good times all round! What a night!

10/10/2024

On top of Koorowatha falls with one of my main dudes Jayden!

21/11/2023

Just a few things we have been up to over the past year!

23/07/2023

What a great night at the Cootamundra Disco, hosted by Elouera school!
Great fun, and lots of new friends made too!

23/03/2023

ActiveMate is excited to announce that we are now able to offer short term accommodation stay and respite at our "Jacaranda house" located in Grenfell, as well as our current services.
Jacaranda house is fully wheelchair accessible and is ready to be used by new and existing clients alike with our friendly and capable team here at Active-Mate Support Services.
The beautiful and picturesque Grenfell Jacaranda house will make for the perfect country get away with a wide range of activities to partake in.

There will be a supplied Queen-sized bed for our guest.
There will be a good few activities provided such as:
- Trips to the local pool
- Trips to the Weddin Mountain’s to go hiking and to see Seaton’s farm
- Picnic or BBQ at the Weddin Mountain’s (No hiking required)
- Meals at the local the pubs, clubs or restaurants
-Lawn bowls
-Tennis
-Golf
-Squash
-Live music at the local pubs
- Seeing local attractions such as the Grenfell Silo Art
- Farm trips to our nearby family farm
- Skate-park
- Play ground
- Access to Push-Bike riding
- Visiting local art gallery
- Scenic walk down the beautiful and historic main street of Grenfell
- Visiting old gold-field attraction
-Card making
-Cooking lessons with our team of qualified chefs(in the fully equipped commercial kitchen on premise)
-Visiting the local library
-Trips to the local dog park

The house itself also has TV, Xbox One and DVD’s provided for downtime, as well as board games, books, a piano and a pool table. We also have a secure backyard attached to the house, so it is possible for guests to bring their dog if they so desire! Furthermore, there is an option for our therapy dog (Jorg) to join our guests during their STA stay, however this is entirely up to the guest.
We are excited to get this service up and running as soon as possible, so if you know anybody who may be interested, or would benefit from the STA please do not hesitate to let us know. Whilst we mainly work within the NDIS sector, we are happy to advise that our services also extend to the aged care sector. We have a dedicated team of staff, and we take pride in matching our staff to our participants. If you have any questions, please feel free to send us a message!

Cheers,
The ActiveMate Team.

06/03/2023

Just a few photos from when we visited Grenfell a few weeks ago to go to the Grenfell Light up the Night and then stayed the night at our new ActiveMate STA (Respite Centre). The iconic Jacaranda House. We also did cooking lessons and spent some time at the pool.
Was an awesome day with this great bunch we went with!

15/02/2023

Group session at the PCYC went great guns today!
We played a mix of footy, soccer and basketball and then tied off nicely with a good old nerf war!

03/02/2023

Out partying with T and Xav, dancing to the awesome DJ Rockafellas!!
Thanks HYAG for the awesome event!

17/05/2021

Hi Young and Community surrounds! This May, Active Mate Support Services are glad to announce that we are taking part in the R U OK? Fundraising challenge at our local Anytime fitness gym. As most of us are aware, mental health issues are becoming increasingly common within our society, and people living with a disability are even more likely to suffer from poor mental health. For example:
-10% of men with a disability have experienced suicidal thoughts-compared to 4% of men without a disability; and
-Adults with a disability are almost 5 times more likely to experience frequent mental distress
It is important to note that people with an intellectual disability also experience different barriers to accessing mental health services; and although it is well established that people with an intellectual disability have high rates of mental health problems, it has been reported that rates of uptake of services do not match need.
Research shows that enjoyable interactions with one’s social environment has positive effects on both mental health and wellbeing. Adults with physical disabilities may have fewer opportunities of favourable exchange, and therefore the effects on mental health and wellbeing may be less advantageous. Active Mate support services believes in being active within our community, both socially and physically. We enjoy helping our clients engage with, and build relationships within the community. It is for these reasons that our staff and our clients are so excited to be a part of the ‘R U OK?’ challenge.

Every year over 65,000 Australians attempt to take their lives – that gives me 65,000 reasons to Tread As One. I’d really appreciate your support – every donation helps.

09/10/2020

Ol' Steve-o teaching the boxing bag a lesson at Hard Rock gym in Harden!

02/09/2020

So, last Thursday Steve and I decided to hit the road and head out to Koorawatha falls. The waterfalls were stunning and we had an absolute blast! It's always good to get out and about, and good old mother nature didn't disappoint.

22/08/2020

Having a ball with Steve!