Flintwood Disability Services in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia | Community organisation

Flintwood Disability Services

Locality: Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9630 1777

Address: Unit 4/10 Gladstone Rd 2154 Castle Hill, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.flintwood.org.au

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25.01.2022 Flintwood have been busy again this week. We were trying to find a solution for participants wearing masks. Many ideas were spoken about and we have come up with the idea of a mask and matching bag. The small bag attaches to their day bag which matches there masks. Thank you to staff for making this happen. Our first model is Patrick, who chose the yellow one as it is the colour of the families business They have set up an amazing cause called "Piccolo for a Cause" The aim is... to raise $10,000 in one week, so from Monday 24th Sunday 30th August, Piccolo Me will be donating: The aim is to raise $10,000 in one week, so from Monday 24th Sunday 30th August, " Piccolo Me supporting our cause in providing aid and relief to building a better Beirut." https://piccolome.com/shopnow/ See more

24.01.2022 Being near the water can be very relaxing. Nothing better than being out and about, soaking up natural Vitamin D from the sun as you go for a stroll.

24.01.2022 Lisa is looking like a star! The beauty room in the castle Hill Day Program is a big hit!

22.01.2022 Happy Birthday Chris!- From everyone at the Kingswood Day program!

22.01.2022 This week Zoom Bingo was Halloween themed!

22.01.2022 Thank you Flintwood for this amazing new Basketball Hoop! We are starting to train so that eventually we can play against other sites. This year has had lots of ups and downs but participants still arrive with a huge smile on there faces. Thank you again, everyone!

22.01.2022 We have just put masks in boxes to send to Rae and Jackie. Each mask comes with a filter in the mask and a spare filter. Filters are available on eBay if needed. Crown St is now trialling a new mask pattern, similar to the blue disposable ones but they will be longer in the width. Stay tuned for photos. Again Thank you, Rae, for donating all the lovely material.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Mary Jane Patterson, who celebrated 15 years with Flintwood.

20.01.2022 Cricket and Bowling to end the week!

20.01.2022 Today we launched the Flintwood Story: a celebration of the last 20 years.

20.01.2022 Three-pointers at Crown street!

19.01.2022 Last Friday Crown St created personalised dog tags with contact numbers on the back. Enjoy Coco & Tiger! Drop us a message if you would like one for your pet.

19.01.2022 In our plastic project program, we’ve taken a short break from lids and focused on soft plastics. The process is called plastic fusion and as the name suggests, the plastic is fused together to create a sheet. We then used our cutting, ironing and sewing skills to create an accessible water bottle holder for Stephie. All out of recycled plastic bags & packaging. Stay tuned for more plastic projects from the Crown Street crew.

18.01.2022 Tomorrow Flintwood Night Pirate radio is Back!!!!! Tune in at 7:30 for a ‘live’ 1970s 1980’s inspired pirate radio. The Flintwood Participant committee will be presenting a live event.... - one night only -

18.01.2022 Leza has helped to prepare for the high tea at 31 Salisbury. It looks great!

18.01.2022 At Best Road, we are creating a sensory garden. The sensory screen is underway, the outdoor swing was broken so the frame is being used to hold outdoor fabrics and can be dipped into fragrances. The participants are helping with the scissor work to keep their fine motor skills active. We are also in the middle of creating an outside weatherproof tactile board. At 55 Harris Day Program, we have "crazy candle" making, the scents don’t match the colours hence the name, the participants will be creating logo stickers for them and we are going to see options of selling them so we can use that money towards a basketball area.

17.01.2022 As part of our Zoom Bingo each week we have started a colouring competition. The first week's winner is Robert Lynch, congratulations, Robert!

17.01.2022 Happy 21st Birthday Victoria!!! From all of your friends at Flintwood.

17.01.2022 Hi Everyone, Linked below is a COVID update from General Manager Kay McPartland https://www.flintwood.org.au/covid-update-monday-17-august/

17.01.2022 Alex Lobanov painted a fantastic sports mural for the sports area created at York Road. The mural decorates the sporting area that will be used by York Road and any other Flintwood programs that would like to use the space and the sporting equipment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8rnCibPFM4

16.01.2022 Chris is enjoying his Friday by relaxing in 31 Salisbury road's massage chair!

16.01.2022 Check out the fantastic costumes everyone wore to the 31 Salisbury Halloween party!

16.01.2022 Competition Time! Facebook React to vote for your Favourite shoe design! This week at zoom Bingo this week we included a fancy feet competition. More shoe designs to come!

15.01.2022 R U OK? Today is the national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK? if someone in your world is struggling with life’s ups and downs. Please visit the "R U Okay?" website for more information. https://www.ruok.org.au/

15.01.2022 Kingwood decided to cook some delicious Indian food to celebrate Indian culture for international cooking day.

14.01.2022 The quarterly newsletter is now out! https://issuu.com/bailey.lea/docs/fds_newletter_oct20_email

14.01.2022 31 Salisbury had a beautiful day at the park enjoying meditation, stretching, sensory walks and some bird watching. What a great day!

14.01.2022 Crown St had a go at personalising their own serving plates today. Using ceramic markers to create an original design, then baking them in the oven and letting them cool so the design becomes permanent.

13.01.2022 Scott loves Mondays because he gets to take our cans to the recycling! The money raised is going towards a special project we are working on for a Christmas surprise.

13.01.2022 Bowling at Brookvale!

13.01.2022 Kingswood is getting into the Christmas spirit early this year!

12.01.2022 TAFE Horticultural program started back at Crown St yesterday. We followed Social distancing and had a great time starting the gardens up again!

11.01.2022 This week is National Carers Week. Flintwood would like to recognise and thank all of the family members and friends who provide support to people living with a disability. The national carers association is currently looking for carers who go above and beyond to be highlighted on their website. View the link below to nominate yourself or someone you would like recognised.... https://carersweek.com.au/your-stori/tell-us-why-you-care/

10.01.2022 "We can be heroes by wearing a mask" A great message and a great video by everyone at the Crown street Day program!

10.01.2022 We have been practising our whiteboard art. Writing on a whiteboard is fun, and sociable. The good thing with this is it can remove anxiety around making mistakes-as you can just wipe it clean and start again.

10.01.2022 Today is a relaxing day at Kingswood with Nicolle enjoying a foot spa and nails painted and Lynette trying out the new Garden Blower!

10.01.2022 A Bit of Boccia to start the morning!

09.01.2022 The Flintwood Participant Committee has enjoyed some time today at the Flintwood Farm

09.01.2022 Kingswood went into a Footy Frenzy On Friday excited for the Grand Final, Go Panthers!

08.01.2022 A peaceful way to spend a Friday with the Brookvale Day program

08.01.2022 This is a great video by ABC Australia that highlights 7 signs you can make while wearing a mask to better communicate with the Deaf community

07.01.2022 The Brookvale Day program had a beautiful day out at Kirribilli Point.

07.01.2022 We would like to congratulate Sam for her 10-year service and Jane for her 5-year service with Flintwood Congratulations on achieving these anniversaries with Flintwood. We know you have both worked hard for this accomplishment and we truly appreciate your dedication

06.01.2022 Hi Everyone, linked below is Flintwood's weekly COVID update https://www.flintwood.org.au/covid-update-wednesday-12-aug/

05.01.2022 What a beautiful day for the Penrith Fitness program to shoot some hoops!

05.01.2022 "Today I made a mask. I am so proud of myself. I was encouraged and look at what I made. I am learning sewing every day now to be able to sew my own ball gown for the Ball next year"

05.01.2022 Today was the Grand Opening of York Road! York Road is an Individual, Social and Recreational program (Day Program) located in the Penrith area. We were joined by the Participants of York Road and their families, as well as the Disabilities Services Minister Gareth Ward and the Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres... This is about making sure that we provide opportunities to people of all abilities to live the life that they would like to live, in the community they live in.- The Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres Everyone is excited to utilise the large new space and proximity to community programs in the Penrith area. Flintwood is proud to support people living with a disability in learning valuable life skills and accessing the community, The York Road Day Program will allow Flintwood to provide further expert support to Participants. If you are interested in attending the York Road Day Program, please Call (02) 9630 1777 or email [email protected].

05.01.2022 Today at Crown St, the Plastic Project Crew created bowls - we named them Galaxy, Fresh Mint & Rainbow Paddlepop. We made them out of HDPE lids as well as LDPE chewing gum container lids. We are still working on refining the end result however enjoying the process.

04.01.2022 Today we are separating out washed lids into colours and types to stock up our plastic library. It’s important to separate the type of plastic lids, so when they go through the melting process they adhere together well.

04.01.2022 Happy Fathers day to all the wonderful Fathers! 31 Salisbury has made some amazing artworks for fathers day.

03.01.2022 The Participants at 31 Salisbury created a fantastic Christmas performance! Great Job everyone!

02.01.2022 The Participants at 31 Salisbury Road are ready to fly like a butterfly sting like a bee!

01.01.2022 Jenny is being supported in building her fine motor skills by folding washing at 31 Salisbury

01.01.2022 Dylan form Best Road is practising his swing on a beautiful sunny day!

01.01.2022 With Father’s Day coming up, we’ve been busy in the Crown Street’s Plastic Project Program. We created these HDPE keyrings out of milk & water bottle lids and stamped Dad into them. Thanks again to the families for lid donations.

01.01.2022 This is an amazing experience for Tallyn, as usually, he will not get close to the geese. It's great to see Tallyn out by the river and experiencing so much. Thanks to Jin for the amazing photo!