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Telephone (08) 8725 5383
1 Eleanor Street, Mount Gambier
Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:30pm
Our team is passionate about offering a range of group experiences, workshops and specialised clinics for children and their carers. We believe the opportunity to combine therapies and children offers a fun and dynamic social learning environment which targets specialised developmental skills.
Our team believes that learning is ongoing, and 1 small bit of information or change can make a big difference in supporting yourself and your child to grow. Our team is happy to work with you, family, learning environments, community groups, sports clubs or organisation to provide education sessions on a range of developmental topics and situations. Please call to discuss your ideas further.
19 April 2026 -
19 April 2026
We currently offer hydrotherapy to clients on an individual, needs basis. If you wish for your child to participate in a hydrotherapy program, this can be discussed with one of our Physiotherapists. Hydrotherapy currently only offered on a 1:1 basis, either on a Wednesday or Friday between 8.00-9.00am.
Cost: $70
01 September 2019 -
19 April 2026
This is a walk-in clinic where newborn babies (0-14 days of age) can be seen without an appointment, by a physiotherapist and sonographer to examine hip status using Dynamic Ultrasound. The amount of movement in the baby’s hips is measured and discussion occurs on how to promote good hip movement and best manage hip development. The clinic is run Thursday mornings from 10am to 11am.
Time: 10 weeks / Tuesday 9 – 10am
20 April 2020 -
30 June 2020
An early intervention group run by Occupational and Physiotherapists. Aims to promote gross motor and fine motor skill development in 4-8-year-old children with developmental delays. This group is theme based and a lot of fun. It helps kids to master basic active skills and preschool readiness skills. Group is limited to 4-6 children.
Term 4 / Intensive 6-week program
14 October 2019 -
13 December 2019
The Alert Program®, with its user-friendly approach, helps anyone articulate their inner experience of self-regulation (how alert they feel). Self-regulation awareness turns into action with the program’s simple, low budget strategies and resources. The program emphasizes how to change alert levels throughout the day, making it easy to get out of bed, work, play, learn, learn at school, relax, socialize, and go to bed.
The Alert Program® is a judgment-free zone that starts with the understanding that we are all sensory processors. We touch, see, hear, taste, smell and move through space. And it’s up to our brains and bodies to make sense of all that. That’s a lot of incoming information before we even get to any learning.
The program aims to teach children and adult how to help regulate their nervous system to promote their optimal functioning in everyday life.
Groups are run based on children’s age with a maximum of 4 children per group.
Currently not available
19 April 2026 -
19 April 2026
A workshop for parents who would like support regarding their child’s sleep. Families will gain an understanding on positive sleep practices for their child.
Sleep is important for growth, health, learning and emotional wellbeing. Lack of adequate sleep impacts on our coping skills, concentration, behaviour, physical coordination and on family life. Some families may be finding it challenging if their child:
• Takes more than 30 minutes to settle to sleep
• Wakes during the night
• Co-sleeps with their parents
• Wakes early in the morning
• Doesn’t get enough sleep
In this workshop, parents will be provided with information to understand sleep and sleep disturbances as well as strategies that may be useful in managing their child’s sleep disturbances. The workshop will also focus on ways to assess a child’s sleep and develop individual sleep plans using the strategies chosen by the family.
The information is based on the SleepWise Program which is designed to assist families of children with developmental delays.
The SleepWise Program consists of 3 parent education sessions and 2-3 individual session to discuss individual plans/progress.
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Fine Motor Friday:
✏️ Handwriting Spotlight
Handwriting is an important skill children use every day at school. It supports learning, communication, and independence.
What skills are needed for handwriting?
✋ Hand strength: Strong hand muscles help children hold and control a pencil, as well as endure writing for a long time!
👀 Hand-eye coordination: Helps guide the pencil to form letters accurately.
🧠 Motor planning: Knowing how to start and form each letter.
📏 Visual perception: Understanding spacing, sizing, and staying on the line.
🤲 Postural control : A stable body helps the hands move with precision.
Ways to support handwriting at home:
✔️ Encourage drawing and colouring. Start with thicker pencils when young, and transition to thinner/regular pencils as they are becoming more confident.
✔️ Play with play dough or building toys
✔️ Use short, fun writing activities
All of these little building blocks help promote proper pencil grasps! Pencil Grasp when handwriting is also important to promote the best control and reduce fatigue. See our rough checklist for the development of your child's pencil grasp!
School Holiday Fun – Cooking
Cooking and baking can support children in developing fine motor and sequencing skills while also encouraging them to explore and try new foods.
Any leftover easter chocolate???…….. Try this recipe as it is fun for all ages!
Little helpers can pour ingredients into the bowl, bigger helpers can help mix the melted chocolate into the mixture. Remember when there is food that needs heating or melting to have an adult to help!
It is an easy adaptable recipe to swap out ingredients with your favourite flavours! Add large marshmallows, mini marshmallows, snakes or dinosaur lollies and you could even use cocoa pops instead of rice bubbles for extra chocolate!
www.thecookingcollective.com.au/easter-rocky-road/
Fine Motor Friday: The Benefits of Playdough!
Playdough isn’t just fun- it’s a powerful tool for developing important hand strength and manipulation skills in children!
Why we love playdough:
💪 Hand strength: Squeezing, rolling, and squishing playdough strengthens the small muscles in the hands needed for handwriting, cutting, and self-care tasks.
✋ Fine motor skills: Pinching, poking, and shaping dough helps develop finger control and coordination.
🤲 Bilateral coordination: Using both hands together (rolling, pulling, flattening) supports skills needed for tasks like dressing and using scissors.
👀 Hand-eye coordination: Kids practice controlling their hands to create shapes and objects.
🎨 Creativity and imagination: Children can explore, build, and create freely.
🧠 Sensory play: The soft, squishy texture provides calming sensory input for many children.
Try this at home:
Ask your child to roll small balls, make snakes, or hide beads or small toys inside the playdough for them to find.
If your child is younger, promote colour and colour recognition as you go!
Keep an eye out for next week: Handwriting Spotlight!
APA | PD Courses, Resources & Advocacy Support for Physiotherapists
APA | PD Courses, Resources & Advocacy Support for Physiotherapists
australian.physio
Australian Physiotherapy Association is the peak body representing the interests of 34,000+ physiotherapists & their patients. See PD, resources & advocacy.
Fine Motor Friday:
✏️ Handwriting Spotlight
Handwriting is an important skill children use every day at school. It supports learning, communication, and independence.
What skills are needed for handwriting?
✋ Hand strength: Strong hand muscles help children hold and control a pencil, as well as endure writing for a long time!
👀 Hand-eye coordination: Helps guide the pencil to form letters accurately.
🧠 Motor planning: Knowing how to start and form each letter.
📏 Visual perception: Understanding spacing, sizing, and staying on the line.
🤲 Postural control : A stable body helps the hands move with precision.
Ways to support handwriting at home:
✔️ Encourage drawing and colouring. Start with thicker pencils when young, and transition to thinner/regular pencils as they are becoming more confident.
✔️ Play with play dough or building toys
✔️ Use short, fun writing activities
All of these little building blocks help promote proper pencil grasps! Pencil Grasp when handwriting is also important to promote the best control and reduce fatigue. See our rough checklist for the development of your child's pencil grasp!
School Holiday Fun – Cooking
Cooking and baking can support children in developing fine motor and sequencing skills while also encouraging them to explore and try new foods.
Any leftover easter chocolate???…….. Try this recipe as it is fun for all ages!
Little helpers can pour ingredients into the bowl, bigger helpers can help mix the melted chocolate into the mixture. Remember when there is food that needs heating or melting to have an adult to help!
It is an easy adaptable recipe to swap out ingredients with your favourite flavours! Add large marshmallows, mini marshmallows, snakes or dinosaur lollies and you could even use cocoa pops instead of rice bubbles for extra chocolate!
www.thecookingcollective.com.au/easter-rocky-road/
Fine Motor Friday: The Benefits of Playdough!
Playdough isn’t just fun- it’s a powerful tool for developing important hand strength and manipulation skills in children!
Why we love playdough:
💪 Hand strength: Squeezing, rolling, and squishing playdough strengthens the small muscles in the hands needed for handwriting, cutting, and self-care tasks.
✋ Fine motor skills: Pinching, poking, and shaping dough helps develop finger control and coordination.
🤲 Bilateral coordination: Using both hands together (rolling, pulling, flattening) supports skills needed for tasks like dressing and using scissors.
👀 Hand-eye coordination: Kids practice controlling their hands to create shapes and objects.
🎨 Creativity and imagination: Children can explore, build, and create freely.
🧠 Sensory play: The soft, squishy texture provides calming sensory input for many children.
Try this at home:
Ask your child to roll small balls, make snakes, or hide beads or small toys inside the playdough for them to find.
If your child is younger, promote colour and colour recognition as you go!
Keep an eye out for next week: Handwriting Spotlight!
APA | PD Courses, Resources & Advocacy Support for Physiotherapists
APA | PD Courses, Resources & Advocacy Support for Physiotherapists
australian.physio
Australian Physiotherapy Association is the peak body representing the interests of 34,000+ physiotherapists & their patients. See PD, resources & advocacy.
Fine Motor Friday:
✏️ Handwriting Spotlight
Handwriting is an important skill children use every day at school. It supports learning, communication, and independence.
What skills are needed for handwriting?
✋ Hand strength: Strong hand muscles help children hold and control a pencil, as well as endure writing for a long time!
👀 Hand-eye coordination: Helps guide the pencil to form letters accurately.
🧠 Motor planning: Knowing how to start and form each letter.
📏 Visual perception: Understanding spacing, sizing, and staying on the line.
🤲 Postural control : A stable body helps the hands move with precision.
Ways to support handwriting at home:
✔️ Encourage drawing and colouring. Start with thicker pencils when young, and transition to thinner/regular pencils as they are becoming more confident.
✔️ Play with play dough or building toys
✔️ Use short, fun writing activities
All of these little building blocks help promote proper pencil grasps! Pencil Grasp when handwriting is also important to promote the best control and reduce fatigue. See our rough checklist for the development of your child's pencil grasp!
School Holiday Fun – Cooking
Cooking and baking can support children in developing fine motor and sequencing skills while also encouraging them to explore and try new foods.
Any leftover easter chocolate???…….. Try this recipe as it is fun for all ages!
Little helpers can pour ingredients into the bowl, bigger helpers can help mix the melted chocolate into the mixture. Remember when there is food that needs heating or melting to have an adult to help!
It is an easy adaptable recipe to swap out ingredients with your favourite flavours! Add large marshmallows, mini marshmallows, snakes or dinosaur lollies and you could even use cocoa pops instead of rice bubbles for extra chocolate!
www.thecookingcollective.com.au/easter-rocky-road/
Fine Motor Friday: The Benefits of Playdough!
Playdough isn’t just fun- it’s a powerful tool for developing important hand strength and manipulation skills in children!
Why we love playdough:
💪 Hand strength: Squeezing, rolling, and squishing playdough strengthens the small muscles in the hands needed for handwriting, cutting, and self-care tasks.
✋ Fine motor skills: Pinching, poking, and shaping dough helps develop finger control and coordination.
🤲 Bilateral coordination: Using both hands together (rolling, pulling, flattening) supports skills needed for tasks like dressing and using scissors.
👀 Hand-eye coordination: Kids practice controlling their hands to create shapes and objects.
🎨 Creativity and imagination: Children can explore, build, and create freely.
🧠 Sensory play: The soft, squishy texture provides calming sensory input for many children.
Try this at home:
Ask your child to roll small balls, make snakes, or hide beads or small toys inside the playdough for them to find.
If your child is younger, promote colour and colour recognition as you go!
Keep an eye out for next week: Handwriting Spotlight!
APA | PD Courses, Resources & Advocacy Support for Physiotherapists
APA | PD Courses, Resources & Advocacy Support for Physiotherapists
australian.physio
Australian Physiotherapy Association is the peak body representing the interests of 34,000+ physiotherapists & their patients. See PD, resources & advocacy.
