Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)

Disability Services

Specialist Disability Accommodation – A home designed for your needs

Independence and a place to call home is something most of us aspire to – somewhere we feel safe, where we can make our own personal mark, and where we

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5 tips for managing pandemic fatigue

If you’ve escaped catching COVID-19 or you live in an area that has not been subjected to lockdowns, you may think of yourself one of the lucky ones. Yet we’ve

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The most important role of your life: caring for our most vulnerable

Imagine being 10 years old and waking in an unfamiliar motel room. It’s not safe for you to live with your parents right now – you don’t know when you’ll

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – The “invisible disability”

Artwork by Harrison Riley – Behaviour Support Practitioner at Challenge Community Services Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is sometimes referred to as the “invisible disability”. FASD is an umbrella term

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5 ways to develop healthy romantic relationships

Healthy romantic relationships are important for our emotional wellbeing. People in a healthy romantic relationship feel loved and supported. This means there’s respect, trust, open communication, honesty, and understanding, and

Business Services

Steve, Sharni and Carolyn’s journeys into employment

Thinking about supported employment for yourself, or someone you know? We spoke to three employees to see what their experience at Challenge has been like so far. Meet Steve, Sharni

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A 10-year wedding anniversary with a twist

For some couples, their 10-year wedding anniversary means a candle lit dinner, a relaxing holiday, or simply some alone time away from the kids. But for one couple, their 10th

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What’s left to do? 3 activities to get through the school holidays

As we are heading into the final days of the school holidays, you might have run out of things to do with the kids while in lockdown, or under restrictions.

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5 parenting lessons we learnt from watching Bluey

“How does the baby get in the lady’s belly?” – Bluey, Daddy Putdown It’s awkward but relatable interactions like these, which makes children’s television show Bluey so relevant and entertaining

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Giving a child a second chance

Recently retired and finding themselves with an almost empty nest, Glenda and Phil discovered they still had a lot to give. With their own son and daughter now in their