In This Edition
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From the Service Manager
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Compass Farm
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Celebration of Abilities Day
Newsletter - October 2010
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Hip Hop
Dear Families and Friends,

TAFE Expo

Farewell Fiona
What an exciting time here at Compass!! We officially
took possession of our new farm at very end of
September—see further story inside—so David and his
team are working hard to get it ready to relocate some of
our operations. Stay tuned for updates.
We’d like to introduce the newest
member of the Caloundra team:
John
Tornabene.
John
Palmwoods
local
with
association
with
the
is
a
a
long
Compass
Institute. He has a significant
trade background which will be a
bonus to the Caloundra Training
group where he has joined Rose in
the staff team. John’s personal
experiences with Brain Gym and
Aikido in a number of years will
also be of great support in our work with the Trainees at
Remember that you are able to bring
along an advocate or support person
to any meeting that you have with
Compass.
An advocate is someone who is there
to support you or represent you and
your interests in circumstances where
you feel that this additional support is
required.
Please ask us if you need more
information
or
assistance
with
organising for an advocate.
Continuous Improvement Plan
We at Compass are committed to
ongoing service improvement.
If you have a suggestion about how
we can improve our service, please
write your suggestion on one of our
Service Improvement Suggestion
Forms which are available from the
office, any of our centres or on our
website: www.compassinc.org.au and
we will carefully consider every idea.
Date Claimers
Caloundra.
Inside this edition you will see the publicity for the
Sunshine Troupe’s performance of The Wiz at the end of
October. This promises to be a stand out event and one
not to be missed. Tickets are selling like hot-cakes and if
you would like to be there DON’T HESITATE to phone
and book your tickets.
Advocacy
Til next time... Jan
Fourth Quarter Begins
Monday 1 October 2010
Palmwoods Christmas Markets
Thursday 25 November 2010
Compass Awards Night
Saturday 27 November 2010
Caloundra Christmas Markets
Thursday 2 December 2010
Break Up Day
Thursday 9 December 2010
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On the 29th September this year one of Compass’s key strategic goals will be realised with
settlement on a 20 acre working farm three kilometres outside the village of Palmwoods.
With two main buildings including a caretaker’s residence, machinery sheds, nursery,
chook house, cattle pen, orchard and mixed gardens, the Compass Farm will provide training, work experience and employment opportunities to over 20 young Compass trainees.
There are plans for developing the site further, however CEO, Mr David Dangerfield, said,
“Our primary aim is to settle in to that community and plan carefully for the
future. We want the farm to work along bio-dynamic and organic lines and to
become a model for sustainable rural development as well as for integrated
employment for people with disabilities. There are opportunities here to forge
deeper ties with our community as well as government and corporate partners
in creating something very special that will become a legacy for future
generations in this region.”
The Compass Farm is independent in water harvesting and waste management and aims
to become self sufficient in energy provision inside the first 12 months. We wish to thank
all our supporters who have contributed to this successful outcome and look forward to
the years ahead as this project flourishes.
Celebration of Abilities Day - Eumundi Markets
Compass Staff and Trainees
participated in the annual Celebration
of Abilities Day at Eumundi Markets on
8 September.
Palmwoods Training Unit held a craft
stall while trainees and staff conducted
an Aikido and Jodo demonstration for
the audience in attendance.
MAROOCHYDORE
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Recreation Training
Hip Hop Dancing
On Thursday afternoons this term we have
been doing Hip Hop Dancing for our
recreation training.
We have been learning a dance routine that
has lots of different moves and we have to
try really hard.
Part of our routine we have to move our arms and say “move move shake drop”. Then in a different part
of our dance we move our body like a robot. We have lots of fun upstairs and we dance to the music.
After that we sometimes get to do free dance.
By Sam
Sunshine Coast
2010 Career Options,
Life Options Expo
Compass attended the annual
Career and lifestyles options
expo at Mooloolaba TAFE on
14 September.
This event is organised each
year to bring a wide range of
services for people with
disabilities together in the one
place to enable people with
disabilities and their carers
the opportunity to see what is
available for them in their
local community.
The day featured a number of
presentations in the main
Auditorium. One of these was
Compass Trainee, Erin, who
played a beautiful piece on
her harp to a full house
(below).
Break Up Day was a day of mixed emotions for staff and trainees at Caloundra.
Long serving Compass staff member, Fiona Williams, and her family are moving
away to take up some new opportunities. All of the Caloundra staff and trainees
enjoyed lunch together at the Caloundra RSL, followed by a farewell afternoon tea
attended by many of the families who have known and loved Fiona over a number
of years.
Staff presented Fiona with an original Luke Fitzgerald artwork and the trainees
presented Fiona with a parcel of quality handmade craft items.
Fiona was presented with her Compass 5 Year Pin at the afternoon tea, having
reached that milestone earlier this year.
We wish Fiona, Gar and family all the best and every success with their new
adventure.
In addition, other Compass
trainees performed in a
concert on the veranda at
lunchtime.
The Pump House supports
Compass and Compass
supports The Pump House
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