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REACTIONS JUNIOR IS HERE

IOE’s REACTIONS group has been giving young people interested in singing, dancing and performance, an opportunity to share their passion and have fun. The group meets weekly for an hour on a Wednesday at 6.30pm during school terms and has just changed venue to Knox Central Primary School in Darwin Road, Boronia. REACTIONS is a […]

DIFFERENT JOURNEYS NEW WEBSITE

Connecting and communicating just got a whole lot better for young people on the Autism Spectrum with the recent launch of the Different Journeys website https://differentjourneysasd.com/   which was developed with  the support of the Footmen Foundation. Recognising the lack of suitable social situations available for their own teenage children, parents Mel and Merrin decided to […]

ASD CAMP FOR VALLEY KIDS

Yarra Valley kids got to explore the city with IOE Yarraburn office’s first Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) camp which was based at Melbourne Discovery in the heart of the CBD. What a jam packed weekend it was. The weekend started with a walk to Docklands and a ride on the Melbourne Star. (Leah was very […]

RECOGNITION AT DISABILITY AWARDS

On Wednesday 16 August, the Victorian Disability Awards ceremony took place at Melbourne’s Federation Square. Interchange Outer East’s Family Camp program – now in its 26th year – had been nominated for an award and had successfully reached the finals in the  Excellence in Promoting Health, Housing and Wellbeing category. I was lucky to attend with […]

HELPING OUT AT LOCAL FARMS

IOE’s Adult Service is always looking for opportunities for participants to be involved in their local community. It’s a great way to both make connections in the community while gaining valuable work or social experience. A group from our Lilydale site has been visiting, working and getting to know locals at a number of farms […]

RUBY IS SHOOTING GOALS

Mondays are always an exciting start to our week because Ruby knows she gets to go to Sport for Fun after school. We first started going as a way for Ruby to be active, have fun and to have a social activity to call her own. The program offered by Interchange Outer East was a […]

DADS GROUP OVERVIEW 2017

Dads Group has been out and about on a variety of outings and activities during 2017. So far there has been a bit of action, lots of laughs and a whole lot of camaraderie. Skeet Shooting This sport really requires skill and focus and certainly brings out the competitive nature and sporting spirit. There was […]

FREEMASONS THEATRE NIGHT SUPPORTS SIBLINGS

Once again Interchange Outer East has good reason to say a huge ‘thank you’ to Freemasonry. A recent fundraising night where patrons were treated to a performance of ‘The Housekeeper’ at Clayton’s Encore Theatre, raised $4000 towards Freemasons pledged financial support to IOE’s Sibling Program for the coming year. The evening’s $3000 takings were supplemented […]