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Community and Lifestyle Services

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Get social, learn a new skill or try out a new hobby at our state-of the art Lifestyle Precinct at Brighton North.

Design a schedule that suits your life, from half a day a week to five full days, with a combination of activities that match your interests. Our jam-packed program includes:

BOWLING
Spend your day supported by our staff at local bowling centres improving your hand-eye coordination, becoming involved in the community, and making the most of your MyPath experience.

COMMUNICATION
Our staff will expand your capacity for communication and support you through a range of practices through storytelling, communication through music and sign language.

COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Community Spirit is all about getting out and about to local events and services and enjoying time out in the community at places like the Art Gallery, the cinema and much more.

COMMUNITY SWIM
Let our staff empower you to learn how to catch public transport from the Brighton Lifestyle Precinct and make your way to the Marion Aquatic Centre for regular access sessions.

CONNECTING CULTURES
Expand your understanding of different cultures through exploration of food and drink, relaxation activities, visual arts, and so much more as you work your way around the world.

COOKING
Plan, prep and cook basic meals while expanding your palate and developing basic cooking skills! Gain an understanding of nutritional eating and learn essential food hygiene practices.

COTTAGE CRAFT
Learn to knit, weave and sew in a rotating series of activities designed to help you transfer these skills to your home environment. And everything you make, you can take home!

DANCE
Dance gives you the opportunity to learn some new moves in front of our custom-built dance mirror in our creative space to take out with you to your next party while also keeping fit!

FORWARD STEPS
Tailored to school leavers, this providers the opportunity to develop your own activities to increase community participation, life skills, and foster a strong sense of social connection within the group.

HOMESTEAD COTTAGE
Access local hiking trails, fishing, bike riding, and tend to our organic garden beds at the Lifestyle Precinct, where we grow seasonal crops to be used in cooking to get an understanding of 'soil to plate'.

ICT
Access our custom-built ICT suite to participate in activities revolving around computers, gaming and digital media. Become a tech-wiz and create using computer programs.

LEADERSHIP GROUP
Geared towards a younger crowd, this program aims to connect you with your peers and develop meaningful friendships while learning some new skills.

LEISURE & RECREATION
Participate in a wide range of activities promoting physical health and wellbeing including walks along the coast, monthly sailing trips and general enjoyment of the great outdoors!

MIND BODY SPIRIT
Centred in the concept of spiritual wellbeing, this program offers low key and sensory sensitive activities like pamper days, meditation, aroma therapy and tai chi.

MUSIC
A wide variety of music and film clips, curated by you, are streamed and enjoyed while you are supported to utilise a wide range of different instruments, often breaking out into karaoke sessions.

OUR ENVIRONMENT
The program focusses on all things renewable. You can create recyclable artwork, work in our garden and anything else you can think of that facilitates a sustainable future.

POTTERY
Let your creative side show and learn the basic skills of pottery using clay and our in-house kilns. Anything you make can be taken home or given as gifts to friends and family.

RESTYLE SANCTUARY
A small retail store near INC Cafe providing the perfect environment for you to learn skills required to transition to work. Learn to operate a till, talk to customers and more!

RLS
An environment that offers the relaxation of retirement coupled with the sense of community found in a thriving social hub. Immerse yourself in activities tailored towards retirement age.

SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Everything hands on! Woodwork, furniture restoration, car wash, bike maintenance and more - the perfect fit for anyone who wants to roll up their sleeves and work with their hands!

VISUAL ARTS
Dive into the world of expressionism through visual mediums. Our visual arts program is accessible to anyone's skillset and explores rotating themes - so you'll never be bored!

VOLUNTEERING
Engage with and give back to the wider community. Work with the teams at Meals on Wheels, the RSPCA and the Holdfast Council and feel good about giving back!

Prefer one-on-one support or want to get out and about? Our community supports are for you.

This totally flexible service matches you with a support worker who shares your interests and suits your personality, to help you achieve your goals. It might be learning a new skill or trying a new hobby, going to see the latest blockbuster or having lunch at the pub, kicking a footy or attending an art class. You tell us what you want to do, and we'll help you achieve it!

The team can also help you live more independently, supporting you to develop skills including:

  • Personal care
  • Volunteering and working
  • Catching public transport
  • Cooking and cleaning
  • Shopping

Minda has recently expanded our services to include a transition program for 16-18-year-old high school leavers.

The MyPathway to Day Options Program features the best of what our regular MyPath Day Options program has to offer in bite-size pieces. The 20-week program will have different skill-based workshops each week including seasonal gardening, cooking, ICT, creative arts, music, leisure and recreation and contain endless opportunities to make new friends and build new skills.

Each session will also include a morning activity that will focus on physical exercise to help regulate the body and mind. These will rotate between yoga, stretching, big body movement, bush walking, morning gardening, bike rides, music and dance.

The program aims to make the transition from high school to a young adult environment smooth and ease the move into the Day Options programs.

MyPathway to Day Options will begin in term 2 and be held Saturday mornings from 9.30am - 12.30pm at Minda Brighton.

Download our Community Supports Brochure

Download our MyPathway to Day Options Brochure

Download our MyPath Day Options Brochure

Download our Supported Volunteering Brochure

Download our ReStyle Sanctuary Flyer

How do I sign up?

We look forward to welcoming you to our Community and Lifestyle Services at Minda. Contact us below to find out more.

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