Meet Michael – Rocky Bay cEO

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If you’ve ever visited our Mosman Park hub, it’s likely you have met Rocky Bay’s CEO, Michael Tait, during one of your visits! Michael has lead Rocky Bay since 2006 and has guided the organisation through enormous changes, including our expansion of services, supported accommodation and hubs across Perth metro and the Mid-West, and ensuring … Read more

Everything social skills

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To shine a light on Autism Awareness Month, our Advanced Clinician in Socials Skills, Lauren Constantine, gives us an insight into her role and how Rocky Bay’s Social Skills and Language, Learning and Literacy clinics support and benefit our customers. What Advanced Clinician Social Skills involves I support our therapy team by meeting with them … Read more

Support Worker shifts offers Eunice flexibility

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Eunice Agyapong has worked the past six months as a casual Support Worker at Rocky Bay’s specialist disability accommodation home in Girrawheen. Eunice works in a very unique role as a Rocky Bay Support Worker, which offers her the flexibility she needs for her professional and personal life balance. “There was a vacant position which … Read more

Early Start Intervention Program – Program Coordinator Q&A

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Ahead of Rare Disease Day, Rocky Bay are excited to have launched our Early Start Intervention Program (ESIP) to support families with young children who have significant developmental delay, and risk factors associated with rare disease. Our ESIP Program Coordinator, Cristina Lee, shares some information about the program itself, what it involves and how it … Read more

A fresh start to the year for flourishing brothers

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The New Year has started with a bang for brothers Ryan and Klive Saunders-Lawrence, thanks to their hard work and some assistance from Rocky Bay’s Wishing Tree. Seventeen-year-old Ryan and 15-year-old Klive, who hail from Waikiki and receive Community and Therapy services at Rocky Bay’s Rockingham hub, each received a $1,000 gift voucher to commend … Read more

Emilio’s new-found independence

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Three-year-old Emilio Jimenez-Lozano is now able to enjoy precious play time with his older brother, Javier, riding their bikes together, with a little help from Rocky Bay’s Wishing Tree. Emilio, who receives occupational therapy and physiotherapy services at Rocky Bay, was all smiles trying out his new tricycle at the organisation’s Cockburn Central hub this … Read more

How telepractice can support you

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Rocky Bay is your partner in possibility, and our team of Allied Health professionals are ready to support you. Many of our allied health services are offered via telepractice, as well as in person, to support you with services such as speech pathology, occupational therapy, and therapy groups. WHAT IS TELEPRACTICE AND HOW WILL IT … Read more

Christmas Family Fun!

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Over 700 customers and their families came together to celebrate a day of festive fun in the stunning gardens of Rocky Bay’s Mosman Park hub, for Rocky Bay’s annual Christmas Family Fun Day on Saturday 5 December. The highly-anticipated Christmas event, which has grown in attendance each year, was the fourth hosted by Rocky Bay, … Read more

Carers Week 2020 – A carer’s perspective

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It’s National Carer’s Week from 11 to 17 October, a chance to recognise the 2.65 million unpaid carers in Australia who provide support to family and friends. Matt Lynch is a carer for Dyan, his wife of 30 years, who lives with severe encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Rocky Bay also supports Dyan with therapy services. … Read more

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