Client Stories
Competitors recount of Queensland Special Olympics Team
at the 9th National Games
held in Adelaide
In June 2009 participants received a letter in the mail to notify them if they had been selected in the Queensland Special Olympics Team. The event was to be held from 19th – 24th April 2010 in Adelaide. Eighteen participants from Gympie were selected in different sporting events, which included swimming, athletics and ten pin bowling, just to name a few. Click here to read the full story
Disability Week Celebrates Success Opportunities For Job Seekeers
As Disability Action Week comes to an end, Gympie's community can rest assured disabled people in their region are cared for. A joint venture between Jobmatch, Apex and Gympie schools is helping to find long-term employment for people with a disability. Just ask Terri-Ann Welch who has been holding down a good job maintaining the grounds at James Nash State High School. Ms Welch happily takes care of the school grounds for three half-days a week and said as far as she was aware, the school was pretty happy as well. Click here to read the full story
