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Montrose will cease most services over the Christmas and New Year period. Our Brisbane (South & North), Gold Coast, Ipswich and Toowoomba Service Centres will open on 2 January. Our Townsville, Logan and Sunshine Coast teams will be back slightly later on 7 January. Short Stay Accommodation and Lifestyle & Leisure will re-open on 2 […]

The Montrose Toowoomba Team have two age specific fine motor and handwriting groups in January: Group one is aimed at 4-5 year olds who are interested in letters and numbers and who need to develop fine motor skills. Group two will focus on 6-8 years olds who are looking to develop their handwriting and fine […]

A very special day today as His Royal Highness, The Duke of York KG, visited Montrose Therapy & Respite Services. The Duke met with staff and customers of Montrose and spent an hour hearing more about our work. The focus of the visit was technology and innovation. The Duke met representatives from various sister agencies […]

We are taking bookings for Water Play Therapy on the Gold Coast. Age 6 months to 5 years Each session includes activities to develop gross and fine motor skills, opportunities to develop communication and social skills within a play setting, social interaction between the child and caregiver and its gives parents ideas for therapy through […]

Montrose Townsville are offering free workshops to introduce Key Word Sign as part of Disability Action Week. Key Word Sign is used to encourage and support the development of language. These sessions introduce how you can use key word sign to support your ability to communicate with those who experience difficulties with language and communication. […]

Last week, George Marchant was inducted into the State Library of Queensland Hall of Fame as one of Queensland’s most successful businessmen and one of our most generous philanthropists. Here at our Darra Headquarters, the boardroom is known as the Marchant Room and there are many more connections in our history. When Montrose (known then […]

This week, we welcomed Minister for Social Services, Dan Tehan MP, to Montrose for a meeting to discuss the NDIS. Montrose CEO Peter Stewart was joined by CPL CEO Rhys Kennedy and Multicap Queensland CEO Joanne Jessop as well as Montrose customer Tristram and a number of senior Montrose staff. Their discussion covered the positives and challenges within the […]

Starting this week, we are re-opening our clinic at Ormeau for Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy. Physiotherapy appointments may be held there in the future if there is a demand. The clinic is at Ormeau Centre on Cuthbert Drive every Friday from 6 July 2018 Please call us on 1800 193 362 or 07 5509 […]

The IGA Sunshine Coast Charity Race Day in support of Montrose was held at Sunshine Coast Turf Club last weekend. 250 guests were perfectly positioned in the VIP Champagne Garden right on the finish line. An amazing display of fine outfits and fascinators made judging the Fashions on the Field competitions very tricky. Long time […]

Just a little something for the school holidays… this is the same recipe that Donna here at Montrose uses to make batches of playdough for therapy sessions and playgroups.   Play Dough Ingredients ½ cup salt 1 cup plain flour 2 tablespoons cream of tartar 1 cup water 1 tablespoon oil Food colouring   Method […]