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What does an Occupational Therapist do? Occupational Therapists play a crucial role in promoting the health and wellbeing of their clients, by enabling them to participate in activities (or ‘occupations’) they find meaningful. At Montrose, we have over 25 incredible Occupational Therapists working across our seven service centres. Montrose Occupational Therapists specialise in supporting young […]

  Since she can remember, Physiotherapist Laura has known her future career would involve working with children. After obtaining her Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) from Central Queensland University, a career at Montrose presented the ideal opportunity to apply her skills in a paediatric environment. Laura has now worked at Montrose’s Ipswich Service Centre for ten […]

Todd and Sami from 92.7MixFM on the Sunshine Coast have supported Montrose for many years. This month sees them taking part in a unique cycling event and live broadcast. ‘Heels on Wheels’ will raise money for Montrose as they complete 6 sponsored rides on behalf of Sunshine Coast businesses. Find out more on the MixFM [...]

As a parent of a child with disability, you can find yourself working with many specialists for support. Having all these specialists working in one organisation can mean a more collaborative approach to achieving your goals. Sunshine Coast mum, Tayla, has seen the significant benefits of working with our multidisciplinary team for Harrison (aged 5) [...]

Would you like to come and try our Magic Carpet – a fun, interactive therapy tool available at our Maroochydore Centre? Suitable for children from 1 to early teens, the device projects entertaining games and puzzles onto the floor. It encourages movement, coordination and concentration and can be used as part of your child’s therapy [...]

Montrose provides essential services and all Montrose Centres will remain open as normal during the current lockdown. All activities including centre-based therapy appointments, home visits, Lifestyle and Leisure and Short Stay Accommodation are continuing as planned. Covid safety procedures will be in place to keep everyone safe. Please ensure you are wearing a face mask […]

We are continuing with COVID Safe services as usual Montrose provides essential services and all Montrose Centres will remain open as normal this school holidays with all activities including Lifestyle and Leisure, Short Stay Accommodation and School Holiday Groups continuing as planned. You will be aware that additional COVID restrictions are being introduced by the […]

24 - 30 May 2021 Enjoy a full week designed especially for animal lovers. You'll be staying at Our Getaway -  custom designed and accessible  Short Term Accommodation on the Gold Coast. Monday 24 May, arrival 10am Morning – Fish and chips at the Charis Evening – Madagascar Movie Marathon Tuesday 25 May Morning – [...]

Montrose centres to remain open as providers of essential services You may have seen that the Queensland Government has announced a three day lock down for people living in Ipswich, Logan, Redlands, Moreton and Brisbane council areas starting from 5pm tonight (Monday 29 March 2021). The lock down allows people in impacted areas to leave […]

Swallowing Awareness Day is held in March to highlight the difficulties that some people face with swallowing. The problem is known as Dysphagia and can have a significant impact on health and quality of life. However, early intervention including support from a Speech Pathologist can help. Montrose Senior Speech Pathologist Janine Farmer explains more: What [...]

We’ve put together a great schedule for our Easter themed Weekend Break this year! It’s a 3 night stay and here’s everything we are squeezing in: Thursday 1 April 10am Arrival Day: Easter Brunch/High Tea Evening: Painting Easter eggs and Easter baking (yummy hot cross buns & chocolate Easter eggs) Friday 2 April Day: Alpaca […]

We understand there is a lot of information and discussion around COVID-19 vaccinations and it can be difficult to take it all in. To help, we have summarised the key things we know on this page. For the latest information directly from Government, please visit this site. UPDATE June 8 2020: View information from the [...]

We were delighted to welcome the Hon Craig Crawford MP, Minister for Seniors and Disability Services, to our Darra Head office recently. He met with our CEO Kerrie Mahon to learn more about Montrose services, the needs of our clients and our long history in Queensland. As well as providing high quality services, Montrose works […]

Our investment in Ipswich continues as we have expanded into the former accountants shop next door. Since opening our Raceview site in 2017, we know it has been a tight squeeze for clients and staff. The additional space has increased the number of therapy rooms, given us a great gym space and an additional waiting […]

We’ve had several new team members join us on the Coast in the last few months. Call us on 1800 193 362 to check on appointment availability across Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech Pathology. photo: All of our recently appointed team members: Michelle B, Jessie Kim, Isabel, Jess, Sarah, Francesca You can meet the whole […]

We are growing our Toowoomba Service and are delighted to have new staff joining the team. A huge welcome to our two new Occupational Therapists, Rochelle and Sarah. Sarah has recently transferred from our Brisbane service and is enjoying getting to know her new town and community. Rochelle is passionate about helping everyone to live their […]

2020 had many challenges for organisations across the disability sector! Our 2020 Annual Review reflects on the incredible resilience shown by clients, families and staff to keep therapy going in an ever changing situation. Over 60% of Montrose clients switched to TeleTherapy at the height of the COVID-19 restrictions. This involved a massive commitment on [...]

All of our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year. We hope that you share some relaxing time with loved ones during this time. Please note the following details: Brisbane (North & South) –  Open until 24 December. Re-opening on 4 January 2021. Sunshine Coast –  Open until 24 December. Re-opening on 4 January, Gold Coast […]

We have two great opportunities to join us for a pre-Christmas, festive themed short break! Over 16s From 7-13 December, over 16s can join our Christmas celebrations including: Decorating the Short Stay house Indulging in some Christmas baking Enjoying seasonal craft activities Visiting Movie World’s White Christmas and more. 14-17 Year Olds Especially for 14-17 […]

October is AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Awareness Month – you may have seen some of our posts over on our Facebook page. AAC empowers individuals with communication difficulties to express their wants, needs, thoughts and ideas. At Montrose, many of our clients use a range of AAC such as PECS, PODD and speech generating […]

To keep everyone safe, we have COVID plans for all our locations. This means some things might look different when you next visit. These photos will help Montrose visitors understand what to expect. You can also download this information as a pdf here.

We are here to support you and still keen to see you in-person for your Montrose appointments. This page summarises what we are doing to keep you and your family safe when you visit. We also send regular emails to customers to keep you up to date. Before your next appointment, please take a moment to [...]

This article was updated with new information from the NDIS in May 2020. These NDIS changes may be relevant if you need to purchase a tablet, exercise equipment or other Assistive Technology to allow you to continue your therapy. The NDIS has temporarily broadened the ability to purchase low cost Assistive Technology (AT) items. This […]

As an NDIS provider, Montrose follows NDIS recommendations and price guidelines. A range of new measures have recently been announced by the NDIA to help support both participants and providers through COVID-19. These include: An additional 10% COVID-19 loading for services delivered over the next 6 months 100% charges on cancellations (up from 90%) Extension […]

Responding to COVID-19 The Montrose team has today decided that we will transition all therapy appointments to teletherapy or phone consultations. This decision has been made after carefully monitoring official updates regarding COVID-19 and in the interest of our customer and staff safety. These are challenging times and we recognise that now more than ever [...]