Community Based Support Tasmania
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Ongoing Events And Activities
Bus Outings
Bus outings are a great way to keep socially connected in your community.
Community Based Support (CBS) knows that staying socially connected is an important part of life.
Each fortnight CBS offers bus outings departing from New Norfolk. These outings are available to eligible people who would like to be connected and get out and about in southern Tasmania.
Each fortnight the group decides on where we go and what we do. We have visited destinations including Huonville, Oatlands, New Norfolk, Dunalley and Margate, stopping to browse at local shops, visiting places of interest in each area or just relaxed with a coffee while taking in the scenery. We always stop for lunch or afternoon tea. Again, this is all up to the group.
For more information about this service, please contact our social groups coordinator, Tanya Smith, at CBS on 6208 6600.
Gentle Movement Chat Groups
This program assists people to maintain, or increase, their physical well-being by offering low impact and gentle movement classes, with each session guided by a professional fitness instructor.
Locations
Coordinated from 24 Sunderland Street, Moonah
- Moonah
- Blackmans Bay
- Claremont
- New Norfolk
Who is this service for?
People aged 65 and over, people with a mental illness, younger people with a disability and their carers.
These groups are suitable for people who want to:
- Maintain and increase mobility;
- Socialise and have fun;
- Stay active and regain strength after an injury or an operation;
CBS also offers chair based Gentle Movement Chat Groups.
Program details
The sessions run for approximately two hours, including a social morning or afternoon tea, on varying weekdays (excluding public holidays)
How to get involved
If you would like more information, or to give it a go, please contact our social groups coordinator, Tanya Smith, at CBS on 6208 6600. Alternatively, you can email Tanya at tanya.smith@cbsaust.org.au
Water Aerobics
This program also assists people to maintain, or increase, their physical well-being by offering low impact water aerobics, with each session guided by a professional fitness instructor.
Locations
Coordinated from 24 Sunderland Street, Moonah
- Glenorchy
Who is this service for?
People aged 65 and over, people with a mental illness, younger people with a disability and their carers.
For people with limited mobility, there is a hoist available for transfers to and from the water.
These groups are suitable for people who want to:
- Maintain and increase mobility;
- Socialise and have fun;
- Stay active and regain strength after an injury or an operation.
Program details
Sessions are offered on Wednesdays and Fridays for approximately one hour (excluding public holidays)
How to get involved
If you would like more information, or to give it a go, please contact our social groups coordinator, Tanya Smith, at CBS on 6208 6600. Alternatively, you can email Tanya at tanya.smith@cbsaust.org.au
Carer Support Services Free Programs of Events and Activities
If you would like to register as a carer with Community Based Support, please contact us to discuss your situation or visit our Carer Support pages to learn more.
National Respite for Carers Program
Click here to download the current free program of events and activities for carers registered with the National Respite for Carers Program.
Mental Health : Carer Support program
Click here to download the current free program of events and activities for carers registered with the Mental Health : Carer Support program.
Other Events and Activities
Community Based Support has partnered with Dr Jane Tolman, arguably Tasmania’s leading Dementia expert, to bring you FREE monthly Dementia Awareness information sessions in Hobart and Launceston.
Hobart sessions:
Click here for 2019 session details.
Launceston sessions:
Due to poor attendance all sessions for Launceston have been cancelled until further notice. If you would like to arrange a private group session, please contact Tracy Ferguson at Community Based Support on 1300 227 827 to arrange a suitable date and time.
Free Information Sessions
With all of the changes that have occurred in the Disability and Aged Care sectors over recent years, it can be confusing and overwhelming when it comes to knowing how to find the services you are looking for.
In response to this, Community Based Support is hosting a number of free information sessions designed to assist you to understand these support ‘systems’ and how they work.
We will be hosting a number of free information sessions across Tasmania over 2019. Please click on the links below for more information.
Lets talk about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
