TessAbility Support Services

16/10/2026

Love this idea!!!

**🐘💦 Animal Washing Station**

**How to set up**

* 🫧 Fill a shallow tub with warm soapy water.
* 🐘 Add washable toy animals.
* 🧽 Provide brushes and sponges for scrubbing.
* 💦 Add a towel or draining tray for drying the animals.

**Benefits**

* ✋ Builds fine motor skills and hand strength.
* 🫧 Encourages sensory exploration.
* 🐯 Supports imaginative play and animal vocabulary.
* 🧠 Develops independence and practical life skills.

15/10/2026

🍫 Healthy Snickers Bites! 🥜🫐

Looking for a delicious, easy sweet treat? Save this post for the recipe! 👇🏼

One of our lovely participants shared this recipe with us, and we just had to share it with you! 🤍

Ingredients:

* Approx. 10 fresh dates
* Peanut butter
* Unsalted cashews
* Blueberries
* Approx. 50g Cadbury chocolate

Method:

1. Slice dates open and remove the pits, keeping the bottoms intact.
2. Add ½ teaspoon of peanut butter to each date.
3. Place approximately 2 cashews on top.
4. Melt the chocolate in the microwave and drizzle over the dates.
5. Top each date with approximately 2 blueberries.

Pop them in the freezer for an extra crunchy treat, or simply store them in the fridge!

They really do taste like Snickers! 🤤

10/10/2026

🌈 Learning through play! 🧩

Our wonderful support worker Chyna has been busy creating and organising these amazing sensory play activities! 🌿✨

These hands-on activities are a fun and engaging way to support:

🌸 Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination

🌈 Sensory exploration and stimulation

🧠 Concentration and problem-solving

🤲 Creativity, independence and learning through play

A big shout-out to Chyna for the thought and effort she’s put into creating these beautiful setups!

09/07/2026

✨ Our website is officially LIVE! ✨

I’m so excited to finally share the new TessAbility Support Services website! 💜

Whether you’re looking for disability support, aged care services, or wanting to learn more about our team and the supports we offer, you’ll find it all on our new website.

A huge thank you to Sim from New Start Virtual for creating such a beautiful website, and to Kayla from Leanne’s Lens for capturing the amazing photos that brought it to life. I couldn’t be happier with the final result! 🤍

🌐 https://tessability.com.au

WebsiteLaunch 💜

02/06/2026

⭐️ JUNE FARM TOUR DATES ⭐️

Saturday 6th June
10am
FULLY BOOKED

Saturday 6th June
1pm
🐮🐮

Duration: 1hr (approx.)
Location: Mount Beckworth, VIC
Price: $40 per person

BOOKINGS: Please inbox via messenger your chosen date and time, number of people you’d like to book for. Payment due at time of booking (sorry we cannot hold tickets) via bank transfer.

Our Group Farm Tours have a low number of people to ensure that you get quality time with our animals and also means our animals are not overwhelmed.

You will meet our Highland fold and have the opportunity to hand feed them. Brush and pat our teenage Highland cows and cuddle our calves (seasonal).

Our tour also includes:
🐐 Pygmy goats - Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Pearl, Opal & Buzz
🫏 Miniature donkeys - Addy and Hazel
🐑 Valais blacknose sheep (world’s cutest sheep) - Love Song, Winston, Po, Pocket & Rocket
🐮 Highland heifers - Maisie, Poppy, Daisy, Marsaili & Elsie
🐮 Highland calves - Fraser, MacKenzie, Willow, & Ebony
🐷 Miniature pigs - Frankie, Porky, Lily, Pearl & Lily II
🐶 Dogs - Twix and Ruffy
🐱 Cats - Fuzzy, Mittens, Timmy and Geri

From time to time we will have baby animals born on the farm that you will have the opportunity to see and sometimes meet.

Post will be updated to show availability.

Photos are welcome with your phones, no professional photos please.

CANCELLATIONS: Unfortunately we do not accept cancellations, offer refunds or rescheduling unless under extreme circumstances. On days of extreme heat, our tours may be rescheduled. Our tours still go ahead in wet weather unless you are contacted prior due to extreme weather conditions ⛈️

11/04/2026

🤍 SUPPORT WORKER WANTED – BALLARAT

TessAbility Support Services is looking for a female support worker to join our small, supportive team ✨

This is 1:1 support in the home and out in the community. We’re looking for someone who is:
✨ Caring, compassionate & understanding
✨ Reliable, honest & easy to communicate with
✨ Confident working independently
✨ Outgoing, fun & bubbly personality

👩‍⚕️ Requirements:
• Mature aged 30 + Female (participant preference)
• Confident and personable
• Proven experience in disability, aged care, nursing or allied health (required)
• Must be confident supporting independently in a 1:1 setting
• Experience with dementia highly regarded

🤍 What we offer:
• Shadow shifts & training provided
• Ongoing support
• Small team of 4 supportive females
• Positive, flexible work environment

📍 Position details:
• Casual role – Ballarat
• Minimum 1 x 3-hour shift per week
• Extra shifts available (sick cover, leave, additional supports & new participants)

📋 Must have (or be willing to obtain before starting):
• First Aid & CPR
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Police Check
• Driver’s Licence
• Manual Handling + Infection Control
• NDIS Worker Modules (Quality, Safety & You and New Worker Induction)

Please note: This role requires relevant hands-on experience/qualification in disability, aged care, nursing or allied health.

Message me directly for more info or to apply.
Please include a brief summary of yourself and your experience when messaging.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you!!
Tess

11/04/2026

Safari adventures yesterday 🐘✨
Such a special day out at Werribee Open Range Zoo!! We did the safari tour and it was honestly incredible 🤍

06/04/2026

Who is the Sunflower for? Maybe someone you know, maybe you.

Anyone with a non-visible disability can choose to wear the Sunflower. 🌻

Anyone who wants to be seen and supported.

From people who may need urgent toilet access, to those who can’t stand for long periods, to someone who may need more time in busy places, the Sunflower is for them.

It’s a simple way to say: “I may need a little more time, support and understanding today.”

Visit our website to learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3JVe0b7