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Community Connections: Social and Recreational

Forward Steps Mobility relishes the opportunity to provide our popular civic participation group activities, including:

Fun and Informative Daytrips
Orientation & Mobility Travel Training Days
New, Interesting and Unique Recreations
Social Occasions
Sensory Awareness Experiences
Community Explorations
“Mystery Tour Destinations”, to Surprise Locations
Destinations & Activities of Your Choosing
Family Oriented Options
Couples Outings
Tourists Visiting the Region

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1, a Group photo taken of skydiving participants before they went for their skydive jump
2, A group of people standing on the front deck of the Brisbane ferry, the story bridge is in the background, the people are, Jack, David, Gabbi, Garth, Jordy, Tarhnee, Hailey & Chass
3, Peter and Jenny sitting on a park bench with dog guide Elvis in front sitting up, and Peter's cane is visible
4, A group of people, standing on the Labrador broadwater jetty, left to right is Anne-Marie, Ernie, Garth, Danielle, Richard, Hailey, Emma, Liane, Justin. Front row is Tarhnee, Kushal, Jack, Kerri, Kim and Toby in front of Liane
5, Hailey, Garth, Anne-Marie and Jenny standing by the Broadwater with the dogs standing in harness
6, Peter and Jenny standing in front of a bush
7, Peter & Kushal exploring a tactile mural
8, Hailey, Jack, Kushal and Peter standing next to each other in a park setting
9, Hailey walking with her dog guide in a nature setting with others following behind with dogs and canes
10, Hailey and Rachael Sitting side by side with a three tiered high tea plate setting in front of them filled with food
11, Tarhnee and Hailey walking side by side on top of the Hinze Dam wall with their black dog guides
12, a group of people Standing on the Redcliffe pier side by side, Jack, Tarhnee, Jordy, Hailey, Jenny, Peter & Kim, one white cane and two black dog guides
13, Tarhnee and her girls playing putt putt golf with her dog guide looking on
14, Photo at Forward Steps Mobility Expo booth, Brisbane 2021.
15, Kim, Hailey, Jack and Kerri at Forward Steps Mobility exhibit booth
16, Eight ladies standing side by side in a green park, with three long canes visible
17, A terrific side on photo of George tandem skydiving meters above the sand preparing to land
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a Group photo taken of skydiving participants before they went for their skydive jump

Peter & Kushal exploring a tactile mural

Group at Labrador, Hailey, Jack, Kushal and Peter standing next to each other in a park setting

Group Emerald Lakes, Hailey walking with dog guide in nature setting with others following behind with dogs and canes

Hightea Hailey and Rachael Sitting side by side with three tiered high tea plate setting in front filled with food.

Hinze Dam Tarhnee & Hailey, Tarhnee and Hailey walking side by side on top of Hinze Dam wall with their black dog guides

Redcliffe Pier, Standing on the pier side by side is Jack, Tarhnee, Jordy, Hailey, Jenny, Peter & Kim, one white cane and two black dog guides

Tarhnee Putt Putt Tarhnee and her girls playing putt putt golf with her dog guide looking on

Photo at Forward Steps Mobility Expo booth, Brisbane 2021

Kim, Hailey, Jack and Kerri at Forward Steps Mobility exhibit booth

Eight ladies standing side by side in a green park, with three long canes visible

A terrific side on photo of George tandem skydiving meters above the sand preparing to land

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Our unique blind and low vision services are personalised, fun and engaging, creating appealing and unforgettable sensory experiences for all participants. We guarantee you’ll visit a mixture of interesting destinations, as well as participating in a variety of activities filled with sensory delights. Our outings are typically based around the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Northern NSW, in addition to periodically extending into other pockets of Southeast Queensland and beyond. Forward Steps Mobility’s group activities also includes transport, which is provided in the comfort of people movers, as well as Support Worker vehicles, sometimes public transport, and occasional access to a charter bus, depending on the activity type, participant numbers and destinations. Our group sizes vary from as little as two people, up to twenty-five people or more. Forward Steps Mobility also provides you with the flexibility of tailoring your own destinations and activities, whether as a couple, enjoying a day’s outing, or with family, or a group of friends.

Varying our Locations & Activities

Whether walking along beachfront foreshores, boardwalks and cafe precincts, or exploring public transport and mystery tour destinations, we offer interesting, informative, enjoyable and personable sensory experiences. Some examples of our activities and locations include:

Beachfront Walks
Bushwalking Expeditions
Gold Coast Botanic Gardens
QPAC Performances
Tandem Skydiving
High Teas
Roma Street Parklands
Animal Sanctuaries
River & Broadwater Cruises
BBQ’s/ Cafés/ Restaurants
Sculpture Trails & Wine Tasting
Story Bridge Climb
Tandem Cycling & Blind Tennis
Solar Powered Train Ride
Cape Bryon Light House
The Farm, Byron Bay
Tina Arena Concert

The Benefits of Participating in Our Group Activities

Our group activities are designed to promote opportunities around social and recreational participation, as well as Orientation & Mobility (O&M) skills application within local and regional communities. In addition, all of our group activities are provided from a strengths-based perspective, under the expert leadership of our O&M Specialist, Kim Pilic.
The benefits of participating in our group activities include:

Application of O&M skills & Learning
Independent daily living promotion
Peer support camaraderie
Increased social engagements
New recreations
Blindness/ low vision commonalities
Dog guide and white cane travel
Knowledge and resource sharing
Friendship connections
Sense of accomplishment
Socially inclusive community participation
Emotional wellbeing
Increased orientation awareness
New environs explored
Community access
Physical wellbeing through exercise

Individuals participating in our group activities are provided with a uniquely supported capacity to enjoy new recreational locations, as well as socially connecting with others. The benefits of participating are invaluable, and cannot be overstated.

Contact us today for a friendly chat about connecting and participating in our unique group activities – you won’t be disappointed!