Aged and Disability Care

Deb has 17 years of experience in Aged Care and has worked in various roles within the Aged Care sector. She enjoys working in Aged Care because everyone has a story and every story is different. Deb likes getting to know her clients, so that she can help them enjoy their interests and hobbies. 

Ash has been working as an Aged Care Coordinator for nearly 4 years. She started her journey on a small island called Milingimbi and this led to opportunities to explore and work in more than 10 communities in Central Australia. 

Ash likes working with elderly clients and making sure they get the services and care they deserve. She is passionate about making a positive difference to her clients' daily life and making the world a better place as much as she can.

Born and raised in Tasmania, Michelle has spent more than 20 years working in Aged Care. She started as a support worker and gradually worked across many different roles in both community and residential care. Michelle has worked in leadership and management positions with Aged Care providers alongside allied health professionals. These experiences deepened her passion for caring for people and providing the services they need to remain independent, strong, and connected, while building meaningful friendships and relationships along the way.

What Michelle loves most about Aged Care is getting to know people, listening to their life stories, and learning from their experiences. The friendships, wisdom, and sense of community are what make this work so special to her.

After winning a position with Roper Gulf Regional Council as the Aged Care and Disability Coordinator, Michelle and her husband packed up and headed off on their new adventure together. With their adult children cheering them on from afar, they are excited to experience community life for the first time, meet new people, learn about different cultures, and hopefully become part of the community.

During the past 30 years, Sue has worked in residential and community Aged Care and Disability.  More recently, she was a care coordinator in Gapuwiyak and Wadeye communities and found this work to be very fulfilling and meaningful. 

Sue's favourite parts of her role as Aged Care and Disability Coordinator in community are engaging clients in purposeful activities, creating a culturally safe and meaningful environment and enhancing the engagement with staff and other community members. Sue believes that bringing community organisations, like NT Carers, local schools and childcare centres, to attend the Aged Care centre brings a great feeling of togetherness with clients and families. 

On a personal level, Sue enjoys living in community and discovering places of interest like billabongs, going on bush drives and learning about cultural practices. 

Sue is pleased to continue her dedication in a remote community, setting a high quality of service, care and enjoyment in group and individual engagement to all.

Wayne has worked in Aged Care, Disability and Community Services for more than 30 years, with a strong focus on remote and regional communities.

His work has included direct service delivery, coordination, program redevelopment, compliance, staff support and practical problem solving in locations where services need to be reliable, culturally safe and responsive to local conditions.

Wayne is passionate about strengthening Aged and Disability Care so that older people and people with disabilities can remain connected to home, family, culture and community. He believes good services are built on trust, consistency, respect and practical support that makes a real difference in daily life.

His focus is on supporting strong local teams, service continuity and ensuring supports are delivered in a way that is safe, respectful and centred on the needs of each person and community.