Vital Occupational Therapy

02/07/2025

20/06/2025

Please support the occupational therapy profession by signing the petition

20/06/2025

The NDIA’s 2025–26 pricing decision puts care at risk and pushes OTs to the brink.

We're fighting this decision on every front. OTA has:

Launched a public campaign including a petition and email-your-MP tool

Created a guide for Meeting with Your Local MP about the NDIS Pricing Decision to support members to advocate.

Written to Minister Jenny McAllister and scheduled a meeting with Minister McAllister’s office, and are pushing for a joint meeting between the Minister and all allied health peaks

Secured a meeting with Health Minister Mark Butler’s office to elevate this as a critical issue

Met with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commissioner

Met with key political leaders including Senator Jacqui Lambie and supported the advocacy of Senator Jordon Steele-John

Written to Dean Winter, Tasmanian Opposition Leader, explaining the pressure this decision will place across all systems, with a request to raise with his federal counterparts

Raised concerns directly with the NDIA

Engaged with the media to highlight the impact

Collaborated with Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) and other allied health peaks to strengthen our collective voice, including a Joint Statement available here: https://www.otaus.com.au/news/allied-health-ndis-price-cuts-joint-public-statement-2025

This is a coordinated, strategic campaign – and we’re not backing down.

What you can do right now

Sign our petition

Tell your local MP how these cuts affect OTs and participants in your community.

Seek a meeting with your local MP to advocate in your electorate

Share the campaign with your networks

Visit the OTA website to take action now: https://www.otaus.com.au/ndis-pricing-campaign

This is not about profit – it’s about survival. For OTs and the people we serve.

Every voice matters. Every action counts.

No OTs. No NDIS. Pay us fairly.

05/07/2024

Well done Malawi CP Register team.

28/02/2024

Our exceptional occupational therapist, Brooke Ayling has moved back to Sydney to live. She will continue to work with Vital Occupational Therapy in South West Sydney in the Bankstown/ Padstow area in addition to offering telehealth appointments.

Brooke's main area of interest is working with individuals with autism , particularly young people from 16 to 30 years. Brooke currently has capacity to take on new clients. If you have anyone needing occupational therapy services, please contact us.

09/02/2024

Tonight we send a big cheerio to Don who has been volunteering with WFKA for 26 years! 👋

Don has been recovering well from major surgery, but has understandably eased back from some of his workload including Facebook, which he started and has managed single-handedly for more years that we can remember!

Don is our Distribution Co-Ordinator and has been for 22 years. He worked in the factory for about 4 years prior to the Distribution role. Don collaborates extensively with our humanitarian partners to ensure the coordinated distribution and fitting of wheelchairs in the destination countries. Additionally, he closely liaises with our sea freight partners to secure the most cost-effective arrangements, ensuring that these containers always undergo smooth and efficient processes.

We wish Don all the best as he continues on his speedy recovery, back to doing all the things he loves including helping children in less developed countries get the mobility support they need.

We also look forward to picking up Facebook and bringing you heartwarming stories of success from children and families around the world who benefit from our custom-made wheelchairs.

06/01/2024

Well done to the guys

09/10/2023

https://chng.it/wpcfrqjcWb

Open letter to Minister Shorten: re NDIS changes for people with a psychosocial disability

30/07/2023

In June 2023, Linda and her OT colleague Kevin travelled to west Java, Indonesia to participate in the wheelchair fitting and distribution clinic as a volunteer occupational therapist for Wheelchairs for Kids Inc. and Global Village Foundation Bali. Over 7 days, the team fitted 170 children with wheelchairs. Linda’s contribution was to provide additional training and support to the fitters from Global Village Foundation, and to provide education and advice to the parents of the children with disabilities. Without the support of these organisations, the children would not have access to a child sized wheelchair.

03/05/2023

Welcome to Kathy Niles - Occupational therapist

We are accepting referrals north of the river for Kathy now.

Kathy graduated from Curtin University over 30 years ago and has worked in hospitals and community settings in Perth, UK, Singapore and Sri Lanka. She has been working with a large community organisation for the last 10 years, carrying out home assessments/modifications, cognitive and functional rehabilitation for people in their own homes and within a transitional facility. This has included people with a range of physical, cognitive and mental health conditions. Kathy has always enjoyed working with adults of all ages and helping them to overcome obstacles, so they can live a fulfilling life. She believes it is essential to listen to people and understand what is important to them, as everyone has their own unique life story and experiences. Kathy values working collaboratively with clients, their family and support teams, to come up with creative solutions to problems and help clients achieve their goals.

19/04/2023

Can anyone help ?

A BIG Thank You to everyone that has donated their plush toys, also for sharing our original post 👏🏻🤗
Our stock levels have risen but we still NEED MORE!!
We distribute more than 6000 plush toys with our Wheelchairs every year.
Please share this post and if you have any plush toys that are less than 30cm tall, please drop them off at our factory @ 10 Buckingham Drive, Wangara. Again THANK YOU 🙏🏻 😊