Ocean & Trail Escapes

29/05/2026

NDIS Provider

29/05/2026

🌿 Ocean & Trail Escapes 🌿
Small Group NDIS Support With Big Hearts 💙

At Ocean & Trail Escapes, we believe support should feel safe, calm, personal, and genuinely meaningful — more like spending time with caring people than attending a crowded program.

✨ What We Offer

✅ Small group outings with a supportive 1:2 staff-to-participant ratio

✅ Calm, low-stress environments that help reduce being overwhelmed and overstimulated

✅ Meaningful opportunities to feel heard, valued, included, and connected

✅ Nature-based adventures and community access experiences

💙 Flexible 1:1 Supports

We also provide individualised support tailored to each participant's needs and goals, including:

☕ Coffee catch-ups and social outings
🛒 Shopping support
📅 Assistance attending appointments
👨‍👩‍👧 Visiting family and friends
🥗 Meal preparation support
🎨 Crafts and creative activities
🚶 Community access and skill-building outings
…and much more!

Why Choose Ocean & Trail Escapes?

While we may be a small business, we have a huge passion for supporting NDIS participants with kindness, patience, respect, and genuine connection.

We focus on creating opportunities for people to build confidence, develop friendships, explore their community, and enjoy meaningful experiences in a supportive environment.

💙 At Ocean & Trail Escapes, you're more than a participant — you're part of our community.

Contact us via Facebook to learn more about our supports and upcoming outings.

28/05/2026

26/05/2026

NDIS Provider
Gold Coast Part 3
Just a few more photos from the week away and some random ones missed earlier!

But now for the serious part of this trip - what did the participants gain from being away?

Let's start at looking at what Short Term Respite is about?
Short-Term Respite (STR) provides respite for participants and their carers. It gives participants time away from their usual care arrangements while enabling primary informal supports to take a short break and sustain their caring role.

Why STR Matters
Under the NDIS, STR promotes inclusion. STR helps build meaningful connections: Participants can meet peers with shared interests, form genuine friendships, and develop support networks beyond their immediate family. STR enhances independence and life skills: Group activities and community access help build communication, problem-solving, and everyday living skills.
STR boosts confidence: Trying new things and engaging with others can strengthen self-esteem, self-reliance, and confidence in daily life.

Participants returned from the Gold Coast feeling positive, reflecting the strong relationships developed over the six days. It was fantastic to see participants grow in confidence, engage more openly, and show a greater willingness to make choices that supported the group’s wellbeing.

The week also highlighted strong peer connection with this diverse group of young people, with participants encouraging and supporting one another throughout. They reconnected easily following a previous trip, quickly resuming their rapport and comfort within the group.

Kim and I balanced duty of care with dignity of risk by supporting participant safety while encouraging greater independence. We also fostered a family-like atmosphere, with everyone helping at mealtimes and sharing dinner each evening while reflecting on the day’s events.

We are so proud of this group of young people. Over the six days, we all shared plenty of laughter, enthusiasm, and memorable moments together. We can't wait to do it all over again!

Valerie & Kim

23/05/2026

NDIS Provider
Gold Coast Part 2
If you are the parent or carer of one of our participants, you now know why they have slept for the past week!! Because we have 😴

Surfers Paradise, iFLY, Ripley's Mirror Maze, Sea World, Dracula's and Curtis Falls at Tamborine Mountain. There's a lot to be done in 6 days and we still got our nature kick haha.

More rides and more terrified faces. The indoor sky flying was a hit on a rainy day with most participants and staff having a go.

We got some sunny green time at Curtis Falls at Tamborine Mountain but then some rain time whilst we were looking at the tourist shops - must be a message there lol.

Dracula's was hit but the ghost train from the entrance to the bar caught a few surprisingly off guard.

At Sea World we interacted with stingrays and then soaked it out at Castaway Bay with the Battle Boats. Unfortunately the ladies got a drenching through to the skin by the merciless men of the group, who, we might add, recruited random people to also aim at us!
Kim and I are still recovering from the defeat.

More to come!

21/05/2026

NDIS Provider

Get ready to relive the golden era of Aussie music TV with Celebrating the Music of Countdown Live — a show bursting with nostalgia, energy and unforgettable hits.

Hosted by the one and only Paul Field from iconic Aussie band The Cockroaches, this all-star line-up brings the magic of Countdown roaring back to life. From chart-topping anthems to cult classics, this is the soundtrack of a generation - performed live, loud and full of heart.

Sing it, dance it, and feel it all over again as the stage comes alive with the legendary hits of Skyhooks, Sherbet, Divinyls, John Paul Young, Blondie, ABBA, Mental As Anything, Suzi Quatro, AC/DC, Pat Benatar, Dragon, Stevie Wright, KC & The Sunshine Band, Cheap Trick and more.

As Molly would say… “do yourselves a favour” - don’t miss this!

One night. Non-stop hits. Pure nostalgia.
This is the ultimate throwback experience you do NOT want to miss

Tickets $45 plus dinner

21/05/2026

NDIS Provider

Your adventure begins with a scenic and exhilarating 4WD trip across the Port Stephens sand dunes, taking you deep into this unique natural landscape. You will be transported to a private sandboarding area, complete with shaded picnic tables and seating—perfect for relaxing between rides. Bring your own food and drinks and enjoy the surroundings. Great photography opportunities.

Lunch will be at The Crest Birubi Beach at your own expense.
Tickets for tour are only $49.

21/05/2026

NDIS Provider

Experience Luke Combs, Australian style at Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club on Saturday 13th June 2026. Enjoy dinner before the show and make it a night to remember.
Reserve your spot today!
Show $39 and the cost of your meal.

21/05/2026

NDIS Provider
We have been busy in the planning department, yet again 😁
Here is a quick look at what we have install for you all. Some of the events have already been posted. We will get more information out on the new ones.

19/05/2026

NDIS Provider
Gold Coast - Part 1
Movie World and Australian Outback Spectacular and both events were totally enjoyed by all - for most of it!!!
The faces in the ride photos show a different story 🤣
We took so many photos that each participant will get sent a copy.

More to come!!

18/05/2026

NDIS Provider
Still a couple of spots available so get in quickly before they go!
Valerie & Kim