Coffs Harbour Support Services

03/11/2026

🎃 What a night!

Friday night brought plenty of good food, games, prizes and lots of Halloween fun!

We loved seeing it all come together after our different groups had been busy in the lead-up, from some very creative spooky treats to an amazing Halloween backdrop and plenty of handmade decorations, some of which were suspiciously specific... 😂🪦

Seeing everyone turn up in costume, get involved and have such a good time together was a pretty great way to finish the week. 🧡

📸 Here are a few of our favourite moments from the night!

29/10/2026

Here at CHSS, we’re asking the hard questions 😄

This week’s break room debate: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲?

Some answers came with more reasoning than others…🦥🦋😆

28/10/2026

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿?

CHSS currently has a vacancy for a female participant in a welcoming Supported Independent Living (SIL) home, located in a quiet residential area of central Coffs Harbour.

This comfortable three-bedroom home offers a relaxed and supportive environment where participants can enjoy their independence while receiving the assistance they need to achieve their goals.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲?
🔹 Female vacancy available within an established SIL home, living with one other female resident
🔹 Comfortable three-bedroom home with spacious living areas
🔹 Shared living environment that promotes independence and choice
🔹 Outdoor garden space and secure fenced yard
🔹 Experienced female-only support team available to assist with daily living, personal goals and community participation
🔹 Opportunities to build meaningful relationships and develop life skills
🔹 Easy access to local shops, community facilities, medical services and recreational activities

This home would suit a female participant seeking a stable, supportive living arrangement where she can maintain her independence while benefiting from shared supports and a homely environment.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁?
Contact the team to discuss.
📧 [email protected]
📞 6650 5300

27/10/2026

🎃 Halloween week is well and truly underway at CHSS!

Our Craft Group has been conjuring up some spooky creations all week, getting CHSS looking frightfully festive for our annual 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! 👻

Then it’s time to dust off the costumes and join us for a spooktacular night of Halloween fun!

📅 Friday 30 October
⏰ 5.30 - 8.30pm
📍 CHSS, 14 Scarba Street
🎟️ $15, including dinner, drinks and treats
🏆 Dress to impress... there are prizes to be won!

There’ll be games, good food, plenty of laughs and, of course, a few treats (and maybe a trick or two!) 🎃👻

𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀? 🕷️
RSVP to [email protected]

27/10/2026

Our Sports Group has something for everyone 🏌️🎾

Each week brings something a little different, with activities that can be enjoyed in different ways and at different skill levels. Sometimes there’s a bit of friendly competition, sometimes it’s about working together, and sometimes it’s simply about having a go and sharing a few laughs.

Recently we headed out to Coffs Harbour Golf Driving Range for putt-putt and a session on the driving range. Balls went flying, putting skills were put to the test, and there were even a few holes-in-one to celebrate. ⛳

Then the racquets came out at Coffs Harbour Squash & Swim Centre. There was squash for those ready to take on the court, while balloons offered another way to join in and put that hand-eye coordination to work.

Sports Group is a chance to get out and about around Coffs, try different games and activities, and share it all with a friendly crew who are always keen to give something a go.

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽? 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.
📞 6650 5300
📧 [email protected]

23/10/2026

We love using this page to share the good stuff happening at CHSS: participant achievements, the amazing work of our team, community connections and all the good times along the way.
𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Part of being a local not-for-profit disability provider is speaking up when we see issues that can affect our sector and the services our community relies on.

Right now, we're raising concerns about 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗪𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺𝘀. 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳. 😅
But these are the behind-the-scenes costs that can have a very real impact.

Workers compensation itself is vital. We want our people protected, supported and able to access the help they need when they're injured. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

For CHSS, our 2025/26 premium-impacting claims costs were $𝟮𝟬,𝟯𝟵𝟬, yet our 2026/27 premium is $𝟭.𝟯𝟰 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻. That's almost 𝟲𝟲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀.

𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. NDIS pricing assumes workers compensation costs of around 𝟭.𝟳–𝟮% 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲. For CHSS, the premium equates to 𝟭𝟬.𝟳% 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲.

And we know we're not the only organisation facing this kind of pressure. Similar concerns are being raised across disability, community organisations and businesses in NSW.

That's why we've chosen to 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, not only for CHSS, but to help shine a light on a broader issue affecting the sustainability of essential services.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵. 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿.

A big thank you to Coffs Coast News Of The Area for working with us to help bring this issue to the wider Coffs Coast community. 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟭𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, where we've laid out the numbers, why they matter and what we're asking to see change.
👉 https://issuu.com/newsofthearea/docs/coffs_coast_news_of_the_area_23_october_2026/12

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲. CHSS will keep pushing for a fairer system and keep our community informed on the progress.

And if this is something you'd like to support or add your voice to, 𝘄𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝘀. 💙

Dive into our extensive resources on the topic that interests you. It's like a masterclass to be explored at your own pace.

21/10/2026

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗛𝗦𝗦!
Do you love cooking, baking or simply giving new things a go?

Our new 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 is getting ready to start, and we're looking for participants who'd like to be part of it.

You'll be cooking in a fully equipped commercial kitchen, starting with biscuits, slices and baked treats before building up to different dishes and meals.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽:
🍪 Baking skills
🥘 Cooking skills
🔪 Kitchen skills & food safety
🤝 Teamwork
💪 Confidence & independence
🌱 And help us build something new!

You'll be joining right at the beginning, with the opportunity to help shape the group as it grows. Over time, we'd love to create food to share with our CHSS community and grow the group into a food venture of our own.

📅 Tuesdays or Wednesdays
📍 Coffs Harbour
🕐 Afternoon sessions

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱?
📧 Email 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀@𝗰𝗵𝘀𝘀.𝗼𝗿𝗴.𝗮𝘂 to express your interest or find out more.

16/10/2026

🥋 Sports Group gets their ninja on!

Sports Group recently headed back to Coffs Combat Academy for another taekwondo session, building on their skills with punches, kicks and plenty of practice.
Lots of laughs along the way too!

Thanks to Shane at Coffs Combat Academy for another fun session.

13/10/2026

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲?

CHSS provides personalised in-home supports shaped around your routines, goals and preferences. Support may include meal preparation, household tasks, shopping, medication support, personal care and attending appointments.

We work alongside you to build confidence, maintain independence, keep everyday routines running smoothly and stay on top of the things that matter to you.

Supporting people across the Coffs Coast and surrounding communities.

𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻-𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.

📧 [email protected]
📞 02 6650 5300

07/10/2026

Last Friday, our Community Supports team helped participant Scott host a fundraiser at the Coffs Harbour Jetty ahead of his participation in the upcoming I Run For Her event.

The BBQ gave everyone a reason to spend a few hours together in the sunshine. Between sausage sandwiches, giant skittles and the occasional frisbee challenge, people came together to support Scott's fundraising efforts and enjoy a relaxed morning by the water.

𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, $𝟭𝟴𝟲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹.

On Sunday 25 October, Scott will join other participants in I Run For Her, raising funds and awareness to support women experiencing domestic and family violence. We were pleased to be able to support Scott's fundraising efforts for such an important cause.

💙 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 💙
If you'd like to support Scott's fundraiser, you can do so here: 👉 https://www.mycause.com.au/page/401425/running-for-barb

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