House debates

Monday, 4 September 2023

Statements by Members

Swan Electorate: Healthy Strides

4:43 pm

Photo of Zaneta MascarenhasZaneta Mascarenhas (Swan, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Swan is the home to Healthy Strides, Perth's only research backed, evidence based, intensive therapy provider. It's a world-class leading facility that puts the latest science, tech and research into practice through intensive therapy that results in truly transformational outcomes for NDIS clients. I was proud to take the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to meet the Healthy Strides team, including the impressive Dayna Pool, the CEO.

When you step into Healthy Strides, you see enthusiastic staff, high-tech equipment, a welcoming child-friendly environment and, most importantly, kids with disabilities loving their intensive therapy. Healthy Strides incorporates lots of cool, smart tech onsite. Similar to the way the astronauts can take a giant leap in zero gravity, kids with disability can also use world-class technology called ZeroG, which stops people from falling as they undergo therapy.

ZeroG at Healthy Strides is the result of a collaboration with Mineral Resources and the Telethon Trust. Using cool tech with research based methodologies, Healthy Strides provides intensive therapy in six-week blocks to achieve real outcomes to transform the lives of clients. If you think that sounds cool, tune in to their podcast, called Research Works. Healthy Strides shows the way the NDIS is changing lives on a scale unimaginable a decade ago.

Photo of Terry YoungTerry Young (Longman, Liberal National Party) Share this | | Hansard source

In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members' statements has concluded.