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Compass Institute hosts annual night of nights

EACH year, The Compass Institute disability service holds an awards night for families, staff and supporters of the Sunshine Coast organisation.

The night showcases the achievement of the Compass trainees, allowing them to dress up, attend a fancy gala and receive awards and trophies for their immense effort throughout the year.

What’s more, they even get to dance the night away with all of their friends.

There is no judgment and no ridicule – just big smiles on the faces of everyone involved.

This event offers a chance to celebrate achievements from the year to for Compass, which has more than 100 trainees and 45 staff, to show its appreciation to those who attend and support the organisation.

info@compassinc.org.au November 22, 2016 No Comments

Cricks makes an awesome donation!

“Thank you” can become a bit worn when you’re the recipient of a constant stream of heartfelt generosity… but in the end it’s all we can say… so once again thank you on behalf of all the young people and the whole team at Compass Institute. We are very grateful for the support from Matt, Dan and all the wonderful people at Cricks Noosa and Nambour

Maroochy RSL Donates $5000 to Compass

A massive thank you to Maroochy RSL for the donation of $5000 to Compass Institute. We are absolutely thrilled to be associated with the RSL. Compass Staff and trainees thank the Maroochy management and staff for always being a generous donor and supporter of Compass and the general Sunshine Coast community.

info@compassinc.org.au June 16, 2016 No Comments

Compass Farm Open Day

The Farm Open Day

Yesterday, June 15th, Compass Farm held its annual Open Day, and boy what an open day it was. With 200 plus attendees, the open day saw parents, families and schools come to visit the farm to see what Compass has to offer.

The most exciting part of the day was announcing the birth of twin baby lambs to mom Celine.

Sunshine Coast Marathon

THANK YOU TO ALL THE 2015 VOLUNTEERS
This event would not be possible without the support, dedication and sheer energy of our volunteers. More than 500 people offered their help at the 2015 event and we are proud to be able to give a donation back to each volunteer group.

From looking after bag drop to giving out medals, from cheerleaders to manning water stations, we appreciate every single contribution. We would also like to give a special thanks to one particularly important group – the students from The Compass Institute who came and helped set up the event precinct and also ran the 2km event. Thank you

Youi Car Wash

Yesterday the Farm went to Youi Insurance to wash 56 cars in 3 hours. They beat the record of 47 cars from last year! Great job guys!

The fantastic team from Compass Institute at the Youi Car Wash Challenge.

Life & Style Weekend Magazine

David Dangerfield from Compass was featured in the Life & Style Weekend Magazine on the 29th August 2015. Life & Style Weekend Magazine is published by the Sunshine Coast Daily, a Corporate Partner with Compass Institute. We are thrilled to have been featured and the community exposure has been fantastic as move Compass forward.

Life & Style Weekend Magazine featuring David Dangerfield from Compass Institute

Palmwoods Education Unit visits Gympie Centre

Palmwoods Education Unit took a road trip to visit Gympie Compass on Wednesday.

A fantastic day enjoyed by all. We walked over to the Valley Rattler train station, enjoyed ‘gluten free’ banana pancakes and made some great new friends.

Emma Boyle August 7, 2015 No Comments

Glen celebrates 2 years in the Compass office

Today we celebrate Glen’s 2nd Anniversary of working in the Compass Palmwoods Office. Glen is such a wonderful asset to the office on Fridays and we thank him for his hard work, dedication and his can do attitude.

Thanks Glen!

Emma Boyle August 6, 2015 No Comments

Planking with Purpose

Jazzercise Nambour ladies are ‘Planking with Purpose’, incorporating fundraising and fitness. Each participant contributes $10 each session and holds the plank position for as long as they can. Many are beating their previous personal records and having the incentive to raise funds for local charity, The Compass Institute, really helps. ‘Planking with Purpose’ is taking place this week, 3^rd to 7^th August, and funds raised will go towards fitness & healthy cooking equipment within the disability services Compass provides around the Coast. Go Girls!!