Mind & Body Support provides disability transport support across Mill Park, helping children, young people and adults travel to work, education, appointments, activities and other everyday destinations.
Depending on your goals and support arrangements, assistance can include travelling with a support worker, pickups and drop-offs, attending destinations with you, or developing the skills and confidence to travel more independently.
We support self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants, as well as private and self-funded clients.
We can assist with:
Being able to get where you need to go can make a big difference to everyday independence.
Disability transport support can help participants access important destinations and activities when travelling independently isn’t currently practical or when additional support is required.
Depending on your individual needs and arrangements, support may include travel to and from:
We work with participants and families to understand what transport assistance is required and how it fits within broader support goals.
Transport support can help participants get to the places that are important to their everyday routine, from school and work to appointments, community activities and other agreed destinations.
Depending on individual needs and support arrangements, assistance may include pickups and drop-offs, travelling with a support worker, attending destinations together or developing greater confidence getting around.
Support with travelling to and from school or other educational activities where appropriate to the participant's individual support arrangements.
Travel assistance can help young people and adults attend TAFE, classes, courses and other educational opportunities.
Support may include travelling to and from employment, work experience, volunteering or other employment-related activities.
Transport support may assist participants to attend GP appointments, specialists and other medical appointments.
Support getting to physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, speech pathology and other allied health appointments.
Practical assistance getting to and from agreed destinations such as work, education, appointments and activities.
Transport can form part of a longer support shift where a support worker travels with the participant and provides assistance at the destination.
Regular access to education, employment and volunteering can be an important part of building independence and maintaining everyday routines.
Our support workers may assist participants with travelling to school, TAFE, further education, work, work experience, volunteering and other employment-related activities where this forms part of the agreed support.
For school leavers working towards employment and greater independence, explore our School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) .
Keeping up with appointments can be difficult when transport or travelling independently is a barrier.
Our support workers may assist participants to travel to GP appointments, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, speech pathology, specialist appointments and other agreed health and wellbeing services.
Where appropriate, support may also include accompanying the participant during the broader outing rather than simply providing a pickup and drop-off.
Some participants primarily need practical assistance getting from one location to another.
Depending on the support arrangement, this may include pickups and drop-offs for regular destinations such as work, education, appointments, community activities or other agreed locations.
For other participants, transport forms part of a longer support shift where their support worker travels with them, accompanies them at the destination and provides assistance throughout the activity.
Before support begins, we'll discuss what you're looking for so the arrangement, destinations and type of assistance required are clear.
Transport support can form part of a broader support arrangement that helps participants maintain routines, access opportunities and take part in everyday life.
The level of support can be tailored around the participant's needs, confidence and individual goals.
Transport support doesn't always mean being driven somewhere.
For participants working towards greater independence, support can focus on learning how to use public transport, plan journeys and navigate familiar routes more confidently.
Planning a journey and choosing an appropriate route.
Reading bus, train and tram timetables.
Using journey planning apps and online transport information.
Learning where to get on and off public transport.
Using a Myki and understanding everyday travel routines.
Practising familiar routes with support.
Planning what to do when services change or delays occur.
Building confidence to complete more of the journey independently.
Transport may form part of a broader support arrangement when participants are travelling to social activities, fitness, recreation, shopping, appointments or other community destinations.
If your main goal is getting out, taking part in activities and becoming more confident in your local community, our Community Access & Participation Support may be the better place to start.
Explore Community Access SupportCommunity access focuses on helping participants get out, take part in activities, complete everyday tasks and build confidence engaging with their local community.
Getting to work, education, appointments and everyday activities can be an important part of maintaining independence and staying connected to the community.
Mind & Body Support provides personalised disability transport support for children, young people and adults across Mill Park. Depending on your individual needs and support arrangements, our support workers can assist with travel to school, TAFE, work, medical and allied health appointments, social activities, fitness, shopping and other agreed destinations.
Support can range from practical pickups and drop-offs to travelling alongside a participant and providing assistance throughout an outing. For participants working towards greater independence, we can also support the development of travel skills, including planning journeys, using public transport and practising familiar routes.
Wherever you need to go, we’ll work with you to understand your routine, goals and the level of travel support you need.
Getting from one place to another isn't always as simple as arranging a ride. The right support should consider where you need to go, the assistance you need along the way and any goals you have around becoming more confident and independent when travelling.Mind & Body Support provides personalised disability transport support across Mill Park for children, young people and adults. We can assist with regular and occasional journeys, from work and education to appointments, activities and other agreed destinations.
Whether you need regular transport to work or education, assistance getting to appointments, or support learning to use public transport more independently, we’ll work with you to understand what you need and how transport fits into your everyday routine.
For support focused more broadly on getting out, participating in activities and engaging with your local community, explore our Community Access & Participation Support.
Mind & Body Support works with self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants, as well as private and self-funded clients. Whether you need regular transport to work or education, support getting to appointments, or help building greater travel independence, we can discuss an arrangement that fits your needs and available funding.
Self-managed participants may have greater flexibility when choosing disability transport and travel support that aligns with their goals, routines and individual circumstances.
Learn More →We can work with your plan manager to make accessing agreed transport support simple, with invoices managed through your plan-management arrangements.
Learn More →Disability transport support can also be arranged privately for individuals and families who are not using NDIS funding or who prefer to pay for support directly.
Funding arrangements can vary depending on your NDIS plan, goals, circumstances and available supports. Our team can talk through the type of transport assistance you're looking for and help you understand whether our service may be suitable for your situation.
Discuss Your Transport NeedsContact our team and let us know where you or your family member needs support travelling.
We’ll discuss the destinations, frequency, routines and type of assistance required, including whether support is needed for work, school, TAFE, appointments, activities or other agreed locations.
We’ll work with you to understand the level of support that best fits your needs, whether that’s practical pickups and drop-offs, travelling with a support worker or support throughout the outing.
If greater travel independence is a goal, we can also discuss support with public transport, journey planning and practising familiar routes.
Once your transport arrangement is in place, your support worker can assist with agreed journeys and destinations as part of your ongoing support.
As routines, destinations and confidence change, support can be adjusted to continue meeting your needs and encourage greater independence where appropriate.
We provide personalised transport support for people with disability across Melbourne. Depending on the agreed support arrangement, this may include travel to work, school, TAFE, appointments, community activities, fitness, shopping and other everyday destinations.
We may be able to assist participants travelling to school, TAFE, further education, employment, work experience or volunteering depending on their individual support needs and arrangements.
Yes, support may include travelling to medical, allied health and other agreed appointments. Depending on the arrangement, a support worker may also accompany the participant during the broader outing.
Pickups and drop-offs may form part of an agreed transport support arrangement. Contact us with the destinations, frequency and assistance required so we can discuss whether we're able to help.
Yes. Support can include travelling alongside you on trains, trams and buses and helping you become more familiar with regular journeys.
Yes. Where greater travel independence is a goal, support may include journey planning, reading timetables, using a Myki, identifying stops, practising routes and gradually completing more of a journey independently.
No. Disability transport support primarily focuses on helping participants travel to and from destinations and develop travel skills. Community access focuses on getting out, participating in activities and becoming more involved in everyday community life.
It can in some support arrangements. For example, a support worker may travel with a participant to an activity and then provide support while they participate. The appropriate arrangement will depend on the participant's individual needs and circumstances.
Mind & Body Support works with self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants. We also provide private and self-funded disability support.