MASS Stories
Lake High – Great Victorian Walk for Autism
Lake High is a new walking event for women by Mansfield Autism Statewide Services on the Friday of the Anzac Day weekend, 26 April 2024. Participants choose a 15km or 30km challenge, in teams of 2 to 10, along the picturesque Great Victorian Rail Trail in Mansfield....
Operation Gamechanger at end of 2023
2023 was a big year for our expansion. In mid-December we have all our buildings up with roofs on, work starting on solar panels, power lines have been dropped underground, and work has started on the pathways and basic grass landscaping. We hope to be able to start...
Changes to school leadership
We are pleased to share that we have appointed a Principal and Assistant Principal for our school, starting in 2024: Principal: Kerri Grant Assistant Principal: Elizabeth Howie Congratulations to Kerri Grant and Elizabeth Howie who have new roles in our change to...
New Allied Health Team
We are delighted to announce the creation of a new team: the MASS Allied Health Team. This new team will focus on improving the capacity of all at MASS to understand and support Allied Health therapies with our clients and within MASS.Here are some of the things this...
Annual Report 2022
We are pleased to publish our 2022 Annual Report. The Annual Report shares our achievements over the year as well as a snapshot of each of our services. It also has some beautiful images of our amazing clients and shares some of the feedback we have received. Our CEO...
A week in the life of a MAP
Did you know? In the past 3 months, our Autism Practitioners (MAPs) have visited 146 families across Victoria. Our practitioners crisscross across the state to visit families in regional towns such as Warrnambool, Bairnsdale, Swan Hill, Echuca as well as many suburbs...
Meet past Dookie student Emily
Emily was a student at our Dookie Campus from 2012-2016. We caught up with Emily to ask her a few questions and see how she's doing now. What do you love doing?My favourite thing to do is spend time with my two horses Matilda and Billy. If I’m not riding them I’m...
Great effort by Team MASS at Oscars 100 Hut 2 Hut
A not so lazy $5500 was raised by TeamMASS, with these 2 intrepid legends tackling the 100km and a staff mob of awesomeness taking on the 10km - skating rink to summit included. Thanks to everyone who donated. Oscars100 Hut 2...
Mansfield Autism story on NDIS website
The following story is now displayed on the National Disability Insurance Scheme website. Netherclift family say autism training was a total gamechanger The Netherclifts are grateful the NDIS is supporting their son, Perry, 8, so he can receive “life-changing”...
9 News story on Mansfield Autism
The following story appeared on 9 News Victoria during the 6 o'clock News on Sunday 20th June, 2021 A 9 News Melbourne team visited the farm that is the site of Operation Gamechanger where the Therapeutic Care Farm will be built greatly increasing the number of...