Macarthur Disability Services (MDS)

Macarthur Disability Services (MDS) Macarthur Disability Services (MDS) is a non-profit community focused organisation.

As part of our NAIDOC Week celebrations, our Social Work placement students developed and delivered a special presentati...
10/07/2026

As part of our NAIDOC Week celebrations, our Social Work placement students developed and delivered a special presentation for participants, sharing more about the importance of NAIDOC Week, First Nations culture, history and achievements.

Thank you to our students for putting together such a thoughtful and engaging session, and to our participants for getting involved and joining the conversation.

Good food, plenty of laughs, and even better company at our MDS Club monthly social dinner at The Sherwood ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜„Want to jo...
10/07/2026

Good food, plenty of laughs, and even better company at our MDS Club monthly social dinner at The Sherwood ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜„

Want to join us for the next one? Get in touch and ask for the latest MDS Club calendar! ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ“ž (02) 4621 8400 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2026 ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐ŸคThis NAIDOC Week, MDS joins communities across Australia in celebrating 50 Years of...
09/07/2026

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2026 ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค

This NAIDOC Week, MDS joins communities across Australia in celebrating 50 Years of Deadly โ€” honouring five decades of culture, strength, pride, creativity and the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We recognise and celebrate the rich histories, cultures and achievements of First Nations peoples, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

This week, and every week, we celebrate the importance of culture, connection and community. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

Our MDS Monday Social group took on the Sydney Harbour Bridge walk! ๐ŸŒ‰๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธWith iconic views of the harbour along the way,...
09/07/2026

Our MDS Monday Social group took on the Sydney Harbour Bridge walk! ๐ŸŒ‰๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ

With iconic views of the harbour along the way, the group enjoyed getting active, exploring Sydney and taking in the scenery together. ๐Ÿ“ธโ˜€๏ธ

MDS is proud to support the arts in our local community through our sponsorship of an art prize in the Friends Annual an...
07/07/2026

MDS is proud to support the arts in our local community through our sponsorship of an art prize in the Friends Annual and Focus 2026 exhibition at Campbelltown City Council, NSW Arts Centre. The exhibition celebrates the diverse styles, mediums and artistic talent found across our region.

A huge congratulations to this yearโ€™s MDS-sponsored prize winner, Jozee Singh! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ† Weโ€™re proud to play a small part in recognising and celebrating local artists and their creativity. ๐Ÿ’›

Our Short-Term Respite participants enjoyed a weekend of meaningful community experiences, beginning with a visit to the...
29/06/2026

Our Short-Term Respite participants enjoyed a weekend of meaningful community experiences, beginning with a visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, taking time to reflect and learn about Australia's history. ๐ŸŒบ

On Sunday, the group switched gears with a fun game of laser tag at Macarthur Square, enjoying some friendly competition and time together. โœจ

STR provides a supportive environment where participants can recharge, connect with others, and enjoy a range of enriching experiences. ๐ŸŒฟ

Macarthur Disability Services (MDS) supports students leaving school in 2026 to transition confidently into adult life. ...
22/06/2026

Macarthur Disability Services (MDS) supports students leaving school in 2026 to transition confidently into adult life. Starting early allows students to build confidence, settle into new environments and connect with peers and staff before finishing school.

๐Ÿ’ผ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€

MDS offers Livelihood and Pathways to Employment (PTE), supporting participants to develop 20 transferable workplace skills while gaining hands on experience.

๐Ÿ“ Pathways to Employment โ€“ Campbelltown

A flexible learning environment where participants build work skills through experiences in:
โ€ข Teaching cafรฉ โ˜•
โ€ข Mini Woolworths ๐Ÿ›’
โ€ข Community-based settings ๐Ÿค
โ€ข Individualised work experience ๐Ÿ’ผ

๐Ÿ“ Livelihood โ€“ Ingleburn

A structured, office-based program designed to mirror a real workplace, developing work experience in administration skills such as scanning, filing and computer tasks. Ideal for those who prefer routine and structured environments. ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

๐ŸŒŸ Community Inclusion Supports โ€“ Day Programs

Dynamic day programs across Southwestern Sydney and Southern Highlands with 50+ centre and community activities including VR, sensory rooms, sport and creative arts programs which supports participants to develop independence and social connections.

๐Ÿš€ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น

๐Ÿงณ LaunchPad Youth Employment Program (Ages 15โ€“18)

An employment-focused program supporting students to develop workplace readiness while still at school. Participants build communication, teamwork, time management skills, explore job pathways and work towards individual NDIS goals through hands-on learning.

โšฝ Fun, movement and teamwork at our Macquarie Fields Day Program!Our participants had a fantastic time getting active wi...
22/06/2026

โšฝ Fun, movement and teamwork at our Macquarie Fields Day Program!

Our participants had a fantastic time getting active with ball gamesโ€”building

Itโ€™s all about staying active, having fun and supporting each other!

๐ŸŒŸ A New Chapter for Ethan ๐ŸŒŸCongratulations to Ethan, who has recently started a role with CEVA Logistics! ๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿ‘Ethan has be...
18/06/2026

๐ŸŒŸ A New Chapter for Ethan ๐ŸŒŸ

Congratulations to Ethan, who has recently started a role with CEVA Logistics! ๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿ‘

Ethan has been working towards his employment goals through our Pathways to Employment program, and it's fantastic to see him take this next step into the workforce. Opportunities like these don't happen overnight, and this achievement is a reflection of Ethan's commitment and hard work.

Our MDS Club participants enjoyed an unforgettable weekend taking in The Greatest Showman Musical and the spectacular li...
17/06/2026

Our MDS Club participants enjoyed an unforgettable weekend taking in The Greatest Showman Musical and the spectacular lights of Vivid Sydney. ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’ก

David shared:
"๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด." ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ“ธ

The group also explored the Vivid displays, walking from Barangaroo along the waterfront to Circular Quay. David said, "๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ด. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜–๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ." ๐ŸŒ‰โœจ

Want to join future MDS Club outings? Ask us for the latest club calendar!
๐Ÿ“ž (02) 4621 8400 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

Address

Level 8, 138 Queen Street
Sydney, NSW
2560

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

02 4621 8400

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