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✨ Northern Star Supports ✨
Empowering individuals and families through early intervention, therapy, and disability support across the Hunter, Newcastle & Upper Hunter Valley.

🌟 Speech Pathology & Early Intervention Capacity Available – No Wait List! 🌟Northern Star Supports currently has Speech ...
10/08/2026

🌟 Speech Pathology & Early Intervention Capacity Available – No Wait List! 🌟

Northern Star Supports currently has Speech Pathology and Early Intervention capacity available across Newcastle and the Hunter Region! 💙💛

If your child needs support, you don’t have to wait months to get started. We are welcoming new referrals now, with no wait list.

Our team provides flexible, family-centred support across:

🏠 Home – supporting children in their everyday environment
🏫 Educational settings – including schools, preschools and childcare
⭐ Clinic – appointments available at our Kurri Kurri clinic

Our Speech Pathology and Early Intervention team can support children with communication, speech, language, social skills, development, learning and everyday participation, while working collaboratively with families and the important people in each child’s life.

📍 Servicing Newcastle & the Hunter Region
⭐ Clinic located in Kurri Kurri
💙 NDIS Plan-Managed & Self-Managed participants welcome
💛 Private clients welcome
✨ No wait list – capacity available now

Ready to get started?

🌐 Submit a referral directly through our website
📞 Or call our office on 0411 304 085 and our team will be happy to help.

Know a family looking for Speech Pathology or Early Intervention support? Please share this post with them. 💙

⭐ Northern Star Supports
Partnering with Families

15/07/2026

🌟 Meet Jacquie – Our New Senior Occupational Therapist! 🌟

We are thrilled to welcome Jacquie to the Northern Star Supports team as our new Senior Occupational Therapist.

With extensive experience supporting children, adolescents and adults, Jacquie brings a wealth of knowledge, clinical expertise and a genuine passion for helping people achieve meaningful outcomes. She is committed to working collaboratively with participants, families and support networks to build independence, confidence and participation in everyday life.

✨ We currently have Occupational Therapy capacity across:
📍 Newcastle
📍 Maitland
📍 Kurri Kurri
📍 Hunter Valley

Whether you’re looking for support with early intervention, sensory processing, functional capacity assessments, daily living skills or NDIS therapy, our team is here to help.

If you or someone you know is looking for Occupational Therapy services, we’d love to hear from you.

📞 0411 304 085
🌐 www.northernstarsupport.com.au

Please join us in giving Jacquie a warm Northern Star Supports welcome! 💙⭐ ‼️

Confidence starts with small wins.Learning a new skill can feel overwhelming.For many children, confidence grows through...
24/06/2026

Confidence starts with small wins.

Learning a new skill can feel overwhelming.

For many children, confidence grows through small moments of success:
⭐ Trying something new
⭐ Asking for help
⭐ Joining a group activity
⭐ Following a routine
⭐ Communicating a need
⭐ Completing a task independently

These moments may seem small, but they are often the building blocks for greater independence, participation and self-belief.

At Northern Star Supports, we celebrate every achievement because we understand that confidence develops one step at a time.

Our team works alongside children and families to create opportunities for success, build resilience and support meaningful participation in everyday life.

Every achievement matters.

Every step counts.

Every child deserves the opportunity to shine.

📍 Home | School | Community | Telehealth
📍 Hunter Region, Newcastle, Upper Hunter, ACT and surrounding areas

Every child deserves to be heard.Communication is about so much more than words.It is about being able to express needs,...
23/06/2026

Every child deserves to be heard.

Communication is about so much more than words.

It is about being able to express needs, make choices, build relationships, share ideas and participate in everyday life.

For some children, communication may look different. They may use gestures, visuals, communication devices, signs, pictures or a combination of strategies to connect with the world around them.

At Northern Star Supports, we believe that every child has something valuable to say.

Our team supports children to:

⭐ Express their wants and needs
⭐ Build social connections
⭐ Develop confidence in communication
⭐ Access and use AAC systems
⭐ Participate more independently
⭐ Feel heard, understood and included

Every child deserves the opportunity to communicate in a way that works for them.

Because communication creates connection, confidence and belonging.

📍 Home | School | Community | Telehealth
📍 Hunter Region, Newcastle, Upper Hunter, ACT and surrounding areas

The goal isn't therapy. The goal is participation.Therapy is not the outcome.The outcome is a child being able to join i...
22/06/2026

The goal isn't therapy. The goal is participation.

Therapy is not the outcome.

The outcome is a child being able to join in with their friends, communicate their needs, participate at school, engage in community activities, build independence and enjoy everyday life.

At Northern Star Supports, we focus on what matters most to children and families.

We support children to:

⭐ Participate at home
⭐ Participate at school
⭐ Participate in the community
⭐ Build meaningful relationships
⭐ Develop confidence and independence
⭐ Achieve goals that matter to them

Every therapy session, strategy and recommendation is designed with one purpose in mind — helping children participate more fully in the activities and environments that are important to them.

Because when children can participate, they can learn, connect, grow and thrive.

📍 Home | School | Community | Telehealth
📍 Hunter Region, Newcastle, Upper Hunter, ACT and surrounding areas

Sometimes one support isn't enough.Children don't develop skills in isolation.A child may be working on communication, e...
21/06/2026

Sometimes one support isn't enough.

Children don't develop skills in isolation.

A child may be working on communication, emotional regulation, independence, play skills, learning, social interactions and participation all at the same time.

That's why some children benefit from a team approach.

At Northern Star Supports, our Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists and Intervention Teachers work together to create connected goals and consistent strategies across environments.

Together we can support:

⭐ Communication and language development
⭐ Emotional regulation
⭐ School readiness and learning
⭐ Daily living skills
⭐ Social participation
⭐ Independence and confidence

By working collaboratively, we can reduce duplication, improve consistency and create meaningful outcomes that support the whole child.

Because sometimes the best outcomes come from a team working towards the same goal.

📍 Home | School | Community | Telehealth
📍 Hunter Region, Newcastle, Upper Hunter, ACT and surrounding areas

We're about more than therapy sessions.Meaningful outcomes happen when everyone works together.At Northern Star Supports...
20/06/2026

We're about more than therapy sessions.

Meaningful outcomes happen when everyone works together.

At Northern Star Supports, we don't just support children during appointments. We work alongside families, schools, preschools, support coordinators and other professionals to create consistent, meaningful support across all environments.

Our team can assist with:

⭐ Family support and coaching
⭐ School and preschool collaboration
⭐ Goal setting and planning
⭐ Capacity building
⭐ Multidisciplinary teamwork
⭐ Community participation

We believe children achieve the best outcomes when the people around them are working towards the same goals.

That's why we take the time to build relationships, communicate openly and support everyone involved in a child's journey.

Because therapy is just one piece of the puzzle.

Together, we help children build the skills, confidence and independence they need to thrive.

📍 Home | School | Community | Telehealth
📍 Hunter Region, Newcastle, Upper Hunter, ACT and surrounding areas

Success looks different for every child.For one child, success might be saying their first word.For another, it might be...
19/06/2026

Success looks different for every child.

For one child, success might be saying their first word.

For another, it might be joining a group activity, putting on their shoes independently, regulating emotions during a difficult situation or attending school with confidence.

At Northern Star Supports, we celebrate every achievement because we know that progress is not measured by comparison to others — it is measured by growth.

Our team works alongside children and families to build:

⭐ Confidence
⭐ Communication
⭐ Independence
⭐ Participation
⭐ Social connections
⭐ Everyday life skills

We believe every child has unique strengths, abilities and potential.

By focusing on meaningful goals and individual progress, we help children achieve outcomes that matter to them and their families.

Every step forward is worth celebrating.

📍 Home | School | Community | Telehealth
📍 Hunter Region, Newcastle, Upper Hunter, ACT and surrounding areas

🌟 Immediate Occupational Therapy Availability – No Waitlist! 🌟Northern Star Supports currently has immediate Occupationa...
18/06/2026

🌟 Immediate Occupational Therapy Availability – No Waitlist! 🌟

Northern Star Supports currently has immediate Occupational Therapy capacity available for children and adults.

Our Occupational Therapist can provide support:
🏠 In the home
🏢 In our clinic
🏫 In educational settings
🌏 In the community

We support participants to build independence, confidence, and participation across everyday activities and environments.

Our Occupational Therapist has experience supporting:
✔ Emotional regulation
✔ Sensory processing
✔ Fine motor skills
✔ School participation
✔ Daily living skills
✔ Community access
✔ Executive functioning
✔ Trauma-informed support

At Northern Star Supports, we provide person-centred, neuroaffirming, and goal-focused therapy tailored to each individual's unique strengths and needs.

📞 Contact our Administration Team on 0411 304 085

🌐 Submit a referral via our website:
www.northernstarsupport.com.au

Immediate appointments available now.

Address

152 Barton Street
Kurri Kurri, NSW
2327

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm

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