Diana Tocknell

Hi Members, I can hardly believe December is upon us and that Christmas is just around the corner. I’m sure all of you are busy getting ready for the holiday season and make sure you are on Santa’s nice list. Summer has also arrived too bringing her warm sunny days. I also send out my

Hi Members, September marks the start of a new season, the beginning of spring. It is also the month of the DRTA’s 2018 ‘Out of the Box’ Conference. With only 3 weeks to go, time is running out quick to secure your place in Melbourne. I have always enjoyed attending conference. From the time when

Hi Members, August has arrived and we are now in the home stretch towards the end of winter. Last month we asked you to complete a survey to assist in our further response to the Draft Aged Care Standards. Kim and I would like to thank all those who took the time to complete and

Hi Members, I want to apologise for not having a newsletter last month. The system we use to create the newsletter was updated and there was a delay between the old system going off line and being trained in using the new system. Hopefully we have all kinks worked out and will all be running

Hi Members, I can hardly believe that it is already June, and we are welcoming winter. It’s time to pull out the blankets and heaters and spend those cold days with a good book or a movie. I hope everyone had fun celebrating DRT week. I saw some of the different ways our members celebrated

Hi members, Happy DRT Week!! May has snuck up on us and it is that time of year when we celebrate Diversional and Recreational Therapy. This year, DRT week will be celebrated 7th – 13th May. This years theme ‘Out of the Box’ is about focusing beyond the activity to people’s quality of life, looking at theory

Hi members, As we move into April, I hope everybody is enjoying the change in the weather. I know that I am definitely enjoying the cooler days and can’t wait for beautiful autumn colours to start showing. The big news for this month is Call for papers for the conference is now out. And also

Hi Members, As summer comes to an end, March is upon us bringing autumn to us. Autumn is my favourite time of the year. The weather starts to cool down, the days become shorter and nature brings us the beautiful yellow, orange and brown colours as the leaves change. And for me there is nothing