President Piece

What a busy time of the year July has been and in a few more weeks we will be at the end of August. There are currently alarm bells ringing on a few different issues that I would like to be frank with you, our members about. Firstly: membership renewals.I know this becomes a yearly

More than halfway through the year, who can believe it? This brings the association to a new position that we have not been at before. With our membership renewals being due at the end of the financial year, you should have by now uploaded your professional development for the last twelve months and completed your

Hello members, Another busy month has arrived and I can’t believe that we are halfway through 2023 – where has this time gone? Many things to report on this month. I would like to thank all those who attended ARTA’s two town hall meetings last month. There was a huge amount of discussion, feedback, and

Dear Members, How are we in May already? So much has been happening over these last few weeks. Firstly I want to acknowledge the ARTA Board is very aware of what is occurring in the aged care sector, with many of our members losing jobs or being asked to re-train, homes closing with residents being

As the weather begins to change again, so many things have been occurring and continue to move forward with Australian Recreational Therapy Australia. Firstly, I wanted to acknowledge the passing in February of Takako Serizawa’s husband. I had passed on ARTA, the board, and its members condolences, however, also wanted to give space before providing

All of a sudden, we find ourselves in Autumn. Where has this year gone already? I was heartened to meet with many of our members at the two Town Hall sessions ARTA ran during RT week, and to hear how you all are lifting our profiles within your workplaces – congratulations. We will be hosting