DSWA Perth Children’s Hospital Outreach 4 June Our family support team are at PCH on Thursdays for visits, support or a chat. If you are an in-patient or out-patient at PCH, please reach out to Nikki or Paula through: Facebook Call 0480 311 739 Emailing familysupport@downsyndromewa.org.au Or you can… Read More
DSWA North Metro Playgroup 4 September Down Syndrome Western Australia (DSWA) welcomes families and carers with a child with Down syndrome aged between 0 and 5 years to our North Metro playgroup. DSWA North Metro Playgroup is on every Friday during the school term, 9.30-11.30. All our coordinators and… Read More
DSWA North Metro Playgroup 28 August Down Syndrome Western Australia (DSWA) welcomes families and carers with a child with Down syndrome aged between 0 and 5 years to our North Metro playgroup. DSWA North Metro Playgroup is on every Friday during the school term, 9.30-11.30. All our coordinators and… Read More
DSWA North Metro Playgroup 14 August Down Syndrome Western Australia (DSWA) welcomes families and carers with a child with Down syndrome aged between 0 and 5 years to our North Metro playgroup. DSWA North Metro Playgroup is on every Friday during the school term, 9.30-11.30. All our coordinators and… Read More
DSWA North Metro Playgroup 7 August Down Syndrome Western Australia (DSWA) welcomes families and carers with a child with Down syndrome aged between 0 and 5 years to our North Metro playgroup. DSWA North Metro Playgroup is on every Friday during the school term, 9.30-11.30. All our coordinators and… Read More
DSWA Ready for Work Program In early January 2026, our DSWA employment coordinator, Lara, will run a 5-week Ready for Work program. This program helps our members learn the skills and knowledge they need to start working. It is great for: School leavers who want to start work in… Read More
DSWA Life Skills Lab This year we started our new project called The Life Skills Lab. From June to September, 47 people joined or helped at our events. From September to December, 53 people joined. It is great to see more people coming each time. We think this shows… Read More
DSWA Aim High Events 2026 is going to be a great year for Aim High. We have activities every month.Events will be held in North and South Perth, so everyone gets a chance to come along.There are lots of different activities to enjoy.These include relaxed pub meals, sip-and-paint sessions,… Read More
DSWA Playgroup East We launched a new playgroup in 2025, Playgroup East which has steadily grown over the year. A big thank you to the City of Belmont, WA for their support. And thank you so much to Anita for all her work as the Playgroup East Coordinator. Read More
DSWA Great Southern Catch Up Our Great Southern members had a Christmas meetup on the 7th December. Nineteen people caught up for a lovely, casual afternoon tea at Jean and her family’s house.A huge thank you to our regional representatives Jean, Wendy and Jenny who organised such a great… Read More
DSWA Office Closing Dates The Down Syndrome WA office is closed over the festive period from 4pm on Tuesday 23 December and will reopen at 8.30 am on Monday 5 January. From all of us here at DSWA, we wish you a positive and joyous festive season and a… Read More
DSWA – Christmas Party! What a wonderful afternoon of fun and connection at the annual DSWA community Christmas Party So lovely to catch up with our long time members and welcome so many new faces!… Read More
