NDIS Community Participation in Melbourne: Diggers Rest Farm
Diggers Rest Farm, Melbourne's north-west. Spend time on a working farm, with ground-based, goal-focused equine-assisted therapy at our Diggers Rest property in Melbourne's north-west. You'll work alongside our horses at your own pace in a calm, supportive environment.
Book your free chat or call 1800 845 233.
A farm day shaped around your goals
Registered NDIS provider · Supporting participants since 2017 · Diggers Rest VIC 3427
Community participation and equine-assisted sessions happen on the same farm, so the place, the horses and the team stay familiar as your goals grow. Amber runs the farm at Diggers Rest.
Activities are shaped around the goals that matter to you. Our approach is personalised: activities adapted to individual communication styles and comfort levels. We will speak honestly with you about whether our service appears to be a helpful and appropriate fit.
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What is NDIS community participation at Selective Support?
NDIS community participation at Selective Support is time on our farm at Diggers Rest, taking part in the work and the routine of the place alongside our team. You'll work alongside our horses at your own pace in a calm, supportive environment, with activities shaped around the goals that matter to you. The farm is in Melbourne's north-west and serves participants from Sunbury, Melton, Gisborne, Bulla, Craigieburn and the suburbs around them.
From community participation to equine therapy
- Book your free chat. Use the form or call 1800 845 233. We'll talk about your goals, what you'd like to do at the farm and what your plan covers.
- Come out for a farm day. Each session runs for a minimum of three hours at our farm in Diggers Rest VIC 3427. You'll settle in, meet the horses and the other animals, and get involved at your own pace.
- Check together whether equine therapy fits. Once we know you and your goals, we look together at whether equine therapy fits the goals in your plan. If it does, we'll help you work out how to ask for it in your plan. Whether this sits in your plan depends on your goals and funding. We'll help you check.
Equine-assisted sessions at the farm are ground-based, developmental and built around your goals.
What a day at the farm includes
Each session runs for a minimum of three hours, so there's time to settle in and get involved. A day can include:
- Grooming the horses and getting to know them
- Leading a horse around the yard on foot, with our team beside you
- Feeding time for the horses and the other animals
- Moving hay and helping with the jobs that keep the farm running
- Time in the stables, and a break in the shaded area
Every activity is ground-based. You'll work alongside our horses at your own pace in a calm, supportive environment, and the stables and shaded area give you room to take things slowly.
Who the farm suits
For participants who want time outdoors in their week. Somewhere to go, something to do with your hands, and animals that respond to you, at a pace that suits you.
For families and carers. You're looking for a calm outdoor place your person will look forward to, linked to the goals in their plan. Tell us about those goals in the free chat, and we'll tell you honestly whether the farm looks like a good fit.
For support coordinators and plan managers. The farm offers a regular, goal-led community participation option in Melbourne's north-west, with equine-assisted sessions on the same site where they fit the participant's goals. Send the plan goals through our contact page or call 1800 845 233, and we'll talk the referral through with you.
Where is the farm?
The farm is in Diggers Rest VIC 3427, in Melbourne's north-west. It's an easy drive from Sunbury, Melton, Gisborne, Bulla and Craigieburn. See what a day at Diggers Rest Farm looks like, or call 1800 845 233.
Is community participation in my plan?
Every plan is different, and the goals already in yours are where the conversation starts. Whether this sits in your plan depends on your goals and funding. We'll help you check. In the free chat we'll go through what your plan covers and which of your goals a farm day links to.
Related services
- NDIS equine therapy in Melbourne: ground-based, goal-focused equine-assisted therapy at our Diggers Rest property.
- New to the terms in your plan? Read our guide to NDIS social and community participation.
Questions people ask about NDIS community participation
What NDIS community participation activities happen at the farm?
A farm day at Diggers Rest can include grooming the horses, leading a horse around the yard on foot, feeding the horses and the other animals, moving hay and time in the stables. Each session runs for a minimum of three hours, so there's time to settle in, and you'll work alongside our horses at your own pace in a calm, supportive environment.
Where can I find NDIS outdoor activities in Melbourne's north-west?
Our farm is at 315 Bulla Diggers Rest Rd, Diggers Rest VIC 3427, in Melbourne's north-west. It's an easy drive from Sunbury, Melton, Gisborne, Bulla and Craigieburn. Call 1800 845 233 or book your free chat, and we'll talk through your goals and whether a day at the farm suits you.
Is community participation in my NDIS plan?
Every plan is different, so the place to start is the goals already in yours. Whether this sits in your plan depends on your goals and funding. We'll help you check. Bring your plan to the free chat if you can, and we'll go through what it covers with you.
Can equine therapy be added to my NDIS plan later?
Most people start with a farm day. Once we know your goals, we check together whether equine therapy fits them, and if it does, we'll help you work out how to ask for it in your plan. Whether this sits in your plan depends on your goals and funding. We'll help you check.
How do I refer a participant to the farm?
Use our contact page or call 1800 845 233. Tell us the participant's plan goals and what they would like to do at the farm, and we'll talk the referral through with you and agree the next step with the participant.
Come and see the farm
Tell us about the goals in your plan, and we'll go through what your plan covers and whether a day at Diggers Rest suits you.
Book a chat or call 1800 845 233.