Hear and Say gets new, big building
SPEECH therapist Anna Warby’s journey with not-for-profit organisation Hear and Say started personally before it became professional.
When her son George was diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of one, the family lived in rural NSW and would travel to Brisbane for medical appointments and Hear and Say programs, before relocating to Toowoomba.
George, now 11, is in Year 4 at Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School and loves to read, play modified football and have full access to speech and language just like his hearing peers.
This is why the family is stoked to learn the organisation is moving into a new building at 295 Ruthven St to expand its services.
Hear and Say provides a full range of services for children with disability including audiology, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and social skills development.
It’s been a part of Toowoomba for more than 17 years, starting out as a small one-roomed space.
Ms Warby is now a listening and spoken language specialist with Hear and Say.
CEO Chris McCarthy said it was a year of milestones for the organisation as it celebrated 25 years of being in Queensland, as well as the spacious new building.
“We are always amazed at the generosity of donors and the community and the Toowoomba region is no different,” he said.
“The purchase of these premises has only been possible through the generosity of a long-term Hear and Say donor and philanthropist, Roy and Nola of the Thompson Family Future Fund, and we are incredibly grateful.”
Hear and Say has now taken ownership of the new building but will move in July. In the meantime, current tenants DGT will remain in the building.