First Voice Member Organisations
First Voice has member organisations located in in Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory.
The Hear and Say Centre, Queensland
A leading paediatric auditory-verbal and cochlear implant centre, The Hear and Say Centre has been teaching children who are deaf or hearing impaired to listen and speak since 1992. The centre is a charity based in Brisbane which operates regional centres on the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Townsville and Toowoomba and an outreach program for rural and remote children.
Taralye, Victoria
Taralye, the oral language centre for deaf children, is Victoria’s leading oral language centre which provides services to deaf and hearing impaired children and their families throughout the State. Taralye is a not-for-profit organisation located in Blackburn, Victoria, which supports young hearing impaired children (0-6 years) and their families. Taralye offers a range of programs from early intervention and early childhood programs.
Telethon Speech and Hearing, Western Australia
Established in 1967, Telethon Speech and Hearing is a long established non-profit organisation that teaches children with speech and language or hearing impairments to listen and speak. Located at Wembley, the centre offers playgroup, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and pre-primary programs as well as support programs for school-aged children.
The Cora Barclay Centre, South Australia
The Cora Barclay Centre provides family centred auditory-verbal therapy for children who are deaf or hearing impaired and wear hearing aids, cochlear implants or other listening devices. Centrally located in North Adelaide, the centre offers auditory-verbal therapy, music and parent infant programs for 0-6 year olds and specialist support services for school students up to the age of 18 years.
The Shepherd Centre, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
The Shepherd Centre teaches deaf and hearing impaired children how to listen and speak. Established in 1970, The Shepherd Centre operates five centres in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Centres are located at Darlington, Liverpool, Roseville, Wollongong and Canberra. The Shepherd Centre also works with families in rural and remote areas and overseas via its residential workshop and correspondence programs.
First Voice also collaborates on major projects with the Hearing House in New Zealand.
The Hearing House, New Zealand
The Hearing House teaches deaf and hearing-impaired children to listen and speak. Located at Greenlane in Auckland, the centre provides an auditory verbal therapy program that enables children to speak clearly and naturally like their hearing peers. These programs are also supported by audiology services, a preschool, parent support, a transition to school program and an industry training program.