At ‘BABO’ we genuinely want to see people with mental health issues and disabilities flourish and realise their full potential.
About Us
Bush and Beach Outreach (BABO) is a registered NDIS provider which focuses on providing peer-like support to participants. With a particular focus on increasing wellbeing by engaging with the outdoors, our BABO staff ensure that participants feel supported and valued.
BABO offers a wide range of support opportunities, including overnight respite, and we work to be adaptable to the individual needs of the client. We place importance on seeing the participant grow in wellbeing, confidence and capability throughout their time with us, and we focus on assisting them in whichever way is most effective to achieve this goal.
Our Mission
We aim to re-connect disadvantaged people with their local communities by assisting them to re-engage with the education system, employment and to develop independent living skills. We can also assist in redirecting participants from harmful activity to positive activity.
We liaise with other services to lead individuals to the specific help they need, integrating them into a therapeutic environment to build stronger communities and families.
“Seeing a generation of disadvantaged people who have self-worth is not a fairytale. They just need to be believed in.”
— Luke Whatman, FOUNDER
Our Approach
"The adventures are always awesome and the mentors make it really fun!"
- YOUTH PARTICIPANT, 2023
Targeted Mental Health and Wellbeing
At BABO we work alongside all kinds of individuals with mental health and behavioural needs.
Mental Health Needs
Early trauma can manifest later as negative behaviour in school, and there is often a blurred line between behavioural and mental health needs. We offer support across the entire continuum - for children with lower level needs through to highly complex needs. We work with non-attenders, and children, youth and adults struggling with a variety of mental health disorders, including: conduct disorder, anxiety, depression, attachment disorders, eating disorders, ADHD, self-harm and post-traumatic stress. Our staff have experience in dealing with many behaviours including confronting behaviours such as violent outbursts and aggression.
Behavioural Needs
We also work with individuals whose behaviour is causing concern in schools/place of education. Young persons’ may be disruptive or destructive, or just struggling in other ways that inhibit the person from engaging and continue with learning. Our team of mental health workers hold one-to-one interventions which can help participants with these challenging emotional needs.
Addressing Needs
We firmly believe that our core values at BABO positively support participants to identify and achieve their purpose in life. It's not a conventional or boring approach that we take, the individuals have plenty of fun on the journey!
The Lawn Gang
In addition to our NDIS support services we also run a gardening business!
The Lawn Gang is a fully functional gardening and mowing business which operates 5 days a week and works alongside BABO.
Though entirely separate businesses, BABO and The Lawn Gang work together to provide employment opportunities to NDIS participants who may otherwise struggle to hold down a mainstream job.
To learn more visit www.thelawngang.com.au !