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Enjoy recreation activities in a natural setting, to develop your key life skills in accordance with your NDIS Goals. We Welcome You.

Working with our Horses, spending time in our Small Animal Farm or even tending to our Vegie Patch, the choice is yours.

09/06/2026

🌾🤎 TOP TIP TUESDAY 🤎🌾

At Totoka Lodge, we know that meaningful connections often start with simply being present.

🐴 Spending time around horses can help build confidence, encourage communication, support emotional regulation, and create opportunities for social connection in a calm and welcoming environment.

Today's Tip:
✨ Focus on progress, not perfection.

Every small step matters—whether it's saying hello to a horse, joining a group activity, learning a new skill, or building confidence in a new environment.

We celebrate every achievement, big and small, because growth looks different for everyone.

What small win are you proud of this week? 🌿

05/06/2026

☀️💛 You Are My Sunshine 💛☀️

Sometimes the best moments at Totoka Lodge aren't planned—they just happen naturally.

One of our participants and staff members shared a special moment singing You Are My Sunshine together, bringing smiles, laughter, and a whole lot of joy to everyone around them.

These are the moments we treasure most. Moments of connection, confidence, friendship, and belonging. Moments that remind us why creating a safe and supportive space for people to be themselves is so important.

Thank you for letting us share a little sunshine from our week with you. ☀️🐴

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine..." 💛

04/06/2026

🌟 Thursday Expression of Interest Alert 🌟

We are currently taking EOI for Behavioural Support and Counselling Sessions at Totoka Lodge.

Our peaceful farm environment provides a unique space where participants can feel comfortable, supported, and connected while working towards their individual goals.

Whether you're looking to:
🌿 Develop emotional regulation and coping strategies
🌿 Build confidence and independence
🌿 Strengthen social and communication skills
🌿 Access counselling support in a relaxed, natural setting
🌿 Work towards meaningful NDIS goals

Our experienced practitioners are here to support you.

📅 Appointments are available now, but places are limited.

To learn more or book a session, please contact our team.

🐴 Supporting growth, wellbeing, and connection—one step at a time.

03/06/2026

🌿 Wellness Wednesday 🌿

Did you know that spending time with horses can support emotional well-being, confidence, and social connection?

Horses live in the moment. They don't judge, rush, or expect perfection. Their calm and honest nature can help us slow down, regulate our emotions, build trust, and develop meaningful connections with both animals and people.

At Totoka Lodge, wellness isn't just about riding horses—it's about building confidence, developing life skills, fostering friendships, and creating opportunities to connect with nature in a safe and supportive environment.

Whether it's grooming a horse, leading them through an activity, working as part of a team, or simply enjoying time outdoors, every interaction can contribute to positive wellbeing outcomes.

🐴 What is one thing that helps you feel calm, connected, or happy?

02/06/2026

📢 Session Availability This Week

Due to cancellations, we currently have the following session times available:

Wednesday
• 4:00pm
• 5:00pm

Thursday
• 10:00am
• 12:00pm
• 5:00pm
• 6:00pm

Friday
• 10:00am

If you would like to book one of these available times, please contact us as soon as possible as places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

We look forward to seeing you at Totoka Lodge! 🐴

01/06/2026

🌿 Meet & Greet Monday – Nevaeh 🌿

This week we’re introducing the lovely Nevaeh 💛

🐴 What do you enjoy most about working with horses?
“Horses have no judgement. You can tell them things you’re afraid for others to hear. They trust you purely on how you treat them.”

🐎 Which horse at Totoka Lodge would be your best friend and why?
“Possum — he’s very trusting, like a big teddy bear.”

✨ Describe Totoka Lodge in three words:
Inclusive • Family • Love

🐾 Do you have any pets?
“I have two horses of my own — Stanley and Primrose. They both have very different personalities, but both are approachable and loving.”

💬 Fun Fact About Nevaeh:
She’s been riding horses since she was 5 years old!

🎬 Favourite movie:
Me Before You

🎵 Song on repeat:
“There Must Be an Angel”

We’re so lucky to have Nevaeh as part of the Totoka Lodge family. Her calm, caring nature and love for horses shines through in everything she does. 💛

30/05/2026

✨ Cold days, muddy paddocks, and bright white manes… thank goodness for The NRG Team No-Nots! ✨

We honestly couldn’t survive winter without them. 🐴💛

Between the mud, rain, and endless knots, NRG’s No-Nots make grooming so much easier and help keep our herd looking and feeling their best — especially our light-coloured horses with those gorgeous white manes and tails.

A huge thank you to NRG for supporting our team and helping us care for the horses who are such an important part of everything we do here at Totoka Lodge.

If you’ve got horses this winter, you know how essential a good detangler is! 🙌

29/05/2026

🐴 Meet the Horse Friday – Blue 💙

Say hello to Blue, our beautiful 5-year-old Stock Horse and one of the younger members of the Totoka Lodge herd. ✨

Blue is curious, clever, and full of personality. He loves interaction and is always eager to learn, making him a wonderful horse for building engagement, confidence, and connection during sessions.

Because Blue is still young, participants get to grow alongside him — learning the importance of patience, clear communication, consistency, and trust. These shared experiences can support the development of interpersonal skills, emotional awareness, confidence, and positive social interaction within our group and social recreational activities.

Blue brings a fun, gentle energy to the herd and reminds us that learning happens step by step — for horses and humans alike. 💛

28/05/2026

💛 Sometimes the quiet moments say the most. 💛

A little down time for Paula and her gorgeous boy Woobie — enjoying connection, trust, and simply being together. 🐴✨

The relationships built with horses can encourage confidence, emotional awareness, communication, and meaningful social connection in a calm and supportive environment.

Moments like these remind us that participation doesn’t always need to be loud to be meaningful. Sometimes growth happens in the quiet connection between horse and human. 🌿

27/05/2026

🌿 Wellness Wednesday 🌿

Well-being can grow through meaningful connection, shared experiences, and feeling part of a supportive community. 💛

At Totoka Lodge, our group and social activities provide participants with opportunities to build confidence, develop social skills, strengthen communication, and increase community participation in a calm, outdoor environment alongside horses.

Through activities such as grooming, groundwork, team-based tasks, and group interaction, participants are supported to engage with others, practise daily living and interpersonal skills, and work towards their individual NDIS goals in a way that is engaging and participant-led.

Horses play an important role in creating a grounding and motivating environment that encourages participation, routine, emotional awareness, and positive social connection.

Every small step in participation helps build confidence for everyday life. 🐴✨

Address

85 Adeneys Road
Devon Meadows, VIC

Telephone

0418 170 483

Website

https://www.totokalodge.com.au/

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