Rainbow Club, the Sydney swimming school that helps children with a disability learn to swim, is expanding to 34 clubs across NSW including Tuggerah where it will open at the Mariners Centre.
Rainbow Club has helped children in the Sydney metropolitan area learn to swim for more than 50 years.
Jarrod Anthony, the Northern NSW Development Coordinator, said he was looking forward to expanding the network.
“The clubs in Newcastle and Hunter region are so popular that families with a child with a disability are joining waiting lists in the hope of getting a place,” he said.
Opening of the Tuggerah Rainbow Club is scheduled for late February.
With the guidance of the NSW Regional Board, Rainbow Club has successfully opened four new clubs over the past 12 months including Kurri Kurri, Valentine, Toronto and Newcastle City.
At each centre, the Club focuses on giving each child personal attention to help them overcome their difficulty in learning to swim.
The Club is a registered provider with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and families can use their child’s NDIS plan to cover the costs.
Families can find out more and register at www.myrainbowclub.org.au
Nicola Riches