Swara

The Sunshine Welfare & Remedial Association (SWARA) is a multi-diagnostic disability centre in Woolloongabba, Brisbane. The centre is open every weekday and provides a learning environment that aims to inspire people with disabilities to improve their life skills and enable them to engage more fully in the wider community. Types of activity include; metal work, horticulture, kitchen training, bakery, art & craft, exercise, independent living skills, music and drama. The centre is run on the principles of mutual respect, self help and co-operation where each individual is an active stakeholder. SWARA was founded in 1975 by 'Pink Twins' Dorothy and Moyia O'Brien who were amongst the first occupational therapists in Australia. They have enabled thousands of adults with disabilities to engage with the social and economic communities in which they live.