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 Australia’s largest inclusive all-abilities, all-ages recreational facility activateCentral was opened in Sydney on Thursday 27 October 2022. Located in Western Sydney suburb of Milperra and powered by psychCentral, activateCentral is therapeutically designed specially for families and diverse communities.

The impressive 1,400sqm indoor centre visited by AMUST team on Saturday 29 October is designed to promote an inclusive space for play, therapeutic and educational programs for people of all ages being the largest all-abilities play facility that is inclusive, sensory friendly, and a safe space for neurodivergent and people with disabilities of all ages. 

The authentic design of the facility offers an empowering environment of emotional, social, and community-based support network. Additionally, the purpose-built centre provides various allied health, mental health and recreational therapy services powered by a passionate team of health professionals. 

Run on a non-profit basis activateCentral is managed by psychCentral, a professional psychological and allied  health service tailored to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities with clinics located in  a number of suburbs in Western Sydney.

Flying fox ride with pommet seat and chair.

Registered with NDIS, psychCentral services include occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, exercise physiology behavioural therapy while employing rehabilitation counsellors, social workers and dieticians amongst other professional staff.

 Facilities offered at activateCentral include:

  • • 2 large sensory rooms 
  • • 3 rock climbing walls 
  • • 2 flying fox rides including a pommel seat and chair 
  • • Ninja obstacle course 
  • • Trampoline and crash pads 
  • • Slides 
  • • 3 party rooms 
  • • 2 consultation rooms 
  • • 1 meeting room 
  • • Vibrant in-house café (coming soon) 

activateCentral offers a culturally responsive and evidence-informed educational programs for carers/ guardians, schools, service providers, children, adolescents, and adults. These programs are enthusiastically designed by various allied health professionals and mental health experts’ teams powered by psychCentral, a cutting-edge and leading multidisciplinary healthcare organisation.

The all-encompassing centre strives to ensure its services meet the demands for the culturally and linguistically diverse multicultural communities Western Sydney where activateCentral staff are highly trained in the equipment and are specialised in supporting individuals with different levels of complexities in care and disabilities speaking up to twenty-nine languages.

“activateCentral is a unique space that we have established to invest in giving back to the wider community. It is the first of its kind in Australia to close the gap to personalised accessibility to a variety of services,” says Basim Alansari, Chief Executive Officer of psychCentral. 

Professional staff at activateCentral

Mr Alansari further added, “To celebrate our opening, we’re offering a discount code to clients of psychCentral. The code will allow you to obtain 1 free open-play session on a date and time of your choosing during the month of November.”

Bookings are essential and can be made online: https://activatecentral.com.au/book-now/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/activatecentral

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Website: https://activatecentral.com.au/

Location of activateCentral: Unit 10/202-214 Milperra Road, Milperra 2214.

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