We are a small team of talented professionals with a wide range of skills and experience. We love what we do, and we do it with passion. We look forward to working with you.
Roop Singh & Nikita Dalmia
Onsite Retreat Coordinators – Team Leader and Facilities Officer
Long time care workers Roop and Nikita bring fun and energy to Wonderland Retreat. Roop’s capacity to enthuse the most reluctant and Nikita’s ‘can do – we’ll fix that now’ attitude for the day to day activities of Wonderland make them ideal leaders.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Jess Saunders
Administration Officer
Jess has recently joined the team at Wonderland. Jess comes to us with a strong background in hotel management administration and managing the changing landscape that occurs with short and medium term accommodation! Jess is kind, loves kids and treats everyone who comes to Wonderland with care and respect. Welcome Jess.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Allan & Dorothy Richard
Senior Care Workers
Allan and Dorothy are seasoned disability support workers who have worked with kids in schools and the elderly in aged care facilities. The dynamic duo join our team to support our young people needing care, direction and support to grow in their independence and social skills.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Laura Gonzalez
Senior Care Worker
Laura is a qualified nurse and provides great care support for our gang at Wonderland. Quick thinking, resourceful and positive are words to describe Laura. She applies energy and enthusiasm in buckets to her work with our young people at Wonderland Retreat.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Lauren Oakley
Senior Care Worker
Lauren has worked as a teachers aide for kids with additional needs as well as an in-home carer and now provides great support to our young people at Wonderland Retreat. Lauren provides a firm hand with patience – a great combination to motivate and encourage young people.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Skye Harvey
Care Worker
Skye has a Certificate III in Community Services and is currently studying counselling. She has solid experience in care work. Skye’s caring disposition and understanding of the difficult times that young people can face means that she has the perfect listening ear.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Jessica Bertels
Care Worker
Jessica has known disability in her own family and has been in the hospitality industry for 20 years. She is very excited to now work with young people with disabilities and has been considering this move for some time. Jess has taken groups of young people on caving adventures and has a natural leadership capacity.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Mahalia Boothman
Care Worker
Mahalia works in disability support at a number of agencies as well as in Wonderland together with partner Joseph.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Joseph Miller
Care Worker
Joseph works in disability support at a number of agencies as well as in Wonderland together with partner Mahalia.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Jacob Fisher
Care Worker
Jacob is a trainer in First Aid and an outdoor enthusiast who is excited to begin a new career in disability support.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Florian Reinig
Senior Care Worker
Florian is a trained nurse and has a strong history in disability support. Florian is keen to provide mentoring support to young guys.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Pablo Munoz
Senior Care Worker
Pablo is a psychologist from Chile but has joined the care team with fun and enthusiasm as well as kindness in supporting the young guys in particular. Pablo has also worked at Pirates Rest in Townsville with our QLD team and made a great ‘pirate’.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Olivia Street
Care Worker
Olivia is outgoing and smart and is keen to start working in the disability sector making a difference to the lives of others. Welcome Olivia.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Camila Castro
Senior Care Worker
Camila is a Psychologist with a Masters in Behavioural Medicine who is working with Wonderland Professionals team. Camila however joins the care team providing care, therapy and on call support to the team.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Julian Munoz
Care Worker
Julian is an architect from Columbia who together with wife Camila provides on-call support and care to participants. Julian’s fun and enthusiastic nature with his upbeat view of the world rubs off on all who interact with him. Every day is a good day for Julian!
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Mike Sears & Tia Colledge
Offsite Coordinators
Mike and Tia have a strong background in disability support and the natural environment. Mike and Tia’s natural leadership and capacity with young people as well as safety awareness makes them a dynamic duo leading the Wonderland Team – creating a fun program together with individual care for our young participants.
Email me:theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
Rob & Toni Mehigan
Managers – Wonderland Community Services
Toni – Psychologist and Rob – Disability Support Teacher/ex principal manage the service. Currently Rob and Toni reside in North Queensland managing Pirates Rest and visit the team regularly to ensure that Wonderland continues to provide an excellent service. Weekly management meetings by Zoom means that the two services are connected.
Email me: theteam@wonderlandretreat.com.au
