In 2004 at the request of parents, Margaret from Dyslexia Testing Services, Brisbane office, spent 4 days in Mt Isa assessing children to identify dyslexia or other learning disabilities. This trip was fully funded by parents. The following year after the opening of our Townsville office, Sue travelled to Mt Isa.

By 2006 our presence in Mt Isa had been noted and the local Neighbourhood Centre began to raise funds to subsidise annual trips for dyslexia testing. Our thanks go to Christine at the Neighbourhood Centre for achieving funding from Xstrata Mining Company and Sydney Myer Fund who have fully funded the trips to Mt Isa in 2007 and 2008. The logistics of the trips are considerable, as whilst it is easy for Sue to hop on a plane, the 20kg of assessment materials have to be freighted separately due to weight limitations on the light aircraft. Our thanks to Sue for willingly giving time, away from her family, for these trips.

We are very proud of our initiative to provide City services to remote families and applaud the local community for supporting us.