AFTER a devastating fire destroyed its Moorooduc offices, a disability support service is breathing a sigh of relief as it prepares to move into a new purpose-built headquarters in Somerville.
The move comes after the June blaze at the Coolstores facility on Moorooduc Hwy forced staff to work remotely for months, disrupting operations but not dampening the organisation’s commitment to supporting people with disabilities across the Mornington Peninsula.
The new Somerville Central location is currently an empty shell but will soon be transformed into a modern, purpose-built home for the organisation, marking a fresh start after the unexpected loss of their previous offices.
Alongside the relocation the organisation, formerly named Focus Individualised Support Services, officially rebranded as Doable this month, which was marked with a celebration attended by board members, staff, families, and the people the organisation supports.
The new name reflects the organisation’s mission: empowering people with cognitive impairments to achieve their goals, no matter the challenges.
“For more than half a century, our organisation has evolved, expanded and overcome extraordinary challenges – but our belief has never changed: if someone has a goal, our job is to make it doable,” Doable CEO Toni Stewart said.
“This new name doesn’t just describe what we do. It describes who we are.”
Stewart said while “losing our home was heartbreaking,” it also “reminded us of who we are: adaptable, determined and deeply committed to the people we support”.
“The new office, and our new identity, symbolise a rebirth. We are literally rising from the ashes stronger than ever.”
The organisation, founded in 1972, has a long history on the Mornington Peninsula, originally known as The Kindilan Society and later as FocusLife and Focus Individualised Support Services. Across every iteration, the mission has remained the same: helping people with disabilities live meaningful, self-directed lives.
This year has also seen the organisation strengthen its foundations amid sector-wide challenges, including workforce shortages, shifting NDIS policies, and financial pressures.
A governance restructure has separated housing (SDA) and support services (SIL) into distinct entities, overseen by a new holding company, Kindilan Holdings, ensuring sustainable operations and continued participant choice and independence.
“This restructure and rebrand position us to thrive in a rapidly changing environment while preserving participant choice, independence and safeguarding,” Stewart said.
“Doable gives us a fresh, contemporary and person-first identity that reflects our commitment to flexible, participant-centred support.”
A defining feature of the new brand is Doable’s logo: two thumbs up with arms crossed is “a distinctive gesture that symbolises positivity, pride and the certainty that something is possible”.
First published in the Mornington News – 16 December 2025
