HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options) has been serving the local community since 1996, as a Christian-based not-for-profit care organisation. Today, our service offerings include aged care, respite services, mental health help and disability support to name a few.

Our person-centred approach is all about individual choice and inclusion. We encourage you to be involved to your level of comfort in appropriate activities and interests, while at the same time enhancing your physical and social independence.

HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options) is a diverse organisation supporting people of all ages and abilities. As well as support services, we’re able to offer respite care in the home or in the community, a vital service for family members caring for a loved one.

Discover the HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options) difference; contact us to learn more.

Our Story

For more than 31 years, HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options) have been caring for those who need it most. We’ve been providing services to help make life easier for people across the South Metro region, encompassing the City of Armadale, Gosnells, Canning, Cockburn, and surrounds, as well as semi-rural area of Serpentine Jarrahadale Shire.

Vision:

As a Christian Association, HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options) will be recognised as an agency of choice for providing aged and disability care. The passion and commitment of our people will provide the basis for innovative, high-quality services and programs that enable and transform the health and well-being of the individual

Mission:

Our mission is to provide practical services in a respectful manner to enable the individual to remain living in their own home with dignity and confidence and where possible to enhance their social interaction and contentment in life.

How we’ve grown:

1992: HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options) was established by a small group of Christian people, to help address the drastic need for respite and specialist transport needs for the elderly and those with disabilities in the South East Metro area. From humble beginnings, staffed by volunteers in a small shed offered by the church, the increased demand from the local community led us to seek additional financial support and partners for growth in our activities and service area.

1996: HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options) received its first round of funding from Home and Community Care (HACC), Health Department program. HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options)’s aim is to provide a range of services that provide basic support to seniors and people with disabilities and their carers, so they can remain living independently in their homes and the community.

We have grown and now have 115 employees and offer support through 8 programs. Our aim is to grow further and extend the reach of the services we provide in the near future.

Our Approach

It’s your life and your story; we value and respect your freedom to make choices and live in an active, healthy way at every stage of life.

This means doing things with you, not for you, to help you maintain or reclaim the highest quality of life. We’ll help you focus on the things that you can do (and love to do) to build on your strengths, nurture independence and build self-esteem.

We encourage you to be involved in the creation of your Support Plan, so it can include your goals for what you would like to achieve, and how we can be there to help you reach them.

It’s all about enhancing your independence. You may not need ongoing service, or may only need a reduced level of service over time. As you are able to do more for yourself; your dependence on services may reduce, allowing you to be able to live actively and independently in the community for as long as possible.

Together, we build your social, emotional and physical wellbeing, offering our help when needed. That’s the HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options) approach.

Meet Our People

The Leadership Team are passionate about providing quality person-centred care, ensuring HALO (Home and Lifestyle Options) services are highly successful in all accreditation processes. They are proud to be supported by an excellent team of skilled and professional staff and a Board of Directors.

Leadership Team:

Adrian Bennett
Board Chair

I work with data and technology and want to use my varied background across multiple roles and industries on the Board so that halo can best serve its clients. I view it as a privilege to be able to serve on the Board to provide practical governance and leadership. You can view my professional profile here.

Bridget Harvey
CEO

I have spent much of my career working in the community services sector for not for profit organisations in mental health, disability and justice. I am a passionate and enthusiastic leader who thrives on creating a positive work culture that is safe and gives people the tools to do their jobs to the best of their abilities and provide the best quality services. Halo is a tremendous organisation with so many staff dedicated to improving the lives of those we support. I consider it a great honour to lead such a dynamic organisation and ensure we are providing excellent services, delivered in the way people want them, both now and into the future.

David Selvendra
Executive Manager Finance & Corporate Services

1I am a results driven finance and business professional with over 20 years of experience in the fields of corporate finance, business development, stakeholder engagement and team building in both Not for profit and commercial environments. I enjoy working with people in resource constrained environments where creative solutions for complex issues are highly valued.

After working in remote Australia over a decade, I decided to move to Perth to join my family. This opportunity at Halo interested me especially due to the diverse nature of my role to make meaningful contributions to the organisation and stay connected with people whom we are here to serve.

Wendy Brown
Executive Manager of Operations

Hi, I am Wendy and I joined HALO in July 2022 as Executive Manager of Operations.

I have worked in various roles within the Aged & Disability Sector since I immigrated to Perth from Scotland in 2011.

I believe everyone here at HALO has the passion and commitment to provide quality services which promote independence and community engagement.
Our support ensures our clients can continue to live safely and happily at home.

Veronica Phillips
People and Culture Manager

HR professional with over 20 years employment legislation and compliance experience. When it comes to employee engagement, I believe compassion, trust, respect and inclusion are key to my role. My strengths lie in building meaningful relationships and connections to make the most of these challenging times affecting the employee lifecycle.

HALO has a solid mission to support and connect with the community to build purpose and to be meaningful to all stakeholders and I am proud to be behind the scenes, with my team, contributing to the success of the business. My work is so rewarding and that’s only possible because of the great team spirit and uplifting management style of HALO.

Jodie James
Quality & WHS Manager

My name is Jodie and I’m the Quality and Work Health Safety Manager at HALO. My personal experiences with family members receiving Aged and Disability supports sparked my passion for working in the area of quality. Having worked in many roles, including starting out in support work whilst studying, I also feel very strongly towards ensuring our wonderful staff are safe at work with the unique challenges community care can present. These reasons combined are why I’m proud to work at HALO; as each day I’m working with an incredible team who share the same passion for safe and quality care for our incredible clients and staff.

Kevin Parry
Board Director

Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants and Financial Accountants (UK), Member of the Business Continuity Institute
Kevin joined HALO as a Board Member in 2015. Kevin has been a director of several not-for-profit boards including the Dale Christian School for 25 years. Kevin is a finance professional with more than 40 years of government experience in financial reporting, budgeting and audit and risk which makes him a highly experienced finance and governance professional.
Kevin brings a professionalism and an energy to his roles with a motivation derived from assisting organisations solve complex problems and realise improved and sustainable performance.
Kevin is currently Manager Finance at a State Government agency and is passionate to see people stay at home for as long as possible as it’s the best place to be if its clean and livable. To him being at home gives you a longer life.

Thomas Parayil
Board Director

Thomas is a dedicated and values-based leader who is passionate about helping halo support people of all ages and abilities. Thomas was appointed to the halo Board in October 2020.
Thomas is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Australia.

Dr Carla Boehl
Board Director

Dr Carla Boehl, Manager Asset Strategy and Planning at Fremantle Ports. Dr Boehl currently serves as non-executive director of halo and Water Corporation, is an advisory board member of Sentient Hubs and member of the advisory council for Curtin University School of Mechanical and Civil Engineering. She is also advisory editorial board member of WA Defence Review. Prior to her role at Fremantle Ports, Carla worked as Innovation Manager at Monadelphous Maintenance, Digital Operations Manager at Westrac CAT Technology and Principal Asset Management at Rio Tinto. She has received engineering awards in Australia and overseas, is a Fellow Member of Engineers Australia and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and McKinsey Alumni.

Annika Naughton
Board Director

I am a healthcare and safety leader with experience in different settings throughout Australia and the United Kingdom. I want to use my passion for helping others, care governance, and customer focused business strategies to help achieve sustained business success.
My professional profile can be found here

Nancy Lim
Board Director

I am an experienced legal and governance professional, having held a variety of legal and other roles in Perth and across other parts of Asia for more than 15 years. My goal is to use my skills and knowledge to assist Halo to effectively steward its resources and support its clients, people and the broader community in the best way possible. It is a joy and honour to serve on the Board.

Board Members:

Danielle Thompson – Director