About Us

What started as a simple prayer…, “ Lord, grant me the opportunity to reach my full potential”, has resulted in a business ACCESSIBLE & SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION that enables us each day, to facilitate improving the life of people with disabilities, by providing them the opportunity to achieve their goals, and all the while to smile with their eyes!!

This business achievement has been a culmination of a lifetime of learning and experiences. Due to spending all her youth living on farms on the Darling Downs, Janelle experienced life lessons of responsibility, humility, hard work, persistence, delayed gratification, team work, community, honesty, integrity & loyalty.
Since 1984, Janelle has achieved acclaim as a highly qualified and experienced Registered Nurse & Midwife. Janelle expanded her knowledge by completing a Bachelor of Health Science, and subsequent Post Graduate qualifications in Advanced Neonatal Nursing as well as Therapeutic Massage. Janelle achieved Clinical Nurse status and excelled as a Midwife and Neonatal/Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse, including being a senior member for Patient Transport and Retrieval Services. Janelle shared her passion for knowledge while Clinical Facilitator at the University of Southern Queensland. Janelle also chose a concurrent Health Management career as Hospital Co-ordinator and Patient Flow for a major Metropolitan Hospital, a responsibility of an entire Hospital bestowed as a 25 year old and spanning 29 years. Janelle gave 37 years of continuous service to Queensland Health before identifying a need and focussing solely on the health care needs of persons in the community. Janelle completed studies in Small Business Management and obtained a Real Estate Agent Licence prior to commencing the business ACCESSIBLE & SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION on 22nd May 2021. Janelle’s commitment and dedication saw her move on-site to live and to facilitate high standards of clinical practice and ongoing health education for staff and guests.

Janelle is very community focused and has devoted many years to various needs such as assisting teachers in the classroom, managing children’s sporting teams and being a foster parent.
Janelle has been awarded the Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, The Queens Scout Award, Baden Powel Award, the regional title holder for Youth Speaks for Australia, and the Young Australian of the Year Award. Janelle recounts being guest of honor at Government House on 3 separate occasions as a privilege and a fond memory. Over the years Janelle has been an actor in 4 movies and contributed to making a feature film by being the Prompt. Being the sole owner of the Real Estate and the business has enabled Janelle to continue her philanthropic work and to support the Chaplaincy Service for 2 clusters of schools by donating accommodation to be auctioned to raise funds, and by making accommodation available free of charge to persons to enhance their quality of life in their time of need.

Janelle is supported by a team of dedicated individuals who are all committed to making a difference in other people’s lives. The team includes Support Workers, Enrolled Nursed, Registered Nurses, Clinical Nurses, Administration and accounts staff, house keeper and cleaners, fleet management and maintenance personnel.

Janelle is an active leader and teacher to the team of Health Professionals that are the key asset to ACCESSIBLE & SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION. The expectation is clear: take exceptional health care of our guests, and facilitate opportunity for the Participants to reach their goals …. and be happy!!