Tim Dormer is a deadset legend. The kind Coastie who’s encouraging others to open their hearts.
This spring at Coasties we’re shining a spotlight on the good eggs of the Coast – the locals who open their hearts every day to show kindness to others.
One of those good eggs is Horsefield Bay’s Tim Dormer, who spends his days helping teens and young people with disabilities to reach their goals.
Central Coast disability care
As an independent support carer through online platform Mable, no two days are the same – he might be out and about with his clients at the movies, at film set locations or helping them with their new favourite hobbies, and he describes the role as “complete joy”.
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Understandably, he’s not alone. According to Mable research, more than half (56 per cent) of Aussies say caring for others makes them feel happy, and 49 per cent said it makes them feel fulfilled.
If you think you’ve seen Tim before, that’s because he won Big Brother in 2013. Tim had the entertainment world at his feet but found the entire thing “incredibly unfulfilling”. He said there were directions his career could have gone in, but now – having turned in his superstardom for support work for local youth on the Coast, he claims he’s so much happier.
“Kindness to me is about living bigger than myself, understanding we’re all connected and life is much better when we help each other out,” he told Coasties.
“It might be as simple as smiling to the person I pass on the walk along the beach, sharing my backyard vegetable harvest with the older lady next door or putting my neighbour’s bins out when I do mine.
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“I have an amazing job as an Independent Support Carer with Mable, which challenges me to put my kindness into action each day with caring for my clients.”
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Disability Support Care on the Central Coast
Tim’s now calling on more Coasties to turn to support work to feel fulfilled in their careers while making friends and being out and about in their community.
“With all the connection that the internet and social media has brought us, our world is becoming increasingly disconnected and people are struggling without a sense of belonging to a community,” he said.
Living on the Coast and immersing himself in the community through both work and play has been a powerful driving force fuelling his happiness and sense of belonging.
“Whether it’s having a beer and a boogie with the crowd at the Woy Woy Bayview on a Friday night, to long conversations and laughs with strangers on the Umina to Ettalong coastal walk, I really do love getting involved with the community on the coast. We live in such a beautiful place, with beautiful people, there is much to celebrate and look forward to together as a community connected together.”
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