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CENTACARE FNQ PRESS RELEASE 13 July 2020 Since 2018, Centacare FNQ has been facilitating Our Place - a federally funded, assets based and community driven project which aims to build on the strength and resilience of community. The project is based in the Cairns West suburbs of Manoora, Manunda and Mooroobool, a community rich in cultural...
10 June 2020 As published in CathNews An outback priest has been recognised for his dedication to his local community and the Church by being named a Queensland Great in the state's annual awards. Mt Isa parish priest Fr Mick Lowcock was one of nine Queenslanders to be recognised in the Queensland Greats awards, which celebrates extraordinary...
Peter Comensoli doesn’t like the phrase social distancing. The Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne understands that physically, we need to keep our distance to slow the spread of the virus. He also believes that, as a community, this is a time to draw closer to those in need. “If you are socially distancing, it leads to...
15 May 2020 Article by Joe Zabar, as published in Eureka Street When a global pandemic cast a mighty shadow across Australia, the Prime Minister, premiers and chief ministers rightly recognised that their duty was to prioritise the health and safety of their people. But as some of the health concerns ease and our national, state and...
18 February 2020 Article by Joe Zabar The Tune review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme should have the government very concerned, not just about the NDIS, but about its collective capacity to deliver government services more broadly. The release of the NDIS review during one of the government's largest mobilisations of support to bushfire-affected communities and businesses may...
The not-for-profit sector must extend a hand to the Australian Public Service as it undertakes its journey of reform. Our first task is to invest in our capacity to undertake policy advocacy, writes Joe Zabar, deputy CEO of Catholic Social Services Australia.
5 January 2020 Homily, Fr Frank Brennan SJ In this 2020 season of great joy, our country is on fire. Devastation is everywhere. Lives and property are being lost. We are powerless to withstand the forces of nature. Where is the good news in any of this? What space or moment is there for hope? Isaiah 60:1-6Ephesians...
Some of the many people supported by Cabrini Outreach are Asylum seekers in Melbourne. 350 people are receiving free primary care and/or specialist mental health care at the Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub. The vast majority have either no access to Medicare or Medicare but no income. Our psychiatrists, general practitioners...
18 September 2018 Aboriginal men in Bourke are caught in a tyranny of disadvantage. “As an Aboriginal male myself who has dealt with his own trauma, I understand the barriers that are facing our men today, grief and loss, depression, domestic violence, sexual assault, incarceration are all traumas causing our men to turn to drugs and...
30 December 2019 Working towards an accessible future is everyone’s responsibility. Centacare Moreton Bay is working in partnership with Moreton Bay Regional Council and local surf lifesaving clubs to enable everyone, regardless of their age or ability, to access the sand and water at the most popular beaches in the regions. The accessible beaches initiative will...
