Spotlight on a Care Navigator – Julie Thompson
Connecting with her community in a new way was a delight for Julie Thompson in her role as a Recover, Adapt, Connect care navigator for HealthWISE. From supporting community swap days and scavenger hunts, to food budgeting workshops and mental health yearning circles… Julie found every avenue possible to help the Stanthorpe, Warwick and Tenterfield […]
Spotlight on Care Navigation
Susan joined HealthWISE in 2023 to deliver care navigation services for the Scenic Rim Local Government Area. Susan resides in a rural location within the Scenic Rim and has experience as a volunteer with the Scenic Rim Disasters volunteer group. Susan feels comfortable attending community events and engaging with councils and local stakeholders. She has […]
Sparking conversations on mental health with free coffees this R U OK? Day
Free cuppas sparked conversations on mental health in cafes across the HealthWISE footprint this morning. HealthWISE donated more than $6500 to 29 cafes throughout the New England North West and southern Queensland to shout the morning rush for R U OK? Day. A national initiative which reminds Australians to check in on friends and family, […]
Celebrating Rural Women at Deepwater ‘Winter Warmers’ Day
Dressed in their most vibrant colours, over 100 women gathered at Deepwater Hall for a ‘winter warmer’ day on Friday, June 16. “This is a fantastic event, and I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Jessica Towns, runner up of The Land Sydney Royal AgShows NSW Young Woman program. Jessica was just one of […]
Learning How to De-escalate Conflict
In heated situations, what we hear and what the other person means can be two different things, says June Hannan. An expert on workplace relationships, June partnered with HealthWISE to run a free workshop on de-escalating conflict at the Burke and Wills Hotel in Toowoomba on Thursday, May 11. “Where it starts is the communication […]
Tenterfield Regrowth Workshop to Help Heal Trauma
More than two years have passed since locals lost their homes and were forced to boil their drinking water, however Tenterfield is still recovering from the aftermath of 2019’s fierce bushfires. Many are still putting the pieces back together and working through the trauma of these events. A free upcoming Regrowth workshop next Wednesday, February […]
Regrowth Workshops to Help Fire-Ravaged Communities
Two years on from the bushfires of 2019 which devastated the tiny community of Wytalibah and battered Glen Innes, locals are still putting the pieces back together. The grass may be greener but for many, the trauma remains near the surface. A free upcoming Regrowth workshop next Thursday, November 11, seeks to help the community […]
