Minister for Communities, Coralee O'Rourke: Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
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As people who live and work in Mt Gravatt, Wishart, Mansfield and surrounding areas, we stand with the Member for Mansfield, Corrine McMillan MP to ask Minister O’Rourke to keep funding our innovative work to combat social isolation.
All of us know someone who is lonely and isolated!
- Jill hasn’t left the house in years except to see the Doctor or to pick up groceries. She feels like her front fence is a prison.
- Maria worries about young people in her community that struggle in school and find it hard to fit in.
- Peter worries about his neighbour that he hasn’t seen for weeks.
The Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project is a social prescribing network that reaches the most lonely and vulnerable and connects them to a group and social support within the community. It was developed by our leaders across our community in 2018.
A “link worker” is based in our local Mt Gravatt Community Centre. Her name is Wendy. She walks side by side with people to build their confidence and make sure they have a place to belong.
The Ways to Wellness project is the first in Australia and has been based on a successful model in the United Kingdom. The Mt Gravatt project results speak for themselves. After only on year, 88% of participants have participated in a group in the community.
There have been referrals to over 80 local activities and groups including exercise classes, craft classes, music groups, the Mt Gravatt Men’s Shed, singing groups, seniors’ activities and social groups!
This project matters to all of us. It is just finding its legs and starting to make a real difference.
The University of QLD has just received a grant from the Australian Research Council to properly evaluate the work over the next three years.
But Minister O'Rourke has not committed to continue funding our link worker.
We don't want to drop people in our community, just when they are starting to find their feet.
Time has run out. We have people now waiting for support and now it is time for the Minister to step in.
We stand with the Member for Mansfield, Corrine McMillan MP to ask the Minister for Communities, Coralee O’Rourke to keep funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project."
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Sophie Barber signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-21 10:37:13 +1000

Zoe Walter signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-21 10:16:53 +1000
Tackling social isolation is an incredible important issue and is key to supporting the mental health, physical health, and wellbeing of our community. The Ways to Wellness initiative is aimed at ending social isolation through a social prescribing network. This funding is vital to allow this great initiative to continue and be evaluated.

Hayley Whitney signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
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Denise Elkins signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
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2020-02-21 07:44:24 +1000
Please continue to support ‘The Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project’ so it does now collapse for lack of funding.

Kylie Bertram signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-21 07:38:11 +1000

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Stephen Reicher signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-21 00:16:39 +1000
A real false economy

Emma-Lee Steindl signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
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John Dingle signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
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Rachael Eggins signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-20 21:43:40 +1000
Please consider restoring funding to this important community intervention that is making such a difference to the wellbeing and mental health of people in need.

Graeme Orr signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-20 21:03:12 +1000

Melinda Beckwith signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
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Theresa Scott signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-20 15:54:11 +1000
Isolation and loneliness is an insidious disease in our communities, linked with serious health issues and early mortality. This funding is vital for continued community participation in an important social and research initiative that many, many people stand to benefit from.

Katya Argyris signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
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