Minister for Communities, Coralee O'Rourke: Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
Who's signing
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."
Share this

Elise Ganley signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-18 17:12:50 +1000

Amy Woodman signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-18 08:03:46 +1000

Leela Arthur signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-18 06:12:40 +1000

Bassem Koujak signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-17 13:07:53 +1000

Natalie Youssef signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-17 10:13:09 +1000

Dan Nguyen signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-17 10:04:22 +1000

Amanda Guilfoyle signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-17 09:12:12 +1000

Leona Chun signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-17 09:10:33 +1000

Judy Coombes signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-16 22:21:32 +1000

Amanda Higgins signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-16 09:42:45 +1000
I believe this is a very worthwhile endeavour and one that should absolutely continue.

Amy Jorgensen signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-15 12:17:50 +1000

Sarah Scupham signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-15 10:26:13 +1000

Brooke Young signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-14 18:20:24 +1000
People who feel isolated are ones to then become mentally unwell…which then turns into a snowball effect. The catalyst to helping this snowball is exactly what this petition is for. Help those people. Please.

Teri Haak signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 17:18:55 +1000

James Murray signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 17:17:26 +1000

Kevin Lindsay Leighton signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-14 17:02:46 +1000

Patricia Peters signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-14 17:00:12 +1000
This is so important – elderly people by choice would prefer and are encouraged by government to remain in their home environment rather than going into aged care facilities. This programme allows them to do this by stopping the social isolation that can occur. It can keep their brains active and their bodies healthy. This surely would not be a large amount of money out of the government budget – the pluses would out weigh the expenditure; and it should be on-going.

Robert Mukombozi signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
2020-02-14 16:20:43 +1000

Erica Dean signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 13:37:59 +1000

Nancy Cox-Milner signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 13:36:23 +1000

Jacqui Haywood signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 13:34:06 +1000

Peter Stamper signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 13:31:50 +1000

Carole Smith signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 13:14:14 +1000

Iryna Lipinska signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 13:12:11 +1000

Sheelu Patel signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 13:08:22 +1000

Vanessa McKenna signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 12:45:54 +1000

Helen Johansen signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 12:43:54 +1000

Felix Zephyr signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 12:42:12 +1000

Danika Mathen signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 12:40:41 +1000

Lynn Paul signed Keep Funding our 'Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project'
via Mount Gravatt Community Centre
2020-02-14 12:35:56 +1000