In November 2017, Central Queensland Indigenous Development (CQID) expanded its service footprint into the Fraser Coast region with the establishment of its Family Wellbeing Services in Bundaberg and Hervey Bay. This involved not just the establishment of the service in the region, but the additional challenge of building relationships and establishing a presence in a…
Wuchopperen Health Service Limited (Wuchopperen) has been providing a variety of parenting programs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in the Cairns region to develop parenting skills and reduce the prevalence of mental health, emotional and behavioural problems in children. In 2018, Wuchopperen saw 29 families graduate from our key parenting programs including Circle…
CQID Family Wellbeing Service had some positive outcomes for families associated with their service thanks to the quality of work implemented within the team. Two families have recently had children returned to their care thanks to the in home, consistent support offered by workers Darlene Roberts and Emma Lennox. Darlene supported her client through persevering…
TORRES STRAIT MURA BUAI WELLBEING SERVICE (MURA KOSKER SORORITY INC. THURSDAY ISLAND) Mura Kosker Sorority Incorporated (MKS) in collaboration with the Benevolent Society and the Lena Passi Women’s Shelter applied for and successfully won the grant tender to deliver Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Services, in the Torres Strait Region. The Aboriginal and…
Aunty Val, and Nathan representing Mulungu at Mossman High School, engaging with stakeholders such as Education QLD, YETI, Mossman Youth Support Services, and Intensive Family Support workers. This particular class has been developed by the school to engage indigenous youth, that were formerly identified as not engaging. With the program kick off in June 2017,…
“CONCEPT: CREATING AN EARLY YEARS CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRED SPACE” The creation of a centre based space in Garbutt to support family wellbeing program delivery came about from several reasons; As a pilot site for the First 1000 days Australia our Family Wellbeing space we needed an environment that supported delivery of key messages of…
Central Queensland Indigenous Development Ltd (CQID) has been appointed by the Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services as a key provider of Family Wellbeing Services to Indigenous communities in and around Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Woorabinda, Emerald, Longreach and Rockhampton. The goal of the Service is to keep more Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
MARABISDA (Mackay And Region Aboriginal and Islander Development Association) Inc. We are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation incorporated in 2009. Our main objective on being incorporated was being to support particularly Mackay’s young Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Australian South Sea Islander people to participate in the sporting or cultural activities…
REFOCUS was founded in 2010 to specialise in providing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities. Our main focus is our children and ensuring that they and their parents receive needed services to assist in creating resilient, safe and happy environments. Programs: Recognised Entity Child and Family Wellbeing Targeted Youth Disability Community…
QATSICPP would like to welcome two (2) new members to the QATSICPP Family of member organisations. Firstly, welcome to Mununjali Housing and Development Company Limited, who provides services to community such as: Mununjali Jymbi Wellbeing Program: for families who difficulties from time to time and ongoing healing and support for individuals and their whole families;…
