CatholicCare Central Queensland

19/12/2025

🎁 With Christmas just 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 away, many of us are heading into one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year.

Between gift lists, grocery runs, and end-of-year catch-ups, it’s easy for costs to add up quickly.

We’ve shared some 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 to help you celebrate thoughtfully, stay on budget, and focus on 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 this Christmas 💙

16/12/2025

👕 Wondering what to do with school uniforms that have been outgrown or are no longer needed?

Please consider donating them to School Savvy CQ's 2026 pop-up shops.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁, 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 can help a local child feel confident and ready for a new school year. 💚

🎉 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹’𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 (and for a lucky few students it's already done!)

While you’re kicking off the school holidays, now is a great time to pass on any 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 that won’t make it to the 2026 school year.

If you have shirts, shorts, dresses or hats that have been outgrown or are no longer needed, we’d love to give them a new life at our 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝘃𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 pop-up shops!

📍𝗪𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻. Find your nearest location at: www.schoolsavvycq.com/donate

11/12/2025

From road trips 🚌 to relaxed mornings by the water 💦, our social groups have been out and about recently making the most of the sunshine!

09/12/2025

🟡 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆.

This year’s theme "𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨, 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙀𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨" reminds us that human rights aren’t abstract or distant. They’re the quiet foundations we rely on every single day.

Human rights show up in the opportunities we pursue, the safety we feel, the choices we make, and the dignity we all deserve.

They’re also closer than we think. Human rights are lived in small, everyday moments, such as when we treat others with 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘂𝗽 against unfairness, and 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 to voices that are often overlooked.

Each action helps build a community where 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱. In a time when many people feel uncertainty or disconnection, today reaffirms that 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

08/12/2025

🎄 𝗨𝗻𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁!

Inside you’ll find:
✨ A warm Christmas message from our CEO, Robert, reflecting on the year and the community who shaped it
💡 Simple tips to keep the joy and not the cost in Christmas
🧠 Insight into how our Counselling team supports locals through life’s ups and downs
🎉 A sparkly New Year’s Eve craft to ring in 2026

05/12/2025

📚 School might not have wrapped up for the year 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 yet, but the School Savvy CQ team is already gearing up to support families to get back to school ready in 2026.

The pop-up shops are returning 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 across central Queensland with low-cost, second-hand uniforms and essential booklist stationery to help every student start the year with confidence.

👇Check out the full details below.

📆 They’re here! Our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝘃𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗽-𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 event pages are LIVE!

Each page has everything you need to plan your visit, including dates, opening times, and locations for your region:

📍Bundaberg: https://bit.ly/48Pd5po

📍Capricorn Coast: https://bit.ly/4owt7ck

📍Gladstone: https://bit.ly/48wKnbv

📍Gracemere: https://bit.ly/48icjRF

📍Mackay: https://bit.ly/3Y4S0B8

📍Mount Morgan: https://bit.ly/48tq2nC

📍Rockhampton: https://bit.ly/44OYI1Y

▶️ 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 so you don’t miss any updates!

02/12/2025

🔵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

Today, we recognise and celebrate the 5.5 million Australians with disability. That’s 1 in 5 people in our communities.

𝘼𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮:
• 15% of people aged 0–64 have disability
• 52% of people aged 65+ have disability
• 7.9% of Australians live with a profound or severe disability
• 1 in 10 people with disability have experienced discrimination
𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 2022

International Day of People with Disability is an opportunity to 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, and to champion a more inclusive Australia where 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱.

To mark the day, the International Day of People with Disability - Australia team has shared a simple guide on how to sign “IDPwD” in Auslan. Give it a go!

29/11/2025

Before this month's 𝟭𝟲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 campaign officially began, our team joined the Rockhampton community at Zonta Club of Rockhampton's ‘𝙎𝙖𝙮 𝙉𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙑𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣’ breakfast event.

The morning focused on courage and collective responsibility, with our Domestic and Family Violence Services team sharing 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 on the work happening 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 to prevent and respond to domestic and family violence across Central Queensland.

🔗 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄.

26/11/2025

✨ Ready to turn your passion for helping others into a 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 career?

Join our 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘆 team as a 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 and make a real difference in the lives of locals every day.

🌐 To find out more or apply, visit: https://bit.ly/4acZsS2

24/11/2025

🧡 Today is the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻.

This global day shines a light on the 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 in our homes, workplaces, communities, and online spaces. It signals that violence is 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 acceptable, 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 inevitable, and 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 preventable.

Today, and every day, we stand with women and communities calling for safety, respect, and a future free from violence.

21/11/2025

Inclusion isn’t just something we talk about; it’s something we’re 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻.

We’re proud to continue our partnership with the Capras Community Care 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 program, helping create spaces where 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 feels welcome, supported, and truly part of the team 🏉

Catch the full story in our latest article. Find the link in the comments below ⬇

19/11/2025

💙 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆.

We sat down with members from our 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 programs to ask what today means to them, and how we can better support men and boys, every day.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽. Contact us on 𝟭𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝟱𝟮𝟯 𝟵𝟴𝟱 or visit: www.catholiccarecq.com