CatholicCare Central Queensland

17/03/2026

A milestone week in Mackay for our 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 team! 💚

Across just a few days, our team delivered 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 focused on strengthening dementia awareness, education, and support across the region.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 attended an evening session exploring the latest in dementia care, while a 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 invited locals to learn more about the program and the services now available.

💬 The week also marked a special highlight, with the team hosting their first 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 in Mackay, creating space for deeper learning, connection, and support.

With the official launch of 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 in Mackay, we’re proud to be bringing 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to people living with dementia and those who care for them.

13/03/2026

✨ Sometimes, the greatest support is simply knowing someone is 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

10/03/2026

✨Are you looking for a role where 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?

We’re currently recruiting for positions within our 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘽𝙤𝙮𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 in Rockhampton.

🔹 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: https://bit.ly/4liVmLT
🔹 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 https://bit.ly/3NtbPAx
🔹 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿: https://bit.ly/4udUBrz
🔹 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: https://bit.ly/40Ym3ff

If you’re 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 about working with young people, supporting healthy relationships, and being part of a team committed to meaningful change, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

07/03/2026

🌸 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Today we 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 of women in our communities and within our own CatholicCare team.

Across Central Queensland, women play a 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 in shaping families, workplaces, and communities. As colleagues, carers, advocates, friends, and neighbours, women’s contributions help create spaces where 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱.

⚖ This year’s International Women’s Day theme, 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨, reminds us that fairness, dignity, and opportunity should 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 depend on someone’s gender.

Today, and every day, we continue working toward a future where the scales are balanced, and 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 💙

06/03/2026

🌸 Our team recently attended the Women's Health Information & Referral Service CQ Inc. ’s (WHIRSCQ) Wellness Expo in Rockhampton, joining a wide range of local organisations 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Members of our 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 and 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 teams connected with the community and shared information about the support and services available.

Events like this are a wonderful opportunity to showcase the many services working across Central Queensland to 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 of women and families.

A BIG thank you to WHIRSCQ for bringing local services together and creating space for important conversations and connections 💙

04/03/2026

Do you live in the Bundaberg region and enjoy 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 and 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Why not join us!

🧭 A number of 𝗯𝗶𝗴, 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀 are on the horizon for our Bundaberg social group members this year, and we’re now registering expressions of interest.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀, including how to book, in our flyer, linked in the comments below 👇

03/03/2026

🌸 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁!

With Easter just a few weeks away, this month’s edition invites you to pause and reflect on the hope and renewal this sacred season brings.

🐣 Inside, you’ll find a special 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲, a themed 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 puzzle for a quiet moment, and a simple, delicious 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲 recipe made for sharing.

We’re also highlighting how our 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 personalised and flexible respite program is supporting carers to rest and recharge, along with opportunities to share your feedback through our 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 sessions.

26/02/2026

How can we strengthen dementia care in Central Queensland, now and into the future?

Late last year, our 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻, joined leading clinicians and dementia specialists at the Country to Coast QLD Clinical Societies forum on dementia care.

Read about the event and how our 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 program is helping shape the future of dementia care 👇

Late last year, CatholicCare Central Queensland’s Dementia Services Manager, Lachlan Brown, joined a panel of health and dementia care professionals for Turning the Tide: Early Detection and Intervention in Cognitive...

23/02/2026

There’s something 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 about revisiting places that hold precious memories ✨

Our Bundy Social Group recently enjoyed a day out in 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝘆, including a visit to the iconic 𝗨𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿.

As group member Trish stood looking out over the water, she fondly recalled childhood family holidays in Hervey Bay, and reminisced about riding the little tourist train 🚂 that once travelled along the pier.

For Trish, it was a chance to share treasured memories while creating a few new ones. And that’s what our Social Groups 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 💙

19/02/2026

🟢 Health professionals across Mackay are invited to attend a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗣𝗗-𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 evening exploring the latest developments in dementia care, with a focus on early identification, emerging treatments, practical support pathways, and culturally responsive care.

Hear from experts across clinical and community dementia care, and learn how our 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 program is expanding into Mackay to deliver innovative, evidence-based dementia support.

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱. Register by calling our friendly team on 𝟬𝟳 𝟰𝟵𝟳𝟳 𝟰𝟭𝟭𝟭, or by clicking on the link below.

Join us for a free CPD-accredited evening exploring the latest developments in dementia care, with a focus on practical support.

17/02/2026

Today marks 𝗔𝘀𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, the beginning of the season of 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘁.

As we receive the sign of the cross in ashes, we are reminded of 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 and the 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 for those around us.

May this season be one of renewal in faith, in kindness, and in the way we serve our community 💙

15/02/2026

🟢 Our 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 program is 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘆, bringing practical education, meaningful respite, and connection for people living with dementia and those who care for them.

We’re excited to invite the Mackay community to a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 event showcasing our innovative 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 program and the services now available locally.

📞 We’d love to welcome you. Reserve your spot today by contacting our friendly team on 𝟬𝟳 𝟰𝟵𝟳𝟳 𝟰𝟭𝟭𝟭, or visit:

Join us for a free public event to introduce our industry-leading innovative dementia education respite service range to the Mackay region.