Drought Support

Community Events and Initiatives

Support for Drought Affected Areas Eligibility and West Moreton PHN has been granted Local government areas in our region that have received funding funding by the Commonwealth Department of Health to support for community-led events and initiatives include: communities affected by drought under the Empowering our Communities initiative. Southern Downs These funded programs aim to support people in drought affected Western Downs communities. They will focus on building resilience through Lockyer Valley community-led mental health, suicide prevention and social and Somerset emotional wellbeing intiatives. Cherbourg As a part of this funding, up to 25 community-led events and South Burnett initiatives will be held in eligible local government areas.

For more information, please contact:

Liam Maher, Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN | Phone: 07 4615 0900 | Email: [email protected]

Provider Event/Initiative Description of Activity Location Name Stanthorpe Junior Empowering A program of activities to empower junior and senior players, Stanthorpe Rugby League the Gremlins coaches, volunteers and supporters. Community: Tackling Mental Health Head On! Outback Health Connecting Weekly yoga sessions and a ‘Monthly Mindful Dinner’ and Fitness Yelarbon Rural and Remote Rural Minds 16 x Rural Minds Briefings which provide a one-hour long session All drought affected Mental Health Briefing BBQ covering rural mental health. LGAs Goolburri Mob Helping One-day community workshop for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Goondiwindi Aboriginal Health Mob: Community Islander people. Advancement Co Wellbeing Day Family Circle Flourish Workshops for rural women spread between Talwood, Talwood, Toobeah and Psychology Wellbeing and Dalby focused on a mix of topics. Dalby Coaching & Mindfulness for Rural Women Family Matters Drumming for Drumming workshops to improve mental health and to teach Stanthorpe Counselling and Better Mental anxiety and stress reduction strategies. Therapy Services Health Kathryn Walton The Adventure Community workshops delivered to women from the Southern Warwick and Southern Consulting Therapy Project Downs. Downs

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Provider Event/Initiative Description of Activity Location Name Greymare Hall Greymere Community event combining a sporting event, children’s Greymare Committee Christmas in July entertainment, catering and musical entertainment. Drought Function Sandra Langton Active Farmers Six-month group exercise program. Kingaroy Physiotherapy Kingaroy Lumsden Empowering Farm Fest Exhibit to be hosted at the 2020 event. Guest speakers Toowoomba, Oakey and Psychology Resilience will be Craig Hamilton and Shanna Whan. Kingsthorpe Mallow Wellbeing Yoga/Meditation Workshops focusing on building resilience, wellbeing and self Stanthorpe Sessions care to drought affected community members. Ipswich Suicide Country A retreat for 15 individuals identified as being distressed by Lockyer Valley Prevention Connections drought. and Awareness Retreat Network Total Balance Total Balance Group exercise sessions. Stanthorpe Wellbeing and Wellbeing Workshop Series Traprock Group Connecting Events for community members to connect and socialise. Stanthorpe Traprock Community The Warwick Warwick Farmers The WFF5 program has been designed to target five important Warwick and Southern Community Van Focus on 5 (WFF5) areas in the lives of local farmers - Family, Fun, Food, Friendship Downs and Future. Strengthening Wesley Mission Marcus Mission mentoring program. Lockyer Valley, South Communities LifeForce Burnett and Somerset to Respond to Suicidality South Burnett Local Exercise A program of exercise and education sessions. Murgon Physiotherapy Choices Suicide Programs CALM Prevention workshops. Chinchilla and Conversations Can Stanthorpe Save Lives Rapid Fitness Fitness or Life Group fitness focusing on wellbeing and mental health. Toowoomba and South Burnett Rural Sky Groovers in the Mental Health Week activity. Goondiwindi Park Pikedale Pikedale Gatherings to connect members of the Pikedale community. Pikedale Community Community Gathering Gathering Granite Belt Granite Belt Gatherings to connect members of the Stanthorpe community. Stanthorpe Grower’s Grower’s Association Association Gatherines