Latest 'Centacare' news articles.
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Gold Coast hub artwork reconciles two worlds
2 July 2022This NAIDOC Week (3-10 July) Centacare reaffirms its commitment to social justice and the importance of healing and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, commissioning an original artwork by contemporary Indigenous artist, 17-year... - Author: Centacare
RAD theatre gears up for QPAC debut
13 June 2022Comic tragedy QUIRKY is the debut production by inclusive theatre ensemble Real and Diverse Theatre (RAD), supported by Centacare. It will run 14-16 July at QPAC. - Author: Centacare
How to recognise the signs of elder abuse
13 June 2022More emphasis is being placed on learning to recognise the signs of elder abuse, with calls to Queensland's elder abuse hotline showing older people are more likely to experience abuse in their own home, at the hands of their own family. Centacare's Desley... - Author: Centacare
Your old mobile phone could save a life
16 May 2022A mobile phone is often one of the first items to be smashed during an incidence of domestic and family violence. This May, during Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, we talked to Founder and CEO of DV Safe Phone Ashton Wood about an urgent... - Author: Centacare
Volunteering opens hearts and doors for Daniele
16 May 2022Volunteering with Centacare Prisoners Services opens hearts and doors for Daniele, who dreams of becoming a leader in the business world. Daniele is just one of 170 Centacare volunteers who we celebrate this National Volunteer Week (16 - 22 May) - a week... - Author: Centacare
Coast residents called to 'Hear Her Voice'
5 May 2022More than 300 people have come together at Centacare's annual candlelight vigil and march to take a stand against domestic and family violence. Centacare has hosted the event since 2003, and over the last several years has partnered with Sunshine Coast... - Author: Centacare
Megan finds her calling as a business woman
13 April 2022Along with some of her friends from Centacare's Illuka Social and Life Skills Hub on the Sunshine Coast, Megan is selling bespoke potted succulents and reversible bandanas for dogs and puppies. From design to production to sales, everyone has a role to... - Author: Centacare
"Winn beloved", postcards from the war
13 April 2022It was 1945, but Winn can remember the day she stood on the platform at Clapham Junction Railway Station like it was yesterday. She was there to reunite with her fiance, Rob, who was returning from the war in Britain. She said it was the happiest day... - Author: Centacare
Centacare opens new Gold Coast hub
6 April 2022On Friday 1 April, Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman and Bishop Ken Howell officially opened our new Gold Coast hub and Gold Coast Family Relationship Centre. Our Gold Coast team welcomed about 60 guests to the opening, including clients and their families. - Author: Centacare
Gender pioneer Beryl 'breaks the bias'
7 March 2022In the 1950s, when men were breadwinners and women the home makers, Beryl, 93, managed a plumbing and hardware shop. Her push for equal opportunity makes her the perfect person to talk to this International Women's Day.