Mercy Community goes west! Recently two members of the NDIS and Community Support Services team, Toni Moore and Helen Jones, headed out to the wild west—to the townships of Richmond and Hughenden—to visit our participants for two days and to do a Mercy Community support road trip. Accessing NDIS in regional areas “First, we went …
Regional Queensland NDIS and community support: A road trip Read More »
Early May marked the culmination of a 4-week journey for practitioners working with First Nations families who are impacted by domestic and family violence. This journey took the form of a yarning circle, and was a joint initiative of Carbal Medical Services, Goolburri, WorkUp and Mercy Community. yarning circle noun: a gathering of people who sit in …
Cultural sensitivity when working with domestic and family violence Read More »
This morning we were relieved to hear the news that the lockdown for Queensland will be lifted from 12 noon today, and applaud the response of Queenslanders in coming forward to get tested. This news is tinged with a little disappointment, knowing that the restrictions will remain in place up until 15 April 2021 for …
Easter symbolises NEW LIFE. For Christians, Easter is a time for contemplating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus came into the world as the living manifestation of the God of Love. Love was experienced in all that Jesus did even unto death. He walked and ‘stayed’ with people in their circumstances, spoke and …
From 5pm today (29 March) Greater Brisbane will go into a three-day lockdown and restrictions will come into place across Queensland after more cases of COVID-19 transmission were detected in the community. While this new development regarding COVID-19 in Brisbane has been swift, we have not been caught off guard. As the provider of essential …
Last week residents of our residential aged care community at Nudgee had the first of two AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shots issued onsite. This is part of the Australian Government’s priority rollout of the vaccine where all aged care and disability care residents are first in line (part of Phase 1a of the rollout). Aged care …
COVID-19 vaccine rollout at our Aged Care facility in Nudgee Read More »
Today we are incredibly proud to launch our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)—our Innovate RAP. At Mercy Community, our vision for Reconciliation is for a world that embraces the diversity of Australia and has a deep respect for Traditional Custodians, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. As a nation we need to …
Launch of our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Read More »
The final report and findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care have been released on 1 March 2021. Mercy Community acknowledge the comprehensive report and findings and welcomes the recommendations and the discussion this has generated about the changes needed at a funding and systems level to ensure Australia has a better approach to …
As this week of celebrating women continues, and with International Women’s Day yesterday, we’d like to add a few acknowledgements of our own in keeping with this year’s theme: “Women in leadership: achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” According to the UN, “Women stand at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, as …
When you attract over 400 attendees to a webinar, you know you’re doing something right. Mercy Community is the Exceptionally Complex Support Needs program provider for Queensland and the Northern Territory, funded by the NDIA, and this is just one example of the great response the program is receiving. What is the ECSNP? The Exceptionally …
Success with Exceptionally Complex Support Needs Program (ECSNP) Read More »
Reconciliation Statement
In the spirit of Reconciliation, Mercy Community Mercy Community acknowledges the traditional owners and country on whose lands we provide our services and recognises the cultural and spiritual connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people earth, land and sea.
We wish to pay respects to the Elders past and present, as well as the emerging leaders, and the important role they share across these Mercy Community sites.