News and media releases
A first for Queensland aged care
31.01.2012Anam Cara awarded full accreditation for Eden Alternative Monday, November 21st 2011: Wesley Mission Brisbane’s aged care community, Anam Cara in Bray Park has been awarded full Eden in Oz & NZ™ registration, the first residential aged care...
OzHarvest Sydney Presents the CEO Cook Off!
19.01.2012OzHarvest has joined forces with Qantas and Mission Australia to present the CEO CookOff – bringing together hundreds of Chief Executive Officers to cook for 1000 Sydneysiders in need. The event will take place on the evening of Monday 6 February 2012...
Hadden Place in Sunday Mail
13.12.2011A wonderful story in Sunday Mail from last month. Read it here!
Little Marchants fosters friendships
14.11.2011Little Marchants Child Care Centre has arrived in a very special and unique environment – an aged care community. Little Marchants, so named after the historic Marchant cottages in which it is housed, is a boutique style childcare service that looks...
Young mum overcomes challenges
14.11.2011Being a teenager is difficult enough, but the added pressures of pregnancy can add stress that’s often too much to bear. Beenleigh Family Centre’s Young Parents Support Program is an invaluable resource for many young women who have little or no...
A remarkable journey
14.11.2011Few people have lived through more extraordinary circumstances than former prisoner of war Sandy Suceveanu. Sandy currently resides at Wesley Mission Brisbane’s aged care residence, Cooper House, on Brisbane’s North Side. It’s a long way...
Youth Space recognised
14.11.2011Wesley Mission Brisbane’s Youth Space at Eagleby has received "Organisation of the Year" at the annual Eagleby Achievers’ awards ceremony. Youth Space was presented the award for their E-Youth Positive Lifestyle program, an initiative...
Hadden Place receives linkage grant
14.11.2011Wesley Mission Brisbane’s Day Therapy and Respite Centre, Hadden Place, has received a linkage grant with Griffith University through the Australian Research Council. The collaborative project will provide new knowledge about how applied theatre practice...
'Duke of Ed' gives young new direction
24.10.2011More than half a century ago the Duke of Edinburgh's Award was established with the sole purpose of helping young men through adolescence. Today, a broader awards program is helping change the lives of at-risk young people, including those from culturally...
Providing relief in tough times
14.10.2011Rose* was living day-to-day in fear for her life at the hands of her abusive partner, contemplating suicide as her only way out. Wesley Mission Brisbane’s Emergency Relief service provided her with the fare she needed to travel to safe accommodation....
Anam Cara wins Better Practice Award
14.10.2011Anam Cara has received a Better Practice Award from the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency for their innovative program, the “Inside-Out Challenge”. The initiative was launched in response to residents feeling helpless since they were always...
Corporate Volunteers add colour to Family Centre
11.10.2011Nine volunteers from National Australia Bank (NAB) generously donated their time to help Wesley Mission Brisbane’s Family Centre at Beenleigh. The group painted the Centre’s fence with a colourful alphabet motif, and did some gardening and cleaning....
Running in support of youth
11.10.2011Wesley Mission Brisbane’s atheletes pooled their efforts last month and took part in the 10km run for Bridge to Brisbane. Tracey Hollis, Michelle Hillary and Amanda Stevenson made up a team and raised over 200 dollars. They decided to donate their money...
Care that changes young lives
11.10.2011Over six thousand young Australians with disabilities are currently living in aged care homes because there is little alternative. There is an urgent need for a specific, tailored care residence where young people can live their lives, explore their ambitions...
Multicultural festival introduces diversity forum
06.10.2011By Louise Hughes. A host of Southside-based acts will showcase their talents at this year’s Queensland Multicultural Festival at Roma Street Parkland on Sunday, October 16. Multicultural Affairs Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said songs will be performed...
OzHarvest plants seeds in Brisbane
23.09.2011OzHarvest grew from a community need to reduce the amount of food that goes to waste. Founder and CEO Ronni Kahn decided that she could not stand by and watch as the twin problems of food waste and hunger co-existed. After researching options for dealing with...
New beginning for Sudanese refugee
23.09.2011Philip Omot found Wesley Mission Brisbane after being placed to complete his Certificate III in Aged Care. He is now studying a Community Service Diploma and volunteers once a week at aged care residence Cooper House. Philip moved to Australia from Africa...
Painting for peace of mind
21.09.2011Trent Quinlan’s artistic expression began as a therapy technique and has since evolved into a lifelong passion and career path. As a sufferer of Bipolar, a complex mood disorder, Trent sought reprieve from his condition through painting. As he practised...
NABS wins Australian Business Award
26.08.2011National Auslan Booking Service (NABS) has been recognised among Australia’s most progressive organisations, winning the Australian Business Award for Public Service in 2011. The award recognises the contributions and achievements of public service institutions....
Art from the Margins gets Totally Wild
23.08.2011Art from the Margins will appear in their television debut this September on Totally Wild. The show will feature AFTM's Solar Printmaking Workshop and will air on the 14th of September at 8:00 am. Episodes can also be viewed online at www.totallywild.com.au...
Community hub recognised for outstanding service
02.08.2011WMB's Balmoral Uniting Community Centre has been awarded the Quest Newspapers' Business Achiever's Award in the "Community Service & Non-Proft Organisations" category. This year marks the fifth time that BUCC has been awarded the top spot in...
Student volunteer recognised in Queensland training awards
27.06.2011Krishelle Piscopo, a year 12 student from St. Rita’s College, volunteering at Wesley Mission Brisbane's John Wesley Gardens, has been selected as a regional finalist for the Vocational Student of the Year Awards. The Queensland Training Awards aim to...
Parkview - State architecture recognition
27.06.2011A year after completion, one of Brisbane's newest, biggest, and most advanced aged care facilities has received its second industry recognition award, this time at a state level. Parkview, Wheller Gardens, was awarded a Queensland State Commendation in the...
Sinnamon Village Therapy Centre celebrates 8 years
20.06.2011June 20 -24 will see weeklong festivities at Sinnamon Village Therapy Centre, celebrating 8 years of hydrotherapy and community service. Each year has marked a different focus for the celebrations. This year the focus is “personal stories” – the...
70 years celebrated
15.06.2011A whirlwind romance at a Goomeri, South Burnett dance led to 70 years of happiness for a Chermside couple. Bill and Joan Enright celebrated the occasion at Wheller Gardens with some of their three children, seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Having...
Window pays homage to ex-cleric's 100 years
15.06.2011From: Bill Johnston, Northside Chronicle, June 15, 2011. A long-serving Uniting Church Minister has celebrated his 100th birthday in Kedron. Ellis Bramley lost both his parents at a young age and moved to Brisbane with his three sisters and two brothers to...
Moorooka kitchen to serve hospitals state-wide
14.06.2011Wesley Mission Brisbane's Moorooka Kitchen has won a contract with Queensland Health starting at the end of July this year. The kitchen will be supplying food to hospitals across the state for the next two years. There are 20 products that the kitchen will...
Historic Chermside landmark to be given a new lease on life
06.06.2011Wesley Mission Brisbane is set to expand its diverse range of community child care services with a progressive new centre to open on the historic Chermside landmark, Wheller Gardens. The Wheller Gardens site first opened in 1936, when it was known as The Garden...
MailpaQ on the road to flood recovery
30.05.2011Wesley Mission Brisbane’s MailpaQ centre has been supporting people with disabilities for over 30 years, through the delivery of a mail and packaging service to the general community. The service, located in Rocklea, provides the opportunity for people...
Stories to tell - AFTM refugee exhibition
16.05.2011Wesley Mission Brisbane’s Art from the Margins program presents Telling Stories, an exhibition of artwork from Queensland’s refugee community. The three day exhibition, to be held at Wesley House from June 17 – 19, aims to provide a voice...
Volunteers make a difference
08.05.2011From active retirees to community minded professionals and students looking to gain experience while helping others, volunteers come from all walks of life and play an important role within Wesley Mission Brisbane. 800 people volunteered their time within...
Love thy neighbour - small grants boost Gold Coast region
30.03.2011The Branch Out Small Grants Program, managed by Wesley Mission Brisbane, has recently rolled out community and healthy living grants to a number of grassroots groups in the Gold Coast region. The program aims to support short-term projects that can help those...
Pancakes raise funds for the floods
24.02.2011Pancake Day is alive and well and living in the spiritual heart of Brisbane, at Albert Street Uniting Church, this March 8 from 8am to 11am. Armed with barbeques, a marquee, and a dose of goodwill and heart, volunteers from the Albert Street Congregation will...
Jobseekers able to Focus on Future for another year
19.04.2010Another 60 disadvantaged jobseekers from around Logan City will receive assistance from Wesley Mission Brisbane's Future in Focus project in the next 12 months. It will the second year in a row that jobseekers have benefited from the program thanks to continued...
More than a mural - a life-expanding experience for Eagleby youth
07.04.2010Engaging youth in afterschool activities isn’t always easy. Handing them an aerosol-can may sound counter-intuitive but for those who have been part of the latest Wesley Mission Brisbane’s Youth and Community Combined Action program (YACCA) the...
