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Mercy Matters Newsletter, Winter 2026
In this edition you’ll be able to read about:
- Restoring confidence to our Short-Term Restorative Care clients
- New Two Hearts Program launched
- How our residents are helping shape our services
- A story about our social enterprise, Cookery Nook
- How residents at our Villa McAuley Retirement Village are raising money for a cause
- and much more!
It is with a fond farewell that we wave goodbye to Shanelle Bennett, General Manager – Mission Integration, who, after seven years with Mercy Community, is starting her next adventure into retirement....
Having experienced displacement, uncertainty, and challenges few could comprehend, people seeking asylum are uniquely placed to possess the empathy needed to work in the disability supports sector.
In...
With Dementia Action Week coming up from 19-25 September and World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21, Mercy Community’s Aged Care teams are excited to share a popular word game developed by one of...
Mercy Community celebrates the great gift of reading and storytelling this Indigenous Literacy Day
For Indigenous Literacy Day (6 September) Mercy Community would like to share some of the strengths, achievements...
CASE STUDY: There’s been a positive outcome for a young person living out of home and in the care of Mercy Community’s Families and Young People team. Read further about Kyle* who has successfully transitioned...
Since leaving the world of Information Technology behind, Mercy Community’s new General Manager of Disability Supports, David Jukes, has shaped a highly successful career in community services.
David was...
Pre- and post-operative care with a detour to see the sights of Brisbane might seem unusual, but that’s exactly what occurred when Mercy Community stepped in to help an elderly Rockhampton man in need.
Mercy...
Lesley (second from the left) at her Farewell Celebration with her children Liam, Erin and Emma, and her colleague Denise.
With a heart full of fond memories and bittersweet emotions, Lesley Schneider,...
