Blogs

A message from Barry Lenihan – General Manager, First Nations
At Mercy Community, our mission is to create a world where individuals, families and communities are safe, healthy, and resilient.
Our...
16th March, 2023

Mercy Community’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Regional Cultural Lead, Laurie Stewart, and General Manager First Nations, Barry Lenihan.
Culture, footy and community building were winners...
3rd March, 2023

Increasing energy prices, climate change disasters, and environmental degradation are all signs to alter our consumption for the good of humanity.
Today (February 28) marks the start of a series of high-level...
27th February, 2023

The origins of Ash Wednesday can be traced back to ancient Rome in the 11th Century. There, sinners and penitents dressed in sackcloth and were sprinkled with ashes to start their period of public penance...
22nd February, 2023

Today marks 15 years since Kevin Rudd delivered the Apology Speech to all the Stolen Generations. The Stolen Generations refers to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people who were separated from their...
13th February, 2023

Doris Twomey, aged care resident at Mercy Community’s Loreto Nursing Home in Townsville, is proof that age is just a number.
Our story about Doris’ recent celebration for her 107th birthday appeared...
27th January, 2023

Last month, Mercy Community CEO, Fritha Radyk, was able to share some exciting news with the organisation: Barry Lenihan had joined the team as General Manager, First Nations.
This wasn’t news to...
19th December, 2022

We are proud to share more community wins in Toowoomba, with the Social Soccer Fun day run by Nestor Kangudia, Multicultural Community Worker from our CAMS team (Community Action for a Multicultural Society).
At...
14th December, 2022
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