Meet Barry Lenihan, General Manager First Nations
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 everyone, however, as our Cultural Connections team were involved in the recruitment process for this role—a great way to make sure we found […]
40 years of membership with National Disability Services
Back row – from left to right: Dillon Carlsson, Director NDIS Individualised Support; Matthew Gosney, Human Resources Business Partner; Leisa Boyce, Team Leader Individualised Supports; and Danielle Howlett, Director NDIS Support Coordination Front row – from left to right: Anne Skordis, General Manager Individualised Supports; Sandra Bain, Regional Manager, NDIS Individualised Support; Vicki Crossley, Team […]
Young people in out-of-home care benefit from our intergenerational program
It was during the lock down periods of the COVID-19 pandemic that leaders of our Aged Care Services and Families and Young People Services saw an opportunity to develop connections between children and young people in out-of-home care and aged care residents. “In December 2021 it began with young people in out-of-home care making gifts […]
Our Nudgee Residential Aged Care Services awarded top 5-star rating for food services
Pictured above, left to right: Jon Usi, Mark Day, Irun Shrestha, Rahul Chawla. Walk into our Aged Care Residence at Nudgee and you may catch sight of our Eat Safe Rating of 5 Stars which we are now able to display on site and also on the Eat Safe Brisbane website. This comes after the Brisbane […]
Mercy Community is granted approval for new 90-bed residential aged care building in Rockhampton
The Rockhampton Regional Council has approved the plans for the construction of a new 90-bed residential care building to replace the aging Bethany building in Rockhampton. The Bethany Aged Care Facility is planned to be decommissioned and a new facility built by 2024. The project is made possible with a $9 million capital grant awarded […]
Mercy Community Lowood Team wins Child Protection Week Award
Pictured above, left to right: Tanya Darney, Jo Barton, Helen Moorhouse, Terri McCabe and Olivia McDonagh. Mercy Community is pleased to announce that the Lowood Hub team have been awarded the Ipswich and West Moreton Region Child Protection Week Award for helping to raise awareness and highlighting the importance of child protection in their community. […]
Multicultural Disaster Management Team wins Qld Resilient Australia Community Award
The Mercy Community Families and Young People team in Toowoomba are joint winners of the Queensland 2022 Resilient Australia Community Award in collaboration with Toowoomba Regional Council and Australian Red Cross. The award celebrates Queenslanders who go above and beyond in their initiatives to build community resilience to disasters and emergencies around Australia. “The team won […]
Gold-standard multicultural work in Toowoomba
Toowoomba Disaster Management working group. 16 different languages spoken, 1 award nomination, many strong connections forged. Jane Williamson (centre front); Nestor Kangudia (front, to the right of Jane), Mojgan Namdari (to the right of Nestor). In just over a week, members of our Families and Young People Services CAMS team in Toowoomba will be making […]
Leading from the heart: Meet Mengistu Hailu
For the past six years, Mengistu Hailu has worked to support people seeking asylum through his role as Senior Case Coordinator at the Romero Centre in Brisbane. This month, Mengistu has been appointed as the new Romero Centre Manager—an appointment celebrated by the Romero Centre and Mercy Community teams, as well as all those who […]
