14
2020
Calls for better mental health response to COVID-19
New research shows the mental health impacts of the pandemic are far reaching. Australia’s mental health response to COVID-19 needs to consider broader social and economic factors and be better...
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02
2020
Is an Older Person you know at Risk?
Being alert to elder abuse in our communities is always important, especially now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research shows family violence often increases during major crises and disruptions, which means...
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02
2020
Symptoms of COVID, colds and the flu
The Queensland Government Health website has provided the following chart as a guideline on symptoms that typically start to show as winter encroaches. Obtained from https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/stay-informed/symptoms-of-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-comparison
02
2020
Care Army
The Care Army is about bringing Queenslanders together to lend a hand to seniors and people most at-risk during this pandemic, while continuing to practice physical distancing techniques. Do you...
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02
2020
The generations need each other now more than ever
COTA Queensland has a new Engagement Hub. Below is an article from COTA Qld that might inspire you to join in the conversation at their Engagement Hub. Late last year,...
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19
2020
Happy National Volunteer Week
Older Women’s Network Qld would like to say a big thank you to all those marvellous women who run our branches and facilitate friendship, fun and information on healthy ageing...
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09
2020
Through no fault of our own
It took COVID-19 for people to recognise that without the unpaid, low paid or the lowly paid work of women, society could not function, writes Augustine Zycher, who highlights three...
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10
2020
Coronavirus Checklist to Prevent the Spread
A leading Adelaide trauma doctor has shared a simple checklist to help keep coronavirus out of your home. Dr Bill Griggs, a South Australian of the year and former head...
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09
2020
Asking Grandparents to Stay Away
An article from Women’s Agenda Newsletter dated 26th March 2020: Around the country, grandparents and parents are being forced to make difficult decisions about whether grandparents care for grandchildren in...
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01
2020
Moratorium on Evictions
National Cabinet has agreed to a moratorium on evictions over the next six months for commercial and residential tenancies in financial distress who are unable to meet their commitments due...
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