Before he found a permanent home at Brisbane Common Ground (Common Ground), Danny had endured the harsh realities of homelessness and living in overcrowded boarding houses. The daily challenges of cold nights, hunger, and a lack of stability were all too familiar to him. “It was a nightmare”, Danny told me. I met with Danny…
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Common Ground Queensland’s CEO urges expansion of proven model after a decade of impact.
Sue Pope, CEO of Common Ground Queensland (CGQ), and her staff are at the frontline of the current affordable housing crisis. They work within a model that has proven outcomes but which, after ten years, is still unique in Brisbane. Before taking on the CEO role at Common Ground Queensland, Sue Pope spent 25…
Senior Constable Sandi: “we will miss you”.
After eight years in West End as part of her nineteen years with the QPS, Senior Constable Sandrene (Sandi) Trembath is leaving to start a new career. Her last day on the beat was Friday, 20 May, and I joined her as she said goodbye to some locals. The overwhelming sentiment from those Sandi…
Senior Constable Sandi on the West End Beat.
Senior Constable Sandrene Trembath, Sandi to many, has worked as a Community Beat officer in West End since 2014. Over the past eight years, she has earned the respect, and genuine affection of many in our community.
People’s Park Lights Up
One of the heart-warming things to have occurred in Boundary Street over the last two or three years has been the love and support for People’s Park and the people who gather there. Regular performances and workshops have enlivened the Park: the planting project by Kurilpa Futures that kicked things off in December 2019; the return of Triple…
Souths League Club recognised at State Awards
Last week Souths Logan Magpies was presented as a Finalist for the Local Sporting Club Making a Difference Award in the Queensland Community Achievement Awards. The awards recognise those who work to improve their communities by promoting social, economic and environmental prosperity. They were presented at a gala dinner on 5 November hosted by 7NEWS…
‘Invisible homeless deaths’: An estimated 90 rough sleepers died in Queensland last year.
Micah Projects CEO Karyn Walsh talked with The Westender yesterday about new research by the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) and the University of Western Australia (UWA), revealing an estimated 90 people died while sleeping rough in Queensland last year. The national estimate is 424 deaths.[1]. The AAEH and Micah say these numbers are…