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Young graduates following their career dreams
The coronavirus hasn’t stopped young people from the Boonah district from chasing their career dreams. Nine teenagers will today graduate from the Get Set for…
Behind prison walls, tomorrow is like yesterday
In prison, a place populated by lost souls, each day feels like an eternity and each day is like the last. Walking into prison, new prisoners often…
Carinity donation giving power to community groups
Two Boonah community organisations are set to benefit from a wonderful example of ‘paying it forward’. Carinity Fassifern Community Centre has gifted two solar power…
Family praises nurse with “wonderful heart”
One of Carinity’s nurses with a “wonderful heart” has received glowing public praise for going above and beyond in his care of Brisbane seniors. A…
Chaplain helps students break cycle of disadvantage
Mark Macrae says God has taken him on a “roundabout way” to working with young people. The former fruit farmer has volunteered at a drug and…
School building community with disaster funding
Last summer many towns across Australia suffered due to devastating bush fires. The Rockhampton and Livingstone regions shared in these insurmountable losses throughout their community…
Carinity Fassifern fighting against domestic violence
The community is being urged join the fight against domestic violence. Carinity Fassifern Community Centre in Boonah is running events from May 27-29 to tie…
Prison chaplain continuing family legacy
One of Carinity’s dedicated volunteers is continuing a family legacy in chaplaincy. Jonathan Stubbs, also known as Jona, has been a volunteer prison chaplain with…
Residents share the love with a sign of the times
Some creative Rockhampton seniors have sent a heartfelt message to relatives who have not been able to visit them due to COVID-19 restrictions. Residents and…
Reaching out to the regions
Covering almost one-quarter of the continent, Queensland is Australia’s second largest state – and the most decentralised on the mainland. With a population of just over…
Chaplain starting a new chapter in Townsville
“It was time,” is Andrew Bollom’s explanation as to why his family moved from his home in Australia’s biggest city to regional Queensland. Without a job secured or…
Former prisoner of war to salute mates on ANZAC Day
A former Prisoner of War – and one of Queensland’s last surviving Thai-Burma railway workers – will honour his fallen army mates on ANZAC Day.…
