For Our Elders – celebrating NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to learn about, celebrate and share the rich culture, stories and achievements of Australia’s First Peoples. This year’s NAIDOC Week theme ‘For Our Elders’ pays respect and homage to Indigenous elders. If you’re wanting to celebrate this weekend as well, we’ve pulled together a list of all the NAIDOC events happening in the greater Brisbane Area that you can read about here.
We also unveiled our new Mamre polo shirt during NAIDOC Week. The shirt features artwork by Leah Cummins of Bunya Designs, a proud and strong Mayi-Kulan woman from NW Qld. Leah also created the Mamre Exploring Culture mural that is emblazoned on our reception wall. Thanks to Jesse Green from Yilay for helping us to get these shirts ready in time for NAIDOC Week!
Just before NAIDOC Week, we held our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) working group meeting. We’re excited to have begun the process to develop our RAP, although there's much for us to learn in our journey towards reconciliation. On the agenda at the next meeting is a discussion about what actions the group believes are important for our organisation.
The diversity of celebrations marking NAIDOC Week has been great to see. While NAIDOC Week will soon be finished for 2023, its message about celebrating the histories and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is one that we encourage every day.
Mamre’s 40th Fun Fair
It’s time to celebrate Mamre’s 40th at our Fun Fair on Saturday 12 August from 1.30-4.30pm at our Windsor Office. Join us for an amazing free event with:
- face painting
- games
- prizes
- sensory show bags
- food and drink
- and more!
Keep an eye on your inbox for your invite and make sure to save the date! Or you can RSVP now by emailing [email protected] and we’ll save you a show bag. We can’t wait to see you there!
Learn signing at our August workshop
We’re always looking for ways to enhance opportunities for our community so when some customers said they’d like to attend a signing workshop, we got right on it! Presented by our speech pathologist Jess, this all-day workshop at our Windsor office on Friday 25 August is for anyone looking to learn signs. It’s also ideal for family members, friends or supporters of people who have communication support needs. For more information, click here.
- When: Friday 25 August
- Time: 9:30am – 2:00pm
- Where: Mamre, Level 1/230 Lutwyche Rd, Windsor
- Cost: $220 per person
People with NDIS plans may be able to use capacity building funds (Training for Parents/Carers 15_038_0117_1_3) to cover the cost. A light morning tea will be provided. Please bring your own lunch. Spaces are limited so book your ticket today!
Protect the earth and support a good cause
Did you know you can help Mamre raise much needed funds by donating your container refunds through Containers for Change? Just take your eligible containers to any refund point in Queensland and provide our member number C11071801 or QR code to donate to us. Your refund will go direct to Mamre, ready to be spent on supporting our customers and community events. Click here for more information about Containers for Change and all the ways you can fundraise for Mamre!
Making connections at Source Kids
We’re delighted to be back at the Source Kids Disability Expo this year. With a sensory zone, games, and more than 150 disability products and providers, it’s going to be an amazing two-day event. Drop by booth 9 and say hi to the Mamre team! Taking place at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July from 10:00am to 4:00pm, get your free tickets here!
We’re always looking to improve
At Mamre, we promote a culture of continuous improvement. As part of this Cate, our Manager Quality and Compliance, is working with our service delivery teams to improve our incident reporting.
Mamre support workers are trained to follow our 5 Steps of Incident Reporting guidelines. Click here to learn more.
Additionally, as a way of maintaining safety and customer and staff satisfaction, our lines of communications and feedback are always open and readily available. Mamre has many ways you can provide feedback, click here to find out more.
Win big while making a big difference
Do you know about Mamre’s Play for Purpose raffle? For each $10 ticket, $5 goes directly to supporting initiatives such as community events! Your ticket will also put you in the running for one of 395 high-value prizes, including a grand prize worth $250k! Click here to buy your tickets!
Staff spotlight
Jocelyn is our People & Recruitment Officer. She’s responsible for finding new superstars that embody our core values to join the Mamre team. “As a not-for-profit organisation, it is important that we are all united under a common cause to take care of others.”
Speechie Jess loves working with people of all ages. Her focus is always on understanding the best way to support a person and their team. “I specialise in helping people to say what they want to say when they want to say it to whoever they want to say it.”
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