The program was led and supported by COTA Queensland Wellbeing Project Officer, Karen Wilson, and delivered by a team of 11 volunteers. We wish to share a snapshot of the overall learnings from this program.
The small rural community of Bell at the foothills of the Bunya Mountains have set up a community managed home care service using self-managed home care packages and employing local people to deliver services.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Queensland and Moreton Bay Regional Council are partnering to pilot a Volunteer Community Peer Navigator Program at the Bribie Island library. The program aims to empower older people and their carers.