Touch Of Hope

21/10/2026

🎄🎁 TOUCH OF HOPE – CHRISTMAS GIFT APPEAL 🎅❤️
Christmas is a time for giving, sharing love and creating special memories, but for some families in our community, it can be a really difficult time of year.

Once again, Touch Of Hope is asking our wonderful community to help us bring a little Christmas magic to children who need it most. 🎄✨
🎁 We’re collecting Christmas presents for children aged 0–12 years.
Whether you’re an individual, a local business, a sporting club or a community group, your generosity can help put a smile on a child’s face and make their Christmas a little brighter. Every gift, big or small, can make a difference. ❤️ 🎅🎁
If you can help, we would be incredibly grateful. Together, we can spread kindness, share hope and remind families doing it tough that their community cares.

📍 Gift drop-off locations:
❤️ Springwood
❤️ Slacks Creek
❤️ Marsden

🙏 Thank you for continuing to support Touch Of Hope and the families in our community. Your kindness means more than words can say.
Let's come together and make Christmas a little brighter for every child we can. 🎄🎁❤️

21/10/2026

A heartbreaking reminder of just how difficult life can be. May she rest peacefully. ❤️🕊️

Lara Kynvin, 57, was a leading voice for su***de awareness but felt unable to tell the su***de prevention charity she worked for that she was thinking about ending her life.

21/10/2026

An Aussie who has spent three months sleeping in his car was blown away by a $480-a-week tiny home in a suburban driveway.

21/10/2026

🚨Moreton Bay Council required to justify ‘illegal’ homeless camp in Petrie to government🚨

MORETON Bay Council has been ordered to justify its controversial homeless campsite at Petrie, with the State Government threatening enforcement action over the allegedly illegal use of Wyllie Park.

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) has issued Council with a show cause notice over its use of Wyllie Park, calling the use of the park as a homeless camping ground “illegal” in a statement made to Channel 7.

The notice requires Council to explain why enforcement action should not be taken, with EDQ maintaining the park is approved for public green space rather than a designated camping facility.

“EDQ has responsibilities under the Act to regulate and ensure land is used lawfully within the Moreton Bay Central PDA,” they told ABC News.

“The Queensland Government has available a range of support services for those experiencing homelessness with over $1 billion being invested in support services and crisis accommodation over the next four years.”

💬 Thoughts?
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20/10/2026

What are your thoughts regarding

"Should Councils consider having designated areas for people experiencing homelessness in public spaces"

This is a conversation councils need to have, because homelessness isn't going away simply by moving people from one public space to another.
Designated areas could provide homeless people with a safer place to stay, access to toilets, showers, drinking water, rubbish disposal and support services. It could also help address concerns from local residents and businesses about the use of public spaces.

However, these areas must be places of support, not places to hide people away. They need to be safe, well-maintained, accessible and properly resourced, with a genuine pathway towards permanent housing.
We also need to remember that people become homeless for many different reasons. Nobody should be made to feel that they are less deserving of dignity, compassion or respect simply because they don't have a roof over their head.
Perhaps the real question isn't whether homeless people should have designated areas, but why we aren't doing more to ensure everyone has a safe place to call home.
Councils could be part of the solution, but designated areas should be a compassionate, practical step towards housing and stability, not a permanent substitute for them.

20/10/2026

The two dogs that mauled a jogger had already been on council’s radar months earlier, before a second man was found dead in the same park.

20/10/2026

A survey from Everybody's Home has exposed Australians' major fears when it comes to rising housing costs.

20/10/2026

Economic Development Queensland says the City of Moreton Bay's homeless camping ground in Wyllie Park is illegal.

20/10/2026

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20/10/2026

💜 Invisible Disabilities Week 2026 | October 18 – 24 💜

​Did you know that 80% to 85% of people living with a disability have a condition that isn’t immediately visible?
​Just because you can’t see a disability doesn’t mean it isn’t there.
From chronic pain and neurological conditions to mental health challenges and sensory disabilities, millions of people navigate invisible challenges every single day.
​This year marks a massive milestone—the 30th Anniversary of the Invisible Disabilities Association.
​The 2026 campaign theme is "I Am Invisible No More." It’s a powerful call to bring these experiences out of the shadows and foster a world built on empathy, education, and true accessibility.
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