Mind Australia

04/09/2026

All the best to our friends at Southern Suburbs Rugby League Club Inc. in Cairns, as both their A-grade and Reserve men's teams play in their grand finals this weekend.

We're proud to support the club's men, women and young people to play the game they love, while helping connect the local community with mental health and wellbeing supports 💜

Up the Cockatoos!

GRAND FINALS FEVER!! THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!!!
Lets pack Barlow Park with a sea of Maroon and Gold.
Reserve Grade @ 5:15pm
A Grade @ 7pm
See you all there, Up the Mighty Cockatoos!

29/08/2026

27/08/2026

You don't need to ask us twice to wear purple! 💜

Today is Wear It Purple Day, a chance to celebrate and show our support for LGBTIQA+SB young people and help create communities where everyone feels safe, supported and proud to be themselves. At Mind, we know that feeling accepted and understood can make a real difference to our mental health and wellbeing.

This year’s theme, ‘Colours of Courage’, recognises that courage can take many forms. It can mean speaking up and creating change, but it can also mean living authentically, asking for support, standing beside someone or choosing pride and hope when being yourself doesn’t always feel easy.

Today, and every day, we stand with LGBTIQA+SB people and celebrate the courage it takes to be yourself.

Learn more about Wear It Purple Day: https://www.wearitpurple.org/

27/08/2026

A huge thanks to Graeme Head (CEO), Penelope McKay (Deputy CEO, Partners and Providers) and Scott Fitzpatrick (Acting General Manager, Home and Community Support) from the NDIA for visiting our Haven Foundation residence in Epping (VIC) yesterday.

Graeme, Penelope and Scott met with Haven Epping residents and staff for afternoon tea to learn more about the life-changing difference supported housing is making for people living with mental health challenges and psychosocial disability.

We were grateful for the opportunity to discuss the particular needs and challenges of people with psychosocial disability in the Scheme, and were encouraged by the strong interest from the NDIA team.

We look forward to supporting the NDIA to improve the experiences of people with psychosocial disability in the NDIS, including access to the Scheme and the support they receive.

26/08/2026

This week marks 2,000 days since the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System's Final Report was tabled in Parliament.

There has been positive progress, including more options for where and how people can access mental health support, particularly with the establishment of Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals and The Peer Healing Space in community. The Peer Healing Space, in particular, demonstrates the power of lived experience-led support and represents a genuine gamechanger in how we think about mental health care.

But there is still much more to do.

With Victoria heading to a state election in November, Mind is calling on all parties and candidates to commit to implementing the Royal Commission’s recommendations in full - with urgent, sustained and diversified investment in mental health.

At a time when Victorians are facing growing pressures around housing, affordability and community safety, we need a mental health system that can provide timely, tailored and appropriate support when and where people need it.

We need the investment and commitment to build on the progress to date, expand what is working, scale up community-based and lived experience-led approaches, and deliver the mental health systems Victorians need, deserve and were promised.

25/08/2026

We’re proud to be creating a dedicated First Nations cultural space at our Mackay Step Up Step Down in Queensland.

Thanks to a grant from the Mackay Community Foundation, we’re building a yarning circle and cultural garden that will provide service users and staff with a place for storytelling, reflection, learning and connection.

The project will contribute to Mind’s reconciliation efforts and help create a more culturally welcoming and inclusive environment for First Nations people.

Mind thanks Nathan from AIGW. Native Florist/Cultural Gardens & Landscaping for sharing his knowledge and working alongside us to bring this project to life 💜

24/08/2026

Mind Australia is delighted to announce that Denise Cu***ng will take on the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Denise is well known within Mind and the mental health sector, having worked with Mind for nine years, most recently in the Executive Director, Operations role overseeing service delivery in Queensland, Western Australia, New South Wales (through One Door Mental Health) and our housing services.

Denise will commence in the role on Monday 28 September, taking over from Gill Callister. Gill’s last day with Mind will be Friday 2 October. Read more - https://bit.ly/4qCfnj9

21/08/2026

Our refreshed brand has been shaped by the voices and experiences of the people who know our work best – people with lived experience, the communities we work with, and our staff.

Through this consultation, we heard what matters most and used those insights to help shape our new look and feel.

While our brand has evolved, our purpose remains the same: walking alongside people to shape better mental health and wellbeing. Click below to find out more.

Mind Australia is proud to introduce a refreshed brand that reflects who we are today, how we've evolved as an organisation, and the future we're building together with the communities we serve. This isn’t just a new visual identity, it's the next chapter in Mind's journey, building on nearly 50 y...

19/08/2026

When we began the process of updating our brand, we started with some important questions: How do we represent who we are? How do we describe what we do? And how do we tell our story in a way that feels true to Mind?

Exploring these questions helped us uncover the themes at the heart of our work – humanity, community and connection – and it shaped our new brand narrative, which we’re proud to share with you today.

At Mind Australia, it’s mental health, made human – www.mindaustralia.org.au

Thanks to:
Videographers - Michael Mission () and MJ Saade ()
Editors - Ben Payton () and Michael Mission

19/08/2026

We’re proud to share our refreshed look and feel!

Our brand reflects who we are today, how we’ve evolved as an organisation, and the future we’re building together with the people and communities we support.

This is more than a new visual identity. It’s the next chapter in our journey as Mind Australia, building on nearly 50 years of supporting people experiencing mental health challenges, while recognising how our organisation, our services and the mental health landscape have changed.

Check out our new-look website – www.mindaustralia.org.au