14/10/2026
💙 NATIONAL CARERS WEEK – CELEBRATING OUR UNSUNG HEROES 💙
At ADRA Community Connect Wauchope – SouperVan, we want to take a moment this National Carers Week to recognise and thank the incredible unpaid carers in our community. 💐
❤️ To the parents caring for children with disabilities.
❤️ To the husbands and wives supporting their partners through illness or disability.
❤️ To the adult children caring for ageing parents.
❤️ To the grandparents, siblings, friends and neighbours who quietly give so much of themselves to care for others.
We see you. We appreciate you. And we thank you. 💕
Caring is an act of love, but it can also be physically exhausting, emotionally draining and sometimes incredibly lonely.
Behind every caring role are often sleepless nights, endless appointments, paperwork, advocacy, financial pressures and personal sacrifices that others may never see.
This year’s message, “Care for a carer: Making carers visible,” reminds us that carers need care and support too.
🌷 Sometimes the greatest gift we can give a carer isn’t just saying thank you. It’s offering practical help, a listening ear, a meal, a little respite or simply asking, “How are YOU going?”
At SouperVan, we want every carer to know that you are welcome.
🥣 Come and enjoy a warm bowl of soup and a fresh bread roll.
🥕 Take home some fresh fruit, vegetables, bakery items or groceries.
☕ Sit at one of our tables, enjoy some friendly conversation and connect with others in our community.
💙 Or simply come along and allow someone else to look after you for a little while.
You don’t have to be struggling financially to be welcome. Sometimes we all just need a little kindness, friendship and encouragement.
📍 Bain Park, Wauchope
🗓️ Every Wednesday
🕠 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Everything is FREE, and everyone is welcome.
To all the carers in our community, please remember:
You matter too. Your health matters. Your wellbeing matters. And you deserve support, kindness and care just as much as those you care for. 💙
🙏 May God bless every carer with renewed strength, peace and the reassurance that they are not forgotten.
From all of us at SouperVan – thank you for everything you do. 💕