Feb 15, 2022
Happy birthday Mirikai! On 17 December 2021, Lives Lived Well’s Burleigh Heads live-in recovery service celebrated 40 years of providing support to young people on the Gold Coast.
From humble beginnings as a small brick house nestled into Burleigh Hill, the service has grown to become a part of the fabric of support services in the region. Our staff have supported generations of young people to reach their full potential.
As part of the celebrations, Mirikai welcomed more than 60 people, along with current clients and staff, to gather on site and share in reflections and a cake-cutting ceremony. Special guests included the Member for Burleigh, Michael Hart, and the former CEO of Gold Coast Drug Council, Mary Alcorn, who was integral in starting the service.
The Yugambeh Aboriginal Dancers provided a powerful Welcome to Country and performed a number of culturally significant dances.
The atmosphere at Mirikai was one of celebration and gratitude – for everyone who has contributed to the service’s success.
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Feb 15, 2022
Lives Lived Well’s Orange-based team showed off their new office at 86 Byng St today on 16 December 2021, inviting stakeholders to come and see the new digs.
Our NSW admin and Outreach teams are now located at Byng St after moving from 91 Dalton St in November.
The stakeholder open day was a success, with many people dropping by to have a chat about services and staying for a sausage sandwich. Information packs about Lives Lived Well were handed out and people were able to have a tour of the new space.
A big thankyou to local businesses that donated items for the day, including the IGA and Woodward Street Butchery.
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Lives Lived Well Marketing team by emailing marketing@llw.org.au or phone 1300 727 957.
Feb 15, 2022
On 8 December Lives Lived Well’s Nana Muru team in Nowra celebrated the service’s first birthday with members of the local community.
They had much to celebrate given their achievements during the challenges of COVID-19 lockdowns. In their first year, the dedicated team managed to build strong connections across the Bay and Basin and deliver over 750 episodes of support. Supports include a mobile detox service as well as a Day Program, outreach and aftercare.
We thank the Federal Member for Gilmore, Fiona Phillips, as well as staff from COORDINARE and local support agencies for joining us to celebrate.
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Lives Lived Well Marketing team by emailing marketing@llw.org.au or phone 1300 727 957.
Feb 15, 2022
On 6 December, Lives Lived Well welcomed our first clients into our new purpose-built residential rehabilitation service in Rockhampton.
The new service, funded by the Queensland Government, has been two years in the planning and construction and is the first of its kind for Central Queensland.
The centre is located in Parkhurst. With 42 beds, recreational facilities and extensive grounds, it provides a supportive, safe, drug, alcohol and smoke-free environment to springboard changes for those adversely impacted by their use of alcohol and/or drugs.
Queensland Health is funding Lives Lived Well to deliver drug and alcohol treatment services including:
- residential rehabilitation – 32 beds (adult single rooms)
- residential withdrawal treatment unit (8 beds for adults)
- family residential rehabilitation (2 three-bedroom family units)
The new centre is an addition to Lives Lived Well’s existing adult and youth services in Rockhampton, Gladstone, Emerald, Mackay and the Whitsundays. This new service provides more access and choice – meeting the diverse needs of people in the region who are wanting to address their use of alcohol or drugs.
Feb 15, 2022
Lives Lived Well’s residential withdrawal and rehabilitation service, Wyla has joined the Cancer Council’s Tackling Tobacco program, enabling us to boost the supports we can offer our clients to quit smoking, in turn helping them to make lasting changes to their alcohol and other drug use.
The Tackling Tobacco program provides organisations with grants to build resources and staff capacity around quitting smoking. It also gives clients access to ongoing support beyond their AOD treatment program.
Around 80% of Wyla’s clients are smokers when they enter treatment. Currently Lives Lived Well pays for clients in the withdrawal unit to use NRT patches. By joining the Tackling Tobacco program, Wyla’s rehabilitation clients will be able to access subsidised NRT. Clients will have the choice of a nicotine inhaler or gum at greatly reduced prices.
The Tackling Tobacco program also gives Lives Lived Well’s Wyla staff access to four modules of online or face-to-face training covering topics such as understanding tobacco dependency, brief interventions and treatments. All Wyla staff will complete the training in the new year.
Post treatment, our clients will have access to the Cancer Council’s I Can Quit support line as well as the resources available through this service.
Our team is excited to do this training in 2022 and looks forward to offering subsidised NRT in support of our clients. The research tells us clients who can stop smoking are also likely to be more successful in reducing or ending their use of alcohol and other drugs.
Lives Lived Well is one of seven organisations in NSW to join the program in 2022.
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