Ipswich Community Support Network
Ipswich Community Support Network
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Queensland Hospital Watch is establishing a Community Support Network pilot in Ipswich, connecting caring local volunteers with adult hospital patients and community members who may have little or no family, friends or practical support nearby.
The network is designed to provide simple, low-risk, non-clinical support when someone is vulnerable. This might include helping with basic clothing or toiletries, a small approved errand, helping someone find an appropriate local service, or simply providing friendly social connection.
Our volunteers do not provide medical or nursing care, personal care, counselling, medication assistance, legal advice or patient transport. QHW is not trying to replace existing services. We are also building relationships with Ipswich organisations so we can help people find and connect with the support that already exists in their community.
We are currently recruiting for the Ipswich pilot.
Interested in volunteering or connecting your organisation with QHW?
Get in touch with Queensland Hospital Watch to learn more.
Townsville Community Support Network
Townsville Community Support Network
Queensland Hospital Watch is establishing a Community Support Network pilot in Townsville, connecting caring local volunteers with adult hospital patients who may have little or no family, friends or support nearby.
The idea grew from a simple act of kindness. When QHW became aware of a patient in Townsville who needed basic essentials and had nobody locally to turn to, members of the community stepped forward to help. Their response showed us that sometimes the support a person needs isn’t complicated, it’s simply having someone willing to show up.
The network will provide practical, non-clinical support, which may include delivering donated clothing or toiletries, helping with simple approved local errands, connecting people with community resources, or providing a little friendly human connection during an isolating hospital stay.
Our volunteers are screened and inducted before joining the network, and clear boundaries are in place to protect both patients and volunteers. There is no roster or minimum commitment, volunteers choose when they are available and whether they are comfortable accepting each request.
Volunteers are never expected to spend their own money.
This is a community initiative built around a very simple belief:
People matter. Kindness matters. And no one should have to face hospital alone.
If you’d like to volunteer with the Townsville pilot, we’d love to hear from you.
Free or Subsidised Parking for Queensland Public Hospital Healthcare Workers
Queensland Hospital Watch believes that the people who care for our communities should not be burdened by excessive parking costs simply to attend work.
Across Queensland, many public hospital healthcare workers pay thousands of dollars each year to park at their workplace. For many, these costs continue to rise despite increasing cost-of-living pressures.
Healthcare workers dedicate their careers to caring for others—often working long shifts, overnight hours, weekends and public holidays. They deserve a workplace that supports them, not one that adds unnecessary financial strain.
This campaign calls on the Queensland Government to review public hospital parking policies and introduce free or significantly subsidised parking for frontline healthcare workers.
Why This Matters
• Reduces the financial burden on healthcare workers.
• Supports staff recruitment and retention.
• Improves safety for staff working late nights and early mornings.
• Recognises the invaluable contribution healthcare workers make to Queensland communities.
How You Can Help
If you support this campaign, we encourage you to sign and share the petition.
Every signature helps demonstrate the community's support for meaningful change.
Together, we can advocate for a healthcare system that values the people who care for us every day.
Sign the petition today and help make a difference.
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