Seniors Social Isolation Provider Hub

The Seniors Social Isolation Provider Community of Practice (SSIP-CoP) brings together Queensland Government-funded Seniors Social Isolation Services to strengthen their capability, share expertise, and improve outcomes for older people across Queensland.  Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month from 2:00–3:00 pm (via Zoom) and feature guest speakers on topics aligned with sector priorities and COTA Queensland's social media plan.

Participation is encouraged to support shared learning, best practice and continuous improvement, strengthening outcomes for older people. Providers are invited to share their experiences, innovations and approaches with others across the sector.

All sessions are facilitated by Karen Wilson, Executive Officer, Seniors Social Isolation Peak Services Program and begin with an Acknowledgement of Country. To support accessibility and flexible participation, sessions are recorded and made available on the SSIP Hub within a month, along with brief notes to support reflection, ongoing discussion, and collaboration.  To accommodate varying work schedules, additional opportunities are offered throughout the year on other days/times.

🎤🌟Interested in being a Guest Speaker or sharing a Good News Story? 

We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au to get involved.

🗎 Download the Terms of Reference (updated 31/3/26)

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🗎 Agendas are available to download in Adobe PDF format at least 1 week prior to the meeting. To view and download them, you'll need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.

2026 Schedule 

2025 Schedule

2024 Schedule

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🗎 All documents are available in Adobe PDF.  To view and download them, you'll need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. 

▶️ All recordings are available on YouTube (unless otherwise stated). 

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🗎 All documents are available in Adobe PDF.  To view and download them, you'll need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. 

▶️ All recordings are available on YouTube (unless otherwise stated). 

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🗎 All documents are available in Adobe PDF.  To view and download them, you'll need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. 

▶️ All recordings are available on YouTube (unless otherwise stated). 

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Note! The Seniors Social Isolation Prevention Peak Body was established by Council on the Ageing (COTA) Queensland in October 2024. Providers who participated in the Seniors Peak Community of Practice before this date can request copies of past meeting minutes by emailing: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au 

• Ask Izzy 
• Central West QLD - Service Provider Directory
• Dementia Friendly Community Directory
• Community Education Providers Directory
• Ending Loneliness Together National Directory
• Find a Community Group
• My Community Directory
• Queensland Multicultural Resource Directory
• Somerset Regional Council - Community Support Services Directory

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Discover funding opportunities to strengthen your programs and services 

Visit Grants - QCOSS for a list of regularly updated national, state, and local grants, including initiatives that support diverse and inclusive communities. 

See also:

• Australian Goverment GrantConnect
• Queensland Government Grants Funder
• Queensland Seniors Month - Grants
• Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)
• Indigenous Councils Funding Program 2025-26

Across Queensland, many councils offer grants that help older people stay socially active and connected.

Click the Local Council Grants tab below to explore links to their funding pages.

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Find local council funding to support programs that connect and engage older people.

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Far North Queensland

• Cairns Regional Council
• Cassowary Coast Regional Council
• Cook Shire Council
• Douglas Shire Council
• Hinchinbrook Shire Council
• Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council
• Mareeba Shire Council
• Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
• Tablelands Regional Council
• Torres Strait Island Regional Council
• Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council

North Queensland

• Burdekin Shire Council
• Charters Towers Regional Council
• Flinders Shire Council
• Mackay Regional Council
• Shire of Etheridge
• Townsville City Council
• Whitsunday Regional Council

Central Queensland

• Banana Shire Council
• Barcaldine Regional Council
• Longreach Regional Council
• Livingstone Shire Council
• Rockhampton Regional Council
• Winton Shire Council

South West Queensland

• Balonne Shire Council
• Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
• Goondiwindi Regional Council
• Ipswich City Council
• Lockyer Valley Regional Council
• Murweh Shire Council
• Maranoa Regional Council
• Paroo Shire Council
• Scenic Rim Regional Council
• Somerset Regional Council
• South Burnett Regional Council
• Southern Downs Regional Council
• Toowoomba Regional Council
• Western Downs Regional Council

North Coast

• Bundaberg Regional Council
• Flinders Shire Council
• Fraser Coast Regional Council
• North Burnett Regional Council
• Noosa Shire Council
• Sunshine Coast Regional Council

Brisbane & Moreton Bay

• Brisbane City Council
• City of Moreton Bay

South East Queensland

• Gold Coast City Council
• Logan City Council
• Redland City Council

Focus: Connect with interagency and network meetings to share knowledge, build partnerships, and enhance services for older Queenslanders

• Brisbane Seniors Central Network (Chair: Su-Lyn Lee, Email: su-lyn@caxton.org.au 
• City of Moreton Bay - Community Network Meetings

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If you know of any interagency meetings or networks in your region, please email the details to: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au

Focus: Connect with interagency and network meetings to share knowledge, build partnerships, and enhance services for older Queenslanders

• Project Zero (Central Queensland)
• Queensland Music Trails Implementation Partnerships

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If you know of any interagency meetings or networks in your region, please email the details to: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au

Focus: Connect with interagency and network meetings to share knowledge, build partnerships, and enhance services for older Queenslanders

• Cooktown Interagency Network
• Laura Interagency Network
• Douglas Shire Community Agency Network (CAN)
• Wakai Waian Healing (100% Indigenous owned and operated)
• Wujal Wujal Interagency Network
• ​​​​​​Wujal Wujal Justice Group

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If you know of any interagency meetings or networks in your region, please email the details to: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au

Focus: Connect with interagency and network meetings to share knowledge, build partnerships, and enhance services for older Queenslanders

• Dementia Network Sunshine Coast
• Healthy Ageing Partnerships (HAP) Sunshine Coast
• LGBTI+ Community Ageing Network (CAN) Sunshine Coast
• Sunshine Coast Elder Abuse Network

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If you know of any interagency meetings or networks in your region, please email the details to: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au

Focus: Connect with interagency and network meetings to share knowledge, build partnerships, and enhance services for older Queenslanders

•    Collinsville Youth Coalition 
•    Mackay Council Interagency Network 
•    Mackay Elder Abuse Network

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If you know of any interagency meetings or networks in your region, please email the details to: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au

Focus: Connect with interagency and network meetings to share knowledge, build partnerships, and enhance services for older Queenslanders

• Gold Coast Seniors Round Table -  City of Gold Coast
• Logan Community Networks - Logan City Council
• Logan Youth Action Group - Logan City Council
• West Moreton Care Collaborative - Dementia Network | Dementia Australia
• West Moreton Care Collaboratives - CAEOL

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If you know of any interagency meetings or networks in your region, please email the details to: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au

Focus: Connect with interagency and network meetings to share knowledge, build partnerships, and enhance services for older Queenslanders

• Ipswich West Moreton Seniors Services Interagency Network
• Kilcoy Interagency Network
• Multicultural Services Logan | Multicultural Australia
• Lockyer Valley Older Persons Network (Chair: Melissa Jackson, Community Health Nurse, Laidley Hospital. E. melissa.jackson2@health.qld.gov.au) 
• Lockyer Valley Interagency Network Meetings - Lockyer Valley Regional Council
• South West Seniors Games Committee

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If you know of any interagency meetings or networks in your region, please email the details to: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au

Access a range of free, self-paced online learning resources to strengthen skills, knowledge, and service delivery across key areas.

Aged Care Reforms

• Webinars and videos - OPAN

Ageism and Age Discrimination

• Let's Talk Ageing Interview Series - AHRC

Community Service Sector Career

• Community Door E-Learning - QCOSS  * NEW

Dementia, Cognitive Health and Brain Injury

• Caring for Someone With Dementia Program - Anglicare
• Concussion in Older Adults Short Course - Connectivity
• Professional Development and Training - Dementia Australia
• Understanding Dementia - UTAS

Grief, Loss & Bereavement

• E-Learning - Griefline

Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Lived Experience

• Lived-Living Experience Orientation Training - Queensland Mental Health Commission (QMHC)
• Older Persons' Mental Health Webinar Series - Anglicare
• uicide Prevention for Older People - Anglicare

Reporting

• P2i's Training & Help Centre

Safeguarding, Rights and Mistreatment Prevention

• Lunch & Learn Series - Elder Abuse Action Australia (EAAA)
• SaferSeniors Online Training - An EAAA Project

Social Isolation and Loneliness

• Conversations on Loneliness & Social Isolation - COTA NSW
• Social Isolation and Loneliness Micro-credential - Queensland Government

If you are aware of other free training opportunities, please email the details to: karen.wilson@cotaqld.org.au

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Listen to expert discussions, practical insights, and real-life stories that help providers build knowledge and improve support for older people.

• Brain Injury Podcast - BrainBank Podcast - Synapse
• Breaking the Silence - Elder Abuse Action Australia (EAAA)
• My Queensland Volunteer Story - Volunteering Queensland
• Some New Aged Care Knowledge (SNACK) Podcasts - COTA Queensland

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Resources to help you get started and make the most of the SSIP Hub. Simple step-by-step instructions for key tasks such as registering, logging in, and accessing events and discussion forums. Whether you’re new to the Hub or just need a quick refresher, these guides are here to support you every step of the way.

• SSIP Hub - Site Map 
• Getting Started: Register for the SSIP Hub and Quick Access

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Training sessions organised by COTA Queensland, informed by surveys and provider feedback, focused on skills development, knowledge sharing, and best practice in working with older people and communities.

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These sessions are primarily organised by external organisations and are not run by COTA Queensland, although some are COTA-led. 

Lunch & Learn Webinars

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• Carer Stories - Carers Queensland
• Participant Stories - Carers Queensland

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• Connecting Seniors Series (Podcast Series) - Kintsugi Heroes
• Encircle Redcliffe Neighbourhood Centre - Older People's Action Program (OPAP)
• Stories – Ending Loneliness Together
• TOMNET (The Older Men's Network) Toowoomba
• Wynnum 60 & Better Programme Inc

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The SSIP-CoP Newsletters were initially shared via email and are now available as easy-to-access PDF documents to download here. To view and download them, you'll need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. 

• January 2026 (Email)
• February 2026 (Email)
• March 2026 (Email) 
• April 2026 - Newsletter (pdf, 4.6mb)
• June 2026 - Newsletter (pdf, 4.5mb)
• August 2026 - Newsletter (4.2mb) 
• October 2026 - Newsletter (4.5mb)

💛 Enjoy catching up on all the news from the Seniors Social Isolation Prevention peak

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• Criminal history checks
• Human Services Quality Framework (HSQF)
• Quality Pathway Kit for Service Providers
• Queensland Human Rights Commission
• Privacy Rights

• Carers Action Plan
• Queensland Disability Plan
• Queensland's Digital Economy Strategy
• Shifting Minds
• Volunteering Inquiry

• Age Discrimination
• Elder Abuse Inquiry
• Queensland's Age-Friendly Future
• Queensland Seniors Strategy
• Social Isolation & Loneliness Inquiry
• UN Decade of Healthy Ageing

These resources help providers across Queensland strengthen services and connect clients with the right supports. Organised by category, they cover a wide range of areas including carer supports, connection and belonging, cultural safety and inclusion, digital access, disability, health and wellbeing, housing, interagency collaboration, safety, legal and financial issues, service navigation, specialist care, and transport. Resources are designed to support diverse groups, including First Nations peoples, CALD communities, carers, older men, people with disability, and LGBTIQA+ older adults, helping providers promote wellbeing, social connection, and reduce isolation.

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Resources to support positive ageing, challenge ageism, and promote age-friendly communities and inclusive practice.

• Age Positive Image Library (Centre for Ageing Better)
• Ageism Awareness Day - 9 October
• EveryAGECounts - Campaign materials
• Every Age Counts - Ageism Advocacy Campaign
• Every Age Counts - Ageism Awareness Stories
• Celebrate Ageing - #OldisBeautiful Campaign
• Celebrate Ageing - TheBiscuitTinProject
• Queensland's Age-Friendly Future

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Services, referral pathways and resources that assist older people and those supporting them to access aged care supports. 

• My Aged Care
• Home Care Workforce Support Program | COTA Queensland
• Services Australia - Mobile service centres
• Services Australia - Aged Care Specialist Officers
• Services Australia - Indigenious Service Officers 
• Skills Hubs | Home Care Workforce Training

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Resources primarily for unpaid carers of older adults, including advocacy, wellbeing and referral support. 

Carer Support & Guidance

• Arafmi Queensland - Free support for mental health carerse
• Carers Queensland - Peak body representing unpaid carers
• Carer Gateway (Wellways) - Supports carers with their own wellbeing

Culturally Tailored & Targeted Support

• Carers Queensland - First Nations Carer Supports and Resources

Recognition & Awareness

• Carer Stories - Carers Queensland
• UnitingCare - Time for Grandparents

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National, statewide and global initiatives strengthening social connection and community participation through inclusion, wellbeing, and local support.

National Programs and Services

• Chatty Cafe Scheme Australia - reducing loneliness through shared conversations
• Ending Loneliness Together – Imagine a world where everyone feels a sense of connection and belonging
• FriendLine - helping Australians reconnect
• Friends For Good - national organisations focused on reducing loneliness and building social connection
• LiveUp  - social activities to stay active and connected
• The Benevolent Society - community services supporting social connection

Queensland and Local Initiatives

• Cancel Loneliness Campaign - Redcliffe - Moreton Bay 
• Cuppa PLUS - Logan and the Scenic Rim
• Neighbourhood Centres Queensland - statewide network of local community hubs
• Neighbours Every Day - national initiative encouraging everyday neighbourly connection
• Ways To Wellness - Mt Gravatt - SEQ
• Seniors Social Isolation Services - Queensland government funded support programs
• Social Prescribing Initatives in Queensland
• Social Prescribing Programs Near You - ASPIRE Interactive Map

International and Global Initiatives

• Global Initative on Loneliness and Connection (GILC) 

Networks and Professional Communities

• LinkedIn - Social Connection Collective
• LinkedIn - Social Connection Collective (Australia/Pacific Regional Connect) LinkedIn

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Resources to support inclusive, accessible and culturally responsive services for older adults from diverse communities and priority groups.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

• 2Spirits - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation
• Community Engagement Guidelines
• Community Truth-telling Pathways
• Dardi Munwurro - Building Stronger Families & Safer Communities
• Five Bridges - Programs
• How to connect with local First Nations Communities
• Iyarn - online platform
• LiveUp - Yarn, move, do guide for First Nations people
• LiveUp - First Nations Resources
• National NAIDOC Week - Educational Resources
• National Reconciliation Week
• National Wellbeing Alliance - building stronger futures with culturally informed support
• Services Australia - Indigenous Service Officers
• State Library Queensland - Aboriginal and Islander Cultures and Stories
• Supporting NAIDOC Toolkit
• Wellmob - social, emotional and cultural wellbeing online resources
• Welcome to Country
• Yarns Heal  - inclusive mental health and suicide support

Cultural and Linguistically Diversity (CALD) Communities

• ECCQ - Resource Library
• LiveUp - Multicultural Resources
• Wellways - Engaging Communities
• World Wellness Group - Multicultural Seniors Wellbeing 

Inclusive Practice & Intersectionality

• Full Stop Australia - Rainbow Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence
• HCWSP Queensland - LGBTIQ+ Resources
• QLife - Support and Referrals
• Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - LGBTI Seniors Visiting Service
• Queensland Positive People - Aged Care Navigation
• Queensland Positive People - Better Connect+
• Queensland Positive People - Resources
• Queensland Positive People - Social Connection for People Living with HIV

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Resources to support everyday living, including budgeting and financial support, managing bills and utilities, and practical “how-to” guidance for day-to-day life.

Budgeting and Financial 

• Budget planner - Moneysmart.gov.au
• National Debt Helpline
• Queensland Government - Financial advice and support for seniors
• Senior Financial Protection Service (SFPS)
• The Salvation Army Australia

Utilities and Household Costs

• Energy4Seniors Queensland - Help with energy bills and support

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Programs and initiatives that help build digital skills, promote online safety, and provide accessible technology support, enabling older adults to stay connected, confident, and secure in the digital world

Digital Literacy and Online Learning

• Be Connected - Free Online Learning
• Queensland Government - Digital Support Programs and Services
• State Library of Queensland - Digital and You
• State Library Queensland - Public Libraries Connect
• U3A Network Queensland - Lifelong learning for seniors

Online Communities

• Feros Care - Online Community for Seniors
• Inclusee Ltd - A Vibrant Virtual Community

Online Safety & Security

• Australian Government - Educational Pack for Seniors
• Australian Government - Scamwatch
• Australian Government - The Little Book of Scams
• eSafety Commissioner - eSafety Seniors
• eSafety Commissioner - eSafety First Nations
• Have I Been Pwned - check if your email has been compromised in a data breach
• ID Care - Identity Theft and Cyber Support
• Justice Connect - Online Banking Safety
• LiveUp - Using an Online Password Manager
• Queensland Government - Cyber Security

Peer Support

• QDN - Digital Inclusion Peer Support Group

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A directory of referral points, services, and resources to support providers working with older adults with diverse abilities, neurological differences, brain injury, and other individual support needs.

Advocacy, Peak Bodies and Rights-Based Organisations

• Able Australia
• ADA Australia
• Advocacy for People with Disability
• Advocacy for Vulnerable People from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds
• Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN)
• National Disability Services (NDS) 
• Queenslanders With Disability Network (QND)

Assistive Technology and Independent Living

• Assistive Products for Independent Living (LiveUp)
• Guide Dogs Queensland
• LifeTec Australia
• Outback Independent Living
• Vision Australia
• Vision Australia Technology Resources 

Disability, Neurodiversity and Brain Injury Supports

• Autism Queensland
• Autism Awareness Australia
• CICADA Queensland (Hearing Loss Support Groups)
• Hidden Disabilities (Sunflower)
• Neurodiversity: the hidden condition
• Synapse (Australia's Brain Injury Organisation)

Peer & Lived Experience Network

• Carers of People with Disability
• Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland (MHLEPQ)
• Mob 4 Mob (A Voice for our Mob with Disability)

Sensory and Communication Supports

• Better Hearing Australia
• Deaf Connect (Community and Empowerment)
• Hearing Aid funding options for adults
• Hearing Australia
• National Relay Service (NRS)

Note! Some organisations offer support across multiple areas; each is listed under its main focus for clarity, but many provide services that span categories.

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Resources and programs that promote the physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing of older adults, including healthy ageing, chronic condition management, palliative care, grief and bereavement support, crisis support, social connection, and initiatives that support older men.

Chronic Conditions and Support Services

• Alzheimer's Queensland
• Cancer Council Queensland
• Dementia Australia
• Diabetes Australia
• Diabetes Yarning - All About Diabetes 
• Health Consumers Queensland 
• Heart Foundation
• Palliative Care Queensland
• Queensland Alliance for Mental Health

Gambling Help

• UnitingCare Gambing Help

Grief and Bereavement

• Grief and Bereavement Service (Queensland Health)
• Griefline - Grief Support - You're Not Alone

Healthy Ageing 

• CheckUP (Queensland Health Equity Network)
• Discover Your Path to Healthy Ageing (LiveUp)
• Health and Wellbeing Programs and Projects
• Keep Able
• LiveUp | Supporting Healthy Ageing
• Meals on Wheels Queensland
• My Health for Life
• QCWA Country Kitchens
• Resources and Health Tools for Healthy Ageing (LiveUp)
• Wellness My Way​​​​​

Mens Health & Wellbeing

• Circle Of Men (South East Qld)
• Mankind Project Australia
• MensLine Australia
• Mens Wellbeing Inc
• Movember Conversations: Practicing Skills
• Older Men Unlimited (OMU) Maryborough and Hervey Bay
• Queensland Men's Shed Association
• The Complete Men Foundation (Gold Coast)
• The Men's Table
• TOMNET - The Older Men's Network (Toowoomba/Regional Qld)

Mental Health, Wellbeing & Crisis Support 

• A Practical Guide to Managing Difficult Calls - COTA Queensland (pdf)
• Australian Psychological Society | APS
• Beyond Blue: A Guide To What Works For Anxiety (pdf)
• Beyond Blue: A Guide To What Works For Depression (pdf)
• Crisis Contacts - Queensland Mental Health Commission
• Dear Mind - Your Mental Wellbeing
• Directory - Mental Health Organisations
• Directory - Suicide Prevention Initiatives
• Embrace Multicultural Mental Health
• First Nations' Wellbeing - Queensland Mental Health Commission
• 5 Ways To Wellbeing - Five Ways To Wellbeing Australia | Home
• How To Ask R U OK At Work: A Practical Guide For The Workplace (pdf)
• How to get help with your mental health
• Metro North Mental Health Recovery Support Resources Prospectus
• Smiling Mind - Mental Fitness Toolkit
• Step With You - Open Minds (Ipswich and Somerset regions) 
• Wheel of Wellbeing - QMHC (pdf) 

Nature-Based Initiatives

• Cycling without Age Australia
• Heart Foundation Walking
• Outdoors Queensland
• Parkrun Australia

Primary Health Networks (PHNs)

• Brisbane North PHN - Aged and Community Care 
• Brisbane South PHN - Older Persons Health 
• CQ, Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast PHN - Healthy Ageing
• Darling Downs & Wester Moreton PHN - Improving the Health of Older Australians 
• Gold Coast PHN - Aged and Palliative Care Services
• North Queensland PHN - Older Persons Health 
• Western Queensland PHN - Older Persons Health

Service Navigation and Referrals

• Queensland Health - Public Health and Wellbeing
• Information, Support and Services for Older People
• Seniors Enquiry Line

Social Prescribing Resources

• Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research and Education (ASPIRE)
• Social Prescribing Initatives in Queensland
• Social Prescribing Programs Near You - ASPIRE Interactive Map

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Support for providers to help older Queenslanders and Elders access safe housing and respond to situations of homelessness, domestic and family violence, and elder abuse, including crisis support, secure accommodation, and longer-term living options.

Advocacy and Policy

• Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages (ARQRV)
• Poverty in Brisbane: 2025 Factsheet
• Q Shelter - Because home matters

Domestic and Family Violence

• Micah Projects
• Dardi Munwurro (Building Stronger Families & Safer Communities)
• DV Connect
• Rainbow Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence
• Women’s Legal Service Queensland
• 1800RESPECT

Elder Abuse

• Compass - Guiding Action on Elder Abuse
• EAPU Elder Abuse Helpline

Guides

• Language Guide - Q Shelter

Housing Models and Initiatives

• Better Together Housing (Sunshine Coast)
• GrandSchools - Australian Institute for Intergenerational Practice
• Intergenerational Pride Housing: Reducing Loneliness and Housing Insecurity Across LGBTI+ Generations | NARI Ltd (Webinar)
• Sharing with Friends: Affordable Co-Housing for Vulnerable Older Women

Information and Referrals

• Homeless Hotline
• Housing Older Women's Support Service (HOWSS) - Footprints Community
• Supported Accommodation Providers Association (SAPA)
• The Forgotten Women - Help Her Home - Wynnum, Brisbane

Legal and Safety Matters

• Legal Aid Queensland
• Legal Services for Seniors
• Services Australia - Elder Safety
• Seniors Legal and Support Service

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Resources and services that support safe, accessible, and affordable transport options to help older adults maintain independence, stay connected, and participate in their communities.

Community and Assisted Transport Services

• Brisbane City Council - Council Cabs - subsidised door-to-door transport for eligible residents
• Car Free Me Program - support independence and alternative transport options for older adults
• Driving Miss Daisy - companion driven transport and support for appointments and social outings 
• STAR Community Services - community transport and support for older adults 
• St John Queensland - transport services to support people to maintain independence and connection to their community 
• Uber Assist - accessible rides with drivers trained to support passengers with mobility needs 

Driving, Road Safety and Licencing 

• Queensland Government - Age and driving
• Queensland Traffic - Road condition information
• RACQ - Older driver programs
• Road Safety - Emergency services and safety

Fuel Efficiency

• Queensland Treasury - Fuel price apps and websites
• Coast to Country Qld - Fuel pressures: supporting regional preparedness

Guides and Information

• ACME - Transport For Seniors: A Complete Guide
• Queensland Government - Vehicle Registration Concessions

Public and Community Transport

• Translink - Flexible local transport
• Translink - On Demand Gold Coast
• Queensland Government - Public transport, taxis and bicycle riding
• Queensland Government - Transport concessions
• Queensland Rail - Long distance rail concessions

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In May, COTA Queensland joined ADA Australia’s Aged Care Conversations in Maleny, Gympie and Kingaroy, bringing together older Queenslanders, service providers and community organisations to share information, strengthen connections and promote informed decision-making.

Presentations from Dementia Australia, Wellways Carer Gateway, LiveUp, Services Australia and the Queensland Government covered topics including aged care, dementia awareness, concessions and rebates, and support for carers. Relationships Australia Queensland’s Senior Social Connection Program and South Burnett Stronger Together Program, also showcased local opportunities for older people to stay socially connected. 

The sessions reinforced how access to reliable information, community participation and strong social networks contribute to safety, wellbeing, rights and dignity as we age.

• Download Key Insights gathered by Karen Wilson, Executive Officer, Seniors Social Isolation Peak Services Program. 

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Delivered by Council on the Ageing (COTA) Queensland in partnership with ADA Australia, the Queensland Public Advocate and local providers between March and October 2025. 

• Download the Event Series Summary report (pdf, 267kb)

Brisbane Event (31/3/25)

• Brisbane Event Summary Report (PDF, 1.1MB). 

World Cafe Insights Reports

• Carers and Social Connections (PDF, 136KB)
• Diverse Voices: Promoting Inclusivity, Connection and Belonging (PDF, 154KB)
• Empowering Older Women Through Connection (PDF, 136KB)
• Fostering Connections through Online Platforms (PDF, 142KB)
• Libraries as Hubs for Social Connection (PDF, 134KB)
• Older Men, Wellbeing and Social Connection (PDF, 136KB)

See also: Emerging themes from the question,  "What does social connection look like to you?" (PDF, 131KB)

Townsville Event (3/9/25)

• Townsville Event Summary Report (PDF, 4.9MB)

World Cafe Insights Reports

• Age-Inclusive Communities: Strengths and Opportunities (PDF, 92KB)
• Building New Connections and Friendships (PDF, 141KB)
• Digital Connections and Healthy Ageing (PDF, 134KB)
• Inclusive Communities: Belonging for Everyone (PDF, 135KB)
• Supporting Older Men to Stay Connected (PDF, 131KB)
• Supporting Safe, Connected and Independent Living (PDF, 143KB)

See also: Digital Graphical Recordings capturing key insights from the day visually (PDF, 4.7MB). Created by Rachel Apelt from Artbalm.

Longreach Event (10/10/25)

• Longreach Event Summary Report (PDF, 5MB). 

World Cafe Insights Reports

• Building Connections and Friendships: In Person and Online (PDF, 180KB)
• Building Inclusive Communities: Collaboration and Partnerships (PDF, 169KB) 
• Thriving at Home and In the Community (PDF, 175KB)
• Supporting Older Men to Stay Connected (PDF, 137KB)

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Stay informed with the latest insights from COTA Queensland and the Seniors Social Isolation Peak Services Program. These reports highlight trends, challenges, and opportunities in supporting older people, helping you strengthen your services and deliver meaningful, community-focused programs.  

🗎  Reports are available to download in Adobe PDF format . 

• Seniors Social Isolation Provider Survey - Needs Assessment (Dec 2025) 
• Seniors Social Isolation Provider Survey - Digital Upskilling for Older Adults (April 2026)

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This collection compiles recent reports and assessments from Queensland Primary Health Networks (PHNs), highlighting regional health needs, service gaps, and community priorities. These resources support evidence-based planning, collaboration, and informed decision-making across the sector.

• Brisbane North PHN (BNPHN) Commissioning, Reports & Plans
• Brisbane South PHN (BSPHN) Health Needs Assessment
• Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ) Key Documents
• Darling Downs & West Moreton PHN ((DDWMPHN) Health Needs Assessment
• Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) Needs Assessment
• Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) Reports & Plans
• Western Queensland Primary Health Network (WQPHN) Publications & Reports

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Social prescribing is a way of connecting people with non-clinical supports in their community to improve health and wellbeing. A major aim is often to reduce loneliness and social isolation, so there is a strong overlap with social connection, Browse research reports, evidence, data, and publications.

• Social Prescribing in the Australian Context: A National Feasibility Study (Report Nov 2025) 
• A controlled evaluation of social prescribing on loneliness for adults in Queensland: 8-week outcomes (Apr 2024)

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