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News
08/03/2025
The care gap
Women carers face more barriers in the workforce and more financial stress. Recognising and supporting them is key to economic equality
Introducing the Elizabeth Crowther Peer Work Scholarship winners of 2025!
Meet the six outstanding recipients of the Elizabeth Crowther Scholarship 2025, each chosen for their lived experience and innovative vision in shaping the future of mental health.
Media Release
04/02/2025
Wellways Strengthens Leadership with Key Appointments
Wellways is introducing some key leadership changes, including a new Board appointment, a transition in the Lived and Living Experience Authority, and an upcoming opportunity for a new Co-Chair.
News
23/01/2025
Medicare Mental Health Centres officially open in Rockhampton and Gladstone
The Medicare Mental Health Centres in Rockhampton and Gladstone, Queensland, are officially open and available for walk-ins at their permanent sites.
News
20/01/2025
Welcoming Mary O’Hagan: First Director of Lived Experience at Wellways
Mary O’Hagan is a highly accomplished speaker, consultant, and writer, with over 30 years of transformative leadership in the lived experience field, making an impact globally, and now also at Wellways.
Connect Centres now open across Victoria
Victoria’s new Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centres are now officially open, marking a major milestone in the state’s mental health reform.
News
02/01/2025
The legacy of hope
Discover how Malcolm Berry rediscovered his passion and turned his recovery into a legacy of generosity and inspiration.
Mental health with a splash of milk
How a Gippsland calendar is re-shaping mental health in the farming community.
Wellways welcomes much anticipated National Carer Strategy
Carer voices will pave the way to better services and support
Breaking barriers, building understanding
On International Day of People with Disability, I’m sharing my lived experience to challenge misconceptions, highlight the power of advocacy, and explore how we can create a more inclusive future.
Nurturing carer relationships
To mark the start of National Carers Week 2024, Wellways hosted the Carers Week Breakfast, an event that brought together carers from across the region, offering them a chance to relax, connect, and hear inspiring stories from carer advocates.
News
10/10/2024
Beyond the Job
Prioritising mental health in the workplace must include those excluded from it.
Media Release
20/09/2024
Wellways to lead new aftercare services in Queensland
Wellways has been chosen to lead two new services providing timely support to those in North Queensland who have attempted suicide or are in suicidal crisis.
Working together to support carers
In collaboration with The Carers Foundation, we've created a strong support system for carers to access much needed respite.
Kelly tells Suicide to Sock it!
Taking Suicide Prevention Training to Rural and Remote Areas in Western Victoria.
News
05/07/2024
Major milestone for Canberra program
Adult Step Up, Step Down: Celebrating 15 Years of transformative mental health support in the ACT.
News
13/06/2024
Men have big feelings too
Mike encourages other men to join the peer workforce to lower their suicide rate.
News
23/05/2024
Wellways to provide new services through Medicare in QLD and NSW
Wellways is delighted to confirm that adult mental health services will soon become available to new communities in New South Wales and Queensland through Medicare Mental Health Centres.
News
23/05/2024
Trauma Unlocked: Woodcock Lecture 2024
The 2024 Woodcock Lecture ‘Understand Trauma; Understand Mental Health’ was held last night at the Conversation Quarter in Melbourne and livestreamed online.
Media Release
22/05/2024
Wellways response to Victorian budget 2024/2025
Coming to terms with what this budget means for Victoria’s mental health reform and the Victorian Royal Commission into the Mental Health System.
News
22/05/2024
Wellways National Manager celebrates Carers Advisory Council appointment
Wellways extends its congratulations to Louise Faulkner on her appointment to the Queensland Carers Advisory Council.
News
20/05/2024
Giving Back and Connecting to My Community
In light of National Volunteer week, we hear from James, a former Wellways participant turned Lived-Experience Volunteer.
News
13/05/2024
Spotlight On: Men’s Wellbeing Matters Program
The two women behind our men’s suicide prevention program.
News
09/05/2024
Carer Payments and National Carer Strategy announcements provide a boost for carers
The government has announced changes to the current Carer Payment.
Real people, real carer stories
Find out how five people in different situations go from not knowing they are a carers, to being proud of their caring role.
News
09/04/2024
Driving reform, inspiring change
Wellways to lead Government’s workforce transformation efforts in Victoria.
Behind the scenes: Suicide worker Kristy’s role in new Australian film
Farmer-turned-filmmaker Leila McDougall's feature film ‘Just A Farmer’ delves into the stigma faced by a young widow and mother of two in the aftermath of her husband's suicide in a rural Victorian town.
News
29/02/2024
What it means to be an inclusive workplace for carers
Rowena Jonas is the Families and Carer Practice Advisor at Wellways. Ro uses her lived experience as a carer to advocate for better unpaid carer recognition, support and inclusivity.
Shape the future of mental health in your community
Wellways has opened two Local Services to date and continues to play a key role in delivering Victoria's mental health reform initiatives, leading four additional Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals across regional and rural Victoria.
Spotlight On: Grassroots Neighbourhood House Program
When feelings such as isolation and loneliness are felt by a community, especially in regional or smaller towns, the first port of call, if any, could be its friendly neighbourhood house.
News
19/02/2024
Meet Elizabeth Crowther Peer Work Scholarship 2024 winners
We are excited to announce the recipients of the Elizabeth Crowther Peer Work Scholarship 2024.
News
09/02/2024
Overdue apology welcomed by Wellways
Wellways welcomes the Victorian Government’s steps toward righting the wrongs inflicted on Victorians who experienced historical abuse and neglect as children in institutional care before 1990.
Caring for the Young Carer
When young people feel that they matter, even if it's for just one hour each week or fortnight, they naturally find a sense of self and hope, and new ways of coping.
News
05/12/2023
Wellways joins call for The Consumer Leadership Agency in Victoria
Wellways joins the Consumer Leadership Agency and additional leaders in the call for The Consumer Leadership Agency to be established as outlined in Recommendation 29 of the Mental Health Royal Commission.
News
03/12/2023
Celebrating disability: Where there are wheels there’s a way
Today, on Sunday 3 December, we celebrate and work together to make the world better and fairer for people with disability for International Day for People with Disability.
Frankston Mental Health and Wellbeing Local officially opens its doors
A new Mental Health and Wellbeing Local officially opens its doors to the community in Melbourne’s southeast with a symbolic ribbon-cutting event that involved two participants and Operations Manager, Sharon Schneider-Loos.
News
25/10/2023
Wellways welcomes new Carer-Inclusive Workplace Initiative
Wellways strongly supports a new initiative to make Australian workplaces more accessible and fairer for people who care for a loved one.
Media Release
17/10/2023
Wellways to lead four additional Local Services
Wellways is delighted to announce that the Victorian Government has selected us to lead four additional Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals.
Our Minds, Our Rights.
As a health professional working in the mental health world, had I just crossed the chasm from ‘professional’ to ‘patient?’ A highly functioning contributing member of society, capitulating to an existence in survival mode.
Media Release
21/09/2023
Wellways statement on the Voice to Parliament
We are steadfast in our commitment to walk with First Nations people on a journey to a fair and just future.
Media Release
08/09/2023
Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centres officially open
These services are the first of their kind in Australia, supporting the mental health and quality of life of caregivers when supporting someone with mental health challenges, illness, psychological distress or addiction.
News
04/09/2023
Wellways Carer Gateway offers new multilingual carer services
Wellways Carer Gateway now provides its carer services in Punjabi, Hindi, Khmer, Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Cambodian and Korean.
Young carer Meadbh
Meadbh realised that she wasn’t the only child in the world in a carer’s role. Thanks to Carer Gateway she is now in touch with many other people in the same situation and that makes her feel less alone.
Why I work at PARC
Find out how Peer Worker Jess uses her lived experience to support other women
News
22/08/2023
Wellways Board reconnects with the ones who came before
This week, the Board said ‘Thank you’ to the ones who came before them, expressing gratitude for years of passionate stewardship and strategic planning, making Wellways the successful organisation it is today.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centres to provide support
Hear from Wellways' Family Practice Advisor, Rowena Jonas on why the Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centres are so important.
News
10/07/2023
Wellways named “backbone organisation” in QLD suicide prevention
Wellways is pleased to announce it’s been selected to facilitate the Suicide Prevention Community Action Plans (SPCAPs) in the Townsville and Mackay region.
News
08/07/2023
Wellways leads industry-first governance transformation
Creation of inaugural Lived and Living Experience Board sets Wellways apart in reform commitment.
News
14/06/2023
Wellways show up for local community amid tragedy
Following a request from the community and the Department of Health, Wellways quickly mobilised local teams to provide a wrap-around response to the local community, many of whom were youth in their teens struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.
Wellways supports ‘Not before Time’ report on systems harms
Under the leadership of mental health and human rights advocate Simon Katterl, a report was submitted to the government in February 2023 with the support of a diverse reference group.
News
06/06/2023
Woodcock Public Lecture calls for Humane Approaches to Distress
Being Human: Humane Responses to Distress’ was the topic that stirred up distinguished presenters, panel guests, and the live audience at the prestigious Wheeler Centre and online.
Peer support groups help Bev connect
Bev from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is one carer who receives support and fulfilment from Wellways Carer Gateway’s services.
Mike – a mental health worker’s journey
Mike recalls himself being depressed from the age of 13 right through to his early twenties.
News
14/02/2023
Young carers thriving with Little Dreamers and Wellways Carer Gateway
With the support of the Wellways Carer Gateway’s speciality service team, young carers in Southeast Queensland, splashed out in White Water World!
Media Release
08/02/2023
Wellways awarded 12 brand-new Earn and Learn Traineeship positions
Wellways is delighted to be a key provider of the Victorian Government’s Earn and Learn Traineeship Program, aimed at delivering a diverse and skilled workforce following the recommendation to build a more diverse mental health workforce, passed down from The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
Media Release
07/02/2023
Renewed focus on carer support in Gippsland and South-western Victoria
Wellways is delighted to announce its selection to lead two of the Victorian Government’s eight new Family and Carer-led Centres: proudly delivering on yet another Victorian mental health reform initiative.
News
19/01/2023
Wellways awarded for innovative prevention response in Gippsland
Each year, Gippsland health professionals are honoured and acknowledged for their amazing work at the forefront of caring for their regional community.
Advocating for more psychosocial supports on the NDIS
A response submitted by the Australian Psychosocial Alliance (APA) of which Wellways is a member, has called for investment in recovery orientated psychosocial disability supports.
Life changing experiences for a veteran’s spouse
Wellways Carer Gateway supports Amanda to balance her caring responsibilities with her wellbeing.
There was someone to talk to
Lonely carer finds strength through Wellways Carer Gateway Counselling Service.
News
11/11/2022
Public lecture puts lived experience at the top
Grassroots to Governance; Mental health lived experience in leadership.
Kids with adult responsibilities
Film highlighting the enormous responsibility that young carers face on a daily basis.
News
11/10/2022
“It makes me feel really appreciated”
Our Family Services Program Worker, Veronica Komodromou says she’s overwhelmed to be recognised for her work with carers in northern Victoria.
News
11/10/2022
Providing even more support across Northern Victoria
From January 17, 2022 Wellways is providing non-clinical, life skills support to vulnerable people living with severe mental illness in Northern Victoria.
News
11/10/2022
Expanding hope in Greater Sydney
More than 80 young people living with serious mental illness in Greater Sydney and Hunter New England NSW will receive support each year across three new Youth Community Living Supports Services (YCLSS) sites we've just opened.
News
11/10/2022
Expanding PARC sites in South East Melbourne
Monash Health has awarded Wellways Australia the contract to manage its five Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) sites in Melbourne’s south-east.
A lifetime of caring
21-year-old Caitlin lives in Liverpool in south-west Sydney with her mum. She is the full-time primary carer for her 60-year-old mother.
Honestly God bless ‘em
Mirella is the primary carer for her 82-year-old mother-in-law, Laila. They live with Mirella’s husband and four daughters in Revesby, in south-west Sydney.
It’s good to get out of the house and meet people
Maurice has been a carer for a long time. He has brought up his two sons alone since his divorce twenty years ago and he’s also had caring duties in the past for his 90-year-old dad.
Positive change for mental health in Victoria
Wellways is working together in partnership with local community, alcohol and drug and clinical service providers to build some of the first Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Services.