Please utilize our Health Navigation Community Directory which has been designed to assist individuals find the necessary support and services to enhance their well-being and age in health.

Important date reminders for September:

• Mosaic is on hold whilst Helena is on Leave. Returning later in the year.
• 03/09/2024 – Carers QLD, Local Area Coordinator NDIS Support – call 3215 9600 too book your spot
• 05/09/2024 ONLY – Card Making with Anne Not running
• 12/09/2024 – R U OK? Day Drawing Class with Rebecka
• 20/09/2024 ONLY – Bright ‘n’ Sparks Dementia Choir Not running
• 25/09/2024 ONLY – Fit for Life Not running
• 26/09/2024 ONLY – Learn to play bowls and Community Catch Up Not running
• 27/09/2024 ONLY – Bright ‘n’ Sparks Dementia Choir Not running
• 27/09/2024 – Advanced Care Planning session – call 3631 7568 to book your spot
• 30/09/2024 – Brighton Wellness Hub Monthly Birthday Celebrations
• 30/09/2024 – Rainbow Room LGBTQIA+ – Monthly Social Meet up
• Register your interest in Walking Football run by Football Queensland – starting October

Exciting news!

No need for appointments to see a Justice of the Peace (JP) anymore!

Swing by our drop-in service at the Brighton Wellness Hub.

Thursday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.

It’s your chance to get your documents sorted hassle-free! See you there!

• Brighton Wellness Hub JPs in the Community

Introducing our New Choir Name!  Bright ‘N’ Sparks –  Brisbane North Dementia Choir

Brighton Wellness Hub’s new singing program, Bright ‘N’ Sparks  – Brisbane North Dementia Choir is a group specifically designed to support people with dementia and their carers to live well with dementia.

The goal of our choir is to have fun singing and moving together and then to enjoy a well-earned morning tea. Singing in a choir has been proven to improve quality of life, social connectedness and vocal strength so there will be other benefits as well!

Our main focus is supporting people living with dementia and their carers but if you feel you might benefit from our program, for example you have an acquired brain injury, please contact the organisers to discuss this further.

When: Friday Mornings 9.30 – 12.00 (Morning Tea Provided)

New Program commencing 12 July 2024

Cost: $10pp, per week, per participant, carers are FREE

Where: Brighton Wellness Hub

Brighton Wellness Hub’s Bright “N” Sparks  – Dementia Choir hits the big screen, please see the link below for the Channel 9 news story and also don’t miss the Metro North Health newsroom article “Dementia choir provides positive ‘Spark’ for Neil and Belinda“. 

Rainbow Room – LGBTQIA+ Peer Support Program

The Rainbow Room is located at the Brighton Wellness Hub, Brighton Health Campus, but available to all staff and consumers of Metro North Health Service.

When: Monday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm.

Where: Cnr of 19th Avenue and the Hornibrook hwy Brighton 4017

Referrals to the Rainbow Room can be made by:

Calling 07 3631 7577, emailed to COH-Engagement@health.qld.gov.au, using the QR Code or just drop in!

The Rainbow Room provides access to peer supports with lived experience from the LGBTIQA+ community and can assist with education, resources, and navigation to relevant services for social and emotional support.

It is facilitated by a small group of volunteers” Peer Supporters” from within our local LGBTIQA+ community, who are here to offer you the opportunity to speak in person on the current issues impacting you.

We also warmly invite staff to speak with us not only to gain a better understanding about this service but to gain confidence in your interactions with LGBTQIA+ Consumers and the tools to give advice, guidance, and recommendations for navigation to other services in order to better support our consumers.

If you are interested in becoming a Peer Support Volunteer at the Rainbow Room, please submit an Expression of Interest via; Volunteer program – Community and Oral Health, or email COH-Engagement@health.qld.gov.au

If you would like to find out more about the Rainbow Room, please feel free to call the Brighton Wellness Hub 3631 7568.

Weekly schedule starting:

• 02.09.2024
• 09.09.2024
• 16.09.2024
• 23.09.2024
• 30.09.2024

• Workshops
• Seminars
• Support group
• Community groups
• Private functions

Free activity – limited spots available.

Card Making Class with Anne

Time: 09:45 – 11:30 am
Date: 1st Thursday of each month 
Location: Brighton Wellness Hub (Cnr Nineteenth Ave and Hornibrook Highway, Brighton, 4017)
Booking: Please call Rebecka to book your spot 3631 7568
Cost: FREE

Come along and have a social afternoon with your peers. Light refreshment provided.  

Rainbow Room – LGBTIQA+ Monthly Meet up

When: Last Monday of each month
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm 
Location: Brighton Wellness Hub (Cnr Nineteenth Ave and Hornibrook Highway, Brighton, 4017)

Cost: Free

Come along to the hub and have some fun learning some drawing techniques. All skill levels welcome.

Drawing class with Rebecka for R U OK? Day

R U OK? Day – what brings you comfort?

When: Thursday 12th September 2024 
Time: 11:30 – 12:30pm
Location: Brighton Wellness Hub – Nineteenth Avenue, Brighton
Booking: Please call Rebecka 3631 7568 to secure your place
Cost: Free

The Importance of Communicating Your Views and Wishes for the Future, Now

Advanced Care Planning

When:Friday 27th September 2024
Time: 10:00 – 11:30am
Location: Brighton Wellness Hub – Nineteenth Avenue, Brighton
Booking: Required, please call Rebecka 3631 7568 or follow this link.
Cost: Free

Brahma Kumaris Meditation Hour

“Pop-in for Peace”

Stay for as little or as long as you like.
Free weekly meditation hour, no experience required

When: Mondays 26th September 2024
Time: 5:30 – 6:30pm
Booking: No booking required. Please direct enquiries to Verna
0433 891 612 or vernachampion@hotmail.com

Cost: Free