Minister admires new park
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Dr Anthony Lynham, the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, dropped by to take a look at the new park in Peachester last Thursday on his way back to Brisbane, and the local community made sure he felt very welcome. The level of community passion for their park so impressed Dr Lynham that he just had to see for himself what all the fuss was about. And he wasnât disappointed. âThis will be a wonderful space for local children and families to meet and play,â he said to the gathered crowd. âWithout the commitment of the Peachester residents, Sunshine Coast Council staff and Cr Rick Baberowski himself, this opportunity may have been lost. âWell done everyone.â
Sod turned on Butterfly House
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt visited the Sunshine Coast to turn the first sod on Australiaâs first specialist residential treatment facility for eating disorders - endED Butterfly House at Mooloolah Valley. The facility, which is the vision of local charity endED and its founders Mark and Gayle Forbes, has received extensive local community support in addition to $6 million in federal funding. Eating disorders are extremely complex illnesses and have one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric illness, with anorexia by far the deadliest mental health condition in Australia. Treatment requires intensive wraparound support and residential centres are essential to deliver this care. The new facility, located on an idyllic rural property, will provide accommodation and 24/7 intensive care for up to 12 patients at a time. It will cement the Sunshine Coastâs place as a national leader in the treatment of eating disorders. The centre will be a communal complex that includes a treatment facility, amenities for cooking, relaxation, fitness rooms and therapy rooms. Millie Thomas of endED, Kevin Barrow of the Butterfly Foundation, Minister Greg Hunt, Gayle and Mark Forbes, David Murray of the Butterfly Foundation and Andrew Wallace MP at the sod turning ceremony
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