2017-04-11 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 1 Housing Needs Assessment

Table 34. Accommodation for People with Mental Health Issues close to Noosa Shire

Name                     Address            Housing/Services


Graceville Centre,       5 Sydney Street    Self Directed Support Program: Offers transitional
Nambour                  NAMBOUR QLD        accommodation options including a fully supported shared
                         4560               house and semi-supported individual units for people living
                                            with mental illness and/or intellectual disability. Also offers
                                            individualised support to individuals living with mental illness
                                            and/or intellectual disability in their own homes in the
                                            community. Referral is through Disability Services.

                                            Transitional Recovery Program: Offers transitional support and
                                            accommodation for those exiting acute care. Also offers
                                            individualised support to individuals living with mental illness in
                                            their own homes in the community. Referral is through QLD
                                            Health.

                                            Purpose Designed Housing Program: Offers long term
                                            supported accommodation to individuals with intellectual,
                                            cognitive or psychiatric disability who have faced barriers in
                                            accessing rental accommodation or maintaining a tenancy.
                                            Referral is through Disability Services


Partners in              Sunshine Coast     The PIR Contact Centre is located at the Sunshine Coast
Recovery Contact         Medicare Local,    Medicare Local in Maroochydore. It works with people with a
Centre                   Level 3, 29 The    severe and persistent mental illness, their carers, family and
                         Esplanade,         friends to find things like housing.
                         MAROOCHYDORE
                         QLD 4558


Homeless Health          Centenary Square   HHot provides an extended hours, assertive outreach service to
Outreach Team -          52-64 Currie       people where they reside in the community or where they
Sunshine Coast           Street, Nambour    access food and support through linking people with
Health Service           QLD 4560           appropriate community services
District


Source: Coast2Bay Housing Group 2015; Noosa Shire Council 2016a (Survey Results); Local knowledge of
Council Officers and service providers.

No specific facilities were found in Noosa Shire, however outreach services are available to
facilities located in other parts of the region. The consultation was not oriented specifically to this
issue, but a particular need was not raised by service providers.

4.1.8    Tourists/Visitors
Overview of Tourism in the Region
Noosa Shire Council Community Profile (AEC Group 2015) noted the following about tourism in
the region drawing on data from Tourism Research Australia.

       Tourism is one of the Shire’s key sectors with an estimated visitor spend of $601.2 million
        for the year ending September 2014.




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