Merri Health ’ s Anita Craike and Heleni Bagiartakis joined the Hon . Tim Bull to launch Carers Week .
Celebrating Carers Week 2022
National Carers Week , held in October 2022 , was a time to recognise and celebrate the 2.65 million Australians who provide unpaid care and support to a family member or friend .
To support and honour the hardworking carers of Victoria we launched our first-ever podcast The Care Mosaic and new magazine The Caring Way .
Find out more in the following pages !
We also hosted a range of events including :
LUNA PARK FUN DAY
We joined 550 carers , The Hon . Tim Bull , Shadow Minister for Disability and Carers Victoria to launch Carers Week 2022 . The day was filled with fun , laughter and a much-needed break for carers , with free coffee , rides , face painting plus more .
KOORIE CARERS LUNCH
Over 40 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers celebrated with an afternoon of music , dancing and food with special entertainment from The Retros .
LUNCH AND WELLBEING WORKSHOP
To finish Carers Week with a bang , carers were able to enjoy live caricature drawings , free massages , diffuser making workshops , mindfulness colouring and outdoor games .
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