Rally for a Cause is only a small part of our community, and there are a lot of fantastic services and supports available.
Cancer Council
Cancer council Queensland provides accommodation for regional cancer patients and their carers when they need to travel for treatment.
Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House provides accommodation for families from regional areas, interstate and overseas. The length of stay can be from 1 night to months and years. Visit Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia for more information.
Accommodation Subsidy
An accommodation and travel subsidy may be available from your local hospital through the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) if it is medically necessary for you to escort your relative while in hospital.
An escort is someone who accompanies the patient when travelling to access specialist medical treatment. This can be to assist them in their treatment, as an active carer or if the patient is impaired. An escort must be 18 years or older. Learn more about escort subsidies.
If your relative doesn’t need emergency admission, you will need to get approval for the subsidy before you travel.
Contact the patient travel office at your local hospital to discuss eligibility and the application process.
If admitted unexpectedly, a retrospective (past) PTSS application can be submitted. Learn more about retrospective applications.
You or your loved one may be eligible for a range of services that assist with transportation:
Getting your super early
You can only get your super before you reach your preservation age in very limited circumstances. For example:
The ATO has more information about accessing your super early.
Grocery Assistance (Sunshine Coast)
https://www.suncoastchristiancare.com.au/about-us
Suncoast Christian Care is a practical arm of Suncoast Church and it forms part of the Global Care Australia network. Our aim is to support our local community and address food insecurity. We do this through our low-cost food outlet, 'The Daily Bread' soup kitchen, emergency relief program, school pantries program and our donations to local community organisations.
Mortgage Payment Options
Contact your lender about financial hardship
All lenders have hardship teams ready to help customers in tough times.
Talk to your lender to discuss your options. You may be able change the terms of your loan, or temporarily pause or reduce your repayments. This is called a hardship variation.
Apply for a hardship variation
Your lender must write to you within 21 days to let you know the outcome of your hardship request. If they ask you for more information, they must respond within 21 days from when you provide it.
Home Energy Emergency Assistance Scheme
The Home Energy Emergency Assistance Scheme:
https://www.qld.gov.au/community/cost-of-living-support/concessions/energy-concessions/home-energy-emergency-assistance-scheme
Medical Heating and Cooling Subsidy
The Medical Cooling and Heating Electricity Concession Scheme helps with electricity costs for people who have a chronic medical condition, such as multiple sclerosis, autonomic system dysfunction, significant burns or a severe inflammatory skin condition, which is aggravated by changes in temperature. It currently provides $479.03 (including GST) per year to eligible applicants (eligibility is reviewed every two years). https://www.qld.gov.au/community/cost-of-living-support/concessions/medical-concessions/medical-cooling-heating-electricity-concession-scheme
Electricity Life Support
The Queensland Government provides an electricity life support concession for eligible people who are seriously ill and use a home-based oxygen concentrator or kidney dialysis machine.
This concession is to contribute to the electricity cost of running these machines. https://www.qld.gov.au/community/cost-of-living-support/concessions/medical-concessions/electricity-life-support
Humankind aims to support people living with chronic illness and their loved ones to achieve positive and respectful relationships. https://www.humankind-relationships.com.au/
Pink Elephant Support Network
https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/
Pink Elephants provides the latest resources, information and peer-support for anyone impacted by early pregnancy loss. Using evidence, empathy and connection, our unique digital-first approach offers a single source of specialist support, whenever and wherever it’s needed — for anyone who has directly experienced it, for family and friends, corporate partners or healthcare professionals seeking proven ways to help.
The Carer Gateway Counselling Service is a free service for carers. Each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, our professional counsellors are waiting to talk through the concerns you have and how you feel about your carer role. https://counselling.carergateway.gov.au/s/
Find more information about:
Chronic illnesses, both physical and mental, can affect the way you live. It can be a financial burden if you are unwell, or if you are caring for someone with an illness.
Depending on where you live, you may be able to get assistance with childcare, meals, and general home help.
If you have a long-term illness, you may have access to assistance with living expenses, such as:
If you care for someone with a chronic illness, you may be eligible for financial assistance. This may include a carer allowance.
More information can be found on the Services Australia website.
If you are diagnosed with a long-term illness, it is a good idea to plan your budget early.
You can talk to a trained financial advisor about your options for managing treatment costs, which can include:
Sources of support include:
You can also find financial resources and assistance specific for your illness. You may contact different organisations about support for:
Angel Families was established in 2022 on the Fraser Coast in response to a lack of support services provided to families that have excruciatingly experienced the loss of a child (21 and under). We are a community of people who have been brought together by tragic loss and lived experience. A community of mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters who we can sit with through the bad days, remember on the good days and support through the days still to come.
MORE SUPPORT OPTIONS:
Little Lime Book: Click to see Resources
Cancer Council Queensland
https://cancerqld.org.au/
Childhood Cancer Support
Advanced Breast Cancer Group
https://www.
Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation
Canteen
Brainchild foundation
Cure Brain Cancer Foundation
https://www.curebraincancer.
Redkite
Have you being diagnosed with cancer and having to attend the RBWH?
brisbanelodges@cancerqld.org.
Affordable hospital accommodation
https://wishlist.org.au/
Community Flights
https://www.communityflights.
Breast Cancer Network Australia
McGrath Foundation
https://www.mcgrathfoundation.
Bowel Cancer Australia
https://www.
Leukaemia Foundation
https://www.leukaemia.org.au/
Lung Foundation Australia
https://lungfoundation.com.au/
Myeloma Australia
Ovarian Cancer Network
https://www.ovariancancer.net.
The Australian Pancreatic Foundation Australia
Prostate cancer Foundation of Australia
Rare Cancers Australia
https://www.rarecancers.org.
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