Carer Connect (the Network) Member organisations provide essential carer and respite services to the carers of people who are frail aged, people who have a disability and people with a mental illness across South West Victoria.
Network membership is open to government and non-government organisations at all levels: health and welfare organisations, community support groups and agencies that support and provide carer and respite services across the five local government areas of Corangamite, Moyne, Warrnambool, Glenelg and Southern Grampians.
Respite provides an opportunity for Carers to have a “timeout” from their usual caring role and focus on their wellbeing.
Respite care may also assist the cared for in exploring different options and opportunities within the community.
Respite should be flexible and responsive to the needs of the carer and the person living with a disability.
Respite helps maintain a positive relationship between the Carer (family, friend, neighbour) and the individual which they care.
Carer Connect Network Planning: Shaping Future Connections
Members of the Carer Connect Network came together yesterday morning to begin work on strengthening how we communicate and connect with carers across the South West.
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Self-regulation Exercises for Carers
Caring for someone else often means putting your own needs to one side. Over time, that can take a toll — on your energy, your wellbeing, and your ability to keep going in the ways you want to. This short video has been created with you in mind.
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Carer Connect Services Roadshow
Navigating and accessing services essential to support the role of unpaid cares can present a huge challenge amplified by living in a rural community, limitations on time and overwhelming amount and nature of information.
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Carefoot Bowls 2026 – Connecting Carers to the Community
In February, unpaid carers from across South West Victoria came together for a vibrant and engaging CareFoot Bowls event at the Warrnambool City Bowls Club facilitated through Carer Connect. Designed to bring carers together, the event created a welcoming space for connection, shared experiences and a well-deserved opportunity to relax and have fun.
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Building Pathways into Care: Connecting Community to Aged Care Careers in Hamilton
The Southern Grampians Jobs & Skills Pathway, held in Hamilton on 27 May, offered a valuable opportunity to connect with young people and promote the many rewarding pathways within the aged care and community services sector.
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The Warm Safe Home Project is an elder abuse prevention activity. It uses art and story to start conversations about the right of older people to be safe in their homes.
Elder abuse prevention is about creating conditions that ensure that older people are respected and cared for, that they are safe from violence, and live free from fear. These simple and clear aims require us to understand the different beliefs, circumstances, and social conditions that enable elder abuse to happen. The Warm Safe Home project uses the home as a starting point for the conversations that build this understanding and help us to work together to create a world without elder abuse
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