Hana and her green thumb

For Hana, growing tasty all-natural vegetables is her favourite hobby.

As a self-confessed green thumb, Hana knows that everything grows much faster in Queensland’s hotter months than in our winter, including both her favourite vegetables and gorgeous lawn.

So when Hana’s husband was placed in residential aged care after being diagnosed with dementia, the burden of mowing her fast growing lawn in summer was yet another task to be added to her `to do’ list.

It was a task that Hana greatly struggled with, particularly following knee surgery when bone cancer was removed.

Counting on us

That’s when our QCSS program stepped in to take this onerous household chore off Hana’s list, allowing her to maintain her strength for visiting her husband in aged care.

Nowadays, Hana is most grateful for our QCSS program and the provision of a mowing service that reinstates the pride she feels when stepping out into her garden at her south-west Brisbane home.

“I am so very thankful for each and every lawn mowing service I receive from QCSS,” Hana said.

Passionate about the great outdoors, with support from QCSS, Hana was able to visit the colourful Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers in September – a highlight for this enthusiastic gardener!

When Hana is not in her garden or visiting her husband, she is cooking delicious Lebanese cuisine for family and friends.

Practical Support

Our QCSS program, funded by the Queensland Government, helps a diverse range of vulnerable clients under 65 (or 50 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) who are not eligible for NDIS, to live independently in our community.

Our QCSS program assists people with a range of disabilities, conditions and life situations to access supports which enable them to foster and maintain connections with their local community.