Mindful Mates Social Services

20/09/2026

🌿 Meet Joshua Surgenor from Elements Allied Health at Our Community Open Day! 🌿

We're excited to welcome Joshua Surgenor from Elements Allied Health to our Community Open Day on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Be sure to visit Joshua's stall and learn more about the practical, community-focused services he offers to support health, wellbeing, and connection. Joshua is a social worker, military veteran, and former paramedic with extensive experience supporting veterans, first responders, healthcare workers, and members of the wider community. He is passionate about helping people build stronger foundations for their health and wellbeing while fostering a greater sense of purpose, connection, and community.

🎤 Presentation: Back to Basics – The Essential Elements of Health and Wellbeing

Joshua will also be delivering an engaging presentation exploring the everyday factors that have the greatest impact on our health and wellbeing, including:
✅ Sleep
✅ Nutrition
✅ Movement
✅ Purpose
✅ Social Connection

The presentation will focus on simple, realistic strategies that can help improve mental health, physical wellbeing, and resilience without the pressure of changing everything at once.
Joshua will also provide an overview of the services available through Elements Allied Health and share practical ways people can strengthen the foundations of their health and wellbeing in everyday life.

📅 Saturday 26 September 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 2:00pm
📍 Community Open Day
Grab your FREE tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/north-coast-veteran-family-hub-community-open-day-tickets-1997426056103

Come along, say hello to Joshua at the Elements Allied Health stall, and discover how small, sustainable changes can make a big difference to your overall wellbeing.

11/09/2026

An important update from Us.
Mindful Mates Social Services is becoming Elements Allied Health.

Our services, values and commitment to supporting the community remain the same. This new name better reflects the future direction of our allied health and psychosocial support services.

Mindful Mates Association is not changing and will continue delivering its community programs and supports.

You may see both names during the transition. Thank you for your continued support as we begin this exciting new chapter!

11/09/2026

An important update from Mindful Mates Social Services.

After careful consideration, Mindful Mates Social Services is transitioning to a new name: Elements Allied Health.

This change has come about because of a potential trademark issue with the Mindful Mates name. Rather than allow that to create uncertainty around the service, we have made the decision to move forward with a new identity that also better reflects the direction of the allied health practice.

The services, values and commitment to supporting people in the community remain the same.

Elements Allied Health will continue providing community-focused allied health and psychosocial support, while creating room for the service to grow and expand over time.

Importantly, Mindful Mates Association is not changing.

The charity will continue operating as Mindful Mates, including its community programs, drop-in supports and broader work to strengthen connection, participation and wellbeing.

You may see both names appearing during the transition while websites, emails, branding and other systems are updated.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported Mindful Mates and helped us grow to this point.

This is not the end of Mindful Mates. It is simply the beginning of a new chapter for the allied health side of what we do.

Please give us a follow on the new page.

Elements Allied Health, provides person centred social work services to the community.

03/09/2026

Some amazing news out of today. I just found out I have been nominated for a Queensland Community Achievement Awards in the royalonthepark Legend Award category. hosted by 7NEWS Brisbane. Thank you to the person that nominated Mindful Mates Social Services and recognising the impact we are having within the community.

03/09/2026

At Mindful Mates, we talk a lot about mental fitness and the everyday things that help us look after ourselves.

These are our five pillars of mental health:

😴 Sleep: Make time to rest.
🥗 Diet: Nourish your body.
👟 Exercise: Move in ways that suit you.
🌱 Sense of purpose: Do something that matters to you.
🤝 Sense of community: Connect with your people.

Some weeks, one of these might need a bit more attention than the others. You don’t have to get everything right. Start with something manageable, whether that’s a decent meal, a short walk or catching up with a mate.

This photo is a reminder of why community matters to us. Having somewhere to turn up, have a chat and feel welcome can mean a lot.

Which pillar could you give a little time to this week?

Find out more at www.mindfulmates.org

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29/07/2026

I will be running a 2 day face to face Mental Health First Aid course in partnership with the Kilroy RSL sub branch and the DVA Protect program. The course will be on 19-20th of August from 0900-1700. If you want to enrol or know someone that would benefit from the course sign up through the link.

Mental Health First Aid Australia recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Australia. We acknowledge and pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the world’s oldest living culture and embrace their continued connect...

15/07/2026

Heading to Wagga Wagga in August, if you know someone that would benefit from our services in the area book through the link.

🚨 Attention Veterans in Wagga Wagga! 🚨

Are you or someone you know in need of support? The Pro Patria Centre is proud to announce that a Josh from Mindful Mates will be offering social work services in Wagga Wagga on 3rd and 4th August.

This is your chance to access tailored mental health and wellbeing support, including help with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and navigating complex systems. Sessions are designed to improve resilience, independence, and overall quality of life.

📅 When:
Monday, 3rd August: 8am–4pm
Tuesday, 4th August: 9am–4pm
📍 Where: Pro Patria Centre, Wagga Wagga
💬 How to Book 🔗 https://www.propatria.com.au/ppc-news/support-for-veterans-social-worker-offering-services-in-wagga-wagga

The Pro Patria Centre is committed to supporting veterans and first responders with a range of services, including mental health care, rehabilitation, and community connection.
Take the first step toward recovery and wellbeing today.

10/07/2026

Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the Veteran Business Community Awards, where I was nominated for two awards alongside some incredibly talented veteran-owned businesses.

I am incredibly proud to have received the Community Impact Award in recognition of the work Mindful Mates Social Services is doing to support veterans, first responders, healthcare workers and their families.
I was also honoured to be named runner-up in the Health, Fitness and Wellbeing Award. I could not have been happier to see Dr Alexis from _with_me_with_you take home the award. It was thoroughly deserved.

A massive thank you to the Veteran Business Community and commbank for delivering such a fantastic event and creating an opportunity to celebrate the achievements, impact and continued success of the veteran business community.
Congratulations to all the nominees and award recipients. It was a privilege to share the evening with you all.

23/06/2026

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