By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THE Disability Action Group Warwick (DAG Force) recently held their open day in Warwick.
The house in Canning Street will now be used on a permanent basis as they plan to introduce more events like the meet and greet they held recently.
It will provide them a further opportunity to offer information, support and personal and organisational advocacy to the community.
Monica Ward is one of the people behind DAG Force, and she said the open day was a success.
“It went really well, we’ve got the house opened, a lot of people are interested in helping out. Tony Coote from the Mulloon Institute will be coming up in a few weeks,” she said.
“What we trying to do is focus on having services available to people who need them.”
They plan to hold regular gatherings for things such as mindfulness, meditation, reflexology, permaculture, aroma therapy, spiritual guidance, United Faith Organisation (all denominations) as well as working with the Warwick Blind and Vision Impaired and Demented Artists Group.
Among their initiatives has been working with the local council to establish safer crossings and more taxi ranks. The house on Canning Street is currently open by appointment while encouraging meditation and reflexology.
“Our focus is on sharing. We plan on having another open day soon,” Mrs Ward said.
DAG Force was established in 2003, and has been assisting members of the community ever since. It is run by donations and the sale of raffle tickets where the proceeds are used to purchase and donate aides to local families with disabilities.
Donations can be made to DAG FORCE at PO Box 798 Warwick Qld, 4370.
