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Guest speakers Rick and Sarah Henwood, from “Love Leads The Way”, Hetty Johnston AM with South Burnett Mayor Brett Otto and his wife Ros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 25, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you know that probably one in three children have been sexually abused by the time they turn 15?<\/p>\n

This traumatic statistic was shared by guest speaker Hetty Johnston AM at the South Burnett Mayor’s Charity Christmas lunch on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The lunch, held in Kingaroy Town Hall, is a fundraiser to help local families at Christmas, with all ticket sales and raffle proceeds going to local charities for distribution.<\/p>\n

Hetty Johnston founded Bravehearts – a support organisation for families whose children have suffered child abuse – in 1996 after her daughter revealed she had been abused by a relative.<\/p>\n

Hetty told the diners that many children in local communities were “living on eggshells” as they have histories of abuse.<\/p>\n

If this trauma was not resolved, the next time a disaster hits – whether it’s a fire or a flood or a personal disaster – the children simply cannot cope.<\/p>\n

Hetty called for resilience training to be included in all schools, to reach traumatised children so they can build resilience.<\/p>\n

“Resilience training works … and it’s never too late,” she said.<\/p>\n

The other guest speakers at the lunch were Rick and Sarah Henwood, from Nanango, who have founded “Love Leads The Way” to help homeless people in Nanango and Kingaroy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sarah said there would be “30 or 40” people living in cars or sleeping rough in Kingaroy on Friday night.<\/p>\n

She said many people were just “one unexpected life drama” away from homelessness.<\/p>\n

The couple tries to help homeless people by providing shopping vouchers, swags and just sitting and talking.<\/p>\n

Sarah said donations to help the homeless could be be left at Nanango Real Estate.<\/p>\n

Editor’s note: The guest speakers affected many in the audience. I heard two women – who obviously did not know each other – briefly chatting afterwards. One said Hetty’s talk had stirred up bad memories as she was “one in three”; the other replied “make that two in six – and I was always the one who was blamed”. The level of past trauma in the South Burnett community obviously cannot be over-estimated.<\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATE: The lunch raised $6771 with all proceeds to be donated to South Burnett families in need by way of food vouchers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cr Jane Erkens brought along her bodhr\u00e1n and “Friends of The Shed” to provide the live music … Jane’s music venue in Nanango, The Shed, regularly features music jams and live performances<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peter and Linda O’May (SBRC) with former councillor Ros Heit, centre, who compered the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Paul Veivers (Stanwell) with Kingaroy \/ Nanango Catholic priest Fr Stanley Orji who opened the lunch with a blessing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Friends of The Shed in full flight on stage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cheryl Dalton (South Burnett Care) with Cr Kirstie Schumacher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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SBRC’s Bree Hunt, Kimberley Donohue and Margie Hams with Cr Gavin Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cheryl and Nev Bischoff, from Nanango, with Danny Summers, Murgon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cathy Freeman, from SupaIGA Kingaroy, presented Mayor Brett Otto with a cheque for $4150 … IGA was one of the major sponsors of the lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A large crowd gathered in the Kingaroy Town Hall for the festive occasion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wendy Tully, right, with fellow QCWA members serving up lunch … the volunteers came from the Kingaroy, Kumbia and Blackbutt-Yarraman QCWA branches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mayor Brett Otto, right, presented a small thank you gift to guest speakers Sarah and Rick Henwood, from Nanango<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Guest speaker Hetty Johnston detailed the trauma her family went through after her daughter was sexually abused as a child by a relative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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QCWA members from Kingaroy, Kumbia and Blackbutt-Yarraman, plus a couple of friends, worked hard in the kitchen and on the food tables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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