Financial Wellness Week - Townsville and Palm Island

Financial Wellness Week is coming to Townsville and Palm Island this July!

Come down to your nearest location over the three days to get your money matters sorted with banks, super funds, financial counsellors and government services there to sit down for a yarn and answer any questions you have.

To get the most benefit, remember to bring along your identification such as your driver's licence, birth certificate, passport or other documents you have available. It can also be helpful to have your Tax File Number, CRN and bills with you if you need assistance with a specific issue.

We’ll be doing money health checks, finding lost superannuation and unclaimed monies and providing referrals to culturally safe places for extra support.

Free community lunch provided from 10:30am each day

Where we will be:

• Mercure Townsville on 23 July (9am-4pm)
• PCYC Palm Island on 24 July (9am-3pm)
• Community Gro Garbutt 25 July (9am-1pm)

Services in attendance are:

Australian Retirement Trust 

AustralianSuper

Australian Taxation Office

ANZ

Brighter Super

Cbus

CPA Australia

Donnie Harris Law

Empower Community Health Care Services

Energy Water Ombudsman Queensland

First Nations Foundation

HESTA

Hostplus

Indigenous Consumers Assistance network (ICAN)

Legal Aid Queensland

NAB

Office of Fair Trading – Department of Justice and Attorney-General

Pathfinders – The Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program

Rest

Services Australia

The Smith Family

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First Nations Foundation, which has previously reconnected Indigenous Australians with more than $26 million in superannuation to date through its award-winning Big Super Day Out events, is focused on bridging the financial literacy gap between Indigenous Australians and the wider population.

Financial Wellness Week takes a holistic approach to providing financial services to the community, acting as a point of contact for First Nations people to access a hub of financial literacy workshops and break-out sessions with selected industry providers and government departments.