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Guide Dogs Queensland Provides First Therapy
Dog to Family in Need
Thanks to generous supporters in our community,
July 1 - You and Your Waste Guide Dogs Queensland have been able to
From 1 July, several important changes will occur to the match five-year-old Artie with ‘Esme’, their first
way council collects, handles and processes waste and Therapy dog.
recyclable materials. An additional $92,500 is needed to make the Pets as Therapy
Some are linked to council’s waste services contracts, which program a reality in Queensland. If the donation total can be
will provide residents with access to new services designed achieved by the end of the financial year, Guide Dogs Queensland
to complement our region’s waste collection and recycling can launch the Pets as Therapy program statewide and provide
initiatives. other Queenslanders and their families with the chance of a
Others will be directly related to the introduction of the State normal future.
Government’s new waste disposal levy, which is being rolled out Before Esme came into Artie’s family, his parents Katie and Mark
in thirty-nine Council areas across the State. The Queensland shared their heartbreak and struggle seeing Artie excluded and
Government has placed the responsibility, the associated costs isolated from everyday situations because of his Autism.
of implementing and the ongoing operation of its waste levy “Esme has made an enormous impact on our little family and
on landfill operators and local councils. It has also committed to I can’t thank Guide Dogs and its’ supporters enough for this
ensuring the levy has no direct impact on households. incredible gift,” Katie said.
Be prepared for increased waiting and disposal times at Council A gift of $5, or $10 or even an extra generous $15 will provide the
waste facilities as new processes and reporting requirements resources to match a trained therapy dog with a family in need.
take effect with the implementation of the waste levy from 1 https://guide-dogs-queensland.giveeasy.org/pets-as-therapy-
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