While loneliness continues to affect people across the globe, a community-driven campaign born out of regional Queensland is helping to connect people and start Conversations.

CQUniversity hosted End Loneliness Day in Rockhampton last week, but the message was heard throughout the country with more than 2000 people attending events in search of connectedness and conversations.

Clinton is joined by CQUniversity Associate Vice-President Rockhampton and Central Highlands Regions, Kim Harrington who was the initiator of what has become End Loneliness Inc. – a community organisation committed to tackling the challenge of loneliness head on.

“We started the project back in 2016 with community forums and research projects which ultimately lead to the establishment of End Loneliness Inc. in 2021,” Ms Harrington explains.

“It began as a KPI of the CQUniversity Rockhampton Region Engagement

Committee, but with the support of community members and local businesses it has taken us on an ambitious journey to end loneliness through a variety of strategies.

End Loneliness Day has become an annual event where organisations register to hold a morning tea to raise awareness of loneliness and to encourage people to engage.