Connect Up! Online Social Connection Portal

By Carers WA | Latest News | Comments are Closed | 30 May, 2022 |

Carers WA have teamed up with Curtin University Research team, Health Redesigned and Eduka Web Design to develop an online social connection platform called Connect Up!

Connect Up! enables people to connect, meet and engage in the community.

If you are a carer or person with disability wanting to form social connections with peers and increase opportunities for physical exercise, sport, and recreation, then the Connect Up! platform may be for you!

Greater connection will lead to improvements in both physical health and mental wellbeing.

Become a free member and get started by accessing the link connectup.carerswa.asn.au and following the registration steps on the platform.

For more information please email ccdteam@carerswa.asn.au

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