Brisbane Community
Services Directory
A free resource for GPs, link workers and patients.
Connecting people across Brisbane to community services that build wellbeing, reduce isolation and complement clinical care.
Nature-based prescribing
Connecting patients to nature and community — improving mental health, reducing isolation and building lasting belonging.
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When community support isn’t enough, Clarity Health Care’s psychologists offer no-waitlist telehealth care across QLD.
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Green Script Brisbane
Green social prescribing connects patients to nature-based activities — community gardens, bushwalks, conservation work, parkrun, river and bayside walks — as a non-clinical pathway to improve mental health, reduce loneliness and build community belonging.
Community gardening
CERES, Kevin Heinze GROW, Veg Out St Kilda, Collingwood Children’s Farm and council gardens.
Guided nature walks
QPWS Discovery walks, Heart Foundation Walking, parkrun across 30+ Brisbane parks.
Blue space
Brisbane Riverwalk, Wynnum and Sandgate foreshore, Shorncliffe Pier and Moreton Bay bayside tracks.
Conservation
Habitat Brisbane bushcare groups, Conservation Volunteers Australia and Bushcare across the city.
Horticultural therapy
Council community gardens, Botanic Gardens programs and therapeutic horticulture across Brisbane.
Forest bathing
D’Aguilar National Park, Toohey Forest and bay islands bushland walks and ranger-led Discovery programs.
parkrun
Free 5km every Saturday at 7am across 30+ Brisbane parks, including New Farm and South Bank. Walk, run or volunteer.
Urban nature
Mt Coot-tha and City Botanic Gardens birdwatching, Roma Street Parkland and BirdLife outings across Brisbane.
How green script works in Brisbane
When nature isn’t quite enough
Clarity Health Care psychologists — no waitlists, telehealth available across QLD.
What is social prescribing?
Social prescribing is a person-centred, community-based approach to health and wellbeing. A GP or clinician refers a patient to a link worker, who co-designs a personalised plan connecting them to non-clinical community services — social groups, arts, volunteering and nature-based activities — addressing the social determinants of health.
Who can refer?
GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, social workers and trusted community members. Many programs also accept self-referrals.
Who benefits?
People experiencing loneliness, social isolation, mild-to-moderate mental health challenges, chronic illness, housing or financial stress, or lack of community belonging.
Brisbane 2025
Medicare Mental Health Centres in Lutwyche, Strathpine, Caboolture and Redcliffe offer free walk-in support, alongside peer-run Safe Spaces across north Brisbane and Moreton Bay.
Evidence
Australian and international research shows social prescribing improves health-related quality of life, self-reported health and psychological distress, and reduces loneliness.
Link workers
Trained connectors who assess needs, navigate services and co-design plans — typically supporting patients over 12 weeks.
Cost
Most PHN-commissioned mental health programs are fully funded — no out-of-pocket cost to patients. Medicare Mental Health Centres and Safe Havens are always free.
Brisbane PHNs
Brisbane North (brisbanenorthphn.org.au) · Brisbane South (bsphn.org.au) · Gold Coast (gccphn.com.au) · Darling Downs & West Moreton (ddwmphn.com.au)
Green script
Nature-based prescribing connecting patients to national parks, community gardens, parkrun, river and bayside walks and bushcare across Brisbane.
Clarity Health Care — psychologists
Complementing community services with clinical psychology. No waitlists, telehealth across QLD.