By Katrina Beavan

ABC Capricornia

Topic: Rehabilitation

Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 8:15am

A rehab centre in Woorabinda has closed.

In short:

The Mimosa Creek Healing Centre closed after 14 years.

The local council ended the lease due to community concerns.

What's next?

The organisation will continue other services in a new location.

The only rehab centre in Woorabinda closed after 14 years.

Mimosa Creek Healing Centre was run by a non-profit organisation.

It offered help for Aboriginal men with drug and alcohol problems.

The council ended the lease in a meeting in March.

The decision was based on community concerns about the service.

Community members said the service was not suitable for Aboriginal men.

The service did not help men recover from drug and alcohol problems.

The council meeting decided to end the lease.

The non-profit organisation was not told about the concerns.

The organisation got funding to build the rehab centre.

The council told the organisation to leave the premises.

The organisation asked the council to change its decision.

The council did not listen to the organisation's requests.

The council was asked for a comment.

Woorabinda is a small Indigenous community.

The organisation found a new location for its services.

The new location will not have a rehab centre.

The organisation does not know what will happen to the old building.

The council has a plan to introduce alcohol back into the community.

The plan includes programs to help people with alcohol problems.

It is not known if alcohol restrictions have been changed.

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