Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie has delivered some New Year cheer to 485 Queensland community groups announcing they will share in grants of more than $9.9 million.
Mr Bleijie said the grants provided through the Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) would help not-for-profit organisations provide programs and services in their local areas. Continue reading »
Fiona Anderson, the Queensland Coordinator of the Every Australian Counts campaign, spoke at the 4th ‘Disability Awareness and Opportunity Expo’ at Mount Gravatt Showgrounds on Wednesday.
Ms Anderson described how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is expected to work and how it compares to the current situation. A large portion of her speech transcript follows.
The following is a speech made by Steve Minnikin MP in Queensland Parliament sitting Thursday 23 August 2012.
Mr MINNIKIN (Chatsworth—LNP) (2.45 pm): It is with great pleasure I rise to support a wonderful Queensland organisation—The Tertiary PLACE based in MURARRIE in Brisbane’s east. The Tertiary PLACE provides creative and educational day programs for adults with disabilities by way of the continuance of postschool education. The organisation was founded by Nona Westenrieder and Angela Leneham—sisters who had a dream of providing lifelong opportunities for adults with disabilities following the acknowledgment of a lack of similar opportunities that are available to their non-disabled peers. Continue reading »
Below is information received from Fiona Anderson, NDIS State Campaign Co-ordinator Qld.
Minister for Disability Services, Mental Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Curtis Pitt MP will meet a cross-section of the disability community attending the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) public forum at Belmont Services Bowls Club in Carindale on 12 April 2:30pm-4:30pm. Continue reading »
Note from the editor: The YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament is a Queensland Studies Authority accredited education program for young Queenslanders. The members of the 2011 YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament will officially be sworn in on Saturday 16th April during the weekend-long Forum in Brisbane. We’ve been asking the local representatives to tell you a bit about themselves via a guest post here.
Guest Post by Alison DowerWho am I?
My name is Alison Dower, I am 23 years old and I live in the Greenslopes Electorate in the awesome suburb of Coorparoo. I have been selected as the Youth Member for Greenslopes for the YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament this year. In my role I hope to take the issues that affect young people and the community to the Youth Parliament and spend time discussing all the opportunities that we can think of to improve upon everyones experience of life in our community. The opportunity that I have been given in attending Queensland Youth Parliament is one that I am incredibly grateful for and will be utilising to its fullest capacity.
What do I do for fun?
I like being busy and packing as much into my week as I possibly can, presently I work full time as a Program Officer with Lifestream Foundation in East Brisbane supporting adults with intellectual disabilities. I am also learning AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language) at TAFE and completing my Bachelor of Social Work at QUT. I am also currently volunteering with YANQ (Youth Affair Network of Queensland). In my spare time I do rockclimbing, boxing and fitness and I practice my fire twirling skills. Studying, reading and sleeping do fit in there somewhere too. Over the years I have volunteered with the State Emergency Service and Lifestream Foundation and participated in tennis, touch footy, swimming and indoor and outdoor rockclimbing and hiking. Continue reading »
Yvonne Campbell owns and runs local business Special Care Clothing Solutions with her husband. She was intially inspired to start the business when her mother was confined to a nursing home, suffering with Alzheimers. She saw the difficulty carers had dressing her. The indiginity and discomfort she often endured made it clear to Yvonne that there was a need for specially designed clothing for those with limited mobility.
Earlier this month Yvonne attended the Disability Roundtable where people with disabilities and carers gathered to discuss and share information. It was hosted by Federal Member for Bonner Ross Vasta along with Shadow Minister for Disablities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector, Mitch Fifield. It was also run with the support and assistance of Terry Forster, Principal of Mount Gravatt Special School, where the roundtable was held. Continue reading »