Community forums
Make your voice count at the upcoming Disability Reform Forum
Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), in partnership with Queensland Government, invites you to a Disability Reform Community Forum in Queensland.
You are invited to attend the forum if you are:
- a person with disability
- a family member or carer
- a service provider
- work or volunteer at a community organisation
- an advocate for people with disability.
What’s happening at the forum?
Hear what people have said in earlier forums and how it is informing reform work.
Share what is important to you and your community in shaping targeted foundational supports for children under 9 in Queensland.
Why attend?
The forum is a chance for you to:
- make your voice count – help shape outcomes that will work in your region
- connect with community – meet others working toward change in the disability sector
- ask questions and hear from the team.
Forums are being held between 19 May and 13 June 2025 in locations around Queensland, as well as online.
Brisbane Community Forum #1 - Fully booked
Date: Tuesday 3 June
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, cnr Glenelg and Merivale Sts South Bank QLD
Brisbane Community Forum #2
Date: Tuesday 3 June
Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, cnr Glenelg and Merivale Sts South Bank QLD
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/community-forum-brisbane-2
Online Community Forum #2
Date: Wednesday 4 June
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/community-forum-online-2
Hervey Bay Community Forum
Date: Thursday 5 June
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Hervey Bay Community Centre, 22 Charles Street, Pialba Queensland 4655
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/community-forum-hervey-bay
Gympie Community Forum
Date: Friday 6 June
Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm
Location: Gympie Community Place, 18 Excelsior Road, Gympie Queensland 4570
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/community-forum-gympie
Sunshine Coast Community Forum
Date: Friday 13 June
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Location: The Events Centre, 20 Minchinton Street, Caloundra Queensland 4551
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/community-forum-sunshine-coast
If you have any questions, please contact QDN at 1300 363 783 or email qdn@qdn.org.au
Background on the Queensland Disability Stakeholder Engagement and Co-Design Strategy
The Queensland Government recently announced the Queensland Disability Stakeholder Engagement and Co-Design Strategy.
The Strategy will guide collaborative work together to engage with stakeholders as we embark on significant reforms of the disability sector over the next four years.
As part of this work, QDN recently hosted community forums in partnership with the Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety.
The community forums took place across Queensland attracting 787 registrations for the opportunity to provide input into disability reform, planning and an insight into the various ways that stakeholders can get involved.
Everyone who registered their interest in a 2025 Queensland Stakeholder and Co-design Strategy Forum has been included in the Community of Practice. This group will have the opportunity to contribute regularly to the strategy. You can participate as much or as little as you wish.
Those who expressed their interest in joining the Disability Reform Implementation Stakeholder Committee and the Co-design team will be notified of the outcome in the coming weeks.
For everyone who provided feedback during the forums, we have captured this feedback, and this will form part of the planning.
Thank you again for being a part of these forums and for your input into the Queensland Disability Reforms. We will be in touch soon with the next step in this important process.
There will opportunities to be involved in disability reform in Queensland, as outlined in the strategy.
This Strategy will ensure the voices of Queenslanders with disability and the disability community, are at the heart of significant disability reforms. Your involvement will help drive innovative solutions and improved outcomes across the state.
If you have any questions or would like more information, contact QDN’s Policy team on 1300 363 783 or admin@qdn.org.au
