About the 2026 Emerging Leaders Program The Emerging Leaders Program continues to build the leadership credentials of people with disability by introducing learning opportunities to develop skills to influence change in their own lives and in their communities. Face-to-face workshops, online interactive sessions, mentorship, and community activities are just some of proven methods of the … Read More
Emerging Leaders
Meet the 2026 QDN Emerging Leaders
Julie Watson Mount Isa Laura Mladenovic Townsville Bruce Camplin Gold Coast Dion Harris Rockhampton DeAnne Jager Gladstone Fin Coll Sunshine Coast Bharti Rowe Brisbane Sean Fisher Brisbane Madeline Hoffman Cairns Brent Matthews Moreton Bay Katie McCord Bundaberg Chloe Wigg Logan Brenton Koch Cairns Celeste Daniels Redland Kimberley Randall Brisbane Miriam Swanborough Brisbane Telina Tuckerman Mackay … Read More
Applications for the 2024 QDN Emerging Leaders program are open
Applications for the 2024 QDN Emerging Leaders program are open! Applications for the 2024 QDN Emerging Leaders program are open! QDN’s Emerging Leaders program is a program focused on building the leadership of people with disability to lead and influence change in their own lives and in their communities. Each year up to 25 people … Read More
A glimpse behind the curtain: Patrick Heaton’s 2022 Nigel Webb Bursary trip
A glimpse behind the curtain: Patrick Heaton’s 2022 Nigel Webb Bursary trip By Patrick Heaton As the recipient of the 2022 Nigel Webb Bursary 2022, I was given the chance to travel to another community in Australia to broaden my network, meeting with nationally recognised leaders in disability. I travelled to Melbourne and country Victoria … Read More