Carmen Jen won the Cornflower Spirit Award Carmen Jen, from Gladstone, has been participating as an Emerging Leader this year and recently won the Cornflower Spirit Award. The blue cornflower, a symbol of hope and courage for those living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), represents the delicate yet resilient nature of those affected by the … Read More
Members Stories
QDeNgage partnership with TMR goes from strength to strength.
QDeNgage partnership with TMR goes from strength to strength. Mobile phone and seatbelt cameras went live in Queensland on 1 November 2021. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) undertook customer research on how customers who receive a mobile phone or seatbelt infringement notice go about paying, transferring, or disputing the fine online … Read More
WIN News Queensland Interview
WIN News Queensland Interview Recently we were featured on WIN News Queensland talking our open leading calling for more assistance from the Queensland and Federal Governments for people with disability during COVID-19. Watch the WIN News interview here »
Angela Kalantzis – Emerging Leaders 2021
Angela Kalantzis – Emerging Leaders 2021 Angela Kalantzis a mum of two, lives with a brain injury. In July 2012, a new version of Angela was born. She was in an accident involving a camper trailer lid falling on her head causing a traumatic brain injury. This type of accident could happen to anyone and … Read More
Vinnie Batten – Emerging Leaders 2021
Vinnie Batten – Emerging Leaders 2021 Vinnie is a QDN member and is a shining example of a new generation of young people with disability. They have seen the issues that have affected them, and they are determined to make changes that will benefit everyone living with disability within their communities. Being born with a … Read More
Caboolture Peer Support Group focuses on the NDIS
Caboolture Peer Support Group focuses on the NDIS The Caboolture Peer Support Group have had a focus on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and disability services in the Caboolture community. Matt McCracken, Group Convenor has been facilitating these important conversations and has invited Max Wise, Assistant Director-General, Disability and Seniors Connect, from Department of … Read More
QDeNgage Disability Awareness Training
QDeNgage Disability Awareness Training Kat (QDN Project Officer) and Elisha (QDeNgage Disability Consultant) joined the volunteer crew from Brisbane City Council’s Environment Centres at the lovely Downfall Creek Bushland Centre for our latest Disability Awareness Training. Eleven participants took part in the training, sharing stories, knowledge and experiences supporting people with disability to access and … Read More
Peer Support Groups join Redcliffe Sunday Markets
Peer Support Groups join Redcliffe Sunday Markets Deception Bay and Redcliffe Peer Support Group members and Group Convenors joined the @RedcliffeMarkets (https://www.facebook.com/RedcliffeMarkets) Redcliffe Sunday Markets on Sunday 28 September to talk with the local community about QDN and their peer support groups. The group had a fantastic day filled with conversation and laughter. They provided … Read More
Gympie Peer Support Group are helping people with disability prepare for emergencies
Gympie Peer Support Group are helping people with disability prepare for emergencies Michael Condon, Gympie Peer Support Group Convenor has been active in the Gympie community, meeting with service providers and people with disability to promote the peer support group. Michael is passionate about the
QDN Sunshine Coast Peer Support Group meeting
QDN Sunshine Coast Peer Support Group meeting The Sunshine Coast Peer Support Group hosted another great meeting at the Millwell Road Community Centre. These meetings are a led by people with disability and are an inclusive place for people with disability to get together.