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    Our Stories

    Daisy is wearing a black and cream top and black pants. She is holding up her artwork in one hand and holds her white cane in the other.

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    Daisy Walton

    Daisy Walton, a proud Kunja/Mithaka woman, has generously donated her art piece to QDN to be used as a design for the Longreach Gidgee Yarning Circle. Daisy describes the piece as a “representation of the group”.
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    Our stories

    We love to hear and share the stories of our members and supporters. Here are their stories.

    Amy Tobin sitting in a power wheelchair, sitting on the first-place podium, wearing a green-and-gold Australia uniform, sunglasses, and a medal, with Australian flags behind on an athletics field.

    Amy Tobin making sport a place where everyone belongs

    QDN Member, QDN Consultant
    “We don’t need special treatment — we just need opportunities to be part of the system like everyone else.”…
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    Female with long brown curly hair, and a black top, smiling at the camera

    Jody van Heerden Building real inclusion in sport

    QDN Member, QDN Consultant
    “If we ask the right questions, we’ll see patterns in the barriers. Then we can target solutions, not just guess.”…
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    Ben Haack from athlete to advocate for inclusive sport

    QDN Member, QDN Consultant
    Ben says, “It’d be great to get the right people in the room and start really solving the problem.”…
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    Ben is at the beach in his wheelchair. He looks back at the camera.

    Ben Noonan finding community through sport

    QDN Member, QDN Consultant
    His leadership has helped create pathways for new players and ensures the Gold Coast Rollerblaze Wheelchair Basketball Club continues to grow….
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    Kim plays hockey on the green astro turf. Her uniform is blue and orange.

    Kim Abbott playing for inclusion on and off the field

    QDN Member, QDN Consultant
    For Kim Abbott, hockey has always been part of life. “My Mum was a state player for Queensland, and from under-10s I just fell in love with it,” she says. While she never chased the elite pathway, she’s played for fun, family connection and community….
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    Vale Craig Johnstone

    I first met Craig at a dance at the Mercy Centre in the late 1980’s. I had a dance with him at a Lifestream Ball. We took a bus trip with Madelyn, we went to the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast….
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    Share your story with QDN

    QDN’s policy team is keen to hear from members and people with disability about the issues impacting your lives.

    Our members are at the centre of everything we do, and by collecting your stories and experiences, we can ensure that your voices inform our policy and advocacy work.

    If you have any questions, please contact the policy team at qdn@qdn.org.au or 1300 363 783.

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