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Danielle Pittis: leading diversability in Mount Isa
Danielle Pittis who has been a QDN member since 2020 and graduated in the first cohort of QDN’s Emerging Leaders program in 2021. Danielle says that the program “…gave me the opportunity to become a leader and grow my leadership within QDN, and other parts of my life”.
Our stories
We love to hear and share the stories of our members and supporters. Here are their stories.
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.”…
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….
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….
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….
Carmen Jen won the Cornflower Spirit Award.
Carmen Jen, from Gladstone, has been participating as a QDN Emerging Leader this year and recently won the Cornflower Spirit Award….
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.