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    Kate Dufty

    Kate Dufty, a Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) 2021 Emerging Leader Graduate, was awarded the 2026 Gladstone Region Australia Day Award for Community Volunteer, recognising her significant contributions to the Gladstone Community through her volunteer work. 

    Our stories

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

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    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….
    Image: Carmen Jen, a QDN member and 2024 Emerging Leader, sits in her wheelchair holding her MND Cornflower Spirit Award. A dog sits beside her.
    Carmen Jen, from Gladstone, has been participating as a QDN Emerging Leader this year and recently won the Cornflower Spirit Award….
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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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