The Brisbane South Peer Support Group is a group for people with disability, run by people with disability. Group Convenor Michael Fisher hosts monthly face-to-face and online meetings via zoom.

 

 

The Brisbane South Peer Support Group talk about a range of topics including consumer rights, National Disability Insurance Scheme including plan management and support coordination. They have had a range of guest speakers including QDN member and Queenslander of the Year, Dr Dinesh Palipana who talked about his experience of disability and becoming a doctor, and his work at the hospital during a pandemic.

No longer meets. 

Call QDN on 1300 363 783 or email peersupport@qdn.org.au to find out more about these meetings.

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Click here for the QDN calendar. Type ‘Peer Support Group’ in the search area to find upcoming group meeting dates and times.

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“Joining a QDN Peer Support group can have many benefits. Peer Support Groups are a great way to help us connect in these troubled times and possibly make new friends. They provide a chance to listen to other people’s stories, to tell your own story, to share information and to hear from guest speakers who talk on a variety of subjects.”

Mike Fisher, Sunnybank.

What's Happening

  • Peer Support Groups logo, Connecting people with disability - There is a speech bubble with 8 different coloured graphics of people circling it.Upcoming Peer Support Group meetings
    2nd June 2022
    Upcoming Peer Support Group meetings Looking for a place to connect, meet new people, find out more about topics of interest like National Disability Insurance Scheme, navigating hospitals and healthcare or housing. Come along to one of QDN’s Peer Support Groups which are run by people with disability, for people with disability. QDN also has an online peer support group for people with disability looking to connect online once a month. This group meet on the third Monday of the month. New ... Read More
  • A group of people sitting around a long meeting table.Sunnybank Peer Support Group return to face-to-face meetings with a change of name – Brisbane South Peer Support Group!
    19th October 2021
      Sunnybank Peer Support Group return to face-to-face meetings with a change of name – Brisbane South Peer Support Group! After an extended period of only being able to meet online due to covid restrictions, the Sunnybank Peer Support Group came together for their first face to face meeting on 9 October 2021.  The group have been staying connected via zoom but have not been able to return to the library until now. Convened by Mike Fisher, at this meeting the group discuss future ... Read More
  • New peer support group in Brisbane South
    21st June 2021
    New Peer Support Group in Brisbane South QDN held its first meeting in Brisbane South Supported Independent Living complex. The first meeting attracted six enthusiastic residents who contributed many ideas and suggestions of activities and themes they would like to explore in the group. The group will reconvene in a month to pick up the conversation and look to nominate one or two residents to take on the Group Convenor role. The establishment of a Peer Support Group within a supported living ... Read More
  • A Yellow Queensland Rail train arriving at platform.Peer Support Group Updates
    20th January 2021
    Peer Support Group Updates Group Convenor Training Days 15 and 16 October 2020 On 15 and 16 October, Group Convenors from across Queensland came together for two days of training in Brisbane. Across the two days convenors explored topics like transformation leadership and capturing digital stories.  Convenors heard from representatives from the National Disability Insurance Agency and Every Australian Count to keep up to date with changes around the National Disability Insurance Scheme.  These ... Read More
  • QDN Local Support Groups videos launched
    25th November 2019
    QDN Local Support Groups videos launched Recently at QDNs Annual General Meeting, two digital stories were launched for the first time to celebrate QDN’s local support groups work to inform, connect, lead and influence people with disabilities in local communities across Queensland. The digital stories showcase QDNs peer groups and the work of peer groups across the State. QDN has 20 local support groups, operating ... Read More