More than 100 Queensland organisations have been awarded grants of up to $1000 to support events and initiatives throughout Queensland Senior’s Month this October.
Queenslanders with disability will continue to have a strong voice with the appointment of fourteen members to the Queensland Disability Advisory Council (QDAC) for a three-year term to June 2025.
Doomadgee will lead a state-first “closing the gap” pilot to identify how best to roll-out priority programs like health, housing, and early childhood in First Nations communities in Queensland.
Autism Queensland will be funded for the first time as one of nine of the state’s peak disability bodies to share in $4.2 million to support people living with disability in Queensland.
Redcliffe seniors will tomorrow (Thursday) attend a booked-out Seniors Expo to connect to discounts and rebates to help them save thousands of dollars in cost-of-living expenses.
Palm Island youth who have disengaged from the formal education system are the target of program to be delivered by the Palm Island Community Company in partnership with the Palaszczuk Government.
Better mental health and life outcomes for young people on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) is the target of the Yulu-Burri-Ba Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health in partnership with the Palaszczuk Government.
The Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council will partner with the Palaszczuk Government to recruit a Social and Emotional Wellbeing Coordinator to improve health and cultural services in the community.