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Carers Queensland hosts Emergency Preparedness workshops to help community members Brisbane resident Melissa has been living independently for a few years now, but she recently realised that she didn' ...
Carers Queensland helps Livingstone Shire Council become champions of inclusion and accessibility
Livingstone Shire Council has cemented its reputation as a champion of accessibility and inclusion after inviting Carers Queensland to deliver Disability Awareness Workshops to more than 100 council e ...
Darrell’s adventurous spirit sees him build strength to travel the world by train
After a stroke in 2019 left Darrell with limited movement on his left-hand side, the Brisbane resident has been slowly building strength and mobility in the hope of pursuing international travel. Dar ...
Levi’s plan to help school leavers realise their potential
Logan local Levi loves learning new things, it makes him feel like he can take on the world. “When I started doing things for myself, it made me feel like a Transformer, like Optimus Prime,” Levi said ...
Derrell looking ahead after achieving her independence
Bli Bli local Derrell has been living independently for six months and, with the assistance of support workers and her family, she is going from strength to strength. After joining the National Disabi ...
Brad the guitarist is making inroads through his music
For someone who prefers to be out of the limelight, Brad’s come a long way in the past few years, playing guitar and singing in public most weekends. Growing up in rural Queensland on a farm with 9 si ...
Dom is the first trans man with disability to set up disability dance school
In his wildest dreams, Dom never imagined being Australia’s first trans man with disability to run a successful dance academy dedicated to sparking joy in the lives of people living with disability. B ...
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Michael’s heading back to Beef Week with NDIS support
Six years after Michael walked into Beef Week 2018, he is planning to do it again. In 2000, Michael was involved in a horse-riding incident that left him paralysed on the right side of his body, unabl ...
Carers Queensland Ipswich office celebrates 7 years of helping others
Celebrating 7 years of supporting people across the Ipswich community Carers Queensland has just celebrated 7 years of helping people with disability from Ipswich and surrounding areas, with the team ...
Anthea bowls, bakes, and belts out tunes at a local nursing home
Anthea lives a happy, busy and fulfilling life, with the 40-year-old bowling, baking and belting out tunes at a local nursing home on any given day. The Gold Coast local, who lives with her retired pa ...
Matthew achieves his social, educational and employment goals with the right supports
Having faced many challenges throughout his life, Matthew is now striving ahead, holding down a job and helping others. He aims to inspire others, encouraging them to not lose hope and to seek help to ...
