14/02/2026
Being the biggest, free community event every year for the Disability sector, created, shaped and delivered by people living with disability, for people living with disability, we would be crazy not to invite our Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence.
We have spent months emailing and inviting all our Qld and Federal leaders including the super busy David Crisafulli MP, as well as, the Greens, Labor and One Nation so everyone has the chance to hear from our community at this massive event.
We get lots of complaints that our State Minister, or at the very least a representative, can't always make it to open or attend Queensland's biggest Disability event, so we wanted to the show the community we gave it a red hot go to try and invite the incredibly busy Hon Amanda Camm MP.
Qld Parliament is not sitting until March 24 so we hope our state leaders can find time to visit, talk to and hear from our huge community in Qld on 13-14 March this year at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
What a superhuman task having so many portfolios on one Ministers shoulders! If anything our Qld Minister has a huge job.
The Disability Royal Commission with 222 recommendations, most of which have not been endorsed or actioned still after 2 years at a Federal level, showed us the extent of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people living with disability. Over 50% of people over 65 live with a disability also.
The Royal Commission showed the vast majority of children with disability experience abuse and violence so we know how important child safety is in our sector, which is why our Minister for Seniors, Disability, Child Safety and DV is the most requested Queensland leader at every event we have each year.
So far Qld Government staffers have said they are probably too busy to talk to us or arrange to come along but we wonder if their office staff realise that this is literally the biggest event for 2026 for the disability sector and how much we miss our Minister for Disability when they can't attend.
In previous years we have had Bill Shorten, LNP, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party and the The Australian Greens all come along all over Australia Kate Washington MP and Hannah Beazley MLA both attended our previous events in NSW and WA, because showing up means a lot to our space when there is so much change and uncertainty. 20% or more of the voting public is important.
We see Amanda posting on her social media supporting small business, the reef, sports, schools, health, first home buyers, boat ramps, tourism and fishing limits, but as our Disability Minister, the community is asking us to invite you to hear their stories and share what Queensland is doing about disability services, Thriving Kids, foundational supports, domestic violence and safeguards for people with disability, flowing on from such horrendous examples of generational and chronic violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of children, adults and seniors living with disability.
We cant wait to hear and share the amazing work being done here in Queensland by our hard working Queensland Government, because so much is done behind the scenes and the community doesn't realise just how many great projects are going on right now.
As a community we want to support you in this massive role Amanda Camm MP with so many big portfolios on one person's shoulders. We hope you can make it!
If you know anyone in Amanda's office please let them know how important it is to our community to see representation at Qld's biggest event and put in a good word for us : )
At least everyone can see we tried our best and if our Minister can't make it, we know someone will come to represent the Qld Government and the hard work they are all doing right now.
We get no funding to help deliver this massive, free community event so warm words, a listening ear, some time and updates for the community is the next best thing.
Hope to see you there. Event link https://developingauscommunities.com.au/brisbane-expo-2026-visitor-2/
