Parent to Parent Qld

27/12/2025

Kick off the New Year at Taum’s Fishing Day!

New year, fresh air and a great excuse to get down by the water - sounds like a good start to 2026.

Taum’s Fishing Day is a relaxed, peer-led group for people with disability, their families and supporters. No fishing skills required. Come along, have a laugh, cast a line and enjoy the morning.

Thursday, 8 January
10:00am – 12:30pm
Baxter’s Jetty, Shorncliffe

What’s on offer:
• Spare rods, bait and tackle (or bring your own)
• Light snacks provided
• Good company and easy-going New Year vibes

For more info, call or text Matt: 0499 163 497
or email matt@p2pqld.org.au

We look forward to seeing you there!

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas from P2P! ✨🎄

As the year wraps up, we’re feeling grateful, proud and full of festive cheer 💛
Thank you to our amazing community - the people we support, families, carers, staff and partners - you make P2P what it is.

Wishing you a Christmas filled with joy, laughter, connection and a little bit of magic ✨
Stay safe, enjoy the break and we can’t wait to see what 2026 brings!

🎅🎁 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from all of us at P2P! 🎁🎅

23/12/2025

We’ve moved! ✨📦

P2P has a brand new home - you’ll now find us at 5 Daniel Street, Nambour 🏡

We’re currently on a short break, but we’ll be back and ready to help when our office reopens on Monday, 5 January 2026 🎉

Pop the address in your maps, do a little happy dance, and come say hello - new year, new space, same P2P magic! 💜✨

23/12/2025

We’re popping on our Santa hats and taking a short Christmas break! 🎅

Our office will be closed from Wednesday, 24 December, as our team enjoys some well-earned rest, family time and festive cheer.

🎉 We’ll be back and ready to roll on Monday, 5 January, refreshed and excited for a big year ahead!

Wishing all our families, carers and community a joyful, safe and sparkly Christmas! 💛

See you in 2026!

18/12/2025

Paid opportunity!

The Disability Dialogue are starting a new project called the Feature Dialogue.

It is about sharing ideas and finding ways to make things better for people with disability and their community.

They are looking for parents and carers that support their family member with an intellectual disability under the age of 30 to join their focus group.

The focus groups will:
• meet online up to 5 times over 6 months
• talk about experiences with supports outside the NDIS
• discuss ideas for change

If you are interested, you can sign up via think link: https://disabilitydialogue.com.au/focus-group-sign-up/

17/12/2025

Farewell and thank you, Alissa 💜

We want to say a heartfelt thank you and farewell to Alissa, our incredible Loud and Clear QLD Coordinator.

Alissa’s passion, dedication and commitment to amplifying the voices of people with disability has made a lasting impact across Queensland. Her leadership, kindness and advocacy have helped Loud and Clear QLD grow stronger, louder and more connected - and for that, we are so grateful.

From everyone at P2P and Loud and Clear QLD, thank you for everything you have given to this role and this community. You will be truly missed 💜

We wish you all the very best for the next chapter.🌟

15/12/2025

Your Life. Your Rights! ✨

P2P invites you to our FREE Your Life, Your Rights Workshop -a welcoming session for people with an intellectual disability, their families, and supporters to learn about rights, advocacy, and how to make sure services are safe and fair.

📅 Wednesday, 21 January
🕙 10am – 12pm
📍 Urangan Wellness Centre, Botanical Gardens
🥪 Lunch provided

👉 RSVP via Humanitix:
https://events.humanitix.com/hervey-bay-your-life-your-rights-free-workshop

📞 Questions? Matt King
📱 0493 467 791 | 📧 matt.king@p2pqld.org.au

Free to attend - we’d love to see you there! 💙

15/12/2025

We're moving! 📦

Parent to Parent Sunshine Coast is relocating to a new office mid-December. This move helps us better support families across Queensland as we continue to grow.

Our new address:

5 Daniel Street, Nambour, 4560

What you need to do:
✅ Update your records with our new address
✅ Switch invoices/receipts to email: ndisfinance@p2pqld.org.au (this helps us process claims faster)

Important: Mail sent to our old Woombye address after the move may be delayed or returned. Update your details now to avoid disruptions.

NDIS claim processing won't be affected during the transition.

We'll see you in Nambour soon! 🏠

11/12/2025

🌟 Congratulations Payge!

P2P is incredibly proud to celebrate Payge, who is representing Queensland on Inclusion Australia’s Our Voice Committee – a national group dedicated to championing the voices of people with an intellectual disability.

Who is Our Voice Committee?

Our Voice gives advice to the Inclusion Australia board to make sure the voices of people with an intellectual disability are listened to. They work to:

• break down barriers,
• uphold human rights, and
• make sure all Australians with an intellectual disability are included when making big changes.

Our Voice member, Payge said, ‘I want to be a voice for other people with disability and help people with disability have their voices heard. Our Voice has given me the confidence to speak in public and at conferences.’

All Our Voice members are people with an intellectual disability, and self-advocates.

Find out more about Our Voice on our website: www.inclusionaustralia.org.au/about-us/our-voice/

09/12/2025

This festive season, turn your empty containers into community impact! ✨♻️

As we wrap up another year of connection and creativity at P2P, we’re asking our amazing community to support us in the simplest way - donate your Containers for Change refunds to Parent to Parent.
Every bottle and can you drop off helps us continue empowering people with disability, families, carers, and local communities through programs that truly make a difference.

🎄 How you can help:
1️⃣ Collect your eligible containers
2️⃣ Head to your nearest Containers for Change depot
3️⃣ Use P2P’s donation number: C11353479
4️⃣ Feel good knowing you’ve helped create more opportunities for people with disability- It’s a small action that creates BIG impact.

Thank you for supporting P2P this Christmas and beyond! 💚♻️

07/12/2025

🌻 Gladstone, this is our FINAL Speak Up in the Bush for the year!

Join us for a practical session all about feeling safe, confident, and supported in your community.

At this workshop, you’ll learn:
✨ How to recognise what your senses are telling you
✨ Easy-to-use stress-management tips and exercises
✨ Helpful tools like breathing exercises and sunflower lanyards
✨ Ways to advocate for yourself when things don’t feel right

You’ll also get the chance to co-create a resource for local businesses, helping them better support people with intellectual disability who may be feeling overwhelmed or distressed. Your voice will directly shape a more understanding and accessible Gladstone. 💛

📅 Wednesday, 10 December
⏰ 12:30pm – 2:30pm
📍 Phillip St Community Precinct, Nutchee Building (Yellow Building)

For any questions, please reach out to Brigette at brigette@p2pqld.org.au

Let’s come together, speak up, and make our community safer and stronger for everyone. 🌻💬

04/12/2025

Calling all artists!
The National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health is running an online art competition as part of our project to co-design national research priorities.
People over 18 years old with intellectual disability are invited to create artworks that express what health issues are important to them. Artwork can be in any medium and needs to be submitted online.
https://cds.org.au/art-competition/
The art competition closes on 16 January 2026.