First Nations

We believe in equal rights and opportunities for everyone.

We are here to improve the quality of life for all carers, people with disability, and their families throughout Queensland.

Walking with our community. Connecting with our communities.

The story of Carers Queensland.

It is a great honour to share our artwork from Uncle Paul Calcott of the Wiradjuri people, a community Elder living with a disability, and member of the LGBTIQ+ community.

Uncle Paul is an NDIS participant and has a long relationship with Carers Queensland. Carers Queensland’s history, and our organisation, will mean different things to different people based on their own perspective, experience, and culture. In mid-2020, we invited a range of stakeholders to come together and look for a better way to tell our story.

Walking with our community. Connecting with our communities.

UNCLE PAUL CALCOTT | ACRYLIC ON CANVAS | 2021

A way that was more meaningful and celebrated our values from the perspectives of those who live and breathe our work every day.

And we had a yarn. We all shared our history, our learnings, our experiences and our perspectives of Carers Queensland not just as an organisation, but also as a part of the community.

Uncle Paul listened, reflected, and took that learning away to give it new life from his perspective, telling our story in a way that held meaning for his culture and his experience.

Are you a carer? Or maybe you know someone who is.

We know that First Nations Australians are more likely to care for another person with a disability, long-term illness, or frail-aged than non-First Nations Australians.

Many will accept their caring role as a normal part of family and community life.

You may not think of yourself as a carer, but providing unpaid care and support to family members or friends makes you a family carer.

Carers Queensland offers a range of services to support all carers across Queensland.

Reconciliation Action Plan

The work we do is intrinsically linked to the values of human rights to everyone, regardless of race, gender, religion and occupation.

Our organisation reflects the diversity of the community we support.

Carers Queensland is committed to improving the quality of life of First Nations carers and continuing the journey to reconciliation within Australia.

We do it through our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

What is a RAP?

Reconciliation Action Plans are strategic plans made by an organisation to realise its vision for reconciliation.

The action plans seek to create social change and economic opportunities for First Nations Australians and are built on relationships and respect.

There are four different RAPs for workplaces: Reflect, Innovate, Stretch and Elevate.

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