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4. Thriving Communities Leadership Group

The Thriving Communities Leadership Group (TCLG) creates opportunities for the Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors, the community services industry and other Queensland Government agencies to work together to support communities to thrive.

Purpose

The TCLG will focus on:

• bringing broad and diverse experience and expertise together to drive a Thriving Communities Commitment Statement  (PDF, 3.5 MB) Thriving Communities Commitment Statement  (DOCX, 404 KB) agenda
• addressing issues relevant to the community services industry and to the individuals, families and communities that the department and members seek to support
• building strong relationships as foundations for robust discussion and to support collective responses to current and future challenges for Queensland communities.

Membership

Membership is by invitation from the Director-General, Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors.

The TCLG core members have relevant knowledge and experience to drive the Thriving Communities agenda, for example key peak bodies, service providers, industry groups, other key agencies and associations.

The TCLG invitational members are content experts, for example academia, practitioners, social entrepreneurs and experts from the finance and business sector, who may be invited to participate in specific TCLG activities.

Core members:

• Warwick Agnew, Director-General, Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs
• Mara Basanovic, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteering QLD
• Belinda Drew, Chief Executive Officer, Community Services Industry Alliance
• Amie McVeigh, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Council of Social Service
• Tomas Passeggi, President, Queensland Family and Communities Association
• Mark Tucker-Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Council on the Ageing Queensland
• Megan Barry, Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Commission.

Invitational members:

• Paige Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer, Queenslanders with a Disability Network
• Debra Cottrell, Chief Executive Officer Carers Queensland, Queensland Carers Advisory Council Representative
• Matthew Cox, Director, Logan Together
• Brett Hall, Acting Executive Director, Jobs Queensland
• Dr Ann Ingamells, President, Coalition of Community Boards
• Ian Montague, Queensland State Manager, National Disability Services
• Vicky Ogilvie, LGBTI Roundtable Representative.

Meetings

Meetings are convened quarterly. Meetings and consideration of issues may be scheduled out-of-session.