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Community
Community.
- Carers Information for carers.
- Community Recovery Provides human and social recovery assistance to disaster affected individuals and communities, through Personal Hardship Assistance Grants and long term recovery programs.
- Category C funding Read about the funding and grants made available to non-government organisations in areas impacted by declared disasters.
- Community Recovery Forum
- Queensland Government concessions Queensland Government concessions are available to eligible holders of a concession card such as seniors, people with a disability, carers, veterans, sole parents, widows and students.
- Queensland Financial Inclusion Plan
- Thriving Queensland Communities grants - Round one 2018
- Thriving Queensland Communities grants - Round two 2019
- Social Cohesion Read about the Queensland Governments commitment to strengthening social cohesion in our communities.
- Neighbourhood and community centres
- Volunteering
- Financial literacy and resilience
- Queensland Community Support Scheme
- Goods and Food Relief Programs
- Safe Night Precincts Support Services
- Gambling help services
- Place-based approaches Place-based approaches. Find out about place-based approaches and how they can be used to bring together community stakeholders in a defined location to address complex community needs.
- Logan Together
- Community transport
- Emergency Relief program
- Meals on wheels
- National Redress Scheme
Disability Connect Queensland
Disability
- Our role in disability
- State Disability Plan 2017-2020
- National Disability Insurance Scheme The NDIS is now fully operational in Queensland and is how Queenslanders with disability are accessing the services they need. Find key information and links for people with disability, their families and carers, and services providers.
- Accessing support through the NDIS
- Additional support for Queenslanders
- NDIS Information, linkages and capacity building (ILC)
- Registering to become an NDIS provider
- NDIS quality and safeguard requirements for providers
- Positive Behaviour Support and Restrictive Practices Understanding Positive Behaviour Support.
- NDIS market information and resources
- Accommodation Support and Respite Services (AS&RS)
- For service providers Information and resources for Disability funded non-government organisations
- Preventing and responding to abuse, neglect and exploitation Information about preventing and responding to abuse, neglect and exploitation.
- Identifying abuse, neglect and exploitation Information about indicators, signs and risk factors.
- Preventing abuse, neglect and exploitation Information about values, key features and preventing abuse and exploitation.
- Responding to abuse, neglect and exploitation
- Evaluation and audit Information about ways of evaluating abuse, neglect and exploitation prevention measures and includes a self audit tool.
- Key agencies
- Disability Services Act 2006 The Disability Services Act 2006 took effect on 1 July 2006.
- National Disability Agreement
- Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS) Information and resources relevant to the collection of disability data from all service providers in Queensland that receive funding under the National Disability Agreement NDA.
- Latest news
Accommodation Support and Respite Services
Our department is a registered service provider under the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Find out about the services we offer, if our service will be suitable for you, and how to choose us as your NDIS provider.
Seniors
Seniors.
- Information, support and services for older people
- Queensland: an age-friendly community Information about the Queensland Governments vision to build an age-friendly state.
- Strategy and reporting
- Advancing Queensland: an age-friendly community grants program
- Age-friendly toolkit Our toolkit is your go-to guide to bringing age-friendly initiatives to life in your community. It is a learning resource to help community organisations, businesses and local government include age-friendly concepts in their work and to contribute to building an age-friendly Queensland.
- What is age-friendly
- Making the case for being age-friendly
- 5 steps to being age-friendly Check out the 5 steps in the age-friendly planning process.
- Age-friendly examples
- Tools and resources Tools and resources
- Resources
- Residential Transition of Older Queenslanders
- B.OLD short film competition Learn more about this fun initiative designed to challenge negative perceptions about ageing.
- Elder abuse prevention and awareness
Industry and partners
Industry and partners.
- Partnering for the future: advancing Queensland's community services industry 2017–25
- Forecasting the future: community services in Queensland 2025
- Stakeholder engagement The department engages widely with stakeholders to build strong relationships and support information flows and discussion.
- Thriving Communities Leadership Group
- North West Minerals Province Community Strategy and Action Plan Reference Group
- Queensland Carers Advisory Council
- Queensland LGBTI roundtable Applications for the Queensland LGBTI Roundtable have closed.
- Queensland Social Cohesion Implementation Committee
- Queensland Disability Advisory Council
- Satisfaction survey
- Industry confidence survey
- Funding and grants Find out about current funding and grants opportunities.
- Departmental sponsorship Requests need to be received 4 to 8 months ahead of the activity or event, depending on the amount requested.
- Funding available
- Legislative safeguards for funding
- Human Services Quality Framework Quality assurance requirements for service providers in Queensland.
- Streamlined agreements
- Investment specifications Information on investment specifications.
- Outcomes Co-design
- Non-Government organisation access to interpreting services
- Output funding and reporting
- Online Acquittal Support Information System (OASIS) Information about OASIS, an online grants tool making it easier, simpler and faster for funded organisations to electronically update records, financial information, access reports and submit endorsed documents.
- Criminal history screening From 1 July 2006 the Disability Services Act 2006 introduces criminal history screening for all people engaged by funded non-government service providers.
- About criminal history screening Worker screening requirements in Queensland for funded providers and NDIS registered providers, including sole traders.
- Forms Employers and sole traders can now register for the Yellow Card Online portal. The portal is an easy and efficient way to lodge applications online - no paper forms required although they are still available.
- Application for criminal history screening (exemption notice) (Form 10-11)
- Application for criminal history screening - prescribed notice (yellow card) (Form 10-1)
- For sole traders - Application for criminal history screening prescribed notice (yellow card) (Form 10-1ST)
- For sole traders - Application for criminal history screening (exemption notice) (Form 10-11ST)
- Application for information from register of engaged persons (Form 10-6)
- Application for eligibility declaration (Form 10-10)
- Application for criminal history screening change of details (Form 10-2)
- Change of details of positive notice/card or positive exemption notice/card holder (Form 10-4)
- Application for replacement of lost or stolen positive notice and card or positive exemption notice and card (Form 10-3)
- Application for cancellation of negative notice or negative exemption notice (Form 10-5)
- Guide, hearing and assistance dogs Information about guide, hearing and assistance dogs.
News
Departmental news, articles, stories and campaign information.
- Stories Enjoy articles, videos, advice and inspiration from across our department.
- Campaigns
- COVID-19 (coronavirus)
About us
Information about our department.
- Our Minister
- Our organisation Find out about our organisation-meet our Director General, check our organisational structure and learn how we are delivering services.
- Director-General
- Organisational chart and business areas
- Legislation
- State Budget and service delivery statements
- Publications A listing of our departments corporate publications.
- Annual Report The annual report is an account of the operational and financial performance of our department. It provides an analysis of our performance against the objectives in the Strategic Plan and enables the community, Ministers and Parliament to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of our department.
- Strategic Plan
- Disability Service Plan
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Action Plan
- Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan
- Agency Procurement Plan
- Multicultural Action Plan Progress Report
- Careers Information about a career with our department including career options, salary, leave entitlements, study assistance, superannuation and other flexible and rewarding employment conditions.
- Customer service compliments and complaints
- Social media
- Right to Information The Right to Information is the Queensland Governments approach to giving the community greater access to information.
- Publication scheme The publication scheme describes and categorises information routinely available from the department.
- Disclosure log The Right to Information Act 2009 requires agencies to publish information and documents on RTI disclosure logs.
- Contact us
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- Last reviewed
- 7 June 2019
- Last modified
- 2 February 2020
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