2026 Listening

Alliance Listening Actions 2026

Listening Actions brings together local leaders and members of faiths, community groups, charities, unions and other people of good will to share stories, build relationships, and identify the pressures shaping community life.

 

 

We have brought together leaders in 15 local listening events with more than 300 participants and over 100 people taking on leadership roles.

Completed Listenings:

  • Mount Gravatt - Thu 12 Feb, 6pm for 6.30pm-8:30, Southside Uniting Church, Cnr Springwood and Hicks Streets, Mount Gravatt
  • Inala - Thu 12 Feb, 5.30pm, Inala Community Centre/ The HUB, 79 Poinsettia St, Inala
  • Rockhampton - Thu 19 Feb, 4.30- 6.15pm 81 High Street
  • Fairfield/Yeronga - Sat 21 Feb, Yeronga Community Centre
  • Redcliffe - Wed 11 Mar, 6:30pm - 8pm 1 Richens St, Redcliffe
  • Northside/Chermside - Sat 21 Mar, 3-5pm, Chermside Kedron Community Church, Cnr Gympie Rd and Rhode Rd
  • Petrie - Wed 25 Mar, 6pm-8pm, Pine Rivers Uniting Church, 30 Narangba Rd, Kallangur
  • Townsville - Thu 26 Mar, 6-8pm, Mount Louisa Community Church 
  • Wynnum - Sat 18 April , 3:00pm - 5:00pm, St Peters Anglican Church Hall, 77 Charlotte St, Wynnum
  • New Farm - Sun 19 Apr, 11:30am-1:30pm Merthyr Road Uniting Church Hall
  • West End - Wed 6 May, 5:30pm for 6-8pm, West End Uniting Church, 11 Sussex St, West End
  • Hervey Bay - Sat 9 May, 3pm - 5pm, Urangan Community Wellness Centre - The Tree House
  • Toowoomba - Tues 19 May, 5:30-8pm, Lifeworks Uniting Church, Glenvale.
  • City - Sun 24 May, 11:30am for 12pm start-1:30pm, St Johns Cathedral Precinct, 373 Ann St, Brisbane City
  • Gladstone - Tue, 26 May, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, Gladstone Uniting Church, 1 Uniting Pl, Telina 

 

 

 

There are three next steps underway:

  • To bring the listening outcomes together in our Discernment Process.  

    • Discernment means "to judge wisely."  

    • We will hold an Organisational Leaders Discernment on 14th July

    • We will hold a Discernment Gathering in early August, inviting everyone who has shared stories across the Listening Actions to come together to decide next steps on how we want to organise ourselves, and what we will act on.  Stay tuned for more details or email Katie on [email protected] 

  • Training people in community organising.  We are running regular Foundations of Community Organising Training and many people from the Listening Actions are joining these to learn the skills and concepts to build people power across difference. 

    Find out dates and get registered.

  • Many of these local areas are progressing the local issues and/or relationships that have come out of their listening events.