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Since Founding: Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

Better Care - NDIS and Aged Care:

• State funding for disability advocacy secured to June 30, 2021.
  
  
• Extended funding of Workability Project for 2018/19.
  
  
• Reduction of ACAT waiting times to Australian benchmarks.
  
  
• Commitment to minimum staffing levels, based on research, where State delivers residential aged care.

Employment and Training:

Our Districts:

• Stafford: New car park at Prince Charles Hospital that will be publicly funded and built.
• Logan:
  • 3 Community Maternity Hubs are up and running, fulfilling the commitments made last year.
  • Implementation of Australia's first Demand Responsive Transport trial in Logan, Sept 2017 - Sept 2018.
  • Extension of Demand Responsive Transport trial to a fourth trial site.

We've been winning together through the relationships and action of thousands of people from community organisations, unions, faith groups and ethnic associations. 

Pre-Founding Assembly Phase

Before 30 August 2017

Community engaged in successful fight for solutions for Logan kids, including $2 million for six new maternity hubs in Logan.

• June 2015: At our Logan Assembly, Queensland Minister Shannon Fentiman committed to $75,000 a year for two years in funding for the Logan Community Group Alliance to organise the community to engage in the Logan Together Collective Impact project.
• May 2017: Health Minister Cameron Dick announced $2m in annual funding for six maternity hubs in Logan, an initiative of Logan Together, successfully fought for and supported by our Alliance.

50% concession on public transport fares for asylum seekers.

• December 2015: A delegation of Alliance leaders met with the Transport Minister to push for transport concessions for asylum seekers - presenting over 2,000 petition signatures.
• June 2016: Transport Minister Jackie Trad announced public transport concessions for asylum seekers in Queensland.
• April 2017: 50% concessional public transport fares for Asylum seekers and unemployed came into effect.

Collective Impact project working on mental health in West Moreton

• October 2015: West Moreton Health and Hospital Service, and DDWM Primary Health Network CEOs committed to work with us to find solutions to poor access to mental health services.
• February 2016: Health CEOs and 10 local community health services, commited to lead mental health collective Impact project in Ipswich.
• November 2016: Health Minister Cameron Dick announced $270,000 funding over 2 years for Mental Health Collective Impact project.
• May 2017, Collective Impact project launched.
• In August 2017: Four Mayoral candidates, including elected Mayor Antoniolli, committed to work with the Collective Impact Project.

Release of baby “Asha” and family to community, spared from being deported to Nauru

• June 2015: Alliance leaders planned possible joint action around Welcome, including collective action if child faced return to risk.
• February 2016: Alliance, together with Getup!, Refugee Action Collective and Qld Council of Unions, organised two-week, 24- hour vigil at Lady Cilentro Hospital.
• February 2016: Government annouced release of baby Asha and family into community detention, followed by all 168 asylum seekers facing return to Nauru.

Expanded parking concessions at Prince Charles Hospital; becomes model for statewide action.

• November 2016: Metro North Health and Hospital Service (HHS) committed to working with us to make hospital parking fairer at Prince Charles Hospital
• May 2017: A trial of new expanded parking concessions started at the Prince Charles hospital, providing free or discounted parking to regular hospital visitors who can’t afford the costs.
• July 2017: Health Minister Cameron Dick announced statewide hospital parking concessions package of $7.5m, inspired by our solution.
• November 2017. ALP, LNP and Greens candidates for Stafford committed at public Assembly to work with us if elected on hospital parking costs, to ensure the continuation of our successful concessions trial.
• November 2017. HHS CEO committed to continue expanded hospital concessions.

First ever Logan City Council funding for public transport, an integrated State Government/Council plan, and Australia-first demand responsive transport trials.

• June 2015: The Logan City Council and Queensland Government MPs committed to join transport working group chaired by Community Alliance leaders.
• March 2016: At our Assembly, Four Logan Mayoral candidates committed $1m+ a year in recurrent funding for public transport. Elected Mayor Luke Smith passes $4m funding in his budget.
• March 2016: Logan City Council and State Government committed to our demand to develop an integrated transport plan.
• March 2016: At Logan Assembly, Linus Power MP committed Qld Government to Demand Responsive Transport trial.
• October 2017: Demand Response Public Transport trial begins in Logan.
• In three trial sites, Logan residents can dial a taxi for the cost of a public transport fare.

Statewide commitment by Qld Premier to recognise the Alliance, work with us on our Care and Employment/Training demands.

• March 29 2017: 340 Alliance leaders discerned to focus on Care and Employment/Training.
• May- August 2017: Concrete demands for change by State Gov on two campaigns decided through a research action process. August 30 2017: Premier committed to our asks at our Founding Assembly.
• November 2017: LNP Candidates committed to our asks, and Oppn Leader Tim Nicholls commits to work with us on Employment / Training asks.

At the Founding Assembly, 30 August 2017, we launched our campaign for better EMPLOYMENT & VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

You can read our Research Action Team's Report and see the video below.

Take Action Now:

1. Attend our Employment Forum on 17th Sept 4 for 4.30-6.30pm.  We're bringing people together to share stories, develop a common vision and commit to action.
   If you have a story or a passion about quality work we need you!  Whether it's about getting work, keeping a job, exploitation at work, and the need for quality training that leads to quality employment.
2. Sign our petition asking Minister Shannon Fentiman to restore quality and public confidence in vocational training in Qld.
   
   
3. Download our Issues Survey and distribute it in your organisation to gather stories and recruit people to take action. 
   
   

What we've won so far:

Sign up now to #FixAndFundtheNDIS

Join the campaign for an NDIS that works.  Sign our Campaign Pledge here.

Our Care Campaign

At the Founding Assembly, 30 August 2017, we launched our campaign for better CARE. You can read our Research Action Team's Report and see the video below.

Take action now!

• Sign our Campaign Pledge to #FixAndFundtheNDIS
  
  
• Be part of a meeting with your local MP, along with other Alliance leaders from your area - email [email protected] if you're interested.
  
  
• Host a Better Care Table Talk in your congregation, mosque, community centre or workplace - email [email protected] for more details.

What we've won together so far:

• State funding for disability advocacy secured to June 30, 2021.
  
  
• Extended funding of Workability Project for 2018/19.
  
  
• Reduction of ACAT waiting times to Australian benchmarks.
  
  
• Establishment of a workforce training and development fund to assist transition to national scheme
  
  
• Commitment to minimum staffing levels, based on research, where State delivers residential aged care.
  
  
• A rights based approach to disability with inclusion of NDIS providers under the Qld Human Rights Act.

Going Federal:

We're meeting with Federal MPs and candidates about supporting our campaign.  Our proposed solutions are explained in our Better NDIS Position Paper.

• Train Quality Workers - Implement a portable training scheme based on the model developed by Centre for Future Work and Australian Services Union.
  
  
• Simply and Equitable Access 
  • Streamline the application process providing access to information more appropriate for participants to navigate. 
  • Train/employ NDIA staff with higher levels of awareness of the needs/challenges and also abilities of participants to improve consistency in plan outcomes.
  • Base assessment on the applicant's actual functional impairment, rather than simply their diagnosis.
    
    
• Support our Most Vulnerable - NDIA to drive and fund a solution for provider of last resort when private provision doesn't work.
  
  
• Fair Pricing - Appoint a prominent person/panel to design a new pricing system that takes account of all genuine costs, especially for transport and a sustainable workforce. 

Founding Assembly - The Movie!

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Employment + Training Campaign Video 1

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Care Campaign Video 1

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