On 18 June 2025, Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership came together with partners, funders and friends to launch its Phase 3 Impact Strategy for the five years from 2025–2030, backed by over $23 million in philanthropic support for an ambitious shared vision: to transform outcomes for all children and young people in Queensland within one generation.
Special thanks to Aunty Sandra King OAM for her inspiring Welcome to Country and to 2025 Youth Summit speaker Oli Garbett for taking on the role of MC.
Speakers included:
- Michael Hogan, Executive Convenor, Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership
- Jane Yacopetti, Chair, TQKP Management Board
- Penny Dakin, Executive Director Communities, Minderoo Foundation
- Sara Parrott, CEO, Hand Heart Pocket
- Rhiannon Parsons, Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation
- Nicci Martin, Deputy Principal, Laidley State School
- Professor Craig Munns, Director Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Queensland and Children’s Health Queensland
- Shamal Dass, Chair, ARACY Board
Click here to find out more about Phase 3 and read the strategy in full.
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