What’s in the Queensland Budget for Neighbourhood Centres?
Early analysis of the Queensland Budget 2025-26 shows some moderate cost of living measures, and a major focus on housing, health, community safety, child protection,...
What’s in the Queensland Budget 2024-2025 for Neighbourhood Centres?
At 2pm yesterday the Queensland State Budget 2024-2025 was made public. You can view all of the budget papers on the Treasury website here. We have...
“We are Relieved and Thankful” NCQ’s public response to the State Budget Outcome
"We are relieved and thankful. We’re also beyond excited to share the Queensland Government has announced the base funding of $230,000 per year for 127...
Queensland State Budget 2022: What’s in the budget for Neighbourhood and Community Centres?
On Tuesday 21 June, the NCQ team attended the pre-budget stakeholders briefing at Parliament House. We learned that many of our Budget Asks have been...
Dallarnil community left out of flood recovery funding: But Yasmin Barber’s advocacy work changes minds
While most of Queensland is recovering from the February 2022 flooding event, the North Burnett region is doing it for the second time over, after...
Labor, LNP and Greens MPs speak about Neighbourhood Centres in Parliament
In parliament on Thursday 31 March, Labor, LNP and Greens MPs praised neighbourhood and community centres for their work in Loneliness and Social Isolation. Stephen...
Politicians Visit Neighbourhood and Community Centres following floods
The week following Queensland's flooding disaster, politicians from every level of government began visiting neighbourhood and community centres to view first-hand the extraordinary work centres...
How the team at NCQ supported our members during the floods
While Neighbourhood and Community Centres have been working tirelessly on the ground to support their communities throughout the floods; NCQ has been working to better...
Premier Announces Flood Recovery Funding Campaign at KENG
On March 6, Kingston East Neighbourhood Centre in Logan hosted Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, as she announced the kick start of the Flood Recovery Funding Campaign....