About this Event
The ACT Disability Advisory Council invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability and their families to lunch, to yarn and connect.
Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm (morning tea and lunch)
Where: Boomanulla Oval, 169 Goyder St Narrabundah
Cost: free
Deborah Eades and Betty Callow are proud Aboriginal women and members of the ACT Disability Advisory Council who have experience as carers for family members with disability.
Hear from First People’s Disability Network (FPDN) who are leading a new project that will focus on co-designing funding opportunities with community for Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (existing and emerging) seeking to deliver culturally safe disability supports in the ACT.
The project will establish a Community Advisory Group to develop funding guidelines and provide advice and recommendations to ACT Government on future funding priorities and directions.
For any questions, including about what transport options available to support attendance on the day, please contact:
ACT Office for Disability:
Ph: (02) 6207 1086
email: [email protected]
Artwork by local artist Tanya Chatfield
‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, families and carers, young and old, reaching out and connecting in our communities’.
Event venue & nearby stays
Boomanulla Oval, 169 Goyder Street, Narrabundah, Australia
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