
On Thursday, 2 November, more than 350 Queensland community service sector representatives gathered at Brisbane City Hall to recognise and celebrate our community heroes for the 2023 Queensland Community Impact Awards.
We were humbled to see so many people from all corners of the sector acknowledge their peers’ phenomenal contributions.
An enormous thank you to Her Excellency, the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM for joining in the celebrations, and to our wonderful MC, Rebecca Levingston for her compassion and charisma. Thanks to FX Band for their energetic performances.
Thank you to everyone who came from near and far, to those who cheered and to those who danced – we can’t wait to see you next year!
Check out our social media channels or our Google Drive library for a photo of you from the evening!
Announcing the winners!
For providing direct relief of poverty and disadvantage for people in the Ipswich region and beyond through community programs and enterprise business activities.
For her dedication to ensuring refugees feel safe, connected, and empowered.
For her extraordinary efforts to uphold and extend human rights for Indigenous peoples in the local, national, and international arenas.
For creating space for women with lived experience with housing distress and homelessness to advocate and develop housing solutions.
The Awards recognise and celebrate our sector’s contribution across four areas:



