Friendships and Community Connections Online Workshop

• 30 April 2026
• 10:00am - 01:00pm
• Online via Zoom

Event Details

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Join this workshop to explore strategies that enable people with disability to identify and explore opportunities for the relationships that make life good. 

We all deserve the Good things of Life -  family, friends,  community belonging and  opportunities to learn and grow. Developing the relationships at the centre of that can require more intentional planning for people with disability, than it does for others.

Explore how to foster acquaintanceships and friendships so that people with disability are naturally included in their local community.

Join this free online workshop to:

• Discover how to foster natural relationships in everyday contexts
• Understand how to invite people to connect comfortably
• Learn how to build community around a person that safeguards their life
• Hear real-life stories from people who’ve used these strategies successfully
• Learn how, as a supporter, you can take a crucial role in bringing people together so that genuine relationships can form

Guest speakers 

Jennie Fenton is a microfarmer, scientist, disability and inclusion advocate, carer, community builder and mum to two teenage children - Mala and her brother. She has been a local Councillor since 2016. The family lives in Bellingen NSW on 2.5 acres with a host of farm animals and wildlife.

Mala Colmer is an 18-year-old Year 12 student who has begun speaking publicly about her experiences and concerns as a young person living with disability. In the last year Mala went on a school skiing trip, climbed Mount Kosciusko, voted for the first time and had major surgery. Mala is passionate about animals, children, cooking, art, dancing, bike riding, swimming, games, puzzles and gaming.

Who is this workshop for?
This online workshop is for anyone who wants people with disability to experience a full and rich life. This includes people with disability, their families, friends and other supporters, as well as community members.

Free, but registrations are essential. 

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