Queensland Prevention Symposium 2024
The 2024 Queensland Prevention Symposium provided a plethora of information and opportunities for Queensland Walks on the 3rd and 4th of September. Walking for health and well-being, and the need for improved infrastructure for walking was high on the agenda of many of the featured speakers. Queensland Walks’, Anna Campbell, presented on Sun Safe People […]
Queensland Walks Month – August 2024
Are you ready to celebrate the most popular recreational activity in Queensland? Queensland Walks Month starts on the 1st of August 2024. Let’s get ready to celebrate! This year’s theme, “Good for the Soul,” emphasises the holistic benefits of walking for the mind, body, heart, and soul. It’s time to remind ourselves to take […]
Recreation and walkability: why good design is essential for people with a disability to be active
Add Your Heading Text Here Elisha Matthews is a writer, speaker, activist and proud disabled woman who covers disability issues and other community matters. ‘Part of our human needs is belonging to a community. Connection, inclusion and participation. It’s the same for people with disabilities. Our needs are human needs and no more special than […]
Getting across walkability by Elisha Matthews
Words by Elisha Matthews “Why did a person with a disability cross the road? Same as the chicken. To get to the other side. For connectivity of paths to make walkability in our community successful, we need access ramps, crossing signals and bridges. There’s nothing more frustrating that having a perfectly good path to take you where […]
Walking for the win
Walking for the win in 2032 Amid all the excitement of Brisbane being awarded the 2032 Olympics and the recently announced SEQ City Deal, its timely to pause and think about how to build the best legacy for the city and region. Much of the talk focusses on liveability, that much sought after, but often poorly defined […]
