Date: Thursday 3 September 2026


This September, the Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDCN) is running a series of events to help further empower you and the disability community in Northern Rivers.

Join us for our free workshops, to network and lunch with the disability community, and add your voice to our community advocacy consultations*.
  • 10am – 2pm: Workshops including morning tea and lunch.
  • 1pm – 2pm: Lunch
  • 2pm – 4pm: Community Consultation, including afternoon tea.
We can’t wait to meet you there!

NOTE: Morning and afternoon tea, and lunch (where relevant) are included.

*Those participating in the community consultations will be paid for their time and engagement. Places are limited for this opportunity.

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1. Name (Required.)

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2. Contact number (Required.)

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3. Email (Required.)

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4. Confirm email (Required.)

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5. Suburb (Required.)

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6. Postcode (Required.)

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7. Morning FREE Workshops: 10am – 1pm (Morning Tea included)

Please list these free interactive workshops in order of preference based on their short descriptions below. This will help us choose the best workshop for your community.

Employability Edge
You can be an asset to the workforce!
Boost your confidence, uncover your transferable skills, and get the know-how and tools to gain and thrive in meaningful disability inclusive employment.

Nurturing Self
Research-based tools to enhance your wellbeing.
Pause, reflect and explore the whole self through simple, accessible practices that reframe challenges and invite joy by collecting the good stuff.

Speaking Up for Yourself
Get your message across and be heard!
Enhance your interpersonal skills, effective communication, and self-advocacy strategies, with a focus on success. (Required.)

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8. Lunchtime Meet & Mingle, 1pm – 2pm
I would like to attend the free lunch. (Required.)

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9. Amplify Your Voice, 2pm - 4pm, afternoon tea included
(Limited spaces)
Community Consultation for People with Physical Disabilities and/or their Parents/Carers. Successful applicants will be paid for their participation.

Use your skills from the workshops to take part in our PDCN Community Consultation.

Share thoughts on issues facing people with disabilities and help us generate meaningful change.

This paid opportunity will be available for a strictly limited number of people with lived experience of disability. Registration does not guarantee a place at the consultation, however, we will try to accommodate as many people as we can.

NOTE: PDCN will aim to ensure that the people selected to attend the consultation represent as wide and diverse a cross-section of the physical disability community in the area.

The session will run for 1.5 (one and a half) hours with afternoon tea provided, and participants will be paid $100 for their time and lived experience expertise.

I would like to be considered for the paid community consultation opportunity (Required.)

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10. Payment will be made following completion of the Community Consultation.

My preference for payment is: (Required.)

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