Rainbow Connections
Develop facilitated, interest-based LGBTIQA+ peer opportunities and subsidies for people facing significant isolation or distress. Availability is subject to funding and safeguarding arrangements.
Strategy · 2026 to 2028
Strategic plan 2026–2028
The 28 October 2026 AGM approved the Association's LGBTIQA+-specific strategic direction, revised governance priorities and pursuit of grant funding. This public edition explains the intended outcomes and how progress will be evaluated.
Our mission
To advance accessible, affirming and community-directed relief of significant distress, hardship and exclusion affecting LGBTIQA+ people, particularly those experiencing intersecting access barriers associated with youth, disability, neurodivergence, regional isolation and limited support.
Our beneficiaries and approach
We recognise that being LGBTIQA+, autistic or disabled is not inherently a sign of distress. Needs-led assistance is directed to people experiencing identifiable hardship, significant isolation, suffering or other serious barriers to appropriate support. We respect autonomy, identity, communication preferences, privacy and the right to choose what help is useful.
2026–2028 priorities
Trans Connections
Co-design safe, age-appropriate peer support and referral pathways with transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse community members.
Regional access
Reduce transport, sensory, communication, financial and geographic barriers, beginning with the Sunshine Coast and surrounding regions.
Education and leadership
Support accessible health literacy, peer leadership, volunteer development and meaningful LGBTIQA+ participation in decisions.
Responsible partnerships
Clarify service responsibilities with Lives Lived Well/headspace Caloundra, Neurodivergent Empowered and future partners. Maintain the Association's independence and safeguard participants.
Financial stewardship
Build grants, donations and responsible funding pathways. Maintain identifiable program costs, written authorisations, grant conditions and independently managed conflicts.
Accountability and community leadership
The Management Committee oversees the Association's charitable purpose, safeguarding, budget decisions, conflicts, reporting and member accountability. Community input, including trans and gender-diverse voices, should affect program design and review. Volunteering does not automatically create voting membership or a committee appointment.
How we measure progress
- Program capacity, sessions delivered, accessible adjustments and documented assistance.
- Voluntary, privacy-respecting feedback on the support each person finds meaningful.
- Whether identified participation barriers or distress were alleviated, as reported by beneficiaries.
- Safeguarding concerns, partner responsibilities, incidents and corrective action.
- Grant outcomes, financial reconciliation, funding restrictions and committee oversight.
Funding and delivery
Future program allocations depend on grants, charitable support, founder contributions where properly documented and confirmed operational capacity. Financial projections are planning assumptions, not promises that funding has been received. Historical founder-funded expenses are being reconciled separately from Neurodivergent Empowered's finances.
This is an accessible public presentation of the AGM-approved strategic direction. It is not a reproduction of private signatures or unverified financial schedules. Revised constitutional clauses are subject to Queensland registration; ACNC and DGR outcomes remain pending.