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OneNQ: Connect

Meet, learn, and share ideas with people working across northern Queensland.

OneNQ events bring together people working in mental health, alcohol and other drugs, suicide prevention, and primary care. They create practical opportunities to build skills, strengthen professional networks, and explore local solutions to shared workforce and service challenges.

Face-to-face learning and wellbeing events

Take part in practical, multidisciplinary learning alongside activities that support connection, peer support, and workforce wellbeing. Events are designed around regional needs and may include workshops, guest speakers, shared learning, and social or wellbeing activities.

Upcoming events
  • Cooktown face-to-face community micro-skilling event: 15–17 September 2026  |  Registration opening soon
  • Cairns face-to-face education and wellbeing event: 10–11 October 2026  |  Register here
Regional integration forums

Connect with health, community, and social service colleagues to strengthen coordination across the region. Forums will showcase local approaches to service and system integration, share case studies, and support participants to work through barriers to more connected care.

Forums are planned for Mackay, Townsville, and Cairns.

Forum details
  • Mackay Forum: 11 November 2026  |  Registration opening soon
  • Townsville Forum: February 2027  |  Registration opening soon
  • Cairns Forum: February 2027  |  Registration opening soon
Who can take part?

OneNQ welcomes people from clinical and non-clinical roles who contribute to mental health, alcohol and other drugs, suicide prevention, or primary care. Relevant events and forums may also be open to students, community members, service leaders, and people working in related health, community, and social services.

Need help to attend?

OneNQ bursaries may help eligible participants with costs that could otherwise make it difficult to attend. To check the available support and eligibility requirements: