Post by The Lady Musgrave Trust

We're doing this year's Annual Forum on Women and Homelessness differently. For 18 years, The Lady Musgrave Trust has convened the sector to talk about women's homelessness. This year, we're not here to talk about it. We're here to work on it, together. This year's theme: Stronger Together or Smarter Apart - Collaboration, Competition, and the Choices that Shape Our Sector. But collaboration is not simple in a system under strain. When organisations compete for scarce resources, working together becomes harder. Fragmented funding, policy settings and service pressures can unintentionally pit organisations against each other, leaving families at risk of falling through the cracks. So this year's Forum is a full-day working session, not a talk-fest. Led by Ingrid Burkett of The Good Shift, we'll diagnose what makes collaboration hard right now, and co-create a set of shared principles for how we work better together under current pressure. ⏱️Thursday 6 August 2026, 9am to 4pm 📍Room Three Sixty, QUT Gardens Point 💻Morning sessions streamed online Proudly presented in partnership with Q Shelter, QCOSS, Micah Projects, QUT Centre for Justice, Brisbane Youth Service and Department of Housing and Public Works. Register your interest: https://lnkd.in/g4AUCEJR #TheLadyMusgraveTrust #AnnualForum2026 #QueenslandCharity Queensland Government