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Message 2025-2030STRATEGYChanging systems so all children and young people inQueensland can thrive.CONSULTATIONDRAFTTHRIVING QUEENSLAND KIDS PARTNERSHIP

We commit to...Value the significantknowledge and experience ofFirst Nations leaders andcommunities in changingsystems.Back the self-determination ofFirst Nations leaders,organisations, communities andpeople.Acknowledge the adversityand trauma experienced atthe hands of systems, andthe resilience demonstrated,over generations.Listen deeply, engage intruth-telling, and supporthealing and reconciliation.Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership (TQKP) acknowledge the traditional ownersof the lands upon which we live and work, and their continuing connection to landand sea, and to kin, culture and community. We pay respect to Elders past andpresent, and First Nations colleagues. We are thankful to grow our children and support our families in these places. TQKP also acknowledge the First Nations leaders, advocates and organisationsthat have fought for children and their families. We acknowledge the consequencesof adversity and trauma experienced at the hands of systems over generations. We acknowledge the resilience, determination, leadership, generosity andinnovation they have long demonstrated. AcknowledgementsWe are a growingpartnership of people andorganisations committedto every Queensland childand young person thrivingOUR PARTNERSHIPInstigated and hosted by ARACY (Australian Research Alliance for Children andYouth), TQKP is a Queensland-based systems change intermediary. Since we began in 2020, over 500 people and organisations have partnered andcollaborated with TQKP, and thousands more have engaged in the growing TQKPcommunity. We’re working together to create a fairer, healthier Queensland for every childand young person, in every community, to thrive. Interested in joining ourpartnership? Find out more about ThrivingQueensland Kids Partnership

We acknowledge that First Nationsways of ‘knowing, being and doing’have much to teach all of us

We are here2020ONE WAYEnabling a movement2025 - 2030 Changing at scale2030 - 2045 A successful and sustainable partnership ofpeople and organisations is skilfullystewarding systems change Systems change is being embedded withinand across many systems by a broad andconnected group of partners, collaboratorsand networksChildren and young people, and their familiesand communities, have a say in what ‘good’looks like. And systems and services areaccountable for achieving thatThe infrastructure and team evolves as thedesired system changes become the statusquoEstablishing thepartnership2020 - 2022 (2 years) Activating the partnership2022 - 2025 (3 years) Co-creating the idea & earlypathBuilding a coalition of the willingMobilising people and resourcesBuilding start-up infrastructureand teamEnabling early wins through progressand partners Strengthening and growing thePartnership Mobilising more people and resources Strengthening the infrastructure andteamTQKP enabling a movement of peopleand organisations who collectivelysteward systems change TQKP enabling partners, collaborators,networks, and champions to changesystems behaviours in the systemsthey influenceMobilising more people and resourcesStrengthening the infrastructure andteamWe are on a path to transform systems over one generation. We see the path ahead of us and it looks like:The path to get there over 25 yearsOUR INTERGENERATIONAL VISION2045

...is thriving....is resourced, celebrated and takingcollective responsibility for raising thrivingchildren and young peopleQueensland......is supported and connected Every Queenslandchild and youngperson is thriving OUR INTERGENERATIONAL VISIONBackground Image: The Nest, Australia’s shared vision for the wellbeingand development of all children and young people - from conceptionthrough infancy, childhood and adolescence to adulthood ...is working together to create theenvironments and systems children andyoung people need to thrive, and to reduce the inequity and adversity theyexperience. every community...every family...every child andyoung person...Our vision is that withinone generation...

Measuring progressand impactSmarterInvestmentStrongerWorkforcesConnectedLearningEngaged Kids,Families &CommunitiesIntegrated &Equitable DeliveryConcertedLeadershipBring people, organisations,and sectors togetheraround a shared vision andcollective responsibility…every family is beingsupported and connected…every community isresourced, celebrated andtaking collectiveresponsibility for raisingthriving children and youngpeople…Queensland is workingtogether to create theenvironments and systemsthat enable children, youngpeople and their families tothrive, and to reduce theinequity and adversity theyexperience.So that within onegeneration...…every child andyoung person isthriving.positive shifts in how the public,including decision-makers andpractitioners, and parents andother caregivers, think, feel,speak and act about whatchildren and young people needto thriveleaders, practitioners and changemakers working together tosteward systems change andprovide the best possible supportexpanded scale, flow, equity and impact of public,philanthropic and corporateresourcesfamilies, caregivers, workforcesand communities applyingscience-based knowledge,skills and tools to build healthybrains and bodiesQueensland places being morechild friendly, with the rightsupports and services and social,economic, physical and digitalenvironmentsservice and system experiencesbeing high-quality integratedand equitable To engage and learn......through 6 system change portfoliosGrowingInvestmentsand ImpactsIntegrating Hubs and SpokesEnablingStewards andBuildersBuilding Brains and BodiesEngagingHearts andMindsetsStrengtheningPlaces andSpacesThen by 2030 we will see...To work together......using key levers that shift systems Through this high-level theoryof change...Convene and enableleaders...Facilitate engagement,investment and learning...Amplify the work ofothers...Bring a systems approachwith an equity lens...Enable a movement ofpeople...If we...And we...and...OUR THEORY OF CHANGE

Learn &improve25 yearsTQKP is a movement of people who change the systems that shape the lives of children and young people Listen &respondInvest in whatworks & mattersCare for thecaregiversProvide supportaccording to needAre wellconnected &equippedIn 2025-2030 we will focus on......and we will create systems that...Engaginghearts &mindsetsBuildingbrains &bodiesStrengtheningplaces & spacesGrowinginvestment &impactsEnablingstewards &buildersIntegrating hubs& spokes...so all children and young people are...The path to get there 2025-2030OUR FIVE-YEAR STRATEGYProvidedMaterial Basics Learning Strong intheir identity& CultureHealthyValued,Loved &SafeParticipating

Our strategy has 6 portfolios of work that together will changesystems so all Queensland children and young people thrive. Thisbuilds on our work and learning since 2020. These inter-connectedportfolios are:Challenging and changing theflow and impact of public,philanthropic and corporateresources so thatQueensland’s children andyoung people receive their fairshare and the impact of theseresources and efforts aremaximised. Shifting how all people andorganisations work together tosteward systems change andprovide the best possiblesupport to children and youngpeople.Engaging the hearts and mindsets ofQueensland’s public, including decision-makers,so they support what children and young peopleneed to thrive, including the caregivers and theworkforces that nurture them. Equipping families, caregivers, workforcesand communities with science-basedknowledge, skills and tools for:building healthy brains and bodies, andtackling the products and conditions thatharm the development and wellbeing ofchildren and young people. Implementing our 2025-2030 StrategyGrowingInvestmentsand ImpactsIntegrating Hubs and SpokesEnablingStewards andBuildersBuilding Brains and BodiesEngagingHearts andMindsetsStrengtheningPlaces andSpacesEnabling the adoption, innovation andscaling of more integrated andequitable services so that children andyoung people, and their families, canbetter access what they need to benurtured, resilient and thriving.Enabling place-based systems workacross Queensland so that children andyoung people have the best possiblesocial, economic, physical and digitalenvironments to grow up in.OUR FIVE-YEAR STRATEGYNote: When we say ‘children and young people’ we are referring tothe age range from conception, through infancy, childhood andadolescence to young adulthood, and their families and communities.123456

Want to play?Get involved in one ofthese 6 portfolios...

Engaging Hearts and MindsetsPositive shifts in how Queensland’s public - including decision-makers and practitioners, and parents and other caregivers -think, feel, speak and act about what is needed for children,young people, and their families and communities to thrive.Our 2030 outcomesWidespread use and advocacy of evidence-based messaging, stories andresources when promoting what children and young people and their familiesneed to thrive.Evidence of shifts in how people think, feel, speak and act towards supportivechange for children, young people and their families.Convening the Thriving Kids Heartsand Mindsets Collaborative to:use language and communicationthat engages the public’s productivemindsets collate and promote existingevidence-based framing andcommunications resources, andcreate targeted resources whereneeded collectively align and improve theway they communicate aboutchildren, young people, parentingand caregiving.Portfolio 1 What success looks likeTQKP will convene & enablePartnering with the Queensland Family& Child Commission, with theFrameWorks Institute and others, to continue to embed framing into thework of the Thriving QueenslandKids Partnership ChampionsGroup and Framing for ChangeCommunity of Practice in order tostrengthen their public messagingand influenceengage new stakeholders from bothlikely and unlikely sources, such asjournalists, creatives, localgovernment, and communities.Brokering a range of existing and newcommunications initiatives aboutnurturing children that are:partner-led, co-developed and multi-sectoral using evidence-based messaging,multiple channels and existingresources. TQKP will facilitateinvestment & engagement Generating and using evidence-basedframing and communications to: build caregivers’ and practitioners’understanding and approachesdrive public support for changes toensure what Queensland children,young people and their familiesneed to thrive.TQKP will amplify the work ofothers Jeanine Young, Professor, UniSCApplying framing principles help us topurposively select words that will engage,connect and amplify our intended messages.More productive conversations andcommunications help us to shift mindsets tofocus on the issues that matter for childrenand their families in more helpful ways.

Building Brains and BodiesFamilies, caregivers, workforces and communities are applyingscience-based knowledge, skills and tools for building healthybrains and bodies so that children, young people and theirfamilies and communities thrive.Our 2030 outcomesAn increase in leaders, practitioners, caregivers and organisations that areengaging in and identifying as neuro-informed and capable.An increase in strategies, policies, programs, investments and practices thatare explicit about developing the capabilities and relationships children andyoung people need to be connected, resilient and thriving.Convening theThriving Kids Brainsand Bodies Collaborative totranslate insights from science,evidence and experience about thesocial, economic and environmentalfactors, and systems conditions,that build or harm healthy brainsand bodies. advance solutions that enablechildren, young people and familiesto have enough resources for life'snecessities, and that address thefactors and conditions that shapechild and youth development,wellbeing and resilience.Portfolio 2 What success looks likeTQKP will convene & enableSupporting the next stage of the UQ-ledThriving Kids Brain Builders Initiativeso it can build and deepen collaborationwith caregivers, communities,organisations and workforces thatsupport child and youth developmentand wellbeing.Supporting First Nations DeadlyBrains and other wellbeing andhealing initiatives, led by Yiliyapinyaand other First Nations communityorganisations, so they can:engage with Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander children, youngpeople, and familiessupport capability and wellbeing inFirst Nations organisations,workforces and communities.TQKP will facilitate investment &engagement Generating and translating knowledgeand enabling systems change that isinformed by science, evidence andexperience.Growing collaborative networks andcapacities for research, developmentand translation.TQKP will amplify the work ofothersHow Brains are Built: The Core Story of BrainDevelopment video, Alberta Family WellbeingInitiativeBuilding a sturdy foundation in the earliestyears provides a good base for a lifetime ofgood mental function and better overallhealth.

M, aged 9From Putting the pieces in place: children, communities andsocial capital in Australia, Sharon Bessell, The AustralianNational University 2014Strengthening Places and SpacesQueensland places are more child friendly, with the rightsupports and services, and the social, economic, physical anddigital environments so that children, young people and theirfamilies and communities thrive.Our 2030 outcomesAn increase in the number of communities enabled as agents of change to bechild and youth friendly communitiesPolicy, practice and investment are better geared to support place-based andcountry-focused environments and infrastructureCommunities have better data visibility, enabling them to understand anddesign solutionsLocal Governments recognise child, youth and family wellbeing as a priority The Queensland place and country ecosystem is better connected and able tosolve systemic challengesConvening the Place and CountryCollaborative to:enact the agreed collective actions create the conditions for the growthof place and country focusedsystems change amplify the wisdom of people inplace enable place-based datageneration, access and sense-making influence systems to achieve equityacross the places where childrenand young people live transform investment in place tocreate communities, environmentsand infrastructure that are child andyouth friendly and to best enabletheir development, wellbeing andresilience. Portfolio 3 What success looks likeTQKP will convene & enableImplementing the Queensland Place-based Network model, with a focus ongrowing and sustaining place-basedapproaches, stewarding investment,sharing resources, and creating thespace to collectively learn and drivesystem innovation.Partnering with DevelopmentalEnvironments initiatives to design,demonstrate and make accessibleenvironments (natural, built and digital)and infrastructure that fosters thedevelopment, wellbeing and resilienceof children and young people. Supporting theThriving Kids inDisasters collective actions so that thesystems that support disasterprevention, preparedness, responseand recovery are equipped to enablechild and youth development, wellbeingand resilience. TQKP will facilitate investment& engagement Driving and supporting environmentsthat focus on place and country. Forexample, through the proposed NexusCentre. TQKP will amplify the work ofothers A community is like a puzzle, you need tohave all the bits to make it work.

Integrating Hubs and SpokesService and system experiences are high-quality, integratedand equitable so that children, young people and their familiesand communities thrive.Our 2030 outcomesAn increase in high-quality, equitable and integrated service delivery inQueensland, especially in communities where children, young people and theirfamilies disproportionately experience significant adversity and inequity.Convening the Thriving Kids Hubsand Spokes Collaborative to: create and enact an agreed agendafor the adoption, scaling andembedding of integrated andequitable service arrangements support innovation and additionalinvestment in the capacity andcapability for hubs and spokesinitiatives steward research and developmentto facilitate integrated and equitableservice delivery across Queenslandbroker knowledge and supportlearning and peer-to-peer exchangefor existing and new initiatives.Portfolio 4 What success looks likeTQKP will convene & enableTrialing, scaling and embeddingintegrated and equitable servicearrangements, including the use ofdigital tools and platforms. Supporting capacity and capabilitybuilding initiatives for existing andnew integrated services, including theuse of contemporary evidence-basedframes, tools and skills.TQKP will facilitate investment& engagement Better resourcing the connectivity,capability and capacity of high-qualityintegrated and equitable servicedelivery. For example, through theNational Child and Family HubsNetwork. TQKP will amplify the work ofothersFrom Joint Project on Systems Leadership for Child andYouth Wellbeing: Stage 1 Synthesis Report. Every Childand ANZSOG – 2021Putting children and young people, andtheir families and communities, at thecentre of strategy and delivery drivesbreakthrough outcomes.

Enabling Stewards and BuildersLeaders, practitioners and change makers work together tosteward systems change and provide the best possiblesupport so that children, young people and their families andcommunities thrive. Our 2030 outcomes Leaders, practitioners and change makers provided with evidence-basedlearning so they excel at childhood building.5,000 Queensland adults are engaged in childhood builders' capability andstewardship initiatives. More leaders, practitioners and change makers commit to partner andcollaborate to change systems for children and young people.Convening the Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership Leadership Table tosteward collective systems change work. This includes: learning from First Nations approaches to changing systemsdeveloping and supporting accountability to Queensland’s children and youngpeople learning through multi-sectoral partnerships and practical initiativesinfluencing key strategies and enabling systems stewardship so that childrenand young people, and their families and communities, have what they need tothrive. Developing and implementing of Thriving Kids Charters and roadmaps forsystems change at the local and state level. Portfolio 5 What success looks like TQKP will convene & enablePartnering with the QATSICPP-ledAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderChildren’s Initiative to strengthen FirstNations approaches to systems changeso that all Queensland’s Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander children andyoung people thrive.Providing curated learning through theChildhood Builders StewardshipInitiative to strengthen the networks,tools and skills of established andemerging leaders at local, regional andstate levels across Queensland. Providing curated learning anddevelopment through ChildhoodBuilders Capability Initiatives tostrengthen core, common andcontemporary knowledge, skills andtools across Queensland workforcesand organisations.TQKP will facilitate investment& engagementWorking through ARACY at a nationallevel and linking with other systemsintermediaries and change initiatives inQueensland and in other States andTerritories to grow and useknowledge, language, skills andtools that support leaders andpractitioners to be systems stewardsand childhood builders.TQKP will amplify the work ofothers Michael Hogan, Convenor, TQKPWe start from the idea that we dobetter together, that we can takeprograms and people that aremaking in-roads, and connect them,learn from them, boost them.

Growing Investments and ImpactsThe scale, flow, equity and impact of public, philanthropic andcorporate resources is expanded so that children, youngpeople and their families and communities thrive, with a focuson fairness according to need. Our 2030 outcomesGrowth and shifts in public and philanthropic investment into what works andmatters.Changed investment and commissioning processes that are better informed,planned and governed by science, evidence, experience and data, and servingFirst Nations self-determination.More collaborative research and knowledge translation focused on thedevelopment, wellbeing and resilience of Queensland’s children and youngpeople.Portfolio 6 What success looks likeTQKP will convene & enableSupporting investment and impactreform initiatives, including: initiatives to trial regionalcommissioning innovative co-funding arrangementsbetween the Queensland KidsFunders Alliance, the InvestmentDialogue for Australia’s Childrenand other philanthropies, with local,state and national governments exploration of opportunities toinfluence corporate investment (e.g.by superannuation funds) inproducts that harm child and youthdevelopment, wellbeing andresilience. TQKP will facilitate investment& engagement Growing and shifting investment anddrive impact-related reforms to:better regulate and shift investmentsaway from products that harmchildren and young people address the social, economic andenvironmental determinants of childand youth developmentgrow Queensland’s share ofphilanthropic and public investmentgrow Queensland’s share ofnational investment for research,development and translation. TQKP will amplify the workof others Philanthropic FunderWe all contribute differently to ThrivingQueensland Kids Partnership and are allequally benefiting from it.Convening the Thriving Kids Investment Reform Collaborative to: develop and support implementation of an Investment Reform Roadmapidentify inequities in the size and distribution of resources encourage efforts to increase Queensland’s share of child, youth and family-related investments encourage co-investment of public, philanthropic and corporate resources outline how investment and commissioning processes and programarrangements can be reformedsupport trials of integrated regional investment planning, pooled-funding andoutcomes-based commissioning.

123456The infrastructure & team we needTo enact our ambitious 2025-2030 strategy we need our infrastructureand team to be fit-for-purpose. This means strengthening and growingwhat we have been building since 2020 with investments in:Build a strategic communications function with and through partners.Continue to improve digital infrastructure for engagement and communication.Equip partners and collaborators to share stories of their engagement in thePartnership, and the influence, value and impact they have.Work through ARACY and with other national bodies and inter-state systemschange intermediaries to ensure a national impact.Enable the independently-chaired TQKP Management Board to exercise thegovernance responsibilities delegated by the ARACY Board.Position the TQKP Management Board within the broader TQKP LeadershipTable.StewardingStrengthen the TQKP Leadership Table as overseers of strategy and stewardsof the partnership.Ensure the Leadership Table has the breadth and depth of collectiveexperience and expertise needed.Exemplify and promote accountability to children and young people.GoverningExtend and diversify funding from existing and prospective philanthropies.Facilitate co-investment through the Queensland Kids Funders Alliance and theInvestment Dialogue for Australia’s Children.Broker portfolio and project investments through Government agencies andauthorities.Recognise the in-kind contributions of time and expertise from partners andcollaborators across universities, not-for-profits, agencies and authorities.Core and portfolio resourcingPortfolio partnering and learningDistribute leadership through partners that hold responsibility for key portfolioinitiatives.Invest in knowledge and learning partnerships to build a connected learningframework within and across the portfolios.Enable rapid synthesis and translation of science, evidence, experience anddata into systems change.Strategic engagementEquip and enable the TQKP backbone team with the skills, tools and expert supportrequired to:support collective stewardship, action and learning about systems change andchildhood buildingmake the case for reform and mobilise resources and partnerships to supportits implementationengage all levels of government and across disciplines, sectors and systemslead, facilitate and account for the impact of each portfolio of work.Core backbone7EvaluatingRefine the evaluation and learning strategy and the key measures to assessprogress towards outcomes.Streamline regular data collection and reporting. 

Our shared vision is importantbecause too many children are notgetting a fair go

Why our shared vision is so importantWhile most kids in Queensland feel loved and safe in their families, toomany are behind their peers - in Queensland and nationally. Significantadversity and inequity can harm developing brains, bodies andrelationships. These harms can accumulate across the life-course and betransmitted over generations. With the right resources and partnerships,we can do better for Queensland’s children and young people.Luke Twyford, Principal Commissioner Queensland Family and Child CommissionThere are over 1.6 million children and youngpeople in Queensland, and the lives of every oneis shaped by the wellbeing of their families, theirneighbourhoods and their communities.How Queensland children and young people are faring How Queensland families and communities are faringHealth5+ antenatalappointments attendedOne of the highestrates in Australia; andmost babies are bornhealthy and developwell2nd highest in AustraliaFor rates of teenagepregnancies3rd highest in infantmortalitiesParticularly in regionaland rural areasLearning93%4-and-5-year oldsenrolled in kindergartenAlmost 1-in-4 childrenin grade one are not ontrack in one or moreAECD domains3-in-4children and youngpeople like being atschool and mostchildren and youngpeople are meetingnational academicstandards90.5% to 87.1%drop in schoolattendance rates from2019 to 2023Home & family44% of young peopleaged 16-24reported exposure todomestic and familyviolence in 2021-2215,133 children andyoung peoplewere subject to aChild ProtectionOrder or ParentalAgreement as at 31March 2024. 47% ofchildren in care areAboriginal and/orTorres Strait Islander19,655domestic and familyviolence ordersnamed children asprotected personsCost of living60%parents struggle withdaily expenses42.9%increase in medianrents, putting pressureon housing affordability37%of all peopleexperiencinghomelessness arechildren and youngpeopleCommunity3rd highest rateof poverty in Australia,with significant regionaldisparitiesOne-third of residentsin Far North and SouthWest Queenslanderslive in the mostdisadvantaged areas,compared to only11.3% in Brisbane andMoreton BayClimate change riska 4 year oldQueenslander will face4x as many heatwaves,3x as many droughts,1.5x as many bushfires(compared with childrenborn in 1960) Infrastructure 371,000 children andyoung peopleare library members,with early and juniorreaders the mostactiveChildcare desertsMany areas acrossQueensland havefewer than onechildcare placeavailable for everythree children11.4% of familieswith children agedunder 15 have noworking parentOUR INTERGENERATIONAL VISION

Together, these systems shape the lives of Queensland’s childrenand young people, now and into the future. Importantly, whereverwe are, we are all part of and can influence these systems.While it is true that these systems have been built overgenerations and that they are complex and take time and effort tochange, it is also true that everyday across Queensland manypeople and organisations - at all levels and in all systems - areworking to make them better.TQKP provides a vehicle for these people and organisations toconnect, align their efforts, and create positive impact. There are many systems thatsurround Queensland’s children andyoung people and shape their lives. We recognise the contexts andconditions of children’s and youngpeople’s lives, especially theirfamilies and communities, and theirinteractions with people and places.TQKP takes a life-course approach,meaning we focus on key lifephases, events and transitions frompre-conception to adulthood. Their family Their friendsTheir early childhood servicesand schoolsTheir neighbours andcommunity Health, mental health anddisability systemsFamily support and wellbeing,and child protection systemsSport and recreation systemsHousing and transport systemsOur built environment TechnologyThe economic system thatinfluences childhood, throughfamily employment, and goodsand servicesOur systems of rules, laws,standards, policies and fundingallocationsThe systems that hold oursocial norms in place - theones that influence the wayswe think about children andyoung people.Some of the many systems thatshape the lives of children andyoung people are:We will changesystems that shapethe lives ofQueensland’schildren and youngpeopleWHAT WE WILL DO TOACHIEVE OUR VISION

By pulling on this system lever......we move from this systembehaviour...CONNECTEDLEARNING The workforces that help build thrivingchildhoods are well recognised andsupported through learning, wellbeing andconditions. They have core andcontemporary knowledge and tools, and canreadily work across systems and services.Investment is not at scale, according to need,coordinated, flexible or long-term, leading towaste, duplication and inefficiency. ‘Lockedin’ investments are not necessarily requiredto prove their value or supported to stayaligned to best evidence or practice.Investment (both assets and resources) is:fair, sufficient, and collaboratively used;focused on results and capabilities; anddriven by evidence and the experience andaspirations of children, young people,families and communities.Families and caregivers are seamlesslynavigating systems and services to accessthe support they need at the right time, rightplace and in the right way.Science and wisdom, from data, stories andother evidence, is routinely used to design,implement and improve systems andservices, delivering what children and youngpeople need to thrive.SMARTERINVESTMENTChildren, young people, families and leadersof communities and organisations have thecapabilities, vehicles and investment neededto collaborate with shared purpose, acrosssystems.Poor coordination and integration is createdby multiple strategies, programs, entities anddisciplines. Collaborative efforts are stymiedby the complexity and competition ofentrenched, siloed ways of thinking anddoing.CONCERTEDLEADERSHIP Families are required to access multiple andoften disconnected services, repeatedly tellingtheir story and navigating different tools,messages and plans. Their holistic needs andaspirations are often not adequately met,especially for those experiencing vulnerability.Strong organisational and professionalcultures can create hard boundaries aroundscope and responsibilities. Workforces areoften not systematically supported to learnand apply new knowledge, or to havecommon frames and tools. Science, evidence and lived experience anddata is often poorly translated and used insystems and services. Holistic data is notreadily available. A ‘blame focused’ culturedisincentivises genuine innovation, learning& improvement. INTEGRATEDAND EQUITABLEDELIVERYSTRONGERWORKFORCES...to this new systembehaviour...Our 6 systemchange leversWHAT WE WILL DO TOACHIEVE OUR VISIONChildren, young people, families andcommunities are listened to and part ofdecision making about what enables them tothrive. Interactions with systems builds theiragency and power, and positively shapestheir lives and communities.Children, young people, families, caregiversand communities are often seen as serviceusers.ENGAGED KIDS,FAMILIES ANDCOMMUNITIESTQKP has identified 6 waysthat systems need to changein order for all Queenslandchildren and young peopleto thrive. We call them our 6system change levers.As more people engage withTQKP and pull collectivelyon these 6 levers over thelong-term, the more systemswill change. This is how wewill achieve our vision of allchildren and young people inQueensland thriving.

Imagine if we all worked this way? Imagine how different the systemsthat shape the lives ofQueensland’s children and youngpeople would be

Integrative & holisticHumbly audaciousDevelopmental & enablingRigorous & evidence-basedWe have shared values that guide our decisions and actions...EquityInclusionIntegrityRespect GenerosityWe have shared principles that determine the way wecollectively make change. We are:People-centred Co-creativeInnovativeSharing resources & powerInquisitive & appreciativeAlways learning & accountableThe storyof our logoTQKP’s beautiful logo was designed byIscariot Media, a Queensland-based,and Indigenous owned communicationsenterprise. Our logo weaves together the story ofTQKP as a systems changeintermediary and coalition, and speaksto the significance of First Nationsconnections to kin, country and culture,and what these offer to allQueenslanders. The orange circle places children andyoung people firmly into the centre, justas they are in everything we do.The radiating circles remind us thatchildren are part of a bigger ecosystemof families, communities and thesystems that shape their lives.The connected dots represent theplaces, organisations, partnerships andpeople in our eco-system – thecaregivers, practitioners, and leaders –working together to enable children andyoung people to thrive.The strands reflect the six changelevers we use to shift systems and toweave them together.White space reminds us to take time tothink about what matters, what worksand how we can continually improve. Italso represents the six domains of childwellbeing from The Nest.The Nest is Australia's shared vision for thehealth and development of all children. TheNest was developed by ARACY andunderpins TQKP. Click here to learn moreabout The Nest and ARACY.Learn more aboutThe Nest

We are growing a partnership totransform systems over onegeneration so all Queenslandchildren and young people thrive.We want to create a movement.We want you to join us.We’d love your feedback.

We followed the story of our logo.We brought together leaders of the Partnership (the connected dots) - ourLeadership Table, Management Board, investing and delivery partners, andbackbone team. We spent time on country, honouring what First Nationsculture has to offer us all. We were welcomed by Elders and held in learningthrough ceremony. We sat in circle and centred Queensland’s children and young people (theorange circle). We listened to the systems that shape their lives, and the livesof their families and communities (the radiating circles). We listened to:each other’s deep knowledge about how systems do and don’t work forchildren and young people data and stories about the conditions Queensland’s children and youngpeople are growing up inevaluation data about TQKP’s progress, engagement and impact so farpoliticians who are shaping policy and investment for children and familieswisdom and guidance from First Nations leaders who are working tochange systems for children guidance of Youth Advisors from Queensland’s Family & ChildCommission.We took time (the white space) to develop this draft. After three months ofcollective learning, sense-making and decision-making, we are eager for youto shape it. How we developed this strategyWe will finalise this strategy in early2025. Between now and then thisstrategy will evolve as we listen deeplyto our community.We invite you to shape this strategy.Does it resonate with your vision andpriorities for children and young people? Share your thoughts and feedback: Shape this draftSourcesAustralian Bureau of Statistics,Employee households see biggestrise in living costs, 2023Australian Bureau of Statistics(2021). Estimating Homelessness:Census. Australian Early DevelopmentCensus (2021). 2021 AEDCNational Report. Mission AU Youth Survey 2022and 2023Productivity Commission (2023).Closing the Gap informationrepository.Queensland Education, StateSchool Attendance Data, 2023Queensland Family and ChildCommission, CommunityPerceptions Survey, 2023Queensland Family and ChildCommission, Child Rights Report,2023The State of Queensland(Queensland Family and ChildCommission), Growing Up inQueensland 2023 (2023)Victoria University, Deserts andOases: How accessible ischildcare in Australia, 2022 and2024Thank YouWe are deeply grateful to all of ourpartners, collaborators andnetworkers who have engaged in theTQKP journey so far. We are alsodeeply grateful to our investingphilanthropic partners who havemade our work possible:Email: tqkp@aracy.org.auLinkedIn: TQKP Web: www.tqkp.org.au