41st Annual Report 2011-2012 - Family Planning Queensland

AnnualReport2011/12

AcknowledgementsFamily Planning Queensland (FPQ)ACN 009 860 164ABN 61 009 860 164Australian Public Company,Limited by GuaranteeRegistered 07/04/1972FPQ 41stAnnual ReportMember of Sexual Health and Family PlanningAustralia (SH&FPA)Affiliated with the International PlannedParenthood Federation (IPPF)Qualityin HealthISO 9001 +Core StdsAcknowledgementsFPQ sincerely appreciates the generosity of our members and the community, particularly our 12,469 clinic clients and the following individualswho made a donation this past year: Steven Bakker, Louise Brown, Leslie Castles, Julie Chenery, Gabrielle Dawson, Cecelia Gore, ChantelleHollenbach, Helen Kelly, Karen Murdoch, Louise Plug, John Quiggin, Jamie Quinn, Ralf Sieberer, Juanita Simmonds, Gina Tilley, JanelleWeissman and Charlotte Woolley.Special thanks to the following businesses who provided a cash or in-kind donation in 2011-2012: Grill’d Fortitude Valley, McCullough RobertsonLawyers, Origin Foundation, The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (RNA) and VIVA! CommunicationsFPQ also thanks the following for their continued financial support.Non School Organisations (NSO) Program,Department of Education and TrainingQueensland Child Protection Week Committee2 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

ContentsA year in review 4About us 540 years of FPQ 6Planting: resources 9Contraception: an Australian clinicalpractice handbook new edition 9Traffic Lights goes global 10Is this normal? Understanding your child’s sexual behaviour 11Multicultural Women’s Health EducationProject launches new resources 12Teacher Resource Centre online 12Planting: training 13CONNECTIONS: Asking, assessing,assisting young people 13No Shame: Yarn About It 13Linking wth the Learning Place 14Nationally Recognised Training 15The shifting sands for sexual and reproductivehealth (SRH) nurses in Queensland 16General Practitioner (GP) training 17Course participants have their say 18Looking after women’s health 19Services in changing times 19Rural women’s health comes first at the Ekka 20Growing: projects 21Creating Conversations 21Yarrabah Sexual Assault Project 22Teacher professional development 22Whole School Community Approachto Sexuality Education (WSCASE) 23Correctional Facilities Education Project comes to an end 23Woorabinda Relationship and Sexuality Education Project 24Sunshine Coast Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderYoung People’s Sexual Health Project 24FPQ’s Ipswich centre and CommunityAccess and Transition Service Inc partnership 25Girl talk 25Autism Queensland and FPQ 26Every body needs to know special education project:supporting students with a disability 27Strengthening: events 28Women’s Business and Men’s Business 28Making noise about sexual assault for Sexual ViolenceAwareness Month (SVAM) 29Protecting children is everyone’s business 29The courage to make histoy 30Valentine’s Day, condoms and sexual health 30FPQ turns 40 31Celebrating: people and places 32Holly Brennan awarded Medal of the Order of Australia 32Ipswich centre relocates 32Odette Tewfik recognised for her achievements 32Sharing knowledge 33Research exploring sexual and reproductivehealth services for rural and regional young people 33Children and young people: Issues of consent,protection and support 34A cross-generational study of contraceptionand reproductive health among Sudaneseand Eritrean women in Brisbane 35Research collaborations: contributing to clinicalexcellence and service development 35Eyes Wide Open: FPQ promoting healthy sexualityat Positive Schools 2012 Conferences 36Conference presentations 37Summarised financial report 38Who we are 48Where we work 49Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 3

A year in reviewChairperson’s reportI have had the privilege of serving on the Boardof Directors for the past ten years. I volunteermy time on the Board of FPQ because I believethat the organisation makes a significant impacton the lives of the people it serves, from thesmallest child who learns about bodies andstaying safe to men and women accessing healthservices, support and information.As an organisation, FPQ remains nimble and responsive tothe changing landscape in which we operate. In the pastten years we have opened and closed centres, launchednew projects, developed innovative educational resources,won awards and continued to ask the community: whatare the gaps that we can fill by delivering quality sexualand reproductive health and education services to promotea healthy Queensland? As Queensland’s population growsand diversifies, FPQ remains strategic in our developmentand delivery of services to best meet changing needs.We approach 2012-2013 with a new set of challenges.At the end of 2011-2012, FPQ was handed downsignificant funding cuts by Queensland Health whichimpact the way we do our work and our regional servicedelivery in particular. We have navigated rough seas beforeand we believe that we are well positioned to weather thisstorm, drawing on the skills and expertise of the staff andBoard, with the support of our stakeholders. In the pagesthat follow, you will open a window into the work of FPQ.I hope you are as inspired as I am to read on, get involvedand show your support by becoming a member, comingalong to an event or course, purchasing our resources ortelling others about the important work we do at FPQ.Matthew Schlyder4the number of languagesin which the Traffic Lightsbrochure has been translated28%of clinic clients wereunder the age of 26CommunityEducationPrimary Schoolchildren 12 yrsand underYoung People(13-24yrs)People witha DisabilityAboriginal and TorresStrait Islander PeoplesTotal Participants133554115940529CALD People 3920General Public 7287Other TargetedGroups1922Parents 1963Women’s Groups 782Grand Total 348137projectsdeveloped andrun in regionalcommunitiesWorkforceDevelopmentParticipants2011-2012TotalMedical Practitioners 2020Nurses 530Teachers 5361Indigenous HealthWorkers462Disability Workers 1460Allied Health Workers 13818Other Non-HealthWorkers7795Medical Students 393Nursing Students 527Teaching Students 277Other TertiaryStudents2,020doctors completedFPQ training coursesFPQ delivered sexual andreproductive health services through20,203 client visits39Grand Total 32682ClinicConsultationsTotalsNumber of Clients 12469Number of Visits 20203Age of ClientsTotalsUnder 15 0.99%15-19 12.01%20-24 15.77%25-29 14.05%30-34 11.53%35-39 10.95%40-54 25.86%55 Over 8.71%Not Given 0.12%Totals 100%ClinicServicesTotalsContraception 42.21%STI 8.59%Gynaecological 40.52%Pregnancy 2.15%Other 5.37%Unknown 1.16%Totals 100%4 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

About usAbout usFPQ has been the leading provider of sexualand reproductive health and educationservices throughout Queensland for over40 years. Based in 9 centres from Cairns toBundaberg, Toowoomba to the Gold Coast, FPQdelivers health services, outreach, educationand training about:• personal safety, to teach children how to stay safe fromsexual abuse• contraception, to prevent unplanned pregnancy• safe sex practices, to prevent sexually transmittedinfections (STIs)• respectful relationships, to prevent sexual assaultFPQ is a nonprofit, nongovernment organisation. We usediverse funding sources to sustain our regional operations,including grants from government and philanthropicfoundations; corporate sponsorships; fee for servicehealth services, education and professional training;resource and product sales; donations from individualsand membership fees.The vision of FPQ is sexual and reproductivehealth for all.FPQ’s key values:Respect for othersSocial justiceProfessionalismInnovationCourageOpenness & honestyToday’s memberskeep FPQ growingstrongFPQ is committed to continuing to worktowards achieving our vision of sexual andreproductive health for all and to that endrecognises this work requires investment frommany different stakeholders.We invite you to become a member of FPQ. Membershipcomes with a range of benefits including discounts toselect training courses from 1 January 2013, access tothe Brisbane information and resource centre, discountedroom bookings and more. If you are inspired by what youread in the following pages, please show your support bybecoming a member or making a tax deductible donationto FPQ.www.fpq.com.au/member.php orwww.givenow.com.au/familyplanningqueenslandThe Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (the Commission) haslong respected Family Planning Queensland (FPQ) for the courage and leadership it hasdemonstrated in arguing for and providing family planning, values and sexuality educationover the past 40 years, even when these matters have been at times socially and politicallyunpopular. FPQ’s continued advocacy for children’s rights to a healthy sexuality is clearlysupported in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and is critically importantin the Commission’s view.Elizabeth FraserCommissioner for Children and Young People and Child GuardianFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 5

40 years of FPQCelebrating the past,planting seeds for the futureAs things change, many things remain the same.In 1972, FPQ volunteers attended the Ekka anddistributed 10,000 leaflets about contraception.In 2012, FPQ again attended the Ekka, butthis time in a mobile clinic van providing Papsmears, contraceptive consultations, informationand advice in collaboration with Royal FlyingDoctor Service, Women’s Health QueenslandWide, Queensland Cervical Screening Programand Goondir Health Services.In the forty years between, FPQ has delivered sexual andreproductive health services to 1.5 million Queenslanders,and provided community and professional education andtraining to 1.3 million people.FPQ provides services from its 9 regional centres across thestate. In 2012, 70% of clinic services provided by FPQ wereoutside Brisbane, as were 82% of community education and64% of professional training contacts.There have been many changes in the organisation over theyears, but the vision of its early pioneers to see what wasneeded in communities, and their courage and passion to dosomething about it, inspires all involved with FPQ to this day.Sexual and reproductive health for all is a boldvision and an ongoing challenge.This work is shaped and inspired by our clients. Who arethey? These are young people who enter our doors, fearfulof STIs. Older women seeking support during menopause.People experiencing unhealthy relationships wanting a wayout and a way forward. Men and women seeking advice andinformation about contraception choices from vasectomiesto IUDs.FPQ’s clinicians are flexible and able to deliver care thatmeets our clients’ complex health and information needs –and work hard to link clients with other services so that theirwellbeing is looked after, holistically.FPQ’s Education and Community services staff are innovativeand progressive in their engagement with the wholespectrum of community needs in sexual and reproductivehealth. From children learning about their bodies, to parentslearning how to foster communication and support theirFPQ is a beacon of clinical expertise in reproductive and sexual health, providingcontemporary evidence-based services in all aspects of contraception. This is illustrated by itsrole in publishing the national desk reference, ‘Contraception: an Australian clinical practicehandbook’ and its clinical skills training programs including IUD and Implanon insertionprocedures. Contraception has been highlighted as a ‘best buy in health care’ and one of theUN’s pillars of women’s health – FPQ plays a much needed state and National leadership rolein promoting access to these essential services.Professor Nicholas FiskExecutive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Queensland6 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

40 years of FPQchildren’s development, to young people embarking onrelationships, women and men managing questions of fertilityand planning their families, to sexuality in aged care – thediversity of projects and programs delivered reflects just howintegral sexuality and relationships are to community life.And this engagement with the real lives of men and womenthroughout Queensland, with all their complexity anddiversity, is reflected in the amazing highlights of the past40 years.• Playing a pivotal role in Education Queensland’s 1988decision to introduce the human relationships educationpolicy in schools. FPQ continues to support teachersand school communities to provide sexuality andrelationships education to all Queensland children.• Leading responses to the sexuality education needs ofchildren with a disability, work twice recognised throughDisability Action Week Awards for Excellence• Establishing the Multicultural Women’s Health EducationProject to prevent the practice of Female GenitalMutilation (FGM) in 1996• Developing the Out with homophobia kit in 1998for schools to address needs of same sex attractedyoung people• Establishing the Correctional Facilities Education Projectin 2001• Holding the Ignorance is not innocence – Wendy DarvillForum on the prevention of sexual abuse in 2005• Co-authoring the first edition of Contraception: anAustralian clinical practice handbook in 2006• Developing the innovative Traffic Lights frameworkin 2006• In 2007, publishing Everyone’s got a bottom (authored byTess Rowley) the first children’s storybook on sexualityand child protection• Coordinating the forum, Lifting the Lid on men who haveexperienced sexual assault, for services in Far NorthQueensland in 2010• Development of an extensive resource catalogue whichsupports teachers, parents and professionals, includingthe first multimedia CD package Feel safe – addressingself protection skills for young people with intellectualdisability; and interactive learning package for generalpractitioners (CONNECTIONS DVD).• Receiving the Deadly Sex Congress ‘Collaboration forChange’ Award for the Sunshine Coast Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander Young People’s Sexual HealthProject in 2010• Redeveloping the FPQ website (more than 320,000visits each year) and online Teacher Resource Centrein 2011• Delivering the first online webinars on sexuality andrelationships education to Queensland teachers throughthe Education Queensland Learning Place in 2012Continued overFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 7

40 years of FPQCelebrating the past, planting seeds for the futurewhole health system is enhanced by FPQ’s doctor trainingand professional support. Outreach education serviceslead to increased community health literacy, empoweringpeople with information about when and how to accesshealth services to promote improved health outcomes anddecreasing reliance on the tertiary health system.Every day at FPQ, we work towards aQueensland where:Women, men and young people from rural and remotecorners of the state and urban communities haveaccess to high quality sexual and reproductive healthcare and education.FPQ has a demonstratedhistory of standing atthe forefront of sexualand reproductive healthservice provision,education and training.Frontline servicesdelivered by FPQ arehighly valued by clients,particularly those whoare disproportionatelydisadvantaged includingwomen, victims of sexualassault and abuse, youngpeople, people with adisability and Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander communities. FPQ’s unique modelcouples direct health care with outreach education servicesand clinical professional development. This ensures doctorsand nurses experience hands-on clinical placements toimprove their practice in sexual and reproductive health.Because these doctors and nurses – particularly in regionaltowns – also work in Queensland Health facilities, theContraception is readily available and affordable, and whereyoung people can talk openly about their contraception needsand concerns. This has a direct impact on decreasing rates ofunplanned pregnancy and ensuring every child is awanted child.People with a disability are acknowledged as sexual beingsand have access to information and resources to makeinformed choices about their sexuality and sexual andreproductive health.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have access toculturally competent and high quality sexual and reproductivehealth care, information and education.Women of all ages regardless of marital status, religiousaffiliation or cultural background have access to safe, legaland affordable abortion services through public hospitals.Every school provides comprehensive, age appropriatesexuality and relationships education, to ensure children andyoung people have the knowledge to make informed choicesabout their bodies, relationships and staying healthy and safe.Every day at FPQ we work towards sexual andreproductive health for all.I believe FPQ is an outstanding organisation that provides excellent clinical and educationalservices at a world class standard as defined by the WHO. As a clinician, I base my practiceon their guidelines and have been fortunate to be able to access FPQ as part of my ongoingclinical upskilling and peer review.I strongly support the continued support of FPQ from a State and Federal level and believe thatexpanding the role of FPQ would represent an example of how public funding can be used ina very efficient and economical manner to deliver high quality health services.Dr Sheilagh Cronin MBBS DRCOG MRCGP FACRRMVice President, Rural Doctors Association of Australia8 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Planting: resourcesContraception: an Australian clinicalpractice handbook new editionFPQ together with FPV andFPNSW published the updated,third edition of Contraception:an Australian clinical practicehandbook in June.The Handbook supports and promotesoptimal clinical practice by providingclinicians with evidence based,consensus recommendations oncontraceptive practice in Australia.The updated guidelines are a valuableresource that reflects our commitmentto building the capacity of theAustralian health sector to providesexual and reproductive health servicesfor all Australians.The new edition provides an updatedreview of the different contraceptivemethods available, including definitions,mechanisms of action, contraindicationsas well as advantages and disadvantages.It also provides updated advice on usingquick start methods of contraceptive,drug interactions and extendedhormonal regimens.A comprehensive resource, thehandbook also examines recommendedoptions for women with a broad rangeof pre-existing medical conditions, youngwomen and women who are post-nataland peri-menopausal.Your website and fact sheets are an integral part of any consultation about contraception.No woman asking about contraception leaves my clinic without a printed copy from theFPQ website. And if I have a tricky question, I just pick up the phone. Thanks so much for sharingyour experience with IUDs. This option is now available to many women who did not haveaccess before.The work you do in developing resources, training and research, especially aimed at vulnerablewomen, is invaluable for my practice. But above all, it empowers us as clinicians and the womenwe care for to make their own choices. Congratulations on 40 years of making a difference andI hope you will be with us for many more!Professor Mieke van Driel, MD DTM&H MSc PhD FRACGPHead, Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, University of QueenslandRoyal Brisbane & Women’s HospitalGood, practical and up-to-date advice is easily accessible and presented in a clear andauthoritative style. In spite of the clarity, this volume does not avoid the less clear and controversialissues, but provides a balanced view of their importance. I can strongly recommend this excellentvolume to all doctors, whether they be working in primary or specialist care, and their trainees,who are likely to see and treat women in the reproductive years.Professor Ian S. FraserProfessor in Reproductive Medicine at the University of Sydney, and a ReproductiveEndocrinology and Infertility sub-specialist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, SydneyFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 9

Planting: resourcesIs this normal?Understandingyour child’ssexual behaviourChildren’s sexual behaviours can beembarrassing and confusing and sometimescause concern. Knowing what’s considerednormal can ease some of the worry of parenting.In February this year FPQ launched our latestbook to help answer some of the questionsparents have.Is this normal? has sold over 2,000 copies and receivedlocal and national interest, being featured in print media,on radio and TV. The book sparked discussions onlineand on radio talk back, showing just how much the topicresonates with parents and carers.This is a clearly written resource for parentsthat draws on principles identified in thelatest research about sexuality, development,and the safety and wellbeing of youngpeople. It provides practical suggestionsthat support parents and carers to feel morecomfortable about the area of sexuality andyoung people.Dr Daryl HigginsAustralian Institute of Family StudiesHolly Brennan and Judy Graham co-authored the book, Isthis normal? Together Holly and Judy have more than 20years’ experience working with children and their families.This book combines this experience with relevantresearch to support parents to help children to grow uphealthy, informed and safe.Is this normal? Understanding yourchild’s sexual behaviour providesparents and carers with:• an explanation of the Traffic Lightsframework for understanding andresponding to children’s sexual behaviours• stories about everyday situations whereaction might be needed• tools to support communication withchildren about sexuality and relationships• ideas for what to do when a child’sbehaviour is not appropriate for their age• suggestions for how to get supportFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 11

Planting: resourcesMulticultural Women’sHealth EducationProject launchesnew resourcesWomen whose lives have been affected by thepractice of female genital mutilation (FGM)shared their experiences in a new audioresource, Breaking the chains, launched by theMulticultural Women’s Health Education Projectin November 2011.More than fifty people from a range of community andgovernment organisations attended the launch held atMultiLink Community Services in Woodridge. The Breakingthe chains audio CD includes powerful and deeply movingstories told by women from diverse cultural backgroundsabout their personal experiences of FGM. The resource hasbeen developed to prevent the practice and increase women’saccess to information and services to enhance their sexual andreproductive health.Also unveiled at the launch were the project’s latest FGMawareness poster and the Multicultural Women’s HealthEducation Project Profile. The profile documents the history andachievements of the Multicultural Women’s Health EducationProject’s 14 year journey from its establishment in 1997.The latest resources produced by the Multicultural Women’sHealth Education Project demonstrate how communityinvolvement can transform health system responses andimprove health outcomes for some of the most disadvantagedcommunities in Queensland. Increasing the skills of serviceproviders and their understanding of the needs of affectedwomen makes a real difference in the lives of these womenand their families.Family Planning QueenslandPhone: (07) 3250 0240Fax: (07) 3250 0294Email: education@fpq.com.auwww.fpq.com.auThere are thousands of women who live in fear and arescared to talk about FGM.Breaking the chains te ls the stories of nine women’sexperiences of FGM. The women from di ferent culturalbackgrounds – Sudanese, Somalian and Ethopian – talkbravely about the harmful e fect FGM has had on their lives,their childhood, the emotional and sexual scars and thefeelings of being incomplete as a woman.They te l their stories so that others may protect their childrenand say no to FGM.This is an audio CD.A written version of Breaking the chains can be found onwww.fpq.com.au/education/multicultural/projects_fgm.phpISBN: 0 9775708 7 8© Family Planning Queensland 2011This work is copyright. Except under the conditions of the Copyright Act 1968, wri tenpermission should be sought from the copyright owners to use any part of this work forrese ling, distribution or use in resource development. No part of this publication may bereproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise withou the prior permissionof the publisher in writing.Family Planning Queensland (FPQ) is a non-profit organisation. Permission is granted byFPQ for use of the CD on up to three computers. Additional copies of the CD may bepurchased from FPQ. Your cooperation in observing copyright is much appreciated.Every reasonable e fort has been made to obtain permissions relating to informationreproduced in this publication. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rightsshould be addressed to publications@fpq.com.auA l rights reserved by Family Planning Queensland.DisclaimerFamily Planning Queensland (FPQ) has taken every care to ensure tha the informationcontained on this CD is accurate and up to date a the time of production. As informationand knowledge is constantly changing, you are strongly advised to confirm that theinformation complies with present research, legislation and policy guidelines. FPQ acceptsno responsibility for di ficulties that may arise as a result of an individual acting on theadvice and recommendations it contains.fpqFamily Pla ning Qu ensland Breakingthe chainsfpqFamily Pla ning Qu enslandBreakingthechainsWomen from differentcultural backgroundsshare theirpersonal experienceof female genitalmutilation(FGM)Promoting human rights to sexual and reproductive healthwww.fpq.com.auOdette Tewfik (FGM Project Coordinator), Fazil Rostam (Southside DistrictMulticultural Health Coordinator), Dr Hannele Nupponen (MulticulturalDevelopment Association)Hon. Desley Scott (Member for Woodridge), Rachel Apelt (Designer),Fr. David Mahrous (Coptic Orthodox Church) and Odette Tewfik(FGM Project Coordinator)Teacher ResourceCentre onlineIn February 2012, FPQ launched a new website designed forQueensland teachers. The Teacher Resource Centre (TRC)provides lesson plans, research, resources, tips and practicalsupport for teachers. The new website invites schools to sharetheir stories, promote their sexuality and relationships education(SRE) successes and tell us about their teacher champions.The TRC is fast becoming an online centre for resourcing andcollaboration in the Queensland teaching sector.Visit www.fpqteachers.com.au to learn more.12 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Planting: trainingCONNECTIONS: Asking, assessing,assisting young peopleFPQ is increasingly looked to as a credible andcompetent source of information and advice toassist clinicians to improve their communication andassessment skills with young people.The CONNECTIONS workshop increases clinicians’ confidencein communicating with and assessing young people. Designedfor GPs, International Medical Graduates (IMGs), GP registrars,nurse practitioners and practice nurses, CONNECTIONS helpsclinicians facilitate discussions about contraception and othersexual health concerns with young people who attend generalpractice. The workshop uses filmed scenarios of consultations andincludes interactive exercises to explore issues such as discussingconfidentiality, assessing Gillick competence, medicolegal and childprotection issues.To increase accessibility of this training package, CONNECTIONS is nowalso available as a resource package for medical and nurse educationproviders across Australia. The package includes the DVD, a facilitatorguide, workshop program, PowerPoint slides, participant workbook andextensive resource and referral links and factsheets. FPQ ran 3 Trainthe Trainer workshops in 2011 for Queensland GP educators to ensurethat this education becomes part of GP education across the state. TheCONNECTIONS resource package contains everything needed to runworkshops or short interactive sessions or tutorials.No Shame: Yarn About ItThe development of this DVD training resource has been a collaborativeeffort, made possible through the generous support and involvement ofAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health workers and otherswho support sexual and reproductive health promotion, education andhealth services in their communities.During the project, surveys were completed, focus groups held and many versions of thescript discussed and edited. The DVD tells the story of Liz and Dan, Sexual Health workersin the fictitious Harmony Bay Clinic. It explores ways to communicate with communitymembers about sexual and reproductive health and address the barrier of shame,encouraging clients to be proactive about their health, to ask questions and to have healthchecks.While the characters are fictitious, the scenarios provide the opportunity to look at real lifeissues that may impact on workers eg being new at the job, starting conversations aboutsexual health, discussing confidentiality, explaining about contact tracing etc.Experienced workers from Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) andQueensland Health who appear in the DVD reinforce messages in the scenarios and giveadvice on how to approach a range of situations faced by workers in the field every day. TheDVD project was funded by and is being distributed by Queensland Health.Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 13

Planting: trainingLinking with the Learning PlaceFPQ has a long history of providing resourcesand professional development for the educationsector. In recognition of the diverse and changingneeds of teachers across the state FPQ hasincluded eLearning opportunities in our suite ofprofessional development activities for teachers.In 2012 FPQ formed a partnership with Department ofEducation, Training and Employment’s (DETE’s) Learning Placeto develop and deliver web conferences on sexuality andrelationships education (SRE). The Learning Place is DETE’ssecure eLearning environment which provides all EducationQueensland (EQ) staff with access to an innovative rangeof digital resources and eSpaces for teaching and learning,collaborating and networking. Utilising web conferencingtechnology means that any EQ staff member, anywhere in thestate can easily join us in a web conference.All they need is a computer and an internet connection andthey can join in from wherever they are: in their classroom,in the staff room with a group of colleagues or at homeafter school.The Learning Place provided two FPQ staff with the trainingand tools to use the web conferencing technology. FPQthen developed and facilitated a series of web conferencesfor middle school and special education staff addressing thefollowing SRE topics: Planning an SRE program; Practicalclassroom strategies; and Sexual behaviours and studentprotection. The sessions proved popular with over 130 stafffrom regional, remote and metropolitan locations participatingin sessions held in March, May and June. FPQ looks forwardto continuing the partnership with DETE to find innovativeways to meet the professional development needs ofteachers providing SRE to their students.As a secondary school teacher and tertiary teacher educator, I have had the privilege of workingin partnership with Family Planning Queensland for over twenty years. During this time FPQ hasconsistently provided quality resources and teacher professional development for those who arefacing the challenge of providing a relevant and appropriate Sexuality and Relationships educationprogram within their school.A fundamental strength of FPQ is their commitment to ensuring that their work with schools focuseson capacity building and support of, as opposed to the replacing of, the classroom teacher who isbest placed to deliver SRE knowledge and skills to young people.Dr Louise McCuaigLecturer, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland14 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Planting: trainingNationally Recognised TrainingAs a leader in sexual and reproductive health, the provision of professional development to thecommunity and education sectors continues to be a focus for FPQ.This year 517 professionals across a range of sectors including: early childhood, education, disability, youth work, childprotection and health participated in our nationally recognised training events. FPQ offered additional courses in 2012 tomeet the increased demand for quality courses which include work based assessment and accreditation.A few months back I attended the accreditedcourse ‘Promote the well-being and welfare ofchildren, young people and their families’ at theFamily Planning Centre in Cairns...I have beenin the child care industry for 18 years now and Ihave never received any information in regardsto understanding or supporting healthy sexualdevelopment in children. From my experiencethe most common training offered or advertisedin this industry is about ‘Signs of abuse and howto report suspected harm/abuse’.Now I have attended this course, as the Director ofa long day care centre, I am defiantly spreadingthe word!! I held a session with all my educatorswhere I passionately explained all I learnt fromyou and I chase down parents grabbing them fora chat, explaining the importance of talking totheir children openly in regards to sexuality. Ourcentre has drafted a ‘healthy sexual developmentpolicy’ which will be attached to our newsletterthis month for review by all families.…I now understand the importance of thissubject in early childhood. Your training staffpresented this topic in a relaxed and very easyto understand manner which incorporatedgroup work and discussions.BarbCourse participantFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 15

Planting: trainingThe shifting sands for sexual andreproductive health (SRH) nursesin QueenslandFPQ has a long history of responding to thenursing workforce needs of the communityand the health care sector. The change fromQueensland to national registration, NationalHealth Reform and changes to Medicare, areall forces which have impacted on FPQnursing roles.Nurse education and training at FPQ continues to respond tothe external environment by adhering to the strong principlesof workforce development in primary health care settings– supporting the delivery of affordable, accessible andappropriate SRH care where it is needed.FPQ recognises the central role of nurses in the deliveryof high quality, cost effective clinical services. Throughoutthe past 40 years, we have created training and placementoptions for nurses working in primary health care, sexualhealth and family planning clinics to enable them to buildthe skills required to meet the SRH needs of their clients.The past year has seen another 135 Queensland nursescomplete various family planning courses and modules thatwill enable them to contribute to this workforce.Very engaging. It is a pleasure to have presentersand facilitators with such a depth of knowledge.Nurses’ course participantFPQ remains a Royal College of Nursing Australia accreditedprovider of endorsed courses and during 2011-2012 was theonly organisation providing training to nurses to allow themto become authorised non-medical Pap smear providers withaccess to Queensland Health’s Pap Smear Register. Thisyear, 2 participants working for an Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander health organisation won scholarship positions tocomplete this training.Following the national registration of nurses, sexual andreproductive health (SRH) nurse endorsement to supplyspecific medications under a legislated Drug TherapyProtocol by Queensland Nursing Council ceased in 2011.Specialised SRH nurses in Queensland now need to beauthorised by their employer to undertake this medicationsupply. With concurrent changes at Griffith University, a gapin education from 2013 was identified. In 2012 QueenslandHealth funded FPQ to work with a steering committee tocreate and submit to the Royal College of Nursing Australiaan ‘Authorisation’ course to fill this void for advanced practicenurses employed in SRH settings.Wow! Above and beyond – I didn’t realisehow much there was to learn or how much Iwould learn that has helped me immenselyin my workplace.Nurses’ course participantFunding for a nurse scholarship position has historically been a vital resource for FPQ to contribute to its (and thebroader health sector’s) workforce development strategy.However, following a review of the scholarship funding, the Communicable Diseases Branch of Queensland Health hasshifted its strategy to provide support to undertake a wider range of professional development activities. Carol Burrows,our final FPQ scholar, successfully completed the 2011-2012 scholarship and consolidated her skills with a short termcontract with Brisbane Sexual Health Unit. We congratulate her on her achievement and welcome her into the uniqueand valued workforce of sexual and reproductive health advanced practice nursing.FPQ as an organisation was very welcoming and supportive during all phases of my scholarshipyear. I particularly value the generous approach of all clinicians and support staff as they made theirtime, knowledge and experience available to me without hesitation.Nurse scholarship participant16 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Planting: trainingCourse participants have their sayExceptionally high level of teaching fromall supervisors. All supervisors were highlyskilled and able to help me to identify mystrengths and weaknesses. All supervisorsused excellent adult teaching skills (rare inmedicine!!). Thank you.SH&FPA Doctors CertificateClinical attachment participantThe staff have been an absolute joy to learnfrom. Their expert knowledge and skillsas well as their enthusiasm during theclinical sessions have been most helpful infastracking my learning. Keep up the greatwork! It’s making a significant difference tothe community.Ian, SH&FPA Doctors CertificateClinical attachment participantThe theory part of learning truly reinforced what knowledge I have and have reviewed during thepre-reading period of recommended materials. The matching clinical part of the workshop wasreally hands-on. But the best part of it all, we get to observe and imbibe how the actual Pap Smearprocedure should be done or performed by our trainers before we get to try it out ourselves and theconcept of using actual people as simulated patients in a simulated clinic scenario is really awesome!Great Work! Great seminar!Cervical screening workshop participantI feel empowered with the learning this week. I felt ‘safe’ saying I needed more education in areaswhere there is an assumption that I should already know it all. Very enjoyable experience meetingspeakers (teachers) and other participants.SH&FPA Doctors CertificateTheory participant18 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Looking after women’s healthServices inchangingtimesFPQ is committed to providing qualitysexual and reproductive health servicesto as many Queenslanders as possible,particularly those in regional areas.The funding support we receive from QueenslandHealth has enabled us to develop cost effectiveservice delivery models, and clinical servicesdelivered by nurses.In order to supplement this funding, FPQhas introduced Medicare billing and a clientannual contribution in our six regional clinics.FPQ remains committed to seeing all peopleregardless of their ability to pay.While only a small contribution to our overallcosts, these initiatives also now ensure youngpeople (under 25) and those with health carecards no longer have any out of pocket costs forprocedures such as IUD and Implanon insertions.Jodi Mauro, Cairns Clinic Coordinator – with client, Sharee,and her daughterFPQ also works to ensure that women in regionalQueensland have access to quality screening andservices through many partnerships, including MobileWomen’s Health Nurses, Royal Flying Doctor Service,Centre for International Medical Graduates, HealthWorkforce Queensland and UQ School of Medicine.Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 19

Looking after women’s healthRural women’shealth comesfirst at the EkkaWhen women’s health is looked after, the wholecommunity benefits. That’s why FPQ teamedup with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS),Women’s Health Queensland Wide, QueenslandCervical Screening Program and GoondirHealth Services to provide a first ever health andinformation service specifically for rural women atthe 2012 Ekka.The three day team effort was dubbed the Outback Women’sLink (OWL). The initiative was developed to link rural womento information and services both on site at the Ekka and backin their regional centres. Free Pap smears, contraceptiveconsultations, information and advice from pre-pregnancyplanning to parenting and menopause were delivered by femaledoctors, advanced practice nurses and health educators out of aclinic van provided by Goondir Health Services.Minister for Health Lawrence Springborg visited OWL on itsfirst day in operation. He spoke with staff about the need forappropriate health services in rural areas.These four highly respected community health organisationsStaff representing FPQ, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), Women’sHealth Queensland Wide and Queensland Cervical Screening ProgramDr Simone Peacock (RFDS), Hon. Lawrence Springborg (Minister for Health),Josie Curr (FPQ)Josie Curr (FPQ), Jacqui McLellan (FPQ), Bronwyn Buckley (Women’s HealthQueensland Wide)have a long history of providing health care services forQueenslanders in rural and regional areas. FPQ would like tothank the Board of the RNA for donating the OWL site overthree days and Goondir Health Services for transporting andoffering their clinic van for free. We sincerely appreciate the hardwork of all the partner organisations and volunteers who madeOWL a success.Back home you can wait up to three weeks for a doctor’s appointment and then you usually getto see a male doctor. It’s very rare to be able to have a conversation with a female doctor aboutcontraception or women’s health…It was so reassuring, and so nice to be able to sit down with awoman who really understood, and talk through options and pluses and minuses. I’ll definitely lookfor this service again next year, and will recommend OWL to my friends.OWL client20 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Growing: projectsCreatingConversationsCreating Conversations was a freeFPQ program designed to supportfamilies with children and youngpeople with a disability in the CentralQueensland region, offered from June2011 to April 2012The program provided families with informationand opportunities to practice conversationsabout sexuality and relationships withchildren and young people with a disability tosupport learning, personal safety and healthydevelopment.The program was an overwhelming successwith 18 family and 27 parent sessions heldthroughout the Central Queensland region.Sessions covered Longreach, Maryborough,Rockhampton, Woorabinda, Mount Morgan,Gladstone, Gracemere, Bundaberg,Mundubbera, Monto, Hervey Bay, Blackwaterand Emerald. In total, staff worked with 123children and 250 parents. An additional 134consultation meetings were conducted.Funding for this program ceased in April and weare investigating alternative funding sources tocontinue the program considering its success.Creating Conversations consistedof three key components:Consultative servicesFamilies referred (or self referred) to the CreatingConversations program were offered a consultationproviding FPQ staff and parents the opportunity to explorethe specific needs of these children.Parent and carer intensive trainingThis 1.5 hour session was designed to provide parentsand carers with information, skills and tools to address andsupport the sexuality and relationships education needsof their children who have registered to complete theprogram.Family group educationThis was the key component of Creating Conversations,providing age appropriate sexuality and relationshipseducation to young people with a disability and theirfamilies in small group settings.We have accessed the FPQ Creating Conversations to assist us in negotiating through the difficulttopic of sexuality and healthy relationships for our son who has a disability. The facilitator provideda tailor-made session to suit our needs and circumstances. The ongoing support and interestin our son’s welfare has been heart warming. The open and relaxed conversations between thefacilitator and our son have provided essential valuable information in a format he was easily ableto comprehend, digest and apply. FPQ has provided valuable resources which are available to otherparents/individuals within our community. The Creating Conversations program does just as thename implies and is adapted to suit any family dynamic. Wonderful program!Helen from EmeraldFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 21

Growing: projectsYarrabah Sexual Assault ProjectCairns Sexual Assault Service’s (CSAS) YarrabahSexual Assault Project has been working with theYarrabah community to support victims of sexualassault since 2011.The project works to establish a community ownedapproach to respond to issues of sexual assault in theregion through collaboration with Yarrabah services,community members and CSAS. The project relies on asteering committee made up of representatives from theGurriny Yealamucka Health Service, Queensland Health,Teacher professionaldevelopmentQueensland Police Service and other local health andcommunity professionals for guidance and support.There is often shame or stigma associated with sexualassault. People living in Yarrabah recognise that sexualassault is a real issue in their community and that byworking together they are better able to supportthose affected.This project is funded under the Building Capacity forVictims of Crime Services Funding Program; Departmentof Justice and Attorney General.FPQ received funding from Queensland Health (Communicable Diseases Branch) until 30June 2012 to extend and reorient the focus of the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and Sexual HealthYouth Workforce Project to pilot approaches to improving teaching practice in sexuality andrelationships education (SRE).The development of the pilot project was informed by consultation with members of the Young People’s WorkingGroup of the Queensland Ministerial Advisory Committee, HIV/AIDS Hepatitis C and Sexual Health (QMACHAHCSH); as well as key staff from Queensland Health and Education Queensland. FPQ conducted an onlinesurvey of teachers and regional staff also interviewed teachers in pilot regions to assess needs and preferences.The project provided opportunities for teachers to further develop their learning and assessment strategiesand strengthen local practice networks, particularly in Cairns (Far North Queensland Education Region) and theSunshine Coast (North Coast Education Region).In addition, FPQ received approval to provide professional development sessions via the Department of Education,Training and Employment’s (DETE’s) One Channel. Six online web conferences were delivered to teachers fromJanuary to June. Online web conferences enable teachers to participate from anywhere in Queensland and theyhave been very popular. Following feedback, additional web conferences were established for teachers in specialeducation settings.Over 40 years, staff at FPQ have dedicated their professional lives to helping us better understandand respond to sexual and reproductive health issues. Their advocacy for comprehensive sexualityprograms in schools and their transformative work with educators is peerless.Kerryann Walsh PhDSenior Research Fellow, Co-leader, Children’s Rights and Welfare Program, Children & YouthResearch Centre, Member, Excellence in Research in Early Years Education, CollaborativeResearch Network, Associate Professor, School of Early Childhood, Faculty of Education,Queensland University of Technology22 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Growing: projectsWhole School CommunityApproach to SexualityEducation (WSCASE)The WSCASE project has been developed to support Mount Morgan and Rosedale primaryschools and their communities to promote healthy sexual development.These communities experience both geographic isolation and socioeconomic disadvantage. WSCASE will boostknowledge and skills of local teachers, parents and carers by facilitating the delivery of comprehensive sexualityand relationships education (SRE) over a three year period. FPQ will also provide each of the communities with avariety of resources to assist with future SRE programs.Extensive community consultation has taken place in both communities to date. The project strives to improve thesexual health of Mount Morgan and Rosedale children and young people, resulting in safer, happier and healthierchildren, both physically and emotionally.The WSCASE project is made possible through the financial support of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, JohnVilliers Trust and the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR).Correctional Facilities EducationProject comes to an endSince 2001 FPQ received funding fromQueensland Health to support the provisionof education and training to inmates,officers and health staff in QueenslandCorrectional Facilities.This project has focused on harm minimisation and riskreduction related to blood borne viruses, including HIVand Hepatitis C. Unfortunately, this project was cut by theMinister for Health on 29 June, following funding cuts toother programs supporting prisoners.FPQ started working with prisoners in the late 1990s, seeingprisoners at two Wacol prisons on a fee for service basisthrough the prison education program. Since receivingfunding from the Communicable Diseases Branch, FPQ hasconducted free education sessions for inmates, custodialofficers and nurses, involved inmates in the developmentof educational resources, introduced regular training fornursing staff in pre- and post-test counselling, and influencedthe development of policy. Recently, pre-service trainingat the Queensland Correctional Services Academy hasbeen introduced for new Custodial Officers and Probationand Parole Officers, to ensure they are able to protectthemselves from occupational exposure.In 2011-2012, we delivered 31 education and trainingsessions, providing information and resources to 226inmates, 98 new custodial officers, 72 existing custodialofficers and 21 nurses working within correctional facilities.That’s a total of 156 sessions delivered through the projectsince June 2009. In addition, the project continued itsexcellent record of working in partnership with HepatitisQueensland, Queensland Intravenous Health Network(QuIHN), Cairns Sexual Health, West Moreton Sexual Healthand the Toowoomba Liver Clinic, among others.Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 23

Growing: projectsWoorabinda Relationship andSexuality Education Project (RASE)In the past year, FPQ has been working withfamilies and community groups in Woorabindato address community identified concernsaround sexual assault and teenage pregnancy.The RASE project has provided parent seminars anddeveloped user friendly resources for community groups touse to meet needs in this area. Next up the Implementationof Relationships and Sexuality Education (iRASE) projectwill provide training to support community professionals’capacity and communication skills to deliver ongoingsexuality and relationships education to young people andtheir families. This project is funded by Queensland Health.Conversation, consultation and collaboration: the three mainingredients in the Sunshine Coast Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander Young People’s Sexual Health ProjectNow in its fifth year, this project continues toengage with young people, workers and parentsand carers through the well established BlackSwans program.Black Swans promotes connectedness to Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander cultures, arts and communities, physicalactivity and healthy lifestyle messages. Over the last 12months, FPQ has supported monthly Black Swans days; theWanna Be Deadly Carnival involving touch football teamsfrom Cherbourg, Hervey Bay and Caboolture; STI testingby Queensland Health at the Wanna Be Deadly Carnival; aleadership camp at Fraser Island; a Hepatitis Queenslandworkshop; and supported research about sexual healthservices by the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health.FPQ supports young leaders within Black Swans to takea more proactive role by chairing meetings, creatingfundraising activities, public speaking and representing theprogram at public events.FPQ convened a consultation with the Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander community and employers fromthe community services sector which led to SunshineCoast TAFE offering Caring for Our Mob, Certificate lll inCommunity Services Work, which will include a unit onsexual and reproductive health.The success of the project is underpinned bycollaboration with and support from the project advisorygroup and the Black Swans youth advisory group andsteering committee.This project is funded by the Department of Health andAgeing through the Office of Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander Health.I have been involved in many youth programs and activities over the last 11 years, however theBlack Swans/Wanna Be Deadly program is without a doubt the most successful partnershipprogram I have had the pleasure of being a part of. [The young people] have flourished asleaders in this group environment with support and expertise from various elders, agencies andpartners in the program. They have developed excellent initiative with taking part in communityevents, often taking the leadership role and running activities themselves.Sergeant Marty HuntNambour PCYC24 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Growing: projectsFPQ’s Ipswich centre and Community Accessand Transition Service Inc partnershipCommunity Access and Transition Service Inc (CATS) is an Ipswich service which supports youngpeople with a disability between the ages of 16-25.CATS, with the support of FPQ, developed a new module to meet service users’ needs around relationships includingsocial interactions as well as intimate relationships....sexuality is a natural thing. People have the right to information about their bodies, sex and relationships.Services exist to promote service users’ rights.CATS’ client services coordinatorThe module was piloted in 2011 and a full Me Myself and Ipswich program including the new sexuality and relationshipsmodule is being delivered in 2012. The sexuality and relationships module is being co-facilitated by CATS and FPQ andthe concepts are reinforced by all CATS staff each week. Information about the program is regularly shared with theyoung people’s parents through the CATS newsletter.In 2012, CATS and FPQ were accepted to present at the Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Support’s Positive Practicessymposium. We presented how, why and what we were doing in the program to 220 people and engaged in a numberof conversations/questions from attendees.CATS is keen to continue working with FPQ as a partner to provide information and education for their clients.Girl talkGirl talk is a new program for girls and their femalecarers to talk about puberty and relationships. Usingthe family education model, Girl talk responds tofeedback from girls wanting more specific informationabout periods and growing up. So far we have run 16programs and the demand continues to grow.Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 25

Growing: projectsAutism Queensland and FPQThis year FPQ partnered with Autism Queenslandto deliver a series of workshops specificallyfor those who care for young people on theAutism Spectrum.Through support from the Commonwealth RespiteCarelink Centre, Mackay Autism Support Group and CarersQueensland we worked with professionals, parents andcarers in Mackay and Toowoomba to support the sexualityand relationships education (SRE) needs of children andyoung people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).At the workshops, strategies and resources for talkingabout sexual health, including being private, puberty,personal safety and relationships, were explored andtechniques for answering questions about sexuality andrelationships were provided.The workshops were tailored specifically for youngpeople on the Autism Spectrum, making them accessibleand relevant. An example of a tailor made change isclearly illustrated when talking about personal safety andbody warning signs. Often safety programs tell youngpeople that they could have an anxious feeling in theirtummy. Sometimes we might describe this as feelinglike butterflies in the stomach. If this description wasprovided to a young person with ASD they may interpretthis literally, thinking they have butterflies in their tummy.Parents and carers reported that they particularly enjoyedthe opportunity to connect with each other and exploreresources for starting conversations at home such as thefree online activity books for parents and carers.www.fpq.com.au/education/disability/resources.phpWe at the Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability have had a longrelationship with FPQ since 1997. We have collaborated on delivering education about safe sexto people with disabilities, and have been involved in network development to promote positivesexuality for people with disabilities.One of the key queries of our education service, and to some extent within our clinical work,is sexuality and relationships education for people with disability under 25 years of age. Sucheducation provides protection for the person and their care providers, in providing good bodyknowledge, protective behaviours and knowledge of support services.People with intellectual disability are historically not educated about their bodies, relationshipsand sexuality. They are at exponentially higher risk of sexual assault and their lack of knowledgeof their own bodies often leads to public behaviours which get them into trouble. Withoutinformation about their bodies, sexuality, forming healthy relationships and creating connectionsto social activities, they are effectively isolated. Without FPQ, there would be no other way thesepeople would get that information.We highly commend FPQ as an invaluable service.Miriam TaylorEducation Coordinator, Queensland Centre for Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisability (QCIDD), School of Medicine, The University of QueenslandI am inspired by working with the staff at Family Planning Queensland—they are professional,passionate and committed to improving outcomes for Queenslanders.Lucas MooreQueensland Coordinator, CREATE Foundation26 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Growing: projectsEvery body needsto know specialeducation project:supportingstudents witha disabilityFPQ has worked across Queensland tosupport students with a disability to receivesexuality and relationships education (SRE)thanks to funding provided by the Non SchoolOrganisations (NSO) program, Departmentof Education, Training and Employment.The Every body needs to know special educationproject implements a whole school approachto SRE through curriculum based resources,teacher training and student engagement.One example of a school that embraced the Every bodyneeds to know special education project is CalamvaleSpecial School. After Tanya Jolly, a teacher at CalamvaleSpecial School, attended FPQ’s accredited course Teachingsexuality in a special needs context, she introduced theEvery body needs to know special education project atCalamvale. FPQ and Calamvale Special School collaboratedfor two terms towards the development of a whole ofschool approach to SRE. Upon completion of the project,Tanya, with the support of her colleagues, independentlylaunched a sexuality and relationships program for thejunior through to senior years.In June this year FPQ and Calamvale Special Schooldelivered a presentation about the partnership and processat the Queensland Association of Special EducationLeaders (QASEL) iLead, iTeach, iLearn conference.…my skills as a sexuality and relationshipseducation teacher have improved as well asmy confidence to deliver much needed andimportant curriculum to my students. The youngpeople I teach are now able to communicateabout issues relating to sexuality…It is slowlystarting to create a sense of belonging forsome of my students who previously due tosome behaviours found it difficult to socialise…they are now interacting with peers…Tanya JollyTeacher, Calamvale Special SchoolFPQ provides flexible services that areresponsive to the specific needs of studentswith a disability, their families as well asteaching staff, including:• SRE lessons or individual education for students• team teaching with FPQ educator• professional development for teachers andspecialist support staff• co-presenting parent/carer education sessions• support in responding to sexual behaviours• online examples of other teachers deliveringSRE to students with a disability• reflective practice, evaluation and supportthrough a feedback processDuring 2011-2012, 412 students with a disabilityreceived SRE in metropolitan centres, regional andrural areas including Gladstone, Chinchilla, Gympieand Mackay.Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 27

Strengthening: eventsWomen’s Business and Men’s Business:Hervey Bay Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CommunityWandiny Yarnin’ Retreats and Family Fun DayIn September, FPQ, together with WandinyRecovery Activities, Programs and SupportServices (RAPASS), Queensland Health and GPLinks Wide Bay hosted Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander father/son and mother/daughterovernight health retreats at the Oz AdventuresTraining & Development site at Susan River.Throughout the father/son retreat, participants discussedissues surrounding sexual health, safer sex, teen pregnancyand the risks and harms of smoking. Discussion andknowledge exchange with facilitators and fellow participantsenabled members to gain new confidence in communicatingabout these issues.The mother/daughter retreat was developed in consultationwith local Elders in Hervey Bay and worked to improvesexual and reproductive health for mothers and daughtersalike. Improving mother/daughter and community-widecommunication about women’s business enables thedevelopment of a sensitive, supportive and culturallyappropriate response to issues affecting the sexual andreproductive health of women.Following the retreats, participants and members of theAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in HerveyBay were invited to attend a Family Community Fun Day atSusan River. GP Links, Wandiny RAPASS and FPQ with thesupport of Parental and Community Engagement Program(PaCE) developed and delivered a day of engaging healthylifestyle activities as a platform for delivering and following upon health messages.The following week the father/son retreat was held.The goal of the health retreat was improving healthy lifestylebehaviours, specifically risk taking behaviours like tobaccouse, alcohol abuse and risky sexual behaviours. Improvingfather/son and community-wide communication about men’sbusiness, health checks and harm associated with alcohol,tobacco and other drugs (ATODs) will create an environmentwhere male members of the communities are supported intheir health needs.The success of the Wandiny Yarnin’ Retreats and FamilyCommunity Fun Day demonstrated the effectiveness ofcommunity based health promotion activities in improvingintergenerational communication about sensitive topics.Feedback from retreat participants and members of theHervey Bay Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communitywas overwhelmingly positive and highlighted the need formore community based, health promotion events.28 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Strengthening: eventsMaking noise about sexual assault for SexualViolence Awareness Month (SVAM)Cairns Sexual Assault Service Staff: Najet Chanley, Genelle Spencer, Heather Sinclair, Clare OppySexual Violence Awareness Month (SVAM) washeld again in October 2011, to bring peopletogether to work towards the elimination of sexualviolence in our communities.On 1 October, FPQ’s Cairns Sexual Assault Service (CSAS)marked the launch of SVAM with a Trivia Night to raiseawareness about sexual assault and commemorate themonth long campaign. Approximately 180 people were inattendance and participants were challenged by questionsabout healthy relationships and healthy sexuality.Following the Trivia Night, CSAS hosted Reclaim theNight at the Red Arrow Walking Track. Over 100 peopleturned out in support of the event. Reclaim the Night is aworldwide protest against sexual violence held on the lastFriday in October each year. Reclaim the Night is typicallya community event drawing women together to protestmen’s sexual violence against women and children.We want all women to feel safe as they goabout their business, and it is important thateveryone is mindful of their personal security.Raising awareness through these eventsreinforces that the community will not tolerateany form of violence and encourages peopleto assist Police to investigate offences andprevent further violent crimes.Detective Inspector Brad WinksActing Crime CoordinatorAs well as raising community awareness of sexualviolence, CSAS also provided 60 personal alarms towomen at Reclaim the Night to promote the theme ofmaking noise about this very important social issue.Protecting children is everyone’s businessAround the state in September FPQ participatedin a wide range of events and activities promotingthe right of children to be safe.The week’s program ranged from early childhood workshopsin Bundaberg and Rockhampton, young parents programsin Brisbane, readings of Everyone’s got a bottom in councillibraries and professional training on the Sunshine Coast,Ipswich and Cairns. FPQ’s Holly Brennan who was the 2011Chair of the Queensland Child Protection Week Committeespoke at several public gatherings including the launch andawards ceremony at Parliament House in Brisbane. Theseawards received national media interest as Bruce and DeniseMorcombe were honoured at this event along with manyother well known child protection champions. FPQ is veryproud to play our part every year in this important event.We are pleased to work in collaboration with our manygovernment, nongovernment and community partners inpreventing the abuse and neglect of all children.Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 29

Strengthening: eventsThe courage tomake historyUnplanned pregnancy is an issue that hassignificant health consequences. The possibilityof an unplanned pregnancy is a reality that womenface throughout their reproductive years.There is no contraceptive method that is 100% effective. Accessto safe and affordable abortion services ensures the rights ofwomen to reproductive self determination, but in Queensland,women encounter many barriers including:• limited abortion service providers and high travel costs forwomen in remote areas• almost non-existent provision of abortion services inQueensland’s public hospital system• high cost of abortion procedure• taboos, myths, and misinformation surrounding abortion• criminality of abortion (abortion is the only surgicalprocedure covered by the Queensland Criminal Code)© Eva TurekFollowing our AGM, FPQ joined forces with Childrenby Choice and a host committee of 10 organisationsto convene more than 125 people at the ParliamentaryAnnexe for a presentation by Dr Leslie Cannold andProfessor Nicholas Fisk about abortion law reform.Generously hosted by Grace Grace, the then Memberfor Brisbane Central, the audience of communitymembers, leaders and Parliamentarians heard acompelling presentation outlining why abortionlaw must be reformed in Queensland and how wecan work together to ensure women’s access toreproductive choices in Queensland.Valentine’s Day, condoms and sexual health14 February is widely recognised as Valentine’s Day, a day to express love. It is also International Condom Day and in2012 it marked the launch of Sexual Health Awareness Week. For this occasion, the Brisbane team partnered with theQueensland Positive Speakers Bureau (QPSB) to produce a free professional development program for youth workers,funded by Queensland Health.The program featured two speakers who were diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C before the age of 25.The speakers’ first hand experience and information was extremely beneficial and informed the youth workers aboutthe needs of young people who may be in their care. Not only did information about sexual health need to be provided,but emotional support and confidentiality was vital in assisting young people.FPQ presented complementary information and strategies that youth workers could employ in the workplace toincrease awareness about STIs, safer sex practices and sexual health checks. To provide thorough support to youngpeople, information needs to be sustainable, from a trusted source and accessible at the time when it is required.Participants were given resources to use in their workplace to assist in this ongoing support process.I congratulate Family Planning Queensland on its 40th Anniversary...Four decades on fromthose early days, it is sometimes easy to forget that talking openly about reproduction, sexuality,contraception, unplanned pregnancy and the human rights of women has often required thebravest of hearts and the strongest of wills. Thankfully, those who have built FPQ have alwayshad these in good measure and been fearless in their dedication. They have tackled the manyconstraints and taboos and given us all a language to discuss some of the hardest of issues, theability to conquer our ignorance and, preciously, to plan our families. As a result, generations of ushave been supported to better understand ourselves, our bodies and our relationships...I have thegreatest admiration for FPQ...Congratulations on 40 years of wisdom, courage and success andgood luck for the next 40 and beyond.Anna BlighFormer Premier of Queensland30 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Strengthening: eventsFPQ turns 40The first FPQ clinic opened in Fortitude Valleyon 28 March 1972. To mark this milestone thefirst of a series of 40th birthday celebrationswas held on 23 March.With 67 people in attendance, it was a festiveopportunity to both reflect on the origins of FPQ withseveral of our founding members and to articulate ourvision for the future.Speeches were delivered by founding members,Dr Alan Blunt and Marjorie Millburn, along with theLord Mayor Graham Quirk. Marjorie was the first CEOof FPQ and was at the helm of the organisation for 30years. We recognise the extraordinary contributionsof FPQ’s founding members and staff, and currentsupporters and staff during our 40th year.FPQ’s 40th birthdayin TownsvilleTownsville City Councilpartnered with FPQ tolaunch National YouthWeek at YOUTHFESTin April. YOUTHFESTpromoted positivechoices and an activeand healthy lifestyleamongst young peoplewhile at the sametime celebrating FPQ’s40th birthday withshow bags and free sexual health check cards to youngpeople in attendance.In Townsville, more than one third of FPQ’s clinicclients are under the age of 25. Young people oftenencounter the biggest barriers to accessing sexualhealth information. FPQ is committed to ensuring youngpeople have access to information and services to takecare of their sexual and reproductive health.Dr Alan BluntMarjorie Millburn, Odette Tewfik and June Morris© Eva Turek© Eva TurekCelebrity guests, Aboriginal comedian Sean Choolburraand up and coming young chef Outback Matty, hostedthe day ensuring FPQ was well recognised for ourinvolvement and birthday celebrations.Rockhamptoncelebrates FPQ’s40th birthdayIn April our Rockhampton centre held a Disability FamilyFun Evening to celebrate 40 years of FPQ. The eventwas held at the local Crazy Joker. Around 140 peoplewere in attendance on the night with everyone enjoyingthe celebration of FPQ’s history.John Campbell, Glenda McChesney-Clark and Helen Draper © Eva TurekFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 31

Celebrating: people and placesHolly Brennanawarded Medalof the Order ofAustraliaOdette Tewfikrecognisedfor herachievements© Photo by Stu RileyHer Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AC, Governor of Queenslandand Holly BrennanIn early 2012, Manager of Research and ProgramDevelopment, Holly Brennan, was awarded aMedal of the Order of Australia for her workpromoting the rights and welfare of children.Holly is a tireless advocate for children andyoung people, working to ensure they receive theinformation they need to keep safe. The award isyet another acknowledgement of Holly’s ongoingenthusiasm and passion for her work.Ipswich centre relocatesThe first Ipswich centre was formally opened in August1975. From 1997 to 2011, FPQ’s Ipswich centre was locatedin the Ipswich Health Plaza, through the generous supportof Queensland Health. In the middle of 2011, QueenslandHealth underwent planned renovations and reorganisedwhere their services would be situated, which led to FPQseeking a new home.On 27 March, stakeholders gathered to celebrate the new centre’s homein Limestone Street at Ipswich’s Open House. Councillor Antoniolli, othersfrom the Mayor’s office and Ipswich City Council, along with the Directorof Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Ipswich Hospital, Professor KassamMohammed and many key players from local services were in attendance.The Ipswich team continues to build partnerships with local services andthe community.Odette Tewfik, Project Coordinator for theMulticultural Women’s Health Education (FGM)Project was selected as one of four finalists forthe Multicultural Affairs Queensland’s QueenslandMulticultural Award, announced in November2011. In the Community Organisations category,Odette was Highly Commended for her ongoingachievements in the area of multiculturalwomen’s health in Queensland.Maryanne Hambrecht, FPQ CEO with Shayne NeumannFederal Member for Blair, Professor Kassam Mohammedand Councillor Antoniolli32 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Sharing knowledgeResearch exploring sexual andreproductive health services forrural and regional young peopleThe collaborative project with James Cook University to investigate young people’s needs in relationto sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in their local area has continued through 2011-2012.Data has been collected from approximately 400 youngpeople so far using ipads or via the survey web link. Datacollection is focused on 4 areas: The Atherton Tableland,Townsville, Rockhampton and Toowoomba. Preliminarydata analysis is underway and an ARC linkage grantapplication has been submitted.The online survey is still open. Young people aged 15to 24 from rural and regional Queensland are invitedto participate. We are interested in the views of youngpeople who live in regions where there are no specialisedSRH services (such as FPQ or Sexual Health clinics) andparticularly in the views of young Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander people. The survey is confidential, andparticipants can go in the draw to win an ipad 2. For moreinformation and to complete the survey visitwww.jcu.edu.au/srhproject/Young people’s views are essential to help shape policyand services in future. Results of this research will provideevidence to assist FPQ and other services to better meetthe SRH needs of rural young people.Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 33

Sharing knowledgeChildren and young people: Issuesof consent, protection and supportSupporting children and young people to lead happy, healthy and safe lives is everybody’s business.Working together across government and nongovernment organisations is an essential aspect ofdeveloping good practice and continuity of service which meets the needs of children and youngpeople and their families.In March this year, FPQ convened a forum to explore policy and practice issues relating to sexual behaviour andchild protection. The topic was Children and young people: Issues of consent, protection and support. With a viewto strengthening partnerships and exploring how government and nongovernment agencies provide support andprotection, FPQ brought together key speakers for a panel presentation and audience discussion. Joining FPQ’s MedicalDirector, Dr Caroline Harvey, on the panel were:Barry Salmon – Assistant Commissioner for Children and Young People and Child Guardian;Joanna Gurd – Policy Unit, Manager of Maternity Child Health and Safety, Queensland Health;Belinda Mayfield – Director of Child Protection Development, Child Safety Services, Department of Communities;George Marchesini – Detective Inspector, Operations Manager Child and Sexual Crime Unit, Queensland Police Service;Jan Howarth – Senior Advisor on Child Safety, Student Services Branch, Department of Education and Training.Scenario examples were used to focus discussion around issues of education, prevention, support and reporting ofharm. Discussion revealed important policy and practice issues and highlighted gaps in service provision, particularly inthe area of prevention support services to children, young people and families in need of help to address concerningsexual behaviours.FPQ is committed to strengthening professional partnerships to inform policy and shape responsive services tothe community.34 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Sharing knowledgeA cross-generational study ofcontraception and reproductivehealth among Sudanese andEritrean women in BrisbaneUnderstanding the needs and perspectives of women from migrant, refugee and culturally andlinguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds is vital to effective and equitable reproductive health care.This pilot study, undertaken with a small cohort of Sudanese and Eritrean women in Brisbane, explored intergenerationalexperiences, sources of knowledge and access to, and utilisation of, contraception and reproductive health services. Theresearch was conducted in conjunction with the Centre for International Health, Curtin University, Western Australia.The research was supported by FPQ’s Multicultural Women’s Health Education Project.Drawing on the voices of Sudanese and Eritrean women, the study proposes recommendations to reduce language,cultural and economic barriers to health services and information such as: increasing cultural competency of educators,health care professionals and translators; providing translated health information accessible to different literacy levels;establishing links between health care services and CALD communities; and providing culturally appropriate strategiesfor CALD parents to communicate with their children about sexual and reproductive health.FPQ and Curtin University sincerely thank all participants involved with the research.Research collaborations: contributingto clinical excellence and servicedevelopmentCollaborative research projects continue to investigate factors which impact on best practicein sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service delivery and clinical practice for FPQservices while providing evidence to enhance other providers’ practice.The Australian Collaboration for Chlamydia Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance (ACCESS) project continues tocollect data on testing patterns and Chlamydia positivity rates from one FPQ clinic. It has led to an internalFPQ clinician record audit and in 2011-2012, a mixed methods study with family planning clinicians nationally.FPQ is pleased to be working with a research team from both The Kirby and Burnett Institutes on a cliniciansurvey and focus groups. A great deal of discussion, clinician reflection and ideas for quality improvementswithin FPQ have resulted from this research partnership.A qualitative study interviewing general practice nurses who have completed FPQ’s Pap smear providertraining module conducted by James Cook University’s School of Nursing in collaboration with FPQ, GeneralPractice Queensland and Queensland Cervical Screening Program has been completed. It has identifiedseveral key factors which enable practice nurses trained in cervical screening to effectively translate theseskills into their general practice role and findings will be published later in 2012.Clinical research project findings, including the access to IUDs research conducted jointly with FPNSW, helpshape our service model and protocols to improve appropriate and safe access to intrauterine and implantablecontraceptive methods. In 2012, FPQ has again partnered with the Sydney Centre for Reproductive HealthResearch in a new clinical trial investigating treatment options for women with problem bleeding patternsusing the contraceptive implant, Implanon NXT®.Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 35

Sharing knowledgeEyes Wide Open: FPQ promotinghealthy sexuality at Positive Schools2012 ConferencesIn May and June 2012, nearly 2,000 teachers and school professionals attended the Positive Schools:Mental Health and Wellbeing Conferences in Fremantle, Brisbane and Melbourne to explore issuesregarding the healthy sexual development of their students.Holly Brennan, FPQ’s Manager of Research and Program Development was a keynote speaker, panel member andworkshop presenter at each of these events. Her keynote address Ignorance is not innocence: Why talk about sexuality,sexualisation, sexual behaviours and prevention of sexual abuse in our classrooms? highlighted the important rolethat schools play in supporting children and young people’s wellbeing. The Eyes Wide Open panel sessions facilitatedby Channel 10 personality Sandra Sully at each event in a Q&A format encouraged some interesting and at timeschallenging questions from the audience.The expert panel consisting of Dr Michael Carr-Gregg (Psychologist), Melinda Tankard Reist (Author), ProfessorElizabeth Handsley (Professor of Law and President of the Australian Council on Children and Media) and HollyBrennan (Sexuality Educator) answered tricky questions on topics ranging from when to start talking to your childabout sex, teaching strategies for talking about sexting and sexualisation, resources for helping students who may beaccessing pornography to how to support students with a disability find safe and happy relationships. At the Melbourneconference, FPQ co-presented with Family Planning Victoria.36 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Sharing knowledgeConference presentationsWorking Together for YoungPeople Queensland YouthAffairs Conference(Brisbane, July)The journey of YACI (Youth Accessingcontraception and information):Georgina Livingstone for Chris PayzeWhat young people know, like andneed: sexual health, blood borneviruses and youth-friendly services– an online resource for people whowork with young people: YvonneBlack and Angela WunschAnnual Women’s and Children’sHealth Update (St Lucia, July)Tailoring oral contraception – practicaltips: Caroline HarveyUnderstanding sexual behaviours inyoung children: Holly BrennanPlaygroup Queensland Familiesand Children Together: EarlyIntervention through PlaygroupConference (Brisbane, August)Positive and protective: Promotingthe safety, wellbeing and welfareof children and their families: KerrySmithAustralian Council for Health,Physical Education and Recreation(ACHPER) Queensland 2011 HPEConference (Brisbane, August)Productive pedagogies for theteaching of HRE in middle school:Ellie McAlisterRACGP North QueenslandConference 2011: A little furthernorth (Mackay, August)Cervical screening update – YourFAQs answered: Kay StromTraining and development seminar,Disability Support Services UnitDET (Brisbane, September)Glenleighden School and FamilyPlanning Queensland: Kerry Smith2011 Australasian Sexual HealthConference (Canberra, September)Progressing education-health sectorcollaboration in the context of anemerging national curriculum: CeceliaGoreTensions in Competing Agendas:Australian Association of SpecialEducators Conference (Gold Coast,September)Improving health and well-being – acall for an integrated approach tosexuality and relationships education:Robyn Kavanagh and MandyStephensCourageous CommunitiesConference (Gympie, September)Traffic Lights model: Ellie McAlisterand Holly BrennanNational Foster and Kinship CareConference (Gold Coast, October)Whose job is it anyway? Resourcesfor supporting carers to talk aboutsexuality, relationships and being safewith the children and young people intheir care: Georgina Livingstone andTanya Messinbird11th Annual Australasian Societyfor Intellectual Disability (ASID)Disability Support WorkerConference: Research to practice(Melbourne, November)A framework for professionalsto support healthy sexuality andrelationships: Georgina Livingstone46th Annual AustralasianSociety for Intellectual Disability(ASID) Conference (Glenelg, SA,November)Creating conversations – buildingthe capacity of families to supportsexuality and relationships for youngpeople with disabilities: GeorginaLivingstone19th Annual Women’s HealthConference (Gold Coast, February)Contraception: 2012 and beyond:Caroline HarveyKeeping Children Safe in anUncertain World: Learning fromEvidence and Practice – 8thCongress of the British Associationfor the Study and Prevention ofChild Abuse and Neglect (Belfast,UK, April)Is this normal? Using the TrafficLights framework as a guide tounderstand and respond to sexualbehaviour in children and youngpeople: Judy Graham55th RACGP Clinical UpdateWeekend: General PracticeKaleidoscope (Brisbane, May)Human Papilloma Virus and Paps: acervical screening update: Kay StromAustralian Council for Health,Physical Education and Recreation(ACHPER) Queensland 2012Conference, HPE SchoolsConference (Townsville, May)Sexuality education in schools – Thehow to: Georgina HughesHealth WA (Perth, May)Is this normal? Using a traffic lightsframework to support the healthysexual development of children andyoung people: Holly BrennanPositive Schools 2012: MentalHealth and Wellbeing Conference –Eyes Wide Open (Fremantle, May)Ignorance is not innocence: Why talkabout sexuality, sexualisation, sexualbehaviours and prevention of sexualabuse in our classes?: Holly BrennanUnderstanding and responding tosexual behaviours in schools: HollyBrennanQueensland Association of SpecialEducation Leaders (QASEL) iLeadiTeach iLearn (Brisbane, June)Strong partnerships lead to strongprogram development: RachelHanrick and Tanya JollyFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 37

Summarised financial reportFAMILY PLANNING QUEENSLAND(A Company Limited by Guarantee)ABN 61 009 860 164SUMMARISED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012OVERVIEWThe principal activities of the Company remained unchanged during the year and were to provide sexual andreproductive health and family planning services in accordance with the Constitution and to ensure all services areadequately funded.The operating budget approved by the Board for 2011-12 was a deficit of $149,000. The final result for this period was adeficit of $274,934. The variance is attributed to:• There was $690,124 budgeted for fees from Education and Training with outcome being $44,724 lower. Theprimary reason for this was, in the absence of accrual accounting processes being adopted throughout the year inprior years, $55,690 of Clinical Training revenue for 2011-12 was attributed to 2010-11. This process issue has nowbeen corrected with accrual accounting processes implemented consistently.• Revenue estimated from the two new initiatives introduced in the year, that is, Medicare and Annual Fee, was$631,648, with the actual at $484,064, being $147,584 short. At the time of preparing the budget, there wasminimal relevant data available that could be used to derive an accurate budget. In addition, consistent with the useof accrual accounting processes $47,357 of receipts in the year has been retained in the balance sheet as advancerevenue.• Salary and Wages related expenditure was $89,730 over budget. The primary reason for this was increase inProvision for On-costs to comply with Australian Accounting Standard AASB119 Employee Benefits. This was aresult of an external audit finding.• Accommodation related expenditure was $66,745 over budget. This relates to rent, utilities and repairs being higherthan estimated (loss of peppercorn lease at Ipswich; we now have a commercial lease).There were favourable variations not listed above that partly compensated for the negative variances. The significantitems were unbudgeted grant revenue of $278,922 and staff associated, for example training and travel expenses werelower than expected by $108,887.The previous year’s result was a deficit of $275,522.On 29 June FPQ was notified by the Minister of Health that seven grants would not be renewed for the 2012-13financial year. This was despite reassurances from the Communicable Diseases Branch (CDB) and the Policy &Priority Unit that several of these projects were not at risk of not being renewed. We had written confirmation that theWomen’s Reproductive Health Services grant was to be rolled over till June 2014.The Board and the Executive team are looking at all opportunities to address the impact of these funding cuts. TheState Government has clearly indicated that the responsibility for the delivery of health services will be devolved to theHospital and Health Services (HHS). FPQ is well placed, as the sole provider of a variety of training programs and as thepeak body in the delivery of sexual and reproductive health services, to work with the HHS in meeting the sexual andreproductive health needs in their districts.2010-11 saw the introduction of the Quality Management System (QMS). The QMS supported our successfulaccreditation with Quality in Health ISO 9001 + Core Standards. RosterLive was also introduced to improve payrollefficiencies. We continue to build on both systems to ensure we maximise efficiencies and follow best businesspractices.SharePoint has been introduced within the internal IT platform to improve the management of multiple datamanagement systems within the organisation. SharePoint will allow the internal hosting of the QMS reducing costs andensuring reliability of the system at all times.A shopping cart function has been introduced to the FPQ website. The shopping cart will improve customer access toand facilitate the purchase of FPQ’s information resources. The shopping cart will ultimately be expanded to simplifyFPQ course enrolment in the future.38 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Summarised financial reportRevenueOther incomeCourse feesProduct salesInterest receivedIndividual donationsProduct salesClinic revenueIndividual donationsQueensland Health Reproductive Health ProgramGrants for education and community projectsClinic revenueInterest receivedCourse feesOther incomeGrants for educationand communityprojectsQueensland HealthReproductive HealthProgramRevenue $ PercentageProduct sales 308,578 3.56%Individual donations 22,901 0.26%Queensland Health ReproductiveHealth ProgramGrants for education and communityprojects4,480,737 51.76%2,524,845 29.17%Clinic revenue 408,259 4.72%Interest received 61,855 0.71%Course fees 645,400 7.46%Other income 204,357 2.36%Total revenue 8,656,933 100.00%Course fees breakdown: $Clinical 317,460 49.19%Education and community sector 327,940 50.81%Total 645,400Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 39

Summarised financial reportExpenditureOperational SupportServicesOperationsRegional EducationServicesInformation andCommunicationServicesRegional Education ServicesInformation and CommunicationServicesClinical ServicesEducation and Community projectsOperational Support ServicesOperationsEducation andCommunity projectsClinical ServicesExpenditure $ PercentageRegional Education Services 1,024,081 11.47%Information and CommunicationServices252,829 2.83%Clinical Services 2,681,420 30.02%Education and Community projects 2,496,039 27.95%Operational Support Services 1,101,232 12.33%Operations 1,376,265 15.41%Total 8,931,866 100.00%Operations includes:FacilitiesInsurance and professional feesUtilitiesTelecommunications40 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Summarised financial reportRevenue and Expenditure 5 year trend9,000,0008,500,0008,000,0007,500,0007,000,000RevenueExpenditure6,500,0006,000,0005,500,0005,000,000FY2007-2008 FY2008-2009 FY2009-2010 FY2010-2011 FY2011-2012Revenue and Expenditure 5 Year Trend Revenue ExpenditureFY2007-2008 6,352,931 6,343,106FY2008-2009 6,993,386 6,973,481FY2009-2010 7,212,707 7,188,492FY2010-2011 7,559,028 7,834,550FY2011-2012 8,656,933 8,931,866Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 41

Summarised financial reportFAMILY PLANNING QUEENSLAND(A Company Limited by Guarantee)ABN 61 009 860 164STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 20122012 2011$ $Revenue 8,656,933 7,559,028Change in inventory of finished goods 14,528 160Raw materials and consumables used (239,999) (420,275)Employee benefits expense (6,627,407) (5,791,735)Course expenses (118,500) (64,583)Depreciation and amortisation expense (149,880) (145,865)Insurance (88,111) (85,091)Professional fees (144,243) (53,391)Rent, rates, repairs and maintenance (471,961) (460,155)Staff training and recruitment (57,998) (85,876)Telecommunications (84,436) (93,557)Travel costs (83,821) (137,712)Other expenses (880,039) (496,470)Surplus (Deficit) before income tax (274,934) (275,522)Income Tax expense - -Surplus (Deficit) for the year (274,934) (275,522)Other Comprehensive income - -Total Comprehensive Income (Deficit) (274,934) (275,522)42 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Summarised financial reportFAMILY PLANNING QUEENSLAND(A Company Limited by Guarantee)ABN 61 009 860 164STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 20122012 2011$ $AssetsCurrent assetsCash and cash equivalents 1,087,182 1,205,461Trade and other receivables 99,148 158,750Inventories 114,876 100,348Other current assets 182,871 300,653Total current assets 1,484,078 1,765,212Non current assetsProperty, plant and equipment 2,866,443 2,964,011Intangible assets 25,570 752Total non current assets 2,892,013 2,964,763Total Assets 4,376,091 4,729,975LiabilitiesCurrent liabilitiesTrade and other payables 1,591,269 1,656,203Interest bearing liabilities 46,322 26,669Short-term provisions 345,180 152,824Total current liabilities 1,982,771 1,835,696Non current liabilitiesInterest bearing liabilities 1,263,627 1,326,547Long-term provisions 69,989 233,097Total non current liabilities 1,333,616 1,559,644Total Liabilities 3,316,388 3,395,340Net Assets 1,059,702 1,334,635EquityAccumulated Surplus 1,059,702 1,334,635Total Equity 1,059,702 1,334,635CommitmentsFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 43

Summarised financial reportFAMILY PLANNING QUEENSLAND(A Company Limited by Guarantee)ABN 61 009 860 164STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012Accumulated SurplusTotal$ $Balance at 1 July 2010 1,610,157 1,610,157Surplus for the year (275,522) (275,522)Balance at 30 June 2011 1,334,635 1,334,635Surplus / Deficit for the year (274,934) (274,934)Balance at 30 June 2012 1,059,701 1,059,70144 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Summarised financial reportFAMILY PLANNING QUEENSLAND(A Company Limited by Guarantee)ABN 61 009 860 164CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 20122012 2011$ $Cash flows from operating activities:Receipts from trading 1,814,907 1,706,778Receipts from grants 7,448,103 6,744,741Interest received 61,855 52,479Payments to suppliers and employees (9,287,941) (8,245,627)Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 36,924 258,371Cash flows from investing activities:Payment for plant, property and equipment (111,936) (226,496)Proceeds from sale of plant, property and equipment -Net cash used in investing activities (111,936) (226,496)Cash flows from financing activities:Proceeds from borrowings 0 -Repayment of borrowings (43,267) (28,928)Net cash used in financing (43,267) (28,928)Net increase/(decrease) in cash held (118,279) 2,947Cash at beginning of the financial year 1,205,461 1,202,514Cash at the end of the financial year 1,087,182 1,205,461Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 45

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Who we areOur staff demonstratea passion andcommitment to sexualand reproductivehealth for all, throughthe work they doevery day. Followingis a listing of the staffmembers who havebeen a part of the FPQfamily in the past year.25 - 30 YearsServiceChristine PayzeKaren StirlingLynette Ford20 - 25 YearsServiceJennifer TanKay HaigMaxine KetchellNancy Cramond15 - 20 YearsServiceFiona MackHeather LawsonHolly BrennanJo StewartMelanie GrabskiRita Schurmann10 - 15 YearsServiceCaroline HarveyCecelia GoreDiana EarlJodi MauroKay StromKerry SmithMaryna BrandsSonya MegramVivienne Taylor5 - 10 YearsServiceAlison NollerAmy WilliamsonAngela WunschAngela Sinclair-FordAngela CarterAnthony WalshCaroline Hill-MurrayChee YoungClare OppyDanielle HallerEllie McAlisterElvira SalomErin MacDonaldGeorgina HughesGeorgina LivingstoneGillian SchroederHeather SinclairHelen WiltshireHelen Crabtree-SpencerJacqui McLellanJanelle CroftJillian GriffinJudith GrahamJulie AdrianJulie TodhunterKaren MurdochKymberlee WilsonLisa HarrisonLiz SchluterMandy StephensMarina LeonorMary-Jane StanleyMichael RaheMichelle McNamaraOdette TewfikRhonda BaticRobyn KavanaghRobyn WearneRowena PrenticeSue CordellThecla KitasTina AmiesTracey CarrTracey SchultzVonda McDougallWendy BinghamYvonne BlackUp To 5 YearsServiceAlice KuparaAlyson AlwayAmanda ThyerAmy FrieirAna De Los ReyesAnalyn WoodAngela JohnsonAnna CatchpoleAshwag MohamedAstri BakerAvau IeseBronwyn Gibbins-WhiteCarol CoxCarol DoneathyCarol BurowCathy ClancyCharlotte WoolleyChyrel MoyleCindy FiskeClaire RogersDaniella FraserDeborah SteeleDiana BernardDiane BeesleyDonna JacksonEdith SantosEileen GordonEmily FarrellFiona SmithGenelle SpencerHeather FageantIfrah MohamedJacqui MeinJanelle WeissmanJennifer BrettJill KellyJillian McCabeJillian FokesJo McCarthyJoanne LeamyJoanne MacleanJosie CurrJulie MartinKaren HudsonKaren WrightKate WilsonKathryn WebbKatie RobbieKatrina WaughKeita LilwellKeryn HenryKim De LaceyKim MinnieconKylie WaldrenKylie HarrisKymberly KayLeslie HawkinsLisa HendryLynda JoachimMargaret LoganMarguerite WestacottMarie ClairMarnie RobertsMartyn HyattMaryanne HambrechtMelanie CavanoughMelissa BatesMilena BarbagalloMiranda KingstonNajet CharnleyNatasha MilnerNatasha MiddlebroughNicole ReynoldsPatricia SparksPaula RunnalsRachael BrennanRachel HanrickRebecca StewartSaba AbrahamSally PageSandra DrurySara MaloneySarah ShawSarah LythgoeShannon ReesShanthie GoonetillekeSheena CallaghanSherelle IuretighSheryl PetersenShirley ChapmanSimone O’BrienSugantha JagadeesanSusan RichardsonSusan KaneSusan BebingtonTorie DoddTsitsi MaphosaUmesh PrasadValerie IngramVictoria SaundersWendy BrodribbWendy DrewYvonne Chivers48 Family Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12

Where we workBrisbane100 Alfred StreetFortitude Valley QLD 4006(PO Box 215, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006)Clinic phone: (07) 3250 0200Education/Administration phone: (07) 3250 0240Email: info@fpq.com.auwww.fpq.com.auBundabergEducation services only (no clinic)Thabeban State School270 Goodwood RoadBundaberg QLD 4670(PO Box 4152, Bundaberg South PO QLD 4670)Phone: (07) 4151 1556Email: bundabergedu@fpq.com.auCairnsGround Floor Solander Centre182 Grafton StreetCairns QLD 4870(PO Box 1678, Cairns QLD 4870)Clinic phone: (07) 4051 3788Clinic email: cnsadmin@fpq.com.auEducation phone: (07) 4031 2232Education email: cnsedu@fpq.com.auSexual assault phone: (07) 4031 3590Sexual assault email: cnssexualassault@fpq.com.auGold CoastEducation services only (no clinic)7 Short Street, Level 3Southport QLD 4215(PO Box 1733, Southport MC QLD 4215)Rockhampton83 Bolsover StreetRockhampton QLD 4700(PO Box 11, Rockhampton QLD 4700)Clinic phone: (07) 4927 3999Clinic email: rckclinic@fpq.com.auEducation phone: (07) 4921 3655Education email: rckedu@fpq.com.auSunshine coastEducation services only (no clinic)Suite 4, 43-45 Primary School CourtMaroochydore QLD 4558(PO Box 674, Maroochydore QLD 4558)Phone: (07) 5479 0755Email: scoastedu@fpq.com.auToowoombaFirst floor4 Duggan StreetToowoomba QLD 4350Clinic phone: (07) 4632 8166Clinic email: twbclinic@fpq.com.auEducation phone: (07) 4632 8166Education email: twbedu@fpq.com.auTownsvilleSuite 2, 5 Castlemaine StreetKirwan QLD 4817(PO Box 4067, Kirwan QLD 4817)Clinic phone: (07) 4723 8184Clinic email: tvlclinic@fpq.com.auEducation phone: (07) 4723 6597Education email: tvledu@fpq.com.auPhone: (07) 5531 2636Email: gcoastedu@fpq.com.auIpswichShop 5/54 Limestone StreetIpswich QLD 4305Phone: (07) 3281 4088Clinic email: ipsclinic@fpq.com.auEducation email: ipseducation@fpq.com.auFamily Planning Queensland - Annual Report 2011/12 49

100 Alfred Street(PO Box 215)Fortitude Valley QLD 4006Phone: (07) 3250 0240Email: info@fpq.com.auwww.fpq.com.au