Free face-to-face Brisbane workshops for people living with HIV.
Looking for connection, support, and practical tools to improve your mental wellbeing? Join our HIV & Wellness workshop – Thrive Together, a welcoming series of 10 peer-led wellness workshops designed to support people living with HIV through open conversation, shared experience, and expert guidance.
Connect with others who live with HIV
Build resilience and reduce stress
Learn strategies to navigate stigma, relationships, and self-care
Be part of a safe, culturally inclusive space led by peers and professionals
All participants will be invited to complete a PozQoL survey before and after the workshops. This short questionnaire is a research-based tool that measures quality of life among people living with HIV, focusing on wellbeing, mental health, social connection, and resilience.
By completing PozQoL, participants help QPP track the impact of the program, demonstrate outcomes to funders, and ensure that future workshops are responsive to the needs of the HIV community.
Semester One:
Time: Lunch 12:30pm to 1:30pm | Workshop 2:30pm to 4:00pm Starting: Saturday 4th October 2025, with fortnightly sessions until Saturday 29 November 2025.
Breaking for the Christmas closure
Semester Two: Time: Lunch 12:30pm to 1:30pm | Workshop 2:30pm to 4:00pm Restarting: Saturday 7th February 2026, with fortnightly sessions until Saturday 4th April 2026
Where:QPP Office, 21 Manilla Street East Brisbane Cost: Free – includes catering, travel support on application, and printed resources Who: Open to all people living with HIV in Brisbane
By participating in Queensland Positive People social group, Better Connect+ event, or training activity, I agree my commitment to these guidelines and understand that adherence is essential. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in being asked to leave the event.
Guidelines:
Zero tolerance for violence, abuse, or discriminatory behaviour: Any form of violence, abuse, or discriminatory behaviour will not be tolerated.
Respect for diversity and inclusion: Demonstrate respect by accepting and celebrating the diversity and inclusion of all individuals in attendance through appropriate behaviour and conversation, regardless of race, age, sexuality, gender, culture, religion, disability, mental health experience, etc.
Importance of safe space: Acknowledge the significance of creating a safe space for all individuals, encouraging social connections, friendships, and an increased support network.
Confidentiality: Details of the social group or training activity are not to be discussed outside of the group event.
Prohibition of sexual solicitation: Social groups, Better Connect+ events, or training activities are not spaces for seeking sexual connections or casual hook-ups.
Adherence to host or trainer directions: Follow the guidance provided by the social group host or trainer.
Alcohol and drug-Free environment: Acknowledge that all social groups, Better Connect+ events, and training activities are alcohol and drug-free environments.
Consent: By completing this form, I understand that all information about me will be kept confidential and only used to provide information to me. Queensland Positive People will share information if they are required by law to do so.
If you have any specific needs in these social or learning settings, please reach out to the host or trainer who will be able to assist you. For more information please contact us.
Acknowledgement of Country
Queensland Positive People acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the many lands and waters upon which we work and live, paying particular respect to the Turrbal and Jagera peoples of Meanjin upon which our Manilla and Ann Street offices are based.
We recognise that this land is unceded and has always been under First Nations custodianship. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to future community leaders. QPP also acknowledges the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people hold in the communities we work alongside, and also acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who access our service and website.