BLAQ COIN FINANCIAL WELLNESS WORKSHOP

💎 BLAQ $COIN$ Economic Empowerment & Financial Wellness Program💎

YOUR MONEY. YOUR POWER. YOUR FUTURE.

BLAQ DIAMONDS Women Empowerment (BDWE) is excited to launch the BLAQ $COIN$ Program – Economic Empowerment & Financial Wellness, a culturally safe, practical and empowering financial wellness program created specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Brisbane.

Proudly designed, developed and delivered by BLAQ DIAMONDS Women Empowerment, BLAQ $COIN$ is about much more than budgeting.

It's about helping our women build the knowledge, confidence, practical skills and connections to take greater control of their financial wellbeing and create stronger financial futures for themselves and their families.

Whether you're trying to make your money stretch further, get on top of debt, start saving, understand superannuation, rebuild financially, increase your income or simply become more confident with money — BLAQ $COIN$ is designed to help you take your next steps.

💰 What is BLAQ $COIN$?

BLAQ $COIN$ is a FREE three-part financial wellness journey delivered through three connected one-day workshops.

A group of up to 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women will complete the program together, allowing us to build trust, learn together, share knowledge and support each other along the way.

This isn't about being judged for where you are financially.

There is no shame and no judgement.

You don't need to be good with money, have savings, own a home or understand complicated financial language.

Come as you are. Start from where you are.

💎 Across the three workshops, we'll explore:

YOUR MONEY
Understand where your money is going and strengthen your everyday money-management skills.

YOUR GOALS
Identify what financial wellbeing and financial freedom could look like for you.

BUDGETING & SAVING
Learn practical ways to budget, manage household expenses, save and prepare for unexpected costs.

BANKING, CREDIT & DEBT
Build your understanding of banking, credit, debt and how financial decisions can affect your future.

SUPERANNUATION & TAX
Strengthen your knowledge of super and taxation and why they matter for your longer-term financial wellbeing.

FINANCIAL SAFETY
Learn about financial abuse, economic control and ways to strengthen your financial independence and safety.

INCREASING YOUR INCOME
Explore pathways into employment, education, training, self-employment, business and additional income opportunities.

YOUR NEXT STEPS
Develop your own personalised BLAQ $COIN$ Next Steps Action Plan to help turn what you've learned into practical action.

These areas directly reflect the approved program's financial education, financial safety, income pathways and individual action-planning components.

🖤 Who is this program for?

BLAQ $COIN$ is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 18 years and over who live, work, study or have strong family or community connections within the Brisbane Local Government Area.

You might be:

✨ Feeling the pressure of the rising cost of living
✨ Wanting to become more confident managing your money
✨ Trying to start or rebuild your savings
✨ Wanting to understand debt, credit, banking or superannuation
✨ Receiving Centrelink or another form of income support and wanting to strengthen your financial independence
✨ Returning to employment, education or training
✨ Exploring business, self-employment or additional income opportunities
✨ A mum, grandmother or carer wanting to create a stronger financial future for your family
✨ Rebuilding your financial independence following domestic and family violence or financial abuse
✨ Or simply ready to learn more about money and take greater control of your financial future.

No previous financial knowledge or experience is required.

🎁 What's included?

Your FREE BLAQ $COIN$ experience will include:

💎 Three full-day interactive workshops
💎 BLAQ $COIN$ Financial Health Check
💎 BLAQ $COIN$ participant workbook and Resource Kit
💎 Budgeting and financial-planning tools
💎 Your personalised Next Steps Action Plan
💎 Information about relevant community and support services
💎 Guest speakers and service representatives, where available
💎 Opportunities to connect and network with other First Nations women
💎 Morning tea, lunch and refreshments
💎 Participant goodies and activities throughout the program

The approved program includes the resource kit, financial-planning tools, catering, referrals and potential guest speakers across the workshop journey.

⭐ Important – you're registering for all THREE workshops

BLAQ $COIN$ has been intentionally designed as a three-workshop journey for the same group of women.

When you register, you are expressing your interest in participating in all three workshop days.

Places are limited to approximately 25 women, so priority will be given to eligible participants who can commit to completing the full program.

🖤 A culturally safe space to talk about money

We know talking about money isn't always easy.

Financial stress can be connected to cost-of-living pressures, unemployment, housing stress, debt, family responsibilities, financial abuse and many other circumstances.

BLAQ $COIN$ has therefore been designed as a culturally safe, trauma-informed, strengths-based and non-judgemental space where women can learn, ask questions and build confidence without feeling ashamed about their financial circumstances.

You will never be required to disclose personal experiences of domestic and family violence or financial abuse as part of your registration or participation.

💛 KNOWLEDGE • CONFIDENCE • OPPORTUNITY • WEALTH

Financial empowerment isn't just about how much money you have today.

It's about building the knowledge to make informed decisions, the confidence to take action, the skills to create opportunities and a stronger foundation for the future.

Your money. Your power. Your future.

Empowered Women. Empower Generations. 💎

Proudly delivered by

BLAQ DIAMONDS Women Empowerment (BDWE)

The BLAQ $COIN$ Program is proudly supported through Brisbane City Council's Black Diamonds Community Partnership Scheme, which supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-led initiatives that strengthen cultural connection, wellbeing and self-determination.

Places are limited. Register your interest to join the inaugural BLAQ $COIN$ Program.