Our People

Sheila Ponting

Director

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Sheila has run her own accounting practice on the Gold Coast for over 22 years primarily assisting small business clients.

Sheila has run her own accounting practice on the Gold Coast for over 22 years primarily assisting small business clients.

 Active in civic and community organisations for many years, Sheila has served as Chair and Treasurer of Surfers Paradise Rotary and most recently completed a three-year term as one of the Assistant Governors of Rotary District 9640. She has also been on the Board of Tamborine Mountain College since 2012 and serves as their Finance Chair.

 She holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in accounting and is a Fellow of both CPA Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants.

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Common Ground Queensland

We provide rental accommodation to people who have experienced chronic homelessness (supportive housing) and to people who require access to affordable housing located in South Brisbane.  Tenants must meet eligibility requirements set out by the Department of Housing.

Click the button below to find out if you may be eligible for housing support through BCG.

Uluru Statement From The Heart

Common Ground Queensland accepts the invitation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and supports a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Owners and Custodians of the land on which we work. We recognise sovereignty was never ceded.