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QOSS x OQNT Careers Panel 2026

Date: Wednesday, 6 May 2026

Venue:
QUT Kelvin Grove
149 Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove 4059
Room: E-500

4th and 5th year QUT optometry students are invited to join ECOQNT and QOSS for the Optometry Australia Careers Panel! The evening will consist of a professional services talk from OA Help Desk advisor Katherine Whittaker about workplace rights and career support. This will be followed by a panel discussion featuring a range of early career optometrists working in a diverse variety of settings – from independent practice, to outreach, to ophthalmology settings, research, health promotion and more! Come and hear about what’s on offer for life after graduation; our ECOs are here to answer all your questions.

Program outline:
6:15pm – 6:30pm Registration and light refreshments
6:30pm – 6:45pm OA welcome and Professional Services
6:45pm – 7:30pm Presentation and panel discussion

FREE food and drink will be provided. Please register your attendance via the member link for catering purposes.

This is a free event for OA Student Members, please scan or click QR code below to sign up if you are not already a member.

Do you have a question you’d like to submit prior to the evening? Please scan or click the QR code below to submit a question:

Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.