Conference Program

Monday 28 August (Pre-Conference)

12.00 - 1.00 Registration Open

1.00 - 4.30 Pre-Conference Concurrent Workshops*

  • Beyond self care: The impact of empathy and connection on the professional and personal self by Carolyn Cousins
  • Our power is community: Strengthening the culture of collaboration in and across our Community Centres by Amanda Tattersall

4.30 - 6.00 Break & Registration Open

6.00 - 8.00 Opening Reception*

Free evening at local restaurants

Tuesday 29 August

8.15 Registration Open

9.00 - 9.30 Welcome and Conference Opening

9.30 - 1.00  Plenary Session

Morning Tea

  • Keynote Speaker: Frank Wang
  • Table Discussions: LCSA Neigbourhood Centre Policy Consultation

1.00 - 2.00 Lunch

2.00 - 5.30 Concurrent Workshops

  • Community Wellbeing: What DEX data doesn't tell us (Can Yasmut & Anthony Shannon)
  • Healing and Reconciliation of Political Trauma: The story of the Yatauyungana family (Frank Wang)
  • Barely Hanging On: The Cost-of-Living Crisis in NSW (Ben McAlpine)
  • Political Engagement and Advocacy Strategic Planning (Maddy Williams & Can Yasmut)
  • Emergency Relief: From a hand out to a hand up (Rhiannon Cook)
  • Sustainability in Local Communities (Anil Gupta)

5.30 - 6.30 Break/Free Time

6.30 - 9.30 Conference Dinner*

Wednesday 30 August

8.15 Registration Open

8.45 - 1.00 Plenary Session

Morning Tea

1.00 - 2.00 Lunch


Please Note: The Conference Program is subject to change and any new updates will be made on this page as they come to hand. The Program listed above is an abbreviated version only - The full program will be available on conference Web and Mobile App.

*Program options that require selection when registering. These include both paid and free.