The program to-date for Resilient, Strong, Brave: Collective Power of Community, including presenter bios can be navigated below. Panelist information to be announced soon.
To design and deliver services we must listen and learn from people interacting with our services each and every day. This panel places people with lived and living experiences front and centre of our discussions at the Conference. Panel to be announced Early childhood development plays a critical role in outcomes and wellbeing throughout life. Our panel brings together leading research experts and frontline child and family services to understand how we can best measure child wellbeing to drive investment in policies and services that will make the greatest difference to young lives and the future of our community. The community sector is integral in driving social change. Our panel will share their activism and advocacy outcomes and inspire you to effectively mobilise people, organisations and communities to create meaningful and lasting change. To know more about the CSEA awards, click here. Poverty is an indicator of policy and systems failure. We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world but we still see rising demand for emergency relief and unacceptable numbers of children growing up in poverty. Join our panel to discuss policy levers on how we can drive change to make poverty history. Every good idea comes from a spark. A panel of representatives from funding bodies will assess funding proposals to deliver services that drive change. These initiatives can be a hypothetical proposal yet to be implemented, or a pilot in the early stages of being trialled. Ideas will be tested by peers and funding executives who will provide instant feedback on its investment potential. A hypothetical in the style of Geoffrey Robertson. Be taken on a journey far into the (hypothetical) future, as panel members are guided through a narrative by the facilitator, who presents further challenges and opportunities to panelists on the future of the sector, Western Australia, and the world. Suspend your belief, let go and enjoy the hilarious ride. What do we want from the future, and more importantly, what do young people want for their future? Listen to a panel of powerful and creative young people as they share their insights and visions on how we can come together for a future that works for everyone. Background overview from the Coalition of Peaks and their objectives . Pat Turner will cover the importance of the Community Services and ACCOs working together to close the gap.