Hear from Aboriginal leaders involved in projects which use storying as a way of learning and sharing on how we can place stories at the centre of knowing. Hear from both sides of successful community sector and corporate partnerships as they showcase their collaborative projects, and discuss issues such as- Dr Hilary Cottam OBE joins Mark Glasson (Anglicare WA CEO) and Debra Zanella (Ruah CEO and WACOSS President) for a digitally facilitated conversation. Hilary is an internationally acclaimed social entrepreneur working with communities and governments around the world to design collaborative, affordable solutions to big social challenges. Innovations include new approaches to employment, care, ageing and chronic health conditions. Transformation is achieved through an emphasis on human relationships supported by technology. Hilary’s current work focuses on the need for a ‘fifth social revolution’: to enable widespread flourishing in this century as work, society and our economies go through deep structural change. Hilary’s book Radical Help on the future of welfare was published to widespread acclaim in June 2018 by Little Brown UK. Her TED talk on the future of social systems has had over 750,000 views. This Keynote Presentation is generously sponsored by Anglicare WA. Thomas Mayor is a Torres Strait Islander who was born and raised on Larrakia Land in Darwin. He was a wharfie for sixteen years before becoming an official of his union. In 2017 he attended the Darwin Regional Constitutional Dialogue, where he was elected to represent the region at the Uluru National Constitutional Convention. Since the overwhelming endorsement of the Uluru Statement at Uluru, Thomas has tirelessly advocated for the proposals in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and is the author of ‘Finding the Heart of the Nation – the journey of the Uluru Statement towards Voice, Treaty and Truth’, published by Hardie Grant. His book tells his story, the story of the Uluru Statement, and features some of the remarkable Indigenous people that he met on his campaigning journey. A children’s version of the book will be published in June 2020. This Keynote Presentation is generously sponsored by Uniting WA. Dr John Falzon is Senior Fellow, Inequality and Social Justice at Per Capita, a progressive policy think tank. He is a sociologist, poet and social justice advocate and was national CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society from 2006 to 2018. He has written and spoken widely on neoliberalism and the structural causes of inequality. Dr Naomi Godden is a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, focusing on community action for climate justice. She collaborates with communities and civil society organisations to undertake Feminist Participatory Action Research to understand the intersections of climate change, social justice and human rights, and develop and implement community-led actions for social change. As economic measures alone have proven inadequate to assess the difference public policy and spending makes to the quality of our lives and the health of our communities, the focus has shifted to measuring wellbeing. COVID 19 forced us to focus on what really counts, shifting community attitudes and fostering a desire to build back better, focus on the long-term, and leave no-one behind. However, children and young people were largely overlooked in the crisis. Our children are our biggest investment in the future, and the critical role of the Early Years in life outcomes is well known. WACOSS recommended a child wellbeing strategy in our recent Community Recovery Plan. Meanwhile New Zealand, Scotland, Iceland and the ACT have all committed to Wellbeing Budgets, and Victoria will do so in 2021. So, what about WA? Child poverty is on the rise here, despite our strong economy, and is directly linked to developmental vulnerability and access to early education and care. How do we build a better way together? Panel members will discuss activism from the wide range of approaches that exist, with a particular focus on how the community service sector can effectively mobilise people to create change from the ground up, outside the political process. Presenter: Jude Sorensen Presenter: Joni Sercombe; Nikki Peapell; Maddy Dyer To Be Announced This session will be an opportunity for delegates to have extended facilitated conversations with this morning’s keynote speakers about their presentation To Be Announced Presenter: Andrew Hall Presenter: Renna Gade; Leela James Presenter: Nick Maisey Presenter: Ellie Tighe, Katrina Stratton, Desiree Nangle Presenter: To be announced Collaborating for Gender Equity – The Road to Recovery Must be Gender Responsive Presenter: Alison Evans; Melanie Avery To be announced Presenter: Kaitlyn Griggs Presenter: Kelda Opperman To be announced Presenter: To be announced Now more than perhaps ever, the outstanding contributions made by the community service sector need recognition. The new challenges we have come to face have made clear our reliance on these services and individuals, as well as the importance of fostering and celebrating them. The Community Services Excellence Awards – a partnership between the Department of Communities and WACOSS, and supported by Lotterywest – continue to be an indispensable opportunity for the sector to reflect on its achievements, and to commemorate both these and the significant differences made within our communities as a result. 2021 award finalists and winners will be honoured at this presentation ceremony. To read more and register, visit www.cseawards.org.au Lizzie O’Shea is a lawyer, writer, and broadcaster. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Guardian, and Sydney Morning Herald, among others. She was the host of Legal Briefs, for the ABC. Lizzie is a founder and the chair of Digital Rights Watch, which advocates for human rights online. She is an advisor to the board of the National Justice Project, where she established a Copwatch program, which was a recipient of the Davis Projects for Peace Prize. In 2019, Lizzie was named a Human Rights Hero by Access Now. Her book, Future Histories (Verso, 2019), looks at radical social movements from history and applies them to debates we have about technology today. It has been shortlisted for the Premier’s Literary Award. AMANDA TATTERSALL Dr Amanda Tattersall co-founded GetUp.org.au and founded the Sydney Alliance, which brought community organising to Australia. She wrote Power in Coalition and currently hosts the ChangeMakers Podcast that tells stories about social change. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Sydney University’s Sydney Policy Lab. Leanne is an Arrernte woman born and raised in Alice Springs, with academic qualifications in Environmental Science, Law and Management. Despite these formal qualifications, Leanne believes her grandmother and great-grandmother were the source of her most important knowledge and learnings because they taught her about traditional land management skills. She has served in many senior public service roles, including within the Department for Premier and Cabinet as Manager of Food Security for Aboriginal communities in South Australia, and Manager of the APY and West Coast regions of South Australia. She was also the first Aboriginal female police officer in South Australia where she worked as a Senior Constable in remote and Adelaide police stations. Leanne has also worked on the international circuit including for the United Nations in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNESCO. Since returning to Darwin, Leanne has worked as the Senior Policy Advisor for the Northern Land Council and the Principal Legal Policy Officer in the Department of the Attorney-General and Justice. Leanne is now the Director of the Aboriginal Justice Unit where she is working with a small team to deliver the first NT Aboriginal Justice Agreement. A lively and dynamic session where presenters “pitch” an innovative idea to a panel of executive representatives from funding bodies. This idea may be a hypothetical proposal yet to be implemented, or a pilot in the early stages of being trialed. Panel members will then provide feedback in-session on the investment potential of each five-minute pitch presentation. PANEL MEMBERS PANEL MEMBERS To be announced To be announced Community Connectors Presenter: Amanda Hunt; Michael Piu; Antonella Segre; Kate Chaney This session will be an opportunity for delegates to have extended facilitated conversations with this morning’s keynote speakers about their presentations Presenter: 100 Families To be announced Presenter: Adrian Munro Presenter: Abby Phillis In this fun and entertaining session, panel members are presented with a hypothetical scenario and issued questions, with the scenario’s narrative, challenges, and opportunities evolving as the session progresses. PANEL MEMBERS This panel invites a range of inspiring and prescient young people to galvanize and embolden delegates by sharing their ideas, accompanied with a single, resonant image of their choice, for how we can best walk together into the future that we need.
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JOHN FALZON
NAOMI GODDEN
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CHILD WELLBEING PANEL
ACTIVIST PANEL
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Partnering Authentically – the good, the bad, and the ugly
Not for us without us – a case study of co-design of a new youth outreach mental health service for Perth
WORKSHOP
OPEN CONVERSATIONS
Stories from young people – their most significant achievements and what assisted these to fruition
Partnerships to challenge poverty – a co-design approach to partnering with lived experience
Activating the Power of Community Potential – Befriend’s journey towards community building
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Finding Ground in Outcomes Measurement & Impact Measurement Post-COVID
Collaboration is key – working together to deliver a new approach to FDV support
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP
Understanding our Impact: Outcome measurement in a post-pandemic world
Safer pathways for women and children – co-design and collaboration built on trust, understanding and shared outcomes with the focus on wellbeing and safety of families experiencing family and domestic violence
Community led initiatives for Newcomer Multicultural Communities at the forefront of COVID recovery
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A REAL DEAL – A RESEARCH-ACTION AGENDA FOR TRANSFORMING AUSTRALIA IN AND BEYOND THE PANDEMIC
LEANNE LIDDLE
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PITCH PRESENTATIONS
PITCH PRESENTATIONS
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WORKSHOP
OPEN CONVERSATIONS
What are the pathways in and out of hardship? – 100 Families Key Findings and Next Steps
Ethical Governance in Services – Moving Beyond Clinical Governance
Foundation Food
Networking Day
2021-02-22
Day One
2021-02-23
Day Two
2021-02-24
10:30
- 10:40
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
Millie Penny
10:40
- 10:45
WELCOME TO NETWORKING DAY
Louise Giolitto
CEO at WACOSS
10:45
- 12:15
PANEL – Aboriginal People, Communities, and Storying: A Yarn
Dawn Bessarab
Dr. Michael Wright
Michelle Broun
Millie Penny
Pat Dudgeon
15:15
- 16:00
PANEL – Crossing Paths: Doers and Donors – Partnerships Arising During COVID
09:00
- 09:10
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
Dr Richard Walley
Millie Penny
Charmaine Pell
09:10
- 09:15
WELCOME TO FINDING GROUND
Debra Zanella
President at WACOSS
09:30
- 10:00
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION – Radical Help: In Conversation with Hilary Cottam
Dr Hilary Cottam OBE
10:00
- 10:30
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION – Thomas Mayor
Thomas Mayor
11:00
- 11:30
PLENARY PRESENTATIONS – John Falzon; Naomi Godden
John Falzon
Naomi Godden
11:30
- 12:30
PANELS – Child Wellbeing Panel; Activist Panel
13:30
- 15:00
CONCURRENT PRESENTATIONS – Day One, Session One
15:15
- 16:45
CONCURRENT PRESENTATIONS – Day One, Session Two
17:30
- 20:30
2021 COMMUNITY SERVICES EXCELLENCE AWARDS
09:20
- 09:30
WELCOME TO PLACE
Mayor Brad Pettitt
09:30
- 10:00
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION – Lizzie O’Shea
Lizzie O’Shea
11:00
- 11:30
PLENARY PRESENTATIONS – Amanda Tattersall; Leanne Liddle
Amanda Tattersall
Director of the Sydney Alliance, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Unions NSW, and Honorary Associate, Work and Organizational Studies, University of Sydney
Leanne Liddle
11:30
- 12:30
PITCH PRESENTATIONS
13:30
- 15:00
CONCURRENT PRESENTATIONS – Day Two
15:15
- 16:00
PANEL – Hypothetical Panel
16:00
- 16:30
CLOSING PRESENTATION – The Road Ahead: Visions from Young People
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