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2015 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ABORIGINAL NETWORK CONFERENCE
5-7 AUGUSTGLASSHOUSE PORT MACQUARIE
BRINGING US TOGETHER STRONG
on Birpai Country.
"Yamadagai Gimbay Birpai Barray" "Welcome friends to Birpai Country"
Artwork painted by Angela Marr-GroganGLASSHOUSE PORT MACQUARIE
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PROGRAM OUTLINE
8.30am Registrations Open
PLENARY – THEATRE
9.00am MC Welcome Andrew Saunders
9.05am Welcome to Country Uncle Bill O’Brien
9.10am MC Conference Overview and housekeeping Andrew Saunders
9.15am Welcome from Port Macquarie- Hastings Council Mayor Peter Besseling
9.25am Welcome from President NSW LGAN Councillor Rod Towney
9.35am Address from Prime Minister & Cabinet Assistant Secretary Luke Mansfield
9.45am Sponsor Address
9.55am Cultural Performance Djiyagan Dhanbaan (Strong Sister)
Cultural Performance Port Primary School
10.10am Open Aboriginal Staff Meeting
This session brings together all staff (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) who serve Aboriginal communities and who want to better understand issues, needs and interests of Aboriginal communities.
11am MORNING TEA
11.30am Closed Aboriginal Staff MeetingThis session is reserved for Aboriginal Staff who want to share the experiences and challenges of their job as well as confidential cultural business.
12.30pm PICK UP LUNCH – depart for cultural tours:
Sea Acres Public Art Water Trail Birpai Barray Cultural Tour Dhoongang River Cruise
12.30pm LGAN Executive Meeting Birpai Local Aboriginal Land Council
4.30pm Return to Glasshouse - Close of day 1
6pm Mayoral Welcome Reception – Regional Art Gallery
The Glasshouse MC Kristal Kinsela Mayor Peter Besseling Performances Steve Donovan and the Bathu Dancers & Troy Durose
DAY ONE WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST 2015
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8.30am Registrations Open
PLENARY – THEATRE
9.00am MC Welcome and Day Overview Andrew Saunders
9.05am Keynote – Local Hero of the Year, Australia Day Awards Shane Phillips
10am MORNING TEA
10:30am CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Workshop 1
Marrickville South’s Fitness and Breakfast ClubMarrickville Council – Rebecca Carroll and Sarah Callaghan (45 mins)Reconciliation Action Plans Literature Review - What works and what doesn’t Relationships Australia - Jim Golden Brown and Adam Cryer (45 mins)
Workshop 2
The Way Ahead for Aboriginal People & Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Program State Training Services – Michelle Shipp and Neil Davies (45 mins)Successfully Implementing our AESTAFE Western & AES – Jamie Sampson, Ashleigh Knight, Amanda Spalding (45mins)
Workshop 3Speaking their Lingo - Spatial Mapping of Cultural Vegetation Values Department of Environment - Geoff Simpson (45mins)Wagirra Trail Albury Council - John Murray (45mins)
12pm LUNCH MEZZANINE LEVEL GLASSHOUSE
Women’s Business Meeting
1pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Workshop 1Shaping Our Place, Place Making in the HastingsPMHC – Kelly O’Brien (45 mins)Plugging the holes of healthcare Friendly Faces – Kelly Foran 45mins
Workshop 2 Corruption Prevention in the Workplace ICAC - Lisa De Lahaye & Margaret Sutherland (1.5 hrs)
Workshop 3 Building Bridges – Linking Aboriginal and Culturally Linguistically Diverse Communities Phyllis Safinofsky and Avril Janks (1.5 hrs)
2:30pm AFTERNOON TEA
3pm Keynote – NSW Young Achiever Award Winner Rhett Burraston
3:30pm Living My Way June Reimer
3:50pm 2017 Conference Bids
4:20pm MC Wrap of Day Andrew Saunders
4.30pm Close of day Two
6.30pm for 7pm start
Conference Dinner and Awards Ceremony – Rydges Port Macquarie
MC Kristal Kinsela Entertainment – Jay Davis Trio
DAY TWO THURSDAY 6 AUGUST 2015
PROGRAM OUTLINE
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8.30am Registrations Open
9.00am MC Welcome Back and Day Overview Andrew Saunders
9.05am
Keynote – Indigenous Entrepreneurism and social enterprise Natalie Walker
10am NSW State Opposition Address Linda Burney
10.30am MORNING TEA
11am CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Workshop 1 Lateral ViolenceFelicity Ryan and Robert Monahan (1hr)
Workshop 2 Ochre StrategyKen McIntosh, NSW Dept of Aboriginal Affairs (1hr)
Workshop 3
The Affect of Fines in Aboriginal CommunitiesOffice of State Revenue - Terry Cook (30 mins)The Bins are BurningWaste Aid – Anne Prince and Mark Conlon (30 mins)
12pm LUNCH PLENARY – THEATRE
1pm Aboriginal Learning Circle Heather McGregor
1.30pm Resolutions and discussions from Audience
2pm Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Address Leslie Williams
2.30pm Announcement of 2017 Conference Hosts
2.45pm Official Conference Handover
3pm Close of Conference
DAY THREE FRIDAY 7 AUGUST 2015
PROGRAM OUTLINE
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GLASSHOUSE PORT MACQUARIE
Conference HostPort Macquarie-Hastings CouncilCorner of Lord & Burrawan StsPort Macquarie NSW 2444
Phone: (02) 6581 8111Email: [email protected]
Conference VenueGlasshouse Port MacquarieCorner of Clarence and Hay StsPort Macquarie NSW 2444
Phone: 02 6581 8888Email: [email protected]
Conference CoordinatorKristal Kinsela
Mobile: 0448 647 008 Email: [email protected]
