Communities in Control 2009

Communities in Control 2009 took place at Moonee Valley on June 15 & 16, 2009. Papers* are provided below, posted in order of appearance at the conference.

The theme of the 2009 conference was "Crisis, Catastrophe, Community: Rebuild, Renew Recharge". Click here to download the program, or here to watch the C31 television special.

Please Note: If you attended the June 14 Pre-Conference Skills Day on "Fundraising, Advocacy & Evaluation: How to use indicators to produce compelling evidence-based proposals" you will be sent an email providing the link to papers as soon as they are available.

Contribute to the statement from Communities in Control delegates to the Federal Government and Opposition in support of the paper delivered by Australian of the Year, Professor Mick Dodson. Click here to read the statement.


SPEAKER SPEECH P'POINT
The Honourable Jenny Macklin
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Opening Address 		Click Here
(215kb)
Professor Len Syme PhD
Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health (Emeritus), University of California, Berkeley
The Community Effect: How networks and connections can help keep people safe and healthy in troubled times 		Click Here
(288 kb)
Catherine Deveny
Comedian & Columnist
Communities: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly 		Click Here
(231kb)
Major David Eldridge
Chair, National Youth Commission Inquiry into Youth Homelessness
What Happened Next: The story behind the push to eradicate youth homelessness 		Click Here
(387kb)
Community Idol Finalists' Presentations
Cerebral Palsy Support Network, Edmund Rice Camps, WA AIDS Council
Hosted by author and comedian Wendy Harmer, with an introduction from Peter Hanlon, Group Executive, Retail & Business Banking, Westpac 		Click Here
(315kb)
Community Idol Finalist Presentation
Victoria Garner & Laura Cvetkovski
Cerebral Palsy Support Network (VIC) 		Click Here
(185kb) 		Click Here
(3MB)
Community Idol Finalist Presentation
Melanie Rice & Natalie King
Edmund Rice Camps (SA) 		Click Here
(174kb) 		Click Here
(3MB)
Community Idol Finalist Presentation
Patricia Langdon & Jonathan Hallett
Western Australia AIDS Council (WA) 		Click Here
(207kb) 		Click Here
(Film)
The Honourable Lily D'Ambrosio MLA
Victorian Parliamentary Secretary, Community Development
Federal, State and Local Government: Working in Partnership to Rebuild Communities 		Click Here
(212kb)
Lucy Filor & Daryl Taylor
Kinglake Ranges Peak Community Group (KANGO)
How to Build Community Resilience in the Aftermath of Catastrophe 		Click Here
(268kb) 		Click Here
(4MB)
Professor Mick Dodson AM
2009 Australian of the Year
The 2009 Community Leadership Oration 		Click Here
(262kb)
Richard Watson
Futurist, business adviser and author
A Return to Community? The futurist's view of what lies in store 		Click Here
(275kb) 		Click Here
665kb
The Great Debate
The Hon. Joan Kirner, Victorian Community Ambassador (adjudicator)
Clare Martin, CEO, ACOSS
Brett de Hoedt, Mayor, Hootville Communications
Joan Hughes, CEO, Carers Australia
Lesley Hall, CEO, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
"Income Tax Should be Increased to Assist with Australia's Economic Recovery" 		Click Here
(324kb)
Jonathon Welch
Director, Choir of Hope and Inspiration
Practical Social Inclusion: Beyond the Lip Service 		Click Here
(176 kb)

*Please Note: Some of these papers have been edited from the spoken form to aid readability. All care has been taken to retain the voice and context of the paper as delivered.