Our Changing Communities and Community Organisations
Let's get moving, today, together.
Australia's not going to reform itself.
May 30 & 31, 2011
The least expensive, most attended community conference in Australia - over 1300 attendees that work for or with community organisations.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND:
Learn what's what
This year's topic is Our Changing Communities and Community Organisations. You have to be part of the change, you have to hear about the change, you have to lead the change.
Learn who's who
Hear from some of Australia's best thinkers and speakers (and doers) - people like SIMON MCKEON, 2011 Australian of the Year, MIRIAM LYONS, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Development and ELIZABETH BRODERICK, Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination ? great speakers and great minds creating new agendas.
Learn what's next
Stay in front of the pack by hearing form the minds that are dedicated to thinking about our future ? people like LINDA LAVARCH, Chair of the Australian Government's Not-for-Profit Sector Reform Council, HUGH MACKAY, Australia's greatest psychologist, social researcher and writer on what makes us tick and PHIL RUTHVEN, Founder & Chairman, IBISWorld telling us what is around the corner in numbers and trends.
Once a year, lift your head up from the tangles and see the view from the peaks
National and international speakers ? including a surprise orator for the Inaugural Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration.
Meet people who know your problems ? and may have their own Solutions
Join 1300 other people from across the country who believe in the power of community. In between the speeches there's making contacts, catching up, networking, and meeting knowledgeable and sympathetic new colleagues.
It's a chance you can't afford to miss
Communities in Control is THE LEAST EXPENSIVE conference of its type around. No other community conference offers you access to this calibre of speakers for this tiny cost. We work with partners to ensure we can keep the price as low as possible, so as many people as possible can come along.
Don't Burn Out - Get Fired Up
Communities in Control inspires and enlivens and energises community group workers, volunteers and supporters. It'll remind you what it's all about and why what you do matters so much.
Women Achieving And Flourishing
29 May 2011
*Whilst the Communities in Control Conference is an unmissable event for anyone involved in the community sector, you do not have to attend the conference in order to attend the Pre-Conference Skills Day.
Our Community, Women's Leadership Institute Australia and Christine Nixon APM have joined forces to offer a half-day workshop designed for women in supervisory, management or leadership positions, and those who aspire to those roles.
The workshop will allow you an opportunity to:
- Share your experiences in leadership and talk about ways of leading
- Learn how to implement change
- learn ways to achieve goals, develop resilience and flourish.
CHRISTINE NIXON will be the workshop facilitator. Christine has 38 years experience in policing, having risen from Constable to Assistant Commissioner in the NSW Police to Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police. She was also the Chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority for 18 months and now works as a volunteer advisor to the Authority. Christine is a noted presenter and currently works in advisory roles to a range of public and private organisations and individuals. She has qualifications and awards from various institutions and universities and vast experience in leadership and organisational reform.
VENUE:
Moonee Valley Racing Club
Members Gate 1,
McPherson Street,
Moonee Ponds,
Melbourne VIC
PRICE:
Pre-Conference Skills Day - Women Achieving And Flourishing: $145 (GST inclusive)
THE SPEAKERS:
- ELIZABETH BRODERICK was appointed Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination in 2007.
- SENATOR KATE LUNDY is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.
- THE HON JOAN KIRNER AM is Victoria's much loved former Premier and the Victorian Community Ambassador.
- MIRIAM LYONS is the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Development.
- HUGH MACKAY is a psychologist, social researcher and novelist.
- STEPHEN MAYNE is a journalist, local government councillor, shareholder activist and well-known troublemaker.
- SIMON MCKEON is the 2011 Australian of the Year, a prominent investment banker and record breaking yachtsman, but it's his efforts to support multiple Australian and international community organisations which has earned him great admiration.
- PHIL RUTHVEN is the founder and Chairman of IBISWorld, an international corporation providing online business information, forecasting and strategic services.
- PETER RYAN is the Deputy Premier of Victoria. He also holds the portfolios of Regional and Rural Development, Police and Emergency Services and Bushfire Response.
- LINDA LAVARCH currently holds one of the most influential positions in the Australian community sector as Chair of the Australian Government's Not-for-Profit Sector Reform Council while also holding a key position of Research Fellow at the Australian Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (ACPNS), Queensland University of Technology.
- MARK SCOTT presides over one of the largest and most influential media empires in Australia ? he's Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
- CR SAMANTHA DUNN has background as a financial controller in the vocational education not-for-profit sector, and was elected to the Shire of Yarra Ranges Council in 2005. Samantha is currenlty also President of the Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA)
The conference will be anchored by Our Community Group Managing Director DENIS MORIARTY and CatholicCare
CEO Fr JOE CADDY
THE BUZZ:
The feedback is frankly ? well, listen to the buzz:
Thought-provoking, affirming, challenging and energising * I was moved and delighted * Great to feel empowered * It has been a privilege to have been here * again I leave energised and inspired * uplifting and powerful * Loved it * my annual deep breath of fresh air * I was inspired and re-energised, my vision and passion for community found a greater focus and I have found a new hope and desire to impact * it truly made a difference to my life * I am just so inspired, and leave with a renewed energy and optimism and passion and a reminder about what really matters! * informative, inspirational, empowering * loved it * a thoroughly divine conference * Such diversity and strength * Charged the batteries up, back on a full tank * Lots of food for thought * Inspiring and reaffirming * keeps our head up looking "over" instead of down at the daily grind * totally riveted * I had lot of laughs
VENUE:
Moonee Valley Racing Club
Members Gate 1,
McPherson Street,
Moonee Ponds,
Melbourne VIC
PRICE:
Conference only: $298 (GST inclusive)
Pre-Conference Skills Day - Women Achieving And Flourishing: $145 (GST inclusive)
Combined Conference and Pre-Conference Skills Day: $425 (GST inclusive)
PLEASE NOTE: Significant discounts are also available for group bookings (10 or more).
Call our friendly staff on 03 9320 6800 for further information.
Further Information:
Course details are correct at time of publication, however
dates, times and venues may change. Any changes will be advised via email -
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