NAtiONAL conference
Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre Melbourne
22-23 June 2009

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PROGRAM OUTLINE

Day One: Monday 22 June

8.30    Registration

9.20    Welcome

9.30    Introduction to the Conference Agenda - Vern Hughes

          'Natural Neighbourhoods, Real Communities: What are they?'


10.00  Keynote address (1) Daniel Donahoo  Author "Idolising Children".

          ''If it takes a village to raise a child, where are our villages?'  
       

10.30  Keynote address (2) Suzette Gallagher  Parent and disability innovator

          'Creating a natural neighbourhood in Port Melbourne for my son Sean.'
     

11.00  Morning Tea
 

11.30  Concurrent sessions

          Session One: Village Models for Children and Families

          Claire Brunner  'Mirror Families' for vulnerable children and young people
          Anita Siegersma  Village models for lone parents with children           

          Session Two: Newcomers and Transitory Communities

          Sue Ellson  Newcomers Network
          Naomi White & Peter White Travel and the creation of transitory communities

          Session Three: Neighbourhood Sustainability

          Meg Montague  'Merri Sustainability'
          Rachel Kitchener  'The Sharehood' - Sharing in neighbourhoods

          Stream Four: National Initiatives - suggestions and proposals

          Vern Hughes 
        

12.45  Lunch

1.30    Five voices - panel of five community doers

Sue Ellson 
Rachel Kitchener
Ella Hogan 
Jay Jeffries
Mark Snell 

2.00     Concurrent sessions     

            Session One:  Circles of Support

Michelle Veale  Circles of Support in Disability
Jessica Noske-Turner  Circles of Support in Foster Care          
Maylen Turner  Circles of Support models

Session Two:  Neighbourhoods in new housing estates

Karen Woo and colleagues  Lend Lease Development

           Session Three: Volunteering and Participation Models

Elizabeth Hart  Volunteer-based community newspapers
Ella Hogan and colleagues  South West Sydney
Merrilyn Shepherd  Tram Stop 41 East Kew

           Stream Four: National Initiatives - suggestions and proposals

Rachel Kitchener  'The Sharehood'
 

3.15     Afternoon tea
 

3.45     Concurrent sessions

           Session One: Children and Families

Workshop  Lisa Matthews & Liz Douglas  
            2262 Out of the Box - family and community connections   

           Session Two:  Local Government and Neighbourhoods

Tracey Farrant  City of Wodonga
Chris McAlpine  Parramatta City Council
Cr Heinz Kreutz  City of Boroondara

Session Three: Self-Help and Mutual Support Models

Josie Costanzo  'Lived Experience Model' The Compassionate Friends Victoria
Francesco Coniglio  Mutual support in mental health recovery

            Session Four:  Intentional Communities

Workshop  Mark Snell  Obstacles faced in forming intentional communities

5.00    Close
 

6.00    Drinks 

7.00    Informal Dinner

Day Two: Tuesday 23 June

9.00    Registration

9.30    National Initiatives and Coordination - suggestions and proposals 
          Vern Hughes

           Street by Street
           Circles of Support/Circles of Security
           Mirror Families
           KeyRing Supported Accommodation Networks
           The Sharehood
           Others       

10.00   Concurrent sessions

           Session One: Street by Street

Workshop  Vern Hughes               

            Session Two: Children and Families

Christy Hartlage  Young parents, neighbours and volunteers
            Catherine D'Arcy & Leonie Deacon  Mothers Living Well Project
            Alice Dawkins  Safety House Association of Victoria

            Session Three: Community gardens

Workshop  Regina McLeod & Kathleen van der Weerden  Groundswell Community Garden

            Stream Four: National Initiatives - suggestions and proposals

            Other proposals

11.00   Morning Tea
 

11.30   Concurrent sessions

            Session One: Agents of Change

Workshop  Ella Hogan and colleagues Campbelltown NSW 

            Session Two: Key Ring Supported Accommodation Networks

Geraldine Fowler  My Place Key Ring Project
Rachel Lowe  Neighbour-Ring Project

            Session Three: Neighbourhood-based Cultural Exchange and Language Learning

Heinz Kreutz  Monash University

            Stream Four: National Initiatives - suggestions and proposals

            Vern Hughes 

12.30  Lunch
 

1.15    Strategy Sessions - Recommendations to Final Plenary
                    
          
          Strategy Session One: Children and Families

         
          Strategy Session Two: Newcomers and Transitory Communities
                                                

          Strategy Session Three: Housing Estate Neighbourhoods

         
          Strategy Session Four: Circles of Support


2.05    Strategy Sessions - Recommendations to Final Plenary
 

          Strategy Session One:  Sustainability and Neighbourhoods

         
          Strategy Session Two:  KeyRing Supported Accommodation Networks
         
         
          Strategy Session Three:  Intentional Communities  


          Strategy Session Four:  Community Gardens
 

3.00    Afternoon tea
 

3.30    Concluding Plenary - Feedback from sessions
          
4.00    Strategic Directions - National Initiatives and Coordination           

4.30    Close

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