Thursday, December 16, 2010

Program at a glance

DAY ONE Thursday 24 February 2011
Location: Bowraville Theatre, High Street, Bowraville NSW

More information about the speakers is located via this LINK

830am: Registration/tea coffee

Session ONE 900-1040

Professor John Mendoza
Professor Barry Golding

Break for morning tea

Session TWO 1110-1140
Michael Newman: Living, learning, being: a radical role for everyday adult education

Session THREE 1150-1245
Your choice of workshop with options including:

* Social Enterprise - learn more from social enterprise experts
* Culturally safe service provision
* National Broadband Network information session
* Wellbeing in employment
* Trauma in relationships and its impact on children
* The men's shed movement
* Professor John Mendoza
* Keeping your project alive
* Mental health Q&A

Break for lunch


Session FOUR1400-1720
PANEL "and then a job..." mental health in the employment context featuring Social Firms Australia and Ostara Australia

PANEL - The social enterprise context including May Lam Social Traders, Steve Lawrence Australian Social Innovation eXchange and Josephine Barraket QUT

Elizabeth McGregor: Institute Director TAFE North Coast Institute - about the Nambucca Valley project


Q&A session featuring key note speakers from the day


PLAYBACK THEATRE, LIVE PERFORMANCE

Day close 520pm






Conference dinner 1830-2300
MASQUERADE BALL at Valla resort
3 course dinner and live entertainment
Fundraising at the ball will assist the Nambucca Valley Youth Services Centre


Friday 25 February 2011
Venue: Valla resort (conference hub) followed by Nambucca Valley site tours

0700 Breakfast and networking
0830 Morning session commences
Introduction, Peter Tregilgas, Executive Officer Regional Development Australia MNC

0900 Site tour commences
1200 lunch onsite
1400 return to conference hub, summing up and departures