Framework for Measuring Wellbeing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples presented by Sybille McKeown, Australian Bureau of Statistics
22 March 2010
12.30-2pm, Mabo Room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
AIATSIS Seminar Series 1, 2010 Theme: Indigenous Wellbeing
Contact: Cressida Fforde
Email: cressida.fforde@aiatsis.gov.au
Phone: 02 6261 4221
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/seminarseries/series1.html
Free Consumer Information Day for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
22 March 2010
10am-2.30pm, Kooly Aboriginal Child & Family Centre, 1 Kingston Place, Cranebrook (corner of Pendock), New South Wales
The Good Service Mob in conjunction with SPYNS Inc. present a free consumer information day to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in New South Wales are aware of their rights as consumers, and the free services available to them.
Contact: Libby Brown
Email: libby@spyns.org.au
Phone: 02 4729 3907
http://www.cnet.ngo.net.au/images/stories/03_info_day_penrith_flyer.pdf
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Engagement Gathering
24 March 2010
10am-2.00pm, Harold Corr Community Hall, Cottage St, Werrington, New South Wales
The Community Engagement Gathering is hosted by the Nepean Division of General Practice and Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS) Aboriginal unit in association with Penrith City Council and other local Aboriginal service providers.
Contact: Kate Weston
Email: kate.weston@nepeandgp.org.au
Phone: 02 4721 1150
www.nepeandgp.org.au/lib/pdf/GP%20Flyer.pdf
Aligning Indigenous Land with Economic Development
24-25 March 2010
Holiday Inn, Darwin
Deadly Dollars - Let's talk money workshop
25 March 2010
Bankstown Sports Club, 8 Greenfield Parade, Bankstown, New South Wales
Fair Trading invites Community Workers who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communites to attend the free workshop.
Contact: Caine Carroll
Email: caine.carroll@services.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 02 9895 0617
National Close the Gap Day 2010: Campaigning for Indigenous health equality - Let's get it right!
25 March 2010
National Close the Gap Day.
To register your event or to find out about other events around Australia, click on the URL link.
www.oxfam.org.au/act/events/close-the-gap-day
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework: how evidence about wellbeing is used for policy making presented by Debra Reid, Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
29 March 2010
12.30-2pm, Mabo Room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
AIATSIS Seminar Series 1, 2010 Theme: Indigenous Wellbeing
Contact: Cressida Fforde
Email: cressida.fforde@aiatsis.gov.au
Phone: 02 6261 4221
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/seminarseries/series1.html
Excellence in Indigenous Health Awards*
30 March 2010
The Mercure Hotel, Brisbane
*associated with the Improving Social Determinants of Indigenous Health Conference
Email: registration@criterionconferences.com
Phone: 1300 316 882
www.indigenoushealthawards.com/
Improving Social Determinants of Indigenous Health
30-31 March 2010
The Mercure Hotel, Brisbane
Email: registration@criterionconferences.com
Phone: 1300 316 882
www.improvingindigenoushealth.com
Making sense of Wellbeing: From statistical indicators to qualitative accounts of Indigenous worldviews presented by Kirrily Jordan, CAEPR
12 April 2010
12.30-2pm, Mabo Room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
AIATSIS Seminar Series 1, 2010 Theme: Indigenous Wellbeing
Contact: Cressida Fforde
Email: cressida.fforde@aiatsis.gov.au
Phone: 02 6261 4221
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/seminarseries/series1.html
Race, culture, Indigeneity and the politics of public health (course)
12 -14 April 2010
Onemda Koori Health Unit, University of Melbourne
Email: hsreich@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 03 8344 3180
E-Health National co-ordination & alignment: Assessing strategies, priorities & implementation
14-15 April 2010
Bayview Boulevard, Sydney
The conference will address how a national e-health system can radically improve healthcare delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Email: register@criterionconferences.com
Phone: 1300 316 882
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage and improving Indigenous wellbeing - different approaches with a similar goal? presented by Tina Takagaki, Productivity Commission
19 April 2010
12.30-2pm, Mabo Room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
AIATSIS Seminar Series 1, 2010 Theme: Indigenous Wellbeing
Contact: Cressida Fforde
Email: cressida.fforde@aiatsis.gov.au
Phone: 02 6261 4221
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/seminarseries/series1.html
Indigenous Employment and Economic Development
19-21 April 2010
Park Regis Hotel, Brisbane
Email: conferences@TonkinCorporation.com
Phone: 02 9224 6060
Effective Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Service Delivery
20-21 April 2010
Crowne Plaza, Alice Springs
Email: registration@criterionconferences.com
Phone: 1300 316 882
The Way Forward for Indigenous Health: A Focus on Food and Nutrition
22 April 2010
8.30am - 4.00pm, Hotel Realm, Canberra
Symposium by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Strategy and Action Plan (NATSINSAP) Steering Committee in association with the Public Health Association of Australia. It will target policy makers and funders and will highlight evidence based strategies to improve the nutritional status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Two themes will be covered: maternal and child nutrition and food security.
Contact: Katherine Cullerton
Email: katherine.cullerton@heartfoundation.org.au
Phone: 07 3872 2565
www.phaa.net.au/FoodFuturesConference.php
Australian Community Children's Services (ACCS) - 3rd National Conference
14-15 May 2010
Novotel Wollongong Northbeach
In relation to Inclusion and Social Justice, an issue that will be explored is: How do we work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, communities and services to build awareness and cultural respect into our services?
Contact: Tracey Needham
Email: excellencecanhappen@ozemail.com.au
Phone: 0409 849 463
The associations between wellbeing, enculturation and acculturation in urban-based Indigenous populations presented by Ray Lovett, ANU & AIATSIS
17 May 2010
12.30-2pm, Mabo Room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
AIATSIS Seminar Series 1, 2010 Theme: Indigenous Wellbeing
Contact: Cressida Fforde
Email: cressida.fforde@aiatsis.gov.au
Phone: 02 6261 4221
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/seminarseries/series1.html
National Indigenous Family Violence Prevention Forum: Safe homes, solid families: Let's build on it!
19-20 May 2010
Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, Alfred Street, Mackay, Queensland
The Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research (QCDFVR), in partnership with the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and Charles Darwin University (CDU) is holding a National Indigenous Family Violence Prevention Forum.
Email: enquiries@noviolence.com.au
Inaugural Australian Indigenous Cancer Survivors Forum 2010
19 May 2010
Brisbane, Queensland
Email: malathi@m247consulting.com info@m247consulting.com
Phone: 0410 630 316
www.m247consulting.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=54
National Indigenous Family Violence Prevention Forum
19-20 May 2010
Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, Mackay, Queensland
Email: enquiries@noviolence.com.au
www.noviolence.com.au/foruminterest2010/nationalforum2010.html
Healthy Country, Healthy People presented by Paul Burgess, NHMRC PhD Scholar, Menzies School of Health Research
24 May 2010
12.30-2pm, Mabo Room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
AIATSIS Seminar Series 1, 2010 Theme: Indigenous Wellbeing
Contact: Cressida Fforde
Email: cressida.fforde@aiatsis.gov.au
Phone: 02 6261 4221
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/seminarseries/series1.html
Governance & Accountability Models to support Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Organisations
25-26 May 2010
Citigate Central, Sydney
The conference will look at governance and accountability models which support community controlled organisations and service providers.
Email: registration@criterionconferences.com
Phone: 1300 316 882
Supporting Sisters and Aunties to Survive! A Breast Cancer Summit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women
26 May 2010
The Mirambeena Travelodge, Darwin
Contact: Hannah Nancarrow
Email: hannah.nancarrow@nbocc.org.au
Phone: 02 9357 9479
I Will Not Waste my Soul for This presented by Lawrence Bamblett, AIATSIS
31 May 2010
12.30-2pm, Mabo Room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
AIATSIS Seminar Series 1, 2010 Theme: Indigenous Wellbeing
Contact: Cressida Fforde
Email: cressida.fforde@aiatsis.gov.au
Phone: 02 6261 4221
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/seminarseries/series1.html
The contribution of water-based ecosystems to Ngarrindjeri wellbeing presented by Romi Griener, Steve Hemming and Daryle Rigney
7 June 2010
12.30-2pm, Mabo Room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
AIATSIS Seminar Series 1, 2010 Theme: Indigenous Wellbeing
Contact: Cressida Fforde
Email: cressida.fforde@aiatsis.gov.au
Phone: 02 6261 4221
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/seminarseries/series1.html
Delivering Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Housing & Service Infrastructure: Balancing community engagement & timely delivery
8 & 9 June 2010
Mercure Hotel, Brisbane
Under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing, all levels of government are committed to providing 4,200 homes in remote Indigenous communities by 2018. Addressing problems of overcrowding and poorly maintained housing stock across remote - and urban - communities is essential if Australia is to close the gap on disadvantage.
Email: registration@criterionconferences.com
Phone: 1300 316 882
National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Conference (NIDAC)
16-18 June 2010
Adelaide Convention Centre
www.nidac.org.au/news/event1.html
Strategic Planning for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Organisations: Accessing mainstream funding
21-29 June 2010
\Perth, Darwin and Brisbane
Tools and strategies to access mainstream funding and how to reach requirements in reporting and corporate governance.
Email: info@criterionconferences.com
Phone: 1300316882
http://www.atsistrategicplanning.com/
Social Justice and Wellbeing presented by Mick Gooda, Social Justice Commissioner
28 June 2010
12.30-2pm, Mabo Room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
AIATSIS Seminar Series 1, 2010 Theme: Indigenous Wellbeing
Contact: Cressida Fforde
Email: cressida.fforde@aiatsis.gov.au
Phone: 02 6261 4221
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/seminarseries/series1.html
Indigenous Policy Development
28-30 June 2010
Cairns
Implementation of Indigenous policy in Australia with a focus on community engagement, remote service delivery, housing, health, employment and education.
Email: conferences@TonkinCorporation.com
Phone: 02 9224 6060
http://www.tonkincorporation.com/
Secretariat for National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) National Conference
27-29 June 2010
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Email: snaicc@vicnet.net.au sharynlow@pacific.net.au
Phone: (03) 9489 8099 or (02) 4572 3079
www.snaicc.asn.au/policy/default_news_resources.cfm?loadref=31
11th AIFS Conference: Sustaining Families in Challenging Times
7-9 July 2010
Melbourne Convention Centre
Email: aifs@thinkbusinessevents.com.au
World Indigenous Women and Wellness Conference:
22-25 August 2010
Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory
Attracting more than 400 delegates from across the world, this event aims to generate intellectual dialogue and debate, as well as create opportunities to strengthen existing networks and forge new ones. The conference coincides with the Darwin Festival providing delegates an opportunity to also enjoy some unique cultural and social events. The Larrakia Nation would like to invite you to their country to participate in this important gathering. This inclusive event welcomes all peoples to attend.
Contact: Larrakia Nation on +61 8 8948 3733 or Catherine Holmes on +61 419 441 021
National Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Conference
18-19 November 2010
University of New South Wales, Sydney
Indigenous Policy and Dialogue: New Relationships, New Possibilities.
Contact: Associate Professor Sarah Maddison
Email: nipdc@unsw.edu.au
Phone: 02 9385 2380
spatial@gov conference
October 2010
Canberra
A key theme of this conference is Indigenous Communities and Culture.