Day Two Agenda
Wednesday 30th November, 2011

8:30
Welcome, coffee & networking
9:00
Welcoming remarks from the Chair
Lenore Dembski
Paperbark Woman
Integrated service delivery & communication
9:10
Address on the Interdepartmental Committee for Place Based Service Delivery
Penny Armytage, Secretary
Department of Justice, VIC
9:50
Beyond the usual departments: Aboriginal outcomes & service delivery by the Department of Transport

  • Starting the journey
  • The development of an Aboriginal Action Plan
  • Looking beyond social policy issues
  • Thinking within and outside the circle
Terry Garwood, Executive Director
Freight, Logistics and Marine
Department of Transport, VIC
10:30
Spotlight session
Delegates will have the opportunity to give a 30 second overview of their organisation and networking objectives at the conference
10:50
Morning tea & networking
11:20
CASE STUDY
'Clean slate without prejudice': The power of relationships in reducing Indigenous crime

  • Building relationships with community members
  • Partnerships between police and Indigenous mentors
  • Training programs that lift morale and community aspiration
Luke Freudenstein
Superintendent, Local Area Commander
Redfern Police, NSW &
Shane Phillips
CEO
Tribal Warrior Association Inc.
12:00
Integrating education with training & employment in urban areas

  • Re-engaging disengaged students for sustainable employment pathways
  • Mentoring and supporting Indigenous apprentices
  • The role of mainstream in supporting apprentices
  • Partnering with industries and NGOs to supply skill shortage areas
Ronald Fogarty
Indigenous Employment and Training Manager
Department of Education, Economic Development and Innovation, QLD
12:40
Networking lunch
1:40
Strengthening community relationships to reduce issues with the 'urban drift'

  • Outlining how increased policing and 'dry' remote communities' have increased migration to urban centres (NTER)
  • The role of police in reducing anti-social behaviour and over-crowding in urban dwellings
  • The effectiveness of an interagency Tasking and Coordination Group to tackle an array of urban specific issues
  • Increasing individual responsibility to 'Return to Country' through community incentives
Kym Davies
Acting Commander, Darwin Metropolitan Command
NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services
2:20
Increasing employee retention & business development through holistic support

  • Offering mentoring support both during and after hours
  • Reducing isolation from community upon returning from employment
  • Assisting with financial management and individual responsibility amongst community pressures
  • Linking employees with service providers
Dean Liebelt, Business Advisor
Regional Development Australia Far North, SA
3:00
Roundtable discussions
3:30
Afternoon tea & networking
4:00
Bringing services TO communities for long term uptake & broader opportunities

  • Teaching communities how to access and benefit from multiple services through face-to-face consultations
  • Bringing a range of services together in the one forum
  • Improving employment opportunities through uptake of basic services
  • Improving outcomes through increasing community selfdetermination
Rhonda French, Community Program Officer
Aboriginal Affairs NSW, Office of Communities
NSW Department of Education and Communities
4:40
Filling service delivery gaps with client-centred approaches

  • Going beyond traditional governance models to ascertain the 'real' problem with local services
  • Providing a voice for youth and those in crises for equitable service delivery
  • Re-engaging disengaged youth to increase aspiration and utilisation of services
Cole Sawka, Outreach Worker
Bundji Bundji, VIC
5:20
Chair's closing remarks & close of conference

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