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Our ChILdren Matter: Innovative approaches to new world challenges
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2 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program CONFERENCE INVITATION
We are pleased to welcome speakers On behalf of the SNAICC – National Voice for including early childhood expert Arapera our Children and the Conference Committee, I Card, Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ); Aboriginal and would like to welcome you to the 9th SNAICC Torres Strait Islander Commissioner, National Conference, Our Children Matter: June Oscar AO; Olga Havnen, Danila Dilba Health Service (NT); Commissioner Innovative Approaches to New World Challenges Natalie Lewis, Queensland Child and Family Commission; Patricia Our conference is taking place on organisations together with state and Turner, NACCHO, and Garth Morgan, Yugambeh Country (Gaureima gulli territory governments have made QATSICPP, plus many more leaders jagun) at the Gold Coast Convention important strides in the child and from across the country. and Exhibition Centre. I would like to family sector. As part of the Coalition of acknowledge the Yugambeh people Peaks, SNAICC is working closely with As well as providing a powerful and as Traditional Owners of the land and governments to drive the implementation inspiring experience for all attendees, extend my thanks for giving us the of the new National Agreement on the conference also offers opportunities opportunity to gather on their land. Closing the Gap. We are also leading to meet and experience some of the richness and culture of the local Our 2021 gathering comes at a important policy reform through the Yugambeh community with daily significant time. The last year has development of the next plan for performances at our plenaries and at shown us how rapidly the political and the National Framework for Protecting social landscape can shift. And now, Australia’s Children and a framework to our social events. more than any other time, we must inform a National Aboriginal and Torres I hope you can make the journey to join and consider the impacts these Strait Islander Early Childhood Strategy. Yugambeh Country (Gaureima gulli events have had on our communities, Key themes at this SNAICC Conference jagun) and join us at the Gold Coast and how we can work together to will focus on the impacts of COVID-19 Convention and Exhibition Centre from meet these new world challenges. on our communities, child safety and 30 August – 2 September. Collectively, Aboriginal and Torres wellbeing, early years, and the rights Warmest regards, Strait Islander community-controlled of our children and our young people. Catherine Liddle, SNAICC CEO
Committee Conference Organisers The conference committee is made up of experts and Events Manager (SNAICC) leaders on issues relating to the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Poppy Bervanakis Torres Strait Islander children and families. The committee P: +61 3 9419 1921 provides high-level advice and direction on the conference. E: [email protected] The SNAICC 2020-2021 conference committee includes: Conference Organiser Rachel Atkinson Encanta Event Management Palm Island Community Company Limited (PICC) Suite 348, St Kilda Road Towers Kathleen Pinkerton 1 Queens Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 Yorganop Association Incorporated T: +61 3 9863 7606 E: [email protected] Sharron Williams www.encanta.com.au Aboriginal Family Support Services (AFSS)
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 3 CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
Share and Celebrate Stories To celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, strengths and successes in child and family services. To share our stories and ideas about what works and how we address our challenges. To showcase culturally appropriate best practices that Listen, Learn contribute to positive changes for our and Grow Aboriginal and Islander children and young people to thrive in their culture. To come together to listen and learn from one another on how we will support our Elders of tomorrow. To absorb and grow our knowledge and wisdom of Elders, families and communities, to strengthen our connection to culture.
Inspire Action To inspire and enable leaders, services and others to act in a way that strengthens Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander agency, self- determination and connection to culture. To ensure the rights of our children and families are respected and fulfilled and develop leadership and collective strategies that allow our communities to move forward.
4 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett Hon DLitt SW AO Chairperson, SNAICC – National Voice for our Children Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett OA is a Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung woman who has been the CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency since 1999. She is currently Chairperson of SNAICC and active in over 30 advisory groups concerning the Aboriginal community, including the Aboriginal Treaty Working Group; Aboriginal Family Violence Steering Committee; Victorian Children’s Council; Aboriginal Justice Forum; and the Aboriginal Community Elders Service, to name just a few. Muriel was heavily involved in the Northern Territory Child Protection Inquiry from 2009-11. Muriel’s contributions have been recognised in a number of awards including a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2004 Australia Day Honours for her services to the community. In 2011, Muriel was inducted into the 2011 Victorian Honour Roll of Women and was a finalist for a Human Rights Medal with the Australian Human Rights Commission. In 2017, Muriel was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in Social Work by the University of Sydney in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Aboriginal child and family welfare.
Arapera Card Pouhere Kaupapa Māori, Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ) Arapera Card is of Māori descent, (indigenous of Aotearoa, New Zealand). Arapera is the Senior Advisor Māori at Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ). Her role requires her to provide students, teachers and families with an authentic bicultural experience by embedding cultural practices and te reo Māori (Māori language) into all programmes delivered by ECNZ. Language, culture and identity are key aspects of cultural wellbeing and from a Māori perspective Arapera believes that culture and language shape one’s identity and personality. Arapera has been a lecturer, cultural advisor, curriculum advisor and subject group leader at Te Rito Maioha and is passionate about ensuring all children’s, students and teachers stories are heard.
Dr Paul Gray Associate Professor, Jumbanna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney Paul is a proud Wiradjuri man from New South Wales with immense experience in the child and family sector, upholding the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. Paul has a Doctorate in Experimental Psychology at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, as an inaugural Charlie Perkins Scholar, and has worked in various positions with the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice [formerly Department of Family and Community Services (FACS)], prior to becoming the Executive Leader of Strategy, Policy and Evidence at AbSec – NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation, the state’s Aboriginal peak body in child protection. For the past year Paul has held the role of Associate Professor for the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where he works in close partnership with Aboriginal communities and organisations to develop and undertake research, policy development, and advocacy in the child protection sector.
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 5 Olga Havnen CEO, Danila Dilba Health Service Olga Havnen is a prominent Aboriginal leader, advocate and activist in the Northern Territory of Australia. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Danila Dilba Health Service. Havnen has held positions as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs Co-ordinator for the Australian Red Cross, Senior Policy Officer in the Northern Territory Government’s Indigenous Policy Unit, Indigenous Programs Director with the Fred Hollows Foundation, and Executive Officer with the National Indigenous Working Group. Havnen was the Coordinator General of Remote Service Provision from 2011 until October 2012, when the Northern Territory Government controversially abolished the position. She released one report which detailed deficiencies in Northern Territory and Commonwealth Government’s service provision to remote communities in the Northern Territory. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Danila Dilba Health Service in Darwin, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service. Havnen gave evidence at the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory critical of the outcomes and delivery of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, commonly referred to as the Intervention.
Natalie Lewis Commissioner, Queensland Child and Family Commission Natalie Lewis was appointed Commissioner for the Queensland Family and Child Commission in May 2020. Ms Lewis, a Gamilaraay woman, brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge from her distinguished over 20-year career in youth justice, child and family services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. Ms Lewis works with a strong and renewed focus on the systemic and structural issues disproportionately affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Previously, Ms Lewis held the role of Chief Executive Officer with QATSICPP Limited. As Commissioner, Ms Lewis drives change to better the safety, wellbeing and interests of children and young people, including those in the child protection system.
Catherine Liddle Chief Executive Officer, SNAICC – National Voice for our Children An Arrernte/Luritja woman from Central Australia, Catherine has a strong background in senior management positions with First Nations organisations. Catherine has also held senior roles within the Northern Territory Education Department, the ABC, and NITV/SBS. A journalist by trade, Catherine’s motivation has always been to drive change that leads to positive outcomes and options for First Nations people. Over the past 10 years she has led multidisciplinary teams, overseen workplace transformations, and advocated for policy reform.
6 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program Garth Morgan CEO, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) Garth has dedicated his professional career to improving health and community services from the government and not-for-profit sector. He has significant experience on Boards and Committees including as Chair of the Queensland Government’s Just Futures Taskforce and membership on the Queensland Compact Governance Committee and the Advisory Board for the establishment of the Queensland Mental Health Commission. In addition to this, Garth has served as non-Executive Director of Community Sector Boards in the Health, Housing, Media and Recruitment sectors. Garth is passionate about supporting organisations to improve their strategy implementation, strategic and operational governance, and manage change. In leading his team at QATSICPP, Garth has contributed to the formation of ground-breaking work including leading the co-design and development of the Our Way Strategy and continually contributing to legislative reforms that embeds the right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to self-determination. Garth also leads the evaluation of the Youth Justice Family Led Decision Making trial, the establishment of QATSICPP’s own Centre for Excellence and the advocacy and development of 33 Family Wellbeing service catchment profiles. Garth provides high-level evidence-informed policy analysis and strategic advice on issues and opportunities that positively impact on the rights and needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
June Oscar AO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO is a proud Bunuba woman from the remote town of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. She is a strong advocate for Indigenous Australian languages, social justice, women’s issues, and has worked tirelessly to reduce Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). June has held a raft of influential positions including Deputy Director of the Kimberley Land Council, chair of the Kimberley Language Resource Centre and the Kimberley Interpreting Service and Chief Investigator with WA’s Lililwan Project addressing FASD. She was appointed to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1990) and was a winner of the 100 Women of Influence 2013 in the Social Enterprise and Not For Profit category. In 2015 June received the Menzies School of Health Research Medallion for her work with FASD. June has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Notre Dame, Broome, Western Australia, and is currently writing her PhD. June is a co-founder of the Yiramalay Wesley Studio School and is a Community member of the Fitzroy Valley Futures Governing Committee. In February 2017, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Edith Cowan University. June was also named the NAIDOC Person of the Year at the 2018 National NAIDOC Awards and in 2019 she was bestowed the honorary role of a Distinguished Fellow of ANZSOG. June began her five-year term as Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner on 3 April 2017.
Patricia Turner AM CEO, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation The daughter of an Arrernte man and a Gurdanji woman, Pat was raised in Alice Springs. As CEO of NACCHO, she is at the forefront of community efforts to Close the Gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Pat has over 40 years’ experience in senior leadership positions in government, business and academia including being the only Aboriginal person, only woman and longest serving CEO of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Commission (ATSIC). Amongst her many appointments, she also spent 18 months as Monash Chair of Australian Studies, Georgetown University, Washington DC, and was inaugural CEO of NITV. Pat is the Coalition of Peaks Convenor and Co-Chair of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap. Pat holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Canberra where she was awarded the University prize for Development Studies.
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 7 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Monday Pre-conference Workshop A 2.00pm – 5.00pm Pre-conference Workshop B 2.00pm – 5.00pm 30 August Early years workshop: Te tuakiri o te tangata – Beyond the skin of man TBC Arapera Card, Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ)
Opening Plenary 9.00am – 10.30am Concurrent Sessions 1 – 9 11.00am – 12.30pm Concurrent Sessions 10 – 18 1.30pm – 3.00pm Concurrent Sessions 19 – 26 3.30pm – 5.00pm Day 1: Welcome to Country 1 Community impact and responses to COVID-19 10 Child protection rights-based approaches and strategies 19 Inclusive best practice programs in early years Tuesday Welcome Performance 2 Keeping kids connected to culture 11 Innovative cultural connections through a pandemic 20 Co-designing a genuine out-of-home care partnership and the 3 Fostering cultural connections and detention rights 12 Culturally informed trauma workshop role of kinship 31 August Welcome Address 21 Queensland Family Participation Program: working with and for Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett Hon 4 Co-design partnerships and cultural ways of working together 13 Community-controlled backbone support service for Aboriginal and our families DLitt SW AO, Chairperson, SNAICC – National 5 Leading systematic change and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Torres Strait Islander early years services in NSW 22 Innovation in action – Aboriginal-led commissioning for better child Voice for our Children Islander Child Placement Principle 14 Best practice early years programs and family outcomes Video Address 6 Early learning initiatives 15 Working together: community perspectives and outcomes 23 Developing literacy and wellbeing resources Hon Michelle Landry, Department of 7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood strategies 16 Cultural connections and family supports 24 Reunification connections and collaborations Social Services 8 Education outcomes in schools and experiences of a co-design 17 Family supports and embedding culture through practice partnership 25 Learnings from a health justice partnership and culturally safe Keynote Presentation 18 Children’s healing resources and NDIS early childhood intervention children’s courts Arapera Card, Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood 9 Genuine collaborative ways to support young Aboriginal children 26 Journeys into partnerships in achieving strong community services New Zealand (ECNZ)
Morning Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Lunch, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Afternoon Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Welcome Reception 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Plenary 9.00am – 10.30am Concurrent Sessions 27 – 35 11.00am – 12.30pm Concurrent Sessions 36 – 43 1.30pm – 3.00pm Concurrent Sessions 45 – 52 3.30pm – 5.00pm Day 2: Performance 27 Aboriginal permanency perspectives and wellbeing outcomes 36 Self-determination models in child safety matters 45 Culturally appropriate research into the wellbeing of our children for children Wednesday National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 37 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle and 46 First Nations parenting programs and learning 1 September Early Childhood Strategy 28 Driving early years education through a pandemic intensive family supports 48 Education rights for our children 29 Engaging First Nations education and collaborative playgroups Panellists: 38 Sector reforms, cultural safety and wellbeing for our children 49 Integrated approaches in early years 30 Early years parenting supports Catherine Liddle, CEO, SNAICC - National 39 Trauma-integrated care for First Nations parents 50 Investing in early years Voice for our Children 31 Transition to school and sustaining languages 40 Impact of COVID-19 on carers and young people in out-of-home care 51 Community partnerships for positive outcomes Further panelists tbc 32 Fostering cultural connections for children in care 41 Education connecting to language and culture 52 Child protection and assessing research partnerships 33 Young people speaking out and decolonising our youth justice systems 42 Family Group Conferencing for Aboriginal families 34 Elders leading the way and transforming team culture in out-of-home 43 Rights-based employment and developing cultural connections care services in education 35 Collaborative community partnerships and education reconciliation Morning Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Lunch, Poster Presentations (presenters available) & Exhibition Afternoon Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Optional Conference Dinner 7.00pm – 10.00pm
Plenary 9.00am – 10.30am Concurrent Sessions 53 – 60 11.00am – 12.30pm Closing Plenary 1.30pm – 3.00pm Day 3: Performance 53 Engaging young people and health care rights Plenary Panel Presentation Thursday Keynote Address 54 FASD and neurodevelopmental supports Towards 2031 - Designing a national plan for protecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children 2 September Garth Morgan, CEO, Queensland Aboriginal 55 Early learning partnership and Indigenous pedagogy Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett Hon DLitt SW AO, Chairperson, SNAICC - National Voice for our Children and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection 56 Building capacity through genuine partnerships and autism cultural Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland Family and Child Commission Peak (QATSICPP) resources June Oscar AO, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner Pat Turner, CEO, National Aboriginal Community 57 Self-determination in action. Ingkenteme: following in the footsteps Dr Paul Gray, Co-Chair, Family Matters and Associate Professor, Jumbanna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research (UTS) of our Elders Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), Liz Hefren-Webb, Deputy Secretary, Federal Department of Social Services Coalition of Peaks Convenor & Co-Chair of the 58 Racial bias in child protection guidelines Closing Address Joint Council on Closing the Gap 59 Reflections of young people in out-of-home care and family carers Olga Havnen, CEO, Danila Dilba Health Service (NT) 60 Self-determination in actions: communities leading the way Closing Performance Morning Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Lunch, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Afternoon Tea, Poster Presentations, Exhibition & Arts Market
8 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program Monday Pre-conference Workshop A 2.00pm – 5.00pm Pre-conference Workshop B 2.00pm – 5.00pm 30 August Early years workshop: Te tuakiri o te tangata – Beyond the skin of man TBC Arapera Card, Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ)
Opening Plenary 9.00am – 10.30am Concurrent Sessions 1 – 9 11.00am – 12.30pm Concurrent Sessions 10 – 18 1.30pm – 3.00pm Concurrent Sessions 19 – 26 3.30pm – 5.00pm Day 1: Welcome to Country 1 Community impact and responses to COVID-19 10 Child protection rights-based approaches and strategies 19 Inclusive best practice programs in early years Tuesday Welcome Performance 2 Keeping kids connected to culture 11 Innovative cultural connections through a pandemic 20 Co-designing a genuine out-of-home care partnership and the 3 Fostering cultural connections and detention rights 12 Culturally informed trauma workshop role of kinship 31 August Welcome Address 21 Queensland Family Participation Program: working with and for Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett Hon 4 Co-design partnerships and cultural ways of working together 13 Community-controlled backbone support service for Aboriginal and our families DLitt SW AO, Chairperson, SNAICC – National 5 Leading systematic change and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Torres Strait Islander early years services in NSW 22 Innovation in action – Aboriginal-led commissioning for better child Voice for our Children Islander Child Placement Principle 14 Best practice early years programs and family outcomes Video Address 6 Early learning initiatives 15 Working together: community perspectives and outcomes 23 Developing literacy and wellbeing resources Hon Michelle Landry, Department of 7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood strategies 16 Cultural connections and family supports 24 Reunification connections and collaborations Social Services 8 Education outcomes in schools and experiences of a co-design 17 Family supports and embedding culture through practice partnership 25 Learnings from a health justice partnership and culturally safe Keynote Presentation 18 Children’s healing resources and NDIS early childhood intervention children’s courts Arapera Card, Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood 9 Genuine collaborative ways to support young Aboriginal children 26 Journeys into partnerships in achieving strong community services New Zealand (ECNZ)
Morning Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Lunch, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Afternoon Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Welcome Reception 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Plenary 9.00am – 10.30am Concurrent Sessions 27 – 35 11.00am – 12.30pm Concurrent Sessions 36 – 43 1.30pm – 3.00pm Concurrent Sessions 45 – 52 3.30pm – 5.00pm Day 2: Performance 27 Aboriginal permanency perspectives and wellbeing outcomes 36 Self-determination models in child safety matters 45 Culturally appropriate research into the wellbeing of our children for children Wednesday National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 37 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle and 46 First Nations parenting programs and learning 1 September Early Childhood Strategy 28 Driving early years education through a pandemic intensive family supports 48 Education rights for our children 29 Engaging First Nations education and collaborative playgroups Panellists: 38 Sector reforms, cultural safety and wellbeing for our children 49 Integrated approaches in early years 30 Early years parenting supports Catherine Liddle, CEO, SNAICC - National 39 Trauma-integrated care for First Nations parents 50 Investing in early years Voice for our Children 31 Transition to school and sustaining languages 40 Impact of COVID-19 on carers and young people in out-of-home care 51 Community partnerships for positive outcomes Further panelists tbc 32 Fostering cultural connections for children in care 41 Education connecting to language and culture 52 Child protection and assessing research partnerships 33 Young people speaking out and decolonising our youth justice systems 42 Family Group Conferencing for Aboriginal families 34 Elders leading the way and transforming team culture in out-of-home 43 Rights-based employment and developing cultural connections care services in education 35 Collaborative community partnerships and education reconciliation Morning Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Lunch, Poster Presentations (presenters available) & Exhibition Afternoon Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Optional Conference Dinner 7.00pm – 10.00pm
Plenary 9.00am – 10.30am Concurrent Sessions 53 – 60 11.00am – 12.30pm Closing Plenary 1.30pm – 3.00pm Day 3: Performance 53 Engaging young people and health care rights Plenary Panel Presentation Thursday Keynote Address 54 FASD and neurodevelopmental supports Towards 2031 - Designing a national plan for protecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children 2 September Garth Morgan, CEO, Queensland Aboriginal 55 Early learning partnership and Indigenous pedagogy Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett Hon DLitt SW AO, Chairperson, SNAICC - National Voice for our Children and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection 56 Building capacity through genuine partnerships and autism cultural Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland Family and Child Commission Peak (QATSICPP) resources June Oscar AO, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner Pat Turner, CEO, National Aboriginal Community 57 Self-determination in action. Ingkenteme: following in the footsteps Dr Paul Gray, Co-Chair, Family Matters and Associate Professor, Jumbanna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research (UTS) of our Elders Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), Liz Hefren-Webb, Deputy Secretary, Federal Department of Social Services Coalition of Peaks Convenor & Co-Chair of the 58 Racial bias in child protection guidelines Closing Address Joint Council on Closing the Gap 59 Reflections of young people in out-of-home care and family carers Olga Havnen, CEO, Danila Dilba Health Service (NT) 60 Self-determination in actions: communities leading the way Closing Performance Morning Tea, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Lunch, Poster Presentations & Exhibition Afternoon Tea, Poster Presentations, Exhibition & Arts Market
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 9 PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Early years workshop: A Te tuakiri o te tangata – Beyond the skin of man
Presented by Arapera Card An early childhood expert, Arapera Card is of Māori descent, (indigenous of Aotearoa, New Zealand). Arapera is the Senior Advisor Māori at Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ).
Māori traditions and practices have been handed down for many generations and Date: Monday 30 August this means they are both lived and learned in our modern day. In this workshop Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm we will explore the holistic wellbeing of our Indigenous Māori children, families and communities and take a wider Indigenous view to identify similarities in values and Venue: Gold Coast Convention Centre beliefs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. From a Māori Cost: Early bird $125 perspective, balancing the physical needs of all children such as providing good Standard $145 exercise regimes, healthy eating, fun and laughter are great incentives to gaining physical fitness and wellness. However, how will we maintain the spiritual needs and wellbeing of our children to provide a healthy holistic balance? How often do we consider what needs to happen in order to take care of what is beyond the physical appearance – beyond the skin of man?
B Workshop TBC
Date: Monday 30 August Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm Venue: Gold Coast Convention Centre Cost: Early bird $125 Standard $145
10 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program CONFERENCE SESSION DESCRIPTION
for example, limited availability of needs managed through equipment Day 1: translation services and poor utilisation and media drop offs and, in some Tuesday of these services, remoteness, limited cases, small group sessions supported 1 31 August access to transportation services, by a western-trained educator where and a limited service availability. This permission was granted by families. Opening Plenary presentation utilises case studies to Tyson Carmody, Felicity Hayes, 9.00am – 10.30am describe the experiences of families Edmond Doolan, Children’s Ground, within the NPY region during this time, Welcome to Country Central Australia (NT) centring around their involvement with Welcome Performance child protective services. Early Years Welcome Address Grace Huck, NPY Women’s Council 2 Keeping kids connected to Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett Hon Utnenge, Tyerrtye, Mwerre Atnyenetyeke culture DLitt SW AO, Chairperson, SNAICC – Iltye Tyerrtye Urrperle-kenhenge: Tjitjiku Inma (Children’s songs): National Voice for our Children Health in the Hands of the People strengthening connection with Video Address The Children’s Ground Approach children, the Anangu Way Hon Michelle Landry, Department of (CGA) is built on five systemic reform Tjitjiku Inma (Children’s Songs) is a Social Services areas, encompassing Learning, Health, collaborative children’s songs project Community Development, Economic Keynote Presentation between Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Development and Culture and Creative Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council’s Arapera Card, Te Rito Maioha Arts all surrounded by Wellbeing. (NPYWC) Walytjapiti team and the Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ) The integrated nature of the CGA Senior Anangu women from the enabled a quick response to the threat organisation’s Uti Kulintjaku group. Concurrent Sessions 1 – 9 of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Northern Walytjapiti meaning ‘extended or full 11.00am – 12.30pm Territory and the leadership displayed family, group or gathering of relations’ by the team and First Nations people engages families through an integrated COVID-19 Impacts on our Communities in responding to the COVID-19 crisis lens that synergises trauma-informed 1 Community impact and demonstrated the ability of local practice with principles of cultural safety responses to COVID-19 communities to assess, strategise, and respect. This project focuses on implement and succeed against the preserving and teaching Aboriginal first Impact of COVID-19 on child greatest challenges of our time. languages, while integrating Western protection practice and outcomes trauma theory with Anangu cultural for families across the NPY lands This work resulted in 13,000 household knowledge, to achieve the best outcomes items and 249 food parcels being During COVID-19, various interstate for children across the NPY region. The delivered to 160 households by a border restrictions were introduced. Walytjapiti team endeavours to promote mostly FN workforce in collaboration These restrictions generated specific healing and connection within its work with a number of other organisations. challenges for families involved with child by recognising and highlighting the protection services in the Ngaanyatjarra Staff continued working and leading strength of Anangu culture in this space. Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) the early years learning and wellbeing Kiri Davies, NPY Women’s Council (NT) region, which spans across regions journey of their little ones, whether it was within WA, SA and NT. Families in at home or at their homelands. Learning this region already face barriers packs were developed and delivered, to engaging with child protection; and resourcing and documentation
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 11 West Kimberley early years: strong opportunity. Focusing particularly on Co-design for Indigenous ways women supporting little ones and their the review’s key recommendations of working families grow up strong both-ways of self-determination and public This workshop presentation will bring through a regional approach accountability, we argue that the participants on a journey of cultural Nine remote communities across the government’s response bears little connection and building relationships, West Kimberley region are working in resemblance to the transformative reflection, listening, and learning to gain partnership to deliver community-driven, structural change urged through the an understanding of Indigenous ways place-based early learning initiatives for FIC recommendations, reflecting the of working significant for a co-design little ones and their families. This regional ‘ritualism’ identified in the review. model which values Indigenous cultures, approach to early childhood is the vision We conceptualise the government’s knowledges, and lived experiences. Parts of Ngunga Women’s Group Aboriginal response with respect to the legitimate of the workshop, through interactive Corporation and is undergirded through exercise of state power and principles learning and activities such as cultural World Vision’s partnership. The approach of the rule of law, and argue that mapping, will challenge participants supports strong families and culture, greater action is needed to address ways of knowing and being, both investing in local employment and the growing over-representation of personally and professionally, cultural training, and equipping community with Aboriginal children in out-of-home values and experiences when working the skills and confidence to step up, care in New South Wales. with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander speak out, and be the voice of change Dr Paul Gray, UTS Jumbunna Institute for peoples and communities, and encourage for little ones in their community. Indigenous Education and Research (NSW) them look through the cultural lens of This will be presented by strong women the families and communities they work from the West Kimberley. Genuine Partnerships with to consider cultural approaches which bring about self-determination. Presenters from Early Childhood Reference 4 Co-design partnerships and Group members from West Kimberley (NT) cultural ways of working The learning for participants will be together through identifying cultural connections Rights of Children and Young People and building relationships, and to be Telling the stories less told: the reflective of what they bring to their 3 Fostering cultural connections Families are First Program work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait and detention rights The Families are First (FaF) Program is Islander peoples and communities Rights of young people in detention: the a strengths-based initiative developed when considering a co-design model role of Aboriginal-controlled services by the Queensland Family and Child for cultural ways of working. The presentation explores the Commission (QFCC) to celebrate Dr Glenda Kickett and Sharron Kenney-Wood, challenges for primary healthcare staff thriving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Australian Childhood Foundation (WA) in moving into a detention environment Islander families using an appreciative and the dissonance of the philosophy inquiry methodology. The FaF Program Child Safety and Wellbeing of healthcare and rights operating works collaboratively with children, 5 Leading systematic change within a restrictive environment with young people, families, Elders, and the Aboriginal and a focus on safety and security. The community members and organisations Torres Strait Islander Child presentation will investigate the data so to collect and share their stories, Placement Principle far and the reflections of clinic staff on showcasing the strength and wisdom what it means and the perceptions of of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leading systemic change: working the young people. child-rearing practices. The FaF Program together to realise self-determination employs an innovative way to apply a Tiana McCoy, Danila Dilba Health Service (NT) This presentation will outline how child rights-based approach to working Action Research has enabled a Fostering lifelong cultural connections with children and young people and process of reflection and is supporting for Aboriginal children in permanent uses diverse approaches to using implementation of Delegated Authority care: learning from good practice storytelling to help children and young in a way that is not only capturing An examination of the government’s people stay connected to culture, outcomes but providing all participants response relative to the blueprint family and become future leaders. the opportunity to engage their hearts provided by the Family is Culture John Gibson and Tenneil Murray, Qld Family and minds in this process. Participants Review, and what it suggests about and Child Commission (QFCC) will learn how Action Research can be a their commitment to seize this powerful tool in design, implementation
12 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program and enabling innovation within child The impact of COVID-19 on families Child Safety and Wellbeing protection system. It will appeal and their children 8 Education outcomes in to policy-makers, evaluators, and How the Mallee District Aboriginal schools and experiences of practitioners who are working to realise Service (MDAS) early years team stayed a co-design partnership self-determination. determined and found new ways to Candice Butler and Lisa Hillan, Queensland present to playgroups, support families to Implementation of new education Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child keep their Boories connected to during program achieving outcomes with Protection Peak (QATSICPP) (QLD) the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. young people and schools A study on the success of the Navigator The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Malinda Loats, Mallee District Aboriginal Program, as delivered to Aboriginal Islander Child Placement Principle: Services (VIC) young people, by an Aboriginal measuring progress in Australia Early Years organisation, highlighting VACCA’s This presentation will describe the ability to provide a trauma informed, 7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait process undertaken to develop a culturally appropriate and safe version Islander early childhood nationally consistent approach to of the program to the local Aboriginal strategies monitoring the application of Aboriginal community, and how schools are and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Thrive by Five advocating for reform supported in their approach to meeting Principle (“the Principle”), including an of Australia’s early learning system the needs of an Aboriginal young overview of the development process According to AEDC, one of five children person in the education setting which, and indicators proposed, the challenges is developmentally vulnerable when in turn, increases the likelihood of long- encountered, as well as the data reported they start school, and Aboriginal term engagement of the young person. for the first time in 2020. Recognising children are more than twice as likely and , gaps in coverage of all of the five Navinda Wickramasinghe Cindy Kelly to be developmentally vulnerable than VACCA (VIC) elements of the Principle (Prevention, non-Aboriginal children. While the Partnership, Placement, Participation, evidence clearly demonstrates that Experiences of the Aboriginal and and Connection), the presentation will investing in the early years is critical for Torres Strait Islander Co-design also cover ongoing data development setting up lifelong learning, health and Network. Nayi (look at) Ngurungal for improvements and enhancements. wellbeing, the current ‘system’ places (tomorrow) Network. Alison Watters, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Hear about new ways of partnering Health and Welfare (ACT) children at even greater disadvantage between government and the and roadblocks to Closing the Gap. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Early Years and COVID-19 Impacts We believe this reform is to be the community to work towards co- most significant educational, social production of change to improve 6 Early learning initiatives and economic reform of our era. outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Evaluation of the Babaneek Booboop Jay Weatherill, Minderoo Foundation (WA) Strait Islander children and families. Early Years Project in the City of Selina Walker and Nicola Vaughan, Melton and Moorabool Shire Development of a National Aboriginal Community Services Directorate Nayi Babaneek Booboop (meaning ‘Mother and Torres Strait Islander Early Ngurungal Network (ACT) and Child’ in the Woiwurrung language) Childhood Strategy project promotes the health and This presentation will focus on SNAICC’s Genuine Partnerships developmental outcomes of Aboriginal work to develop a National Aboriginal 9 children residing in the City of Melton and Torres Strait Islander Early Childhood Genuine collaborative ways and Moorabool Shire. The project is Strategy in partnership with the National to support young Aboriginal supported by a consortium of nine Indigenous Australians Agency. This children service agencies, including Aboriginal partnership was formed alongside new Wangkijiki pikka-pikka-kari (talking community-controlled organisations, government commitments to establish about our children) child health, family services, local formal partnerships and shared An interactive yarn-up about genuine government, and early childhood decision-making with Aboriginal and collaborative ways of working to services, with Djerriwarrh Health Torres Strait Islander representatives support young Aboriginal children. Services as the lead agency. through the 2020 National Agreement Connected Beginnings’ goal is for every on Closing the Gap. Charry Owens, Cheryl Cooper and Annie child to be safe, healthy and ready to Sowter, Djerriwarrh Health Services (VIC) Catherine Liddle, SNAICC – National Voice thrive at school by the age of five. Led for our Children (VIC) by Elders and workers in the Connected
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 13 Beginnings initiative from four different Practical strategies to support to adapt under increasing pressure communities in the Northern Territory. children’s rights in the care and and challenging circumstances. The Together, the audience and presenters protection system presentation will highlight how the will talk about how Aboriginal parents This presentation shares Curijo’s sessions were run, their content, and and children, and local Aboriginal- experience in assisting organisations the outcomes for children and carers. controlled, non-government and to build capacity within families and Josh Doble and Robert Miller, VACCA (VIC) government partner organisations, wider community through culture. It work together to create positive lasting highlights key strategies to connect Genuine Partnerships change for our children and families. children and young people to culture, 12 Culturally informed trauma Parents, grandparents and workers their family, their local and traditional workshop from health, family and early childhood Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander education services are all welcome to communities, Elders and services which Healing and connection for Aboriginal join the discussion. supports authentic interactions that and Torres Strait Islander workers: Better Deborah Hartman, Lesley Richardson, assists the development of a strong Chances Forum, Strengthening Days Gaylene Gurruwiwi and Dawn Ross, sense of identity and connection. It Strengthening Days provide a facilitated Connected Beginnings, Tennant Creek (NT) discusses legislation about child’s rights space for Aboriginal and Torres documents and how these can be used Strait Islander workers in the NSW Concurrent Sessions 10 – 18 to support caseworkers to embed child Northern Rivers to connect regularly 1.30pm – 3.00pm rights into practice and help support for healing, create a community of practice approaches to culturally care and practice and building a Child Safety and Wellbeing safe care and casework which is a collective message for the wider human 10 Child protection rights-based fundamental human right. services sector about how we can work approaches and strategies Belinda Kendall and Tina McGhie, together. They create a cultural space Curijo Pty Ltd (ACT) for learning and sharing about healing A rights-based approach to tools and practices for workers and oversighting Queensland’s ATSICPP COVID-19 Impacts on our Communities the families they support. Workshop implementation participants will experience the strong 11 Innovative cultural The Queensland Family and Child culturally-grounded facilitation that has connections through a Commission (QFCC) is conducting been a cornerstone of this project. a rights-based analysis of the pandemic Antonia Burke, We Al-Li, Kirby Barker, implementation of ATSICPP in Connecting to culture: innovation Evans Head Woodburn Pre School, Lara Lei, out-of-home care. Phase one data through a pandemic Murwillumbah Community Centre, and Ian analysis demonstrates significantly The practices and strategies that O’Reilly, Social Futures (all NSW) disproportionate representation of services are utilising to enable family Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and cultural connection for our children Early Years children in the out-of-home care in alignment with social distancing 13 Community-controlled system, which suggests a system that measures. VACCA will share its is discriminatory in both design and backbone support service for learnings and aspirations of how they Aboriginal and Torres Strait application. Analysis also indicates were able to adapt in a pandemic, implementation, not ATSICPP, is Islander early years services deliver community lead messaging and in New South Wales the problem. The ATSICPP as a support Aboriginal health, wellbeing, Since 2019 Aboriginal and Torres restatement of children’s rights means and cultural connection. effective implementation must be to Strait Islander community controlled and , the standard of active efforts. The Anita North Megan Van Den Berg early years services in NSW have been VACCA (VIC) analysis is part of QFCC’s oversight role working together with the support of and focuses on upholding systemic Kinship carer online yarning circles: SNAICC and SVA to establish a regionally accountability for the legislative a response to supporting carers during focused early years backbone support commitment inherent in ATSICPP. a pandemic service to address service, operational and systematic challenges facing the Casey Bird, Queensland Family and Child The kinship care program provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early Commission (QLD) support to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal years sector. The model is soon to be carers of Aboriginal children. Throughout piloted in NSW, with an initial offering the pandemic, kinship carers have had of support for 17 Aboriginal early years
14 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program services in the state. This workshop will ways learning opportunities for young of Heal, Connect and Protect, along with discuss the journey to date in establishing children and their families by drawing examples of what tools and resources the backbone, as well as opportunities for on the Warlpiri Theme Cycle to inform have been developed in order to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early years programming. Integrating support staff to embed an outcomes early years sector in NSW and nationwide. the Warlpiri Theme Cycle has been focus within their individual practice. Emma Beckett, Nikinpa and Joanne able to shift the power dynamic, with It will articulate how those tools and Goulding, NSW Early Years Backbone local Playgroup Facilitators identifying, resources look like in practice in order to planning and leading activities to support our families along their journey. Early Years promote Warlpiri culture and language Chie Bourke, Gabrielle Johnson and for the younger generation in Willowra. Lara Merritt, VACCA (VIC) 14 Best practice early years programs Presenters from Willowra Early Childhood Reference Group members and Willowra Child Safety and Wellbeing Keeping Trak of Your Booris Playgroup Facilitators (NT) 16 Cultural connections and The Narrangy-Booris BSF service family supports is funded under the Close the Gap Child Safety and Wellbeing Minbani Bebe: supporting connection initiative and is aimed at improving the 15 Working together: to family community and culture health outcomes of children from birth community perspectives and to five years of age, aligning with the outcomes A journey of service development PHR Blue book developmental checks. our highlights and accomplishments It takes a community to raise a child Carolyn Fisher, Seslhd Narrangy Booris of seeing children reconnected with The Palm Island Community Company family, community and culture. Kalwun Early Learning Program (PICC) provides a suite of health and Pam Marwood, Norrisha Stewart and The Early Learning Program falls under community services on Palm Island. This Joelle Bin-Saris, Larrakia Nation Aboriginal the Indigenous Education sector within presentation looks at how child safety Corporation (NT) Kalwun Child and Family Support and wellbeing is the responsibility of all Service. It is funded by the National our services, while acknowledging that Fostering lifelong cultural connections Indigenous Australians Agency as part of they are not always funded to do all for Aboriginal children in permanent the Children and Schooling Programme. they work they need to do. We look at care: learning from good practice It is a free, stand-alone school readiness some of the innovation occurring across Strong connections to family, program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait different programs to meet the needs culture, community and Country are Islander children aged 3–5 years based of community, and to address healing foundational to the lifelong wellbeing on the Early Years Learning Framework. and self-determination for all members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait The project aims to build strong children, of community. The presentation looks at Islander children. Fostering Lifelong empower them culturally, provide equal the particular needs and aspirations of Connections is an action research educational opportunities towards school different groups – such as men, women study that explores how caseworkers readiness, and build self-confidence. in prison, young children and children can support children in care to have with special needs – to show why all positive relationships with their families Kirby Taylor-Ferris, Cindy Brooks and and culture. A collaboration with six Dana Chilcott, Kalwun Child and Family these individual needs are critical to Support Service (QLD) the overall wellbeing of the community, Aboriginal caseworkers in Dubbo is and to the safety and wellbeing of our documenting and sharing promising Willowra Early Years: Embedding the children. practices, including how to develop Warlpiri Theme Cycle to strengthen meaningful and child-friendly cultural Rachel Atkinson, Janet King, Alf Clay, both-ways learning Apenisa Rabai, Dorothy Smith, Aida David, plans and offer cultural mentoring. The Warlpiri Nation have always been Naoki Castors, Jennie Sam, Nicole Baira, A series of illustrated workbooks strong educators and have fought Roy Prior and Dyella Morgan, Palm Island designed for children and their families to maintain Warlpiri culture, country Community Company (QLD) based on Wiradjuri language and and language since colonisation. In culture will be presented alongside Outcomes approach for working partnership with WETT (Warlpiri other creative materials. with Aboriginal children and families Education + Training Trust) and the in Victoria Lynette Riley, Trudy Everingham, Stephen Willowra Early Childhood Reference Newman, Sarah Ciftci and Amy Conley This interactive study will focus on Group (ECRG), the Willowra Playgroup Wright, University of Sydney (NSW) has been working to strengthen both- describing the three outcome domains
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 15 Child Safety and Wellbeing Genuine Partnerships these organisations followed to foster a successful partnership and how they 17 18 Family supports and Children’s healing resources overcame any challenges and barriers embedding culture through and NDIS early childhood along the way. Sarah and Tarsha will also practice intervention share some of the great outcomes they Animations to support the Koorie An online healing resource assisting have achieved in working together and FACES parenting group those working with children to take the group on a journey with one The Koorie FACES program has collaborate across sectors family through this partnership pathway. recently been redeveloped by VACCA. This presentation will highlight the Tarsha Jones, The Benevolent Society, The program provides a cultural collaboration between the Australian and Sarah De Lemos, Institute for Urban space for healing, and for parents, Indigenous HealthInfoNet and The Indigenous Health (IUIH) caregivers and families to come Healing Foundation in the development together to share stories, learnings of a Healing Portal for those working Concurrent Sessions 19 – 26 and Aboriginal ways of growing up to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait 3.30pm – 5.00pm our young fullas using strength- Islander people to heal from ongoing based approaches and to recognise trauma in relation to past policies in Rights of Children and Young People the impact that history has had on Australia. 19 Inclusive best practice Aboriginal families. The presentation will provide an programs in early years Trevor Pearce, VACCA (VIC) overview of the project and how the An inquiry into inclusion: best practice portal is designed to support this CARE Cards embedding culture in an Aboriginal community-controlled workforce ensuring they are kept up through reflective practice early years program to date with relevant information and This presentation will share the Finding pathways to enhance staff and community-based healing initiatives outcomes of an inquiry-based project carers capacity to support Aboriginal across Australia. The presentation will into effective inclusion of all children and Torres Strait Islander children is provide the audience with ways to stay in an Aboriginal community-controlled well recognised as fundamental to informed with news and events in the early years setting (Bubup Wilam building connections to culture. This healing workforce sector. presentation showcases the co-design Aboriginal Child and Family Centre) Michelle Elwell, Australian Indigenous in 2020 of 50 double-sided CARE and how it led to improved teaching HealthInfoNet cards, a practice resource to spark and learning. Further to this, the conversations and skills development Partnering to deliver the NDIS Early presentation will showcase educators’ with staff and carers. The cards are Childhood Early Intervention approach work with allied health at Bubup centred around the six principles of the in SEQ Wilam, with education leading the way, ensuring our children are able Children and Residential Experiences In this presentation, participants will to access our education programs at (CARE) practice framework that has hear from Sarah DeLemos and Tarsha the level they need to. Bubup Wilam’s been implemented at Life Without Jones to gain an understanding of approach to holistic pedagogy ensures Barriers. Participants will be given how the Institute for Urban Indigenous all children’s rights to communicate and the opportunity to engage with the Health (IUIH) and the Benevolent participate fully in all that the service reflective practice CARE cards and Society worked to create a collaborative offers. This presentation is suitable for hear first-hand how the cards are being and successful partnership to continue early years professionals, allied health used including learnings from the redress the lack of awareness and professionals, and policy-makers. implementation of this important work. equitable access to NDIS ECEI supports Rob Ryan, Pamela Thorley, Damien Mick and by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Shannon Bourke, Olivia Ripper and Francis Leoni Lippitt, Life Without Barriers (QLD) families in South East Queensland. Di Coco, Bubup Wilam Aboriginal Child and Family Centre (VIC) We have learnt along the way that working together in this partnership Children’s right to participate in overcomes barriers that we may face as Aboriginal language and cultural an individual organisations to improve activities outcomes for our community. We In this talk we present the Gamilaraay would like to share these learnings and language and culture programs at how to foster a successful partnership. the Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Participants will hear the framework Family Centre in Gunnedah, NSW.
16 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program Gamilaraay is no longer used in Cephia Williams and Dr Toni McPherson Strait Islander peoples have the everyday communication, but it has tell their story encourages creative right to self-determination, and the important symbolic value and there conversations about alternatives to implementation the Aboriginal and is strong support for the language to removals. Their story is critical to Torres Strait Islander Child Placement be reawakened. However, there are addressing the overrepresentation of Principle (ATSICPP). In this session, you few materials available and a lack Aboriginal children in the child protection will gain insight into our shift in service confidence in using the language. We system. Participants will learn strategies delivery for our families – gaining will demonstrate the framework we that Aboriginal families operationalise to understanding of changes and barriers. use to ensure participation of children, prevent children being removed, when Acknowledgement that families are educators, parents, and community recovering children from the system and best placed to make decisions about members in creating and embedding the work of kinship that keeps children the cultural needs of their children and language and cultural materials in connected to their families when they are empowers both children and families’ Winanga-Li’s work. in out-of-home-care. This presentation voices in child protection decisions. Hilary Smith and Hayley Pryor, Winanga-Li explores the Indigenist methodology Kym Green, Queensland Department of Aboriginal Child And Family Centre (NSW) that Cephia and Toni apply to child Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural protection governance, practice and Affairs (QLD) Genuine Partnerships their research, because protecting children is everyone’s responsibility. Genuine Partnerships 20 Co-designing a genuine out-of-home care partnership Toni McPherson and Cephia Williams, 22 Innovation in action – University of Newcastle (NSW) and the role of kinship Aboriginal-led commissioning for better child and family Nitja Nop Yorga Ngulla Mia: Bungindalinya Mahrala: take up the outcomes coming together to make a good challenge. The story of YFS from Logan partnership great – boon-geen-da-lin-ya mar-rar-lah Innovation in action: a new Aboriginal Against strong opposition by Aboriginal Bungindalinya Mahrala - Take up the guardianship support model community groups, legislative reforms Challenge is the story of YFS who are a AbSec is presenting details of our implemented in the NSW care jurisdiction service provider in Logan in Queensland. Aboriginal-led, ground-up, co-design have prioritised permanency planning Three women will tell the story of how approach and partnership arrangements approaches. The reforms assume that YFS has take up the challenge of working used to develop a new support model. expediting placement decision-making with First Nations people, communities Not an easy feat to inaugurate, however and attaining legal permanence lead and partners in a deep and growing AbSec’s Aboriginal Commissioning is to children achieving attachment and partnership over time. The story starts at now developing tailored investment bonding, permanence and stability. These the beginning of YFS and identifies some opportunities to support better concepts, so crucial to care decision- key challenges along the journey up until outcomes for Aboriginal children, young making, are assumed to mean the same the most recent challenge – developing people and their families. We will discuss thing to all people; but do they really? a First Nations Cultural Framework that how the service model was created with Participants in my PhD research spoke identifies how YFS can be culturally guardians, carers, communities, NSW from Aboriginal community members strong - as a Community member; as Government partners and Aboriginal perspectives about what permanence, an employer; and as a service provider. service practitioners to support best interests and related concepts Aunty Peggy Tidyman, Rosie Bell and Cath Aboriginal children and young people meant to them. I share their viewpoints Bartolo, YFS (QLD) on guardianship orders. This project and discuss how such evidence could has grown from conversations with be of use in care proceedings. Child Safety and Wellbeing guardians and carers who shared their valuable insights and advice on what Maree De Giambattista and Virginia Dingo, 21 Queensland Family they want to see, so their children thrive. Yorganop Association Incorporated (WA); Participation Program: working The model is being delivered by ACCOs. Russell Thom, (Anglicare WA). with and for our families Bill Pritchard and John Leha, AbSec – The work of kinship: what The Family Participation Program NSW Child, Family and Community Peak grandmothers in Aboriginal families do commenced at the same time as Aboriginal Corporation; (Presenter tbc), the Queensland Child Protection to address child removals NSW Department of Communities and Reform Amendment Act 2017 was The removal of Aboriginal children Justice, NSW Treasury, Guardian Community from their families and communities proclaimed. It supports the primary must stop. Hearing grandmothers Mrs principle that Aboriginal and Torres
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 17 Aboriginal Carer Services: community Bunyarabugalma Aboriginal-designed this evidence informed way of working. of practice wellbeing resource for children Rhonda French and Shantai Croisdale, Aboriginal Carer Services our incorporating therapeutic breathing, VACCA (VIC) foundational grant program to empower stretching, Aboriginal language and Empowering communities through Aboriginal led Organisations to be the animal postures integrated health and early childhood key deliverers of services to Aboriginal Bunyarabugalma Dreamtime Movements education children, families and carers. Seven is an Aboriginal designed wellbeing This presentation targets health and Aboriginal led organisations now receive resource for children incorporating integrated early childhood and family funding across the NT to find, recruit, therapeutic breathing, stretching, support services. Learn about IUIH’s assess and support Aboriginal kin and Aboriginal language and animal postures to connect our mind, body and spirit. approach to integrating health and foster carers. We hold regular Community education systems in a culturally of Practices, where providers, sector Our people have used animal postures, relevant way to optimise success. deep breathing and contemplation for partners and NT Government staff are The Deadly Kindies campaign and wellbeing and healing through dance, brought together in a central location to school readiness initiatives incorporate song and ceremony for thousands and share stories and wisdom, grow together community involvement; connections thousands of years. It keeps us strong and coordinate services. Aboriginal with families through playgroups, and calm and healthy. organisations interested in providing Out connecting to early childhood of Home Care services or Government In this workshop we will guide education services, and speech and agencies looking to fund Aboriginal-led participants through 20 landform and occupational therapists in kindies, both service providers may be interested. animal movements while learning community-controlled and mainstream Aboriginal language names in rhythm Courtney Grant, Alma Hanna and (noting the community-controlled with therapeutic breathing and a lie Pamela Marwood, Department of Territory kindies have more than 90% Aboriginal Families, Housing and Communities (NT) down Gunguning (meditation) journey. and Torres Strait Islander enrolments). Our team of Aboriginal early childhood Milissa (Milly) Phillips, Institute for Urban educators will share how this resource Early Years Indigenous Health (QLD) can be used across a range of ages and 23 Developing literacy and developmental stages for healing trauma wellbeing resources and developing cultural resilience. Child Safety and Wellbeing 25 Elders, Bubs, a Kangaroo and an Echinda Lara Lei, Deidre Currie and Rackell Sussyer, Learnings from a health justice partnership and culturally The Paint The Town REaD, Black and Kids Caring for Country (NSW) safe children’s courts Yellow (PTTRB&Y) movement is based (60 mins workshop, includes yoga, meditation) on advice and direction from remote, Learnings from the joyous matrimony rural, regional, and urban community Child Safety and Wellbeing of a health justice partnership between the Northern Territory senior Aboriginal women. It will take 24 Reunification connections Legal Aid Commission and Danila you on the journey from PTTRB&Y’s and collaborations original conception through to its Dilba Health Service current national structure by sharing Implementation of a new evidence- The presentation will showcase the two stories – one about a kangaroo in informed Aboriginal Family Preservation innovative Legal Health Mob HJP model. and Reunification Response urban New South Wales, and the other It will outline the benefits of applying about an echidna in rural Western Listen to how practitioners have this collaborate approach to supporting Australia (and, if time permits, another overcome the challenge of family clients to address both immediate health about an emu in remote New South preservations and reunifications and justice needs while demonstrating its broader contribution to improving Wales). This presentation will be responses by developing collaborative health and justice outcomes among valuable for anyone wanting to close partnerships with child protection navigators that privilege culturally Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander the literacy gap for Aboriginal children, safe ways of working. This case study people in Australia. The presentation and delegates will participate by explores how practitioners and team will also showcase data collected drafting their own action plan for how leaders applied practice elements through the partnership and consider to get started with PTTRB&Y. intended for families with the child the advantages of this more integrated Barbie Bates and Maureen Silleri, Paint the protection workforce to shift power approach to service delivery. Using Town Read (NSW) dynamics and ways of working focusing different case studies, the presenters on experiences of practitioners and will deliver an interactive session that families, and outcomes achieved with demonstrates the intersecting health
18 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program and legal issues that our clients face Working together to improve and the benefits of applying this model Day 2: wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and of practice to address those. 2 Wednesday Torres Strait Islander children Tracey Castine and Emma Cook, 1 September The Healing Foundation and Emerging Danila Dilba Health Service and NT Legal Minds have partnered to develop Aid Commission (NT) Plenary resources for Aboriginal and Torres 9.00am – 10.30am Strait Islander service providers Having an impact. Marram-Ngala working with children and families. Performance Ganbu: a culturally safe approach for Developed through a co-design process the family division of the Children’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Court in Victoria Islander Early Childhood Strategy Islander knowledge experts, this work Marram-Ngala Ganbu (meaning ‘We Panellists: acknowledges ancestral trauma and its are one’ in local Woiwurrung language) Catherine Liddle, CEO, SNAICC - ongoing impact on the attachment and is an innovative response to the over- National Voice for our Children connection of subsequent generations. representation of Aboriginal and Torres Further panelists tbc Jo Thitchener, The Healing Foundation (ACT), Strait Islander children and families in the and Rosie Schellen, Emerging Minds (SA) child protection system in Victoria. The Concurrent Sessions 27 – 35 presentation will outline the evaluation COVID-19 Impacts on our Communities findings, including commentary from 11.00am – 12.30pm 28 Aboriginal families who have participated Driving early years education Child Safety and Wellbeing in M-NG, address recommendations for through a pandemic strengthening the program and discuss 27 Aboriginal permanency Operating an Aboriginal early strategies for program expansion. perspectives and wellbeing childhood education and care service during COVID-19 restrictions in Ashley Morris, Children’s Court of Victoria (VIC) outcomes for children Victoria: challenges and innovations That sense of belonging... that comes Genuine Partnership from within. Like “I belong in Nan’s This presentation explores the house” or “I belong in Auntie’s innovative practices and strategies 26 Journeys into partnerships in house”: understanding permanency implemented by MACS and Aboriginal achieving strong community CFCs in Victoria, which enabled ongoing from Aboriginal community member services cultural connection for Koorie children perspectives The journey of the partnership between within an ECEC context, despite periodic Against strong opposition by Aboriginal two Aboriginal community-controlled forced closures. It also examines community groups, legislative reforms organisations and a mainstream the type of funding that MACS and implemented in the NSW care jurisdiction organisation, five years later Aboriginal CFCs receive and explains have prioritised permanency planning how it is not fit for purpose. In 2017 we presented to the SNAICC approaches. The reforms assume that Miranda Edwards, Lulla’s Children and Conference on the partnership named expediting placement decision-making Family Centre (VIC) Yadeni Tago, an integrated service and attaining legal permanence lead formed to deliver the Indigenous and to children achieving attachment and Our parents matter in the early years: non-Indigenous Family and Child Connect bonding, permanence and stability. These see how we continued operations within services in Brisbane. Yadeni Tago is an concepts, so crucial to care decision- the new world challenge of COVID-19 early intervention and prevention service making, are assumed to mean the same We embraced this challenge to keep providing community-based intake, thing to all people; but do they really? in touch with our Aboriginal families assessment, and referral with the purpose Participants in my PhD research spoke to ensure children continue learning at of diverting families away from the child from Aboriginal community members home. Our aim is to strengthen parents’ protection system. It is about connecting perspectives about what permanence, and carers’ literacy and numeracy families to the right services at the right best interests and related concepts skills, understanding, and knowledge time. The journey continues providing us meant to them. I share their viewpoints to increase learning outcomes for their with many valuable learnings and so this and discuss how such evidence could children. We worked with grandparents, presentation is an update on the status of be of use in care proceedings. parents, and now with their children. the partnership and our future direction. We see this is a generational process. Wendy Hermeston, UTS Faculty of Law (NSW) Julie Nelson, Mercy Community and The connection to identity is significant Kurbingui Youth and Family Development and a vital part of Aboriginal culture. (QLD) Joanne Smith, Port Lincoln Children’s Centre (SA)
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 19 It takes more than a pandemic to stop Child Safety and Wellbeing expanded since its inception in 2010. This kids learning in Wellington presentation will discuss the goals of the 30 Early years parenting supports The presentation will showcase and program and how the group is structured discuss the findings and outcomes of Strong Families, Smooth Transitions to be trauma-informed, specific a collaboration between Aboriginal The Strong Families, Smooth Transitions outcomes of participants, and how the and non-Aboriginal workers to meet is a program aimed at 0-5 year-old group goals and method of delivery the education needs of Aboriginal children and their families based at have changed and adapted over time. children in a relatively poorly resourced Lulla’s Children and Family Centre, Lauren Drayton, KARI (NSW) township and a setup that reduced the funded through the Greater Shepparton Language by location impacts of COVID-19 restrictions while Communities for Children initiative. maintaining social distancing. Coordinated by a Family Support A workshop for participants to Worker, incorporating transition and appreciate the differences Aboriginal Thea Dorin and Mark Hoare, Barnardos wrap around support, outreach for children can experience when holding Australia children into kinder, parent interviews, on to their home language and pre-orientation excursions, activities understanding Australian English. Genuine Partnerships and an annual multi-agency Health Day. Also, the possibility of Aboriginal 29 Engaging First Nations Included are weekly family meals nights, children coming from multiple support for educators to address health, education and collaborative Aboriginal language locations and the wellbeing and development concerns, playgroups diversity within multiple languages. agency visits and referrals. Woorabinda Playgroup: strong Leading to strategies for educators in a In 2020, Strong Families, Smooth families, strong community childcare centre or a teacher in a school Transitions received approval as an in an urban educational environment to A focus on the partnership between evidence-based Promising Practice support their professional development. Playgroup Queensland and Woorabinda program with the Australian Institute Robert Ah Wing, Australian Child Care State School in Central Queensland of Family Studies. to deliver the Woorabinda Playgroup. Career Options (QLD) Miranda Edwards and Jane Atkinson, Practitioners who work in early Lulla’s Children & Family Centre (VIC) childhood services and education, Child Safety and Wellbeing and family support services, will hear Cradle to Kinder case study 32 Fostering cultural connections how collaborating on programs can The Cradle to Kinder program will share for children in care strengthen program delivery to better with you a case study of a young mum’s Aboriginal children in Aboriginal care: meet the needs of families. experience. The program gives young Cultural ways of working Andrew McMahon and Jada Weazel, mums and dads and their Boorai’s A case study on Cultural Therapeutic Playgroup Queensland (QLD) (babies) a great start on their journey Ways in our Nugel program (Aboriginal from pregnancy to preschool. The Know your country children in Aboriginal care) and how program supports young Aboriginal VACCA is undertaking child protection To build a mature and inclusive Australia, and Torres Strait Islander women who activities differently to achieve positive free from racism, it’s critical we’re all are pregnant and experiencing stressful outcomes for Aboriginal children and educated on First Nations culture, life experiences like financial pressure, families. The presentation describes history, and perspectives. The education social isolation, and limited support this practice, how it is different, and system is one of the strongest vehicles while being pregnant. to achieve this through employing the achievement of outcomes to Donna Hood and Belinda Kostos, VACCA (VIC) First Nations Cultural Residents across heal, protect and connect families. all Australian primary schools. We The presentation will highlight the Early Years call on the government to evolve the successes in reuniting children with their education system for a shared history 31 Transition to school and families, different court outcomes and and shared future. sustaining languages experiences of children and families of this different way of working. Scott Winch and Maxine Ryan, World Vision A Deadly start to school: evaluation of a multi-disciplinary school readiness Kylie Ponchard and Necia Stanton, program for Aboriginal children VACCA (VIC) Learn about KARI’s transition to school program and how it has successfully
20 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program Documenting and implementing connection to culture as a mechanism us develop strong relationships across cultural practice elements for healing. Collaborating with the care New South Wales. A presentation on the process used and protection systems to better hold Sue Buratti and Stacey Dellow, The to identify and select these cultural space for children and families who have Australian Childhood Foundation (NSW common elements, describe the practices experiences of collective and cultural themselves, and describe how these trauma is a part of this work. We believe Genuine Partnerships practices are being implemented and two-way knowledge sharing with cultural 35 Collaborative community evaluated as part of the implementation knowledge-holders will create culturally sustainable political ecosystems. partnerships and education of the Aboriginal Family Preservation and reconciliation Reunification Response across Victoria. Rebecca Cort, Australian Childhood Foundation (SA) Strength in partnership: responding Trevor Pearce, VACCA (VIC) to a community’s needs Genuine Partnerships Child Safety and Wellbeing A discussion about two community 34 Elders leading the way and partners building trust through 33 Young people speaking out collaboration and a relationship that and decolonising our youth transforming team culture in out-of-home care services values equity and the ability to create justice systems solutions to community need as they Ampe-kenhe Ahelhe: Anwernenhe Speaking Out Survey WA: the views of arise. This place-based partnership iwerre anthaye: Us leading the way Aboriginal children and young people initiative will provide participants with on their wellbeing A presentation on balancing cultural practical examples and case studies that Almost 1,000 Aboriginal young people and corporate governance. Us leading will provide a basis for the development took part in Western Australia’s inaugural the way is about what can be achieved of genuine partnerships in their own Speaking Out Survey, sharing their when First Nations rights and culture context. are respected, and leadership and views on health, mental health, safety Rachel Smith, YFS Ltd, and Joanne Doyle, and connection to community. The WA decision-making are put in the hands of ATSICHS CFC (QLD) Commissioner for Children and Young First Nations people. Building genuine relationships: moving People Colin Pettit will explore a key Mel Kean and Felicity Hayes, Children’s from safe to brave in our nation’s finding from the survey that while Ground, Central Australia (NT) reconciliation-in-education story Aboriginal students fared less well OurSPACE program: A story about than non-Aboriginal students in terms Drawing on findings and small acts of reconciliation which of material needs, family stability and recommendations from the inspired a transformation in team expectations for further education, they Narragunnawali evaluation and wider culture and increased safety and reported high self-esteem and sense of Reconciliation Australia research, as connection for the Aboriginal children belonging. These views are important for well as first-hand experiences and and young people we work for all sectors working to improve wellbeing reflections of panel members, this outcomes for children and young people. OurSPACE is a new outreach specialist presentation will unpack the challenges trauma therapeutic service covering of building genuine relationships in the Colin Pettit, Commissioner for Children and New South Wales for children in out- Young People (WA) reconciliation-in-education context. of-home care, funded by DCJ run by Targeting both on-the-ground teachers, Hope-centred justice and the power the Australian Childhood Foundation. educators and community members, of healing During the early stages of the as well as high level policy-makers, it This presentation will explore implementation, it became clear that to will share positive success stories for decolonising youth justice systems meet the needs of Aboriginal children how moving from ‘safe’ to ‘brave’ can through our partnerships with and their communities in a genuine catalyse genuine relationships within government, Aboriginal organisations, way, it was necessary to offer a service and beyond education settings. workers, and communities across the that could provide cultural safety while Zoe Cassim and Stephanie Woerde, country. Post-Royal Commission 2017, working to heal their trauma. We knew Reconciliation Australia we have worked towards radical shifts it was essential that this approach felt in the treatment of children and young safe and meaningful to the families and people at risk. We will continue to our team members who provided it. require an increased space in these Careful planning and a continuous cycle systems for cultural consultation and of review and improvement have seen
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 21 Concurrent Sessions 36 – 43 Child Safety and Wellbeing Upholding cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 1.30pm – 3.00pm 37 Aboriginal Child Placement children in organisations and the Genuine Partnerships Principle and intensive rights of all children to speak up and family supports 36 Self-determination models in make complaints child safety matters Exploring cultural practices in Family The National Office, SNAICC and Group Conferencing in New South Wales CCYP will discuss how Aboriginal and Genuine Partnerships in a Regulatory The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait Islander knowledge led Environment: Office of the Children’s Child Placement Principle emphasises the development of these resources to Guardian, New South Wales that children removed from parents embed children’s right to cultural safety, The Office of the Children’s Guardian should be placed with kin, in recognition and to encourage self-determination (OCG) in an independent statutory of Aboriginal kinship practices. Family in creating safe and supportive authority that works to protect children Group Conferencing (FGC) is used to environments. This presentation will and young people by promoting involve families in decisions about their outline how children participated in the children where there are established and regulating quality, child safe development and adaption of resources child safety risks. This session explores organisations and services within NSW. and will be of interest to all organisations, FGC from the perspective of Aboriginal The OCG has commenced a significant particularly those led by Aboriginal and stakeholders, and shines a light on the amount of work to improve both internal Torres Strait Islanders and/or providing current practices of cultural frameworks practices and external services as part services to these communities. of a process to continuously incorporate and the resilience and strengths of Sue-Anne Hunter, SNAICC – National Voice a First Nation lens to a historically and kinship networks. for our Children (VIC), Rebekah Kilpatrick, predominately Eurocentric organisation. Irene Wardle, Susan Collings and Lynette National Office for Child Safety, Department Riley, The University of Sydney (NSW) This ongoing work will be shared by two of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (ACT), First Nations staff members, who will “It’s about time”: transformative and Colin Petit, Commissioner for Children highlight the strides the OCG is making practice in an Aboriginal intensive and Young People Western Australia (WA) through prioritising and maintaining family support service genuine partnerships with community An interactive workshop demonstrating Early Years that ensures improved outcomes are a this support service’s distinctiveness, reality for our First Nations children and 39 Trauma-integrated care for and use of the ‘cultural interface’, or young people. First Nations parents ‘third space’ (where Aboriginal and Amy Kennedy and Vanessa Myers, Office of non-Aboriginal ways of knowing and Healing the past by nurturing the The Children’s Guardian (NSW) doing come together) to conceptualise future. Safety first: understanding the the Congress Family Support Services core elements of trauma-integrated Aboriginal Family Care Panels across (FSS) ways of working, through mind- care for First Nations parents South Australia mapping the themes identified in the In this workshop, we will provide A self-determination model for publication and yarning circle discussion. an overview of a model for trauma- Aboriginal community-controlled and , Central integrated care, based on three years of services sector involvement in genuine Angela Hampton Chuong Le Australian Aboriginal Congress (NT) community co-design. Participants will Aboriginal family leadership and then join one of the following facilitated participation in planning and decision- sessions exploring a core element of making in local-level Aboriginal child Rights of Children and Young People trauma-integrated care, before re- safety matters. This model involves the 38 Sector reforms, cultural safety joining the main group for reflection establishment of community-based and wellbeing for our children and a grounding exercise: Aboriginal Family Care Coordinator roles System and sector reform for rights to work through local-level Aboriginal • Principles of trauma-integrated care and wellbeing of Aboriginal children Family Care Panels to forge links and and young people • Effective ways for talking with parents ensure Aboriginal family intelligence into The presentation will discuss the need experiencing trauma, including planning and decision-making on the for a strong Aboriginal-led child and Dadirri, yarning and storytelling safety and wellbeing of their children youth wellbeing sector to promote the • Learning to be a ‘wise person’ – and young people. rights of Aboriginal children and young a mentoring model April Lawrie, SA Office of The Commissioner people to be healthy, strong and safe, • What types of support do parents for Aboriginal Children and Young People and the challenges in creating it. want and need? Olga Havnen, Danila Dilba Health Service (NT)
22 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program Catherine Chamberlain, Caroline Atkinson, such as cultural camps and return to Child Safety and Wellbeing Gina Bundle, Alison Elliott, Madelyne Hudson- country were cancelled or postponed. 42 Buhagiar, Simon Graham, Danielle Dyall and This further isolated children placed in Family Group Conferencing Anni Hine Moana, La Trobe University out-of-home care who are at greater for Aboriginal Families risk of experiencing disconnection from The Family Group Conferencing (FGC) COVID-19 Impacts on our Communities family and culture. The presentation will model is widely used throughout many countries in the world as a best 40 Impact of COVID-19 on carers provide insight into how the challenges and young people in out-of- presented by the pandemic were practice guide for engaging family home care experienced and negotiated. to participate in decisions regarding their children. However, for Aboriginal Esmai Manahan, Mackillop Family Services The impact of COVID-19 on Aboriginal families in Australia, the model presents (VIC) kinship carers in New South Wales some cultural challenges which need To understand how Aboriginal and to be addressed to ensure success of Early Years Torres Strait Islander Kinship carers the family engagement process. This coped during the COVID-19 pandemic, 41 Education connecting to workshop will address the issues of an Aboriginal researcher conducted language and culture cultural difference and provide practice interviews with nine Aboriginal Connecting early learning centre advice which enables the FGC facilitator community organisations and themes educators to Country and community to better support the family to attain the were developed. Aboriginal communities using Indigenous languages best outcomes for their children. shared resources so everyone had This multi-media presentation Melinda Brown, Spirit Dreaming (NSW) enough, and when mainstream demonstrates the engagement of services closed their doors, community Early Learning Centre Educators with Rights of Children and Young People organisations used their networks to Traditional Owners on-Country and in- support those in most need. A surprise 43 Rights based employment community. It highlights the importance benefit for elders was that families and developing cultural of understanding Indigenous languages ignored health recommendations to stay connections in education in this context and how this contributes away and that caring for children reduced to the engagement process. There will be Rights based employment retention a risk of social isolation. However, the opportunity for the participants to ask Presenters will share Giiguy Gamambi pandemic did expose the digital divide. questions and discuss these engagement Preschool’s employment strategy, Carers were expected to assist children practices at the end of the presentation. driven by the underpinning principles with school from home, but many that Aboriginal youth have a right to lacked reliable internet, technology and Francis Bobongie-Harris and Grace O’Brien, Queensland University of Technology (QLD) the personal and professional benefits skills. Older carers could not access of successful employment, and that telehealth and found it hard to maintain Learn Miriwoong! Aboriginal children have a right to communication between children, At Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring expect that they will be successfully parents and out-of-home care agencies. (MDWg) Language and Culture Centre, employed in their futures. and , Irene Wardle Susan Collings the innovative Learn Miriwoong language Rebecca Graham, Terri Jarrett and Jennifer University of Sydney (NSW) app has fast become an effective tool in Ribarovski, Giiguy Gamambi Preschool (NSW) supporting and enriching the language The impact of COVID 19 on cultural Young Mob: a model for strengthening connection for Aboriginal and Torres learning for children through the Miriwoong Language Nest program. This cultural connection as a protective Strait Islander children and young factor for children people placed in out-of-home care session will encourage you to consider the use of digital technology in the Evidence from both the international Focusing on MacKillop Family Services’ classroom and how, as a resource, it and Australian literature confirms that experience as a provider of out-of- can provide important affordances for the wellbeing of First Nations people is home, the presentation will explore the language learning for children. enhanced when they maintain a strong challenges to supporting Aboriginal affinity with their culture. A recent Sophie Hogarth and Rozanne Bilminga, and Torres Strait Islander cultural addition to this body of evidence is a connection and strategies adopted to Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre three-year, independent evaluation of respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and World Vision Australia’s Young Mob associated restrictions. During periods program. The evaluation found that of lockdown physical contact with participants in Young Mob reported family was severely limited and activities improved cultural knowledge, greater
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 23 feeling of connectedness and stronger screening tool for Aboriginal children. session with an understanding of how the self-identity. This makes the Young We present a protocol, co-designed Gumala 3a Playgroups provide a place Mob program particularly well-suited to with Aboriginal Community Controlled and space for families to learn together strengthen the cultural connection as a Organisations, for an evaluation of the with their children- supporting each protective factor for the wellbeing and ASQ-TRAK implementation model. other’s’ development and learning. resilience of children in school, out-of- We also describe a study to develop Suzie Powell, Noreen Derschow and Tarika home care and youth justice settings. and validate a second culturally Hansen, Gumala Aboriginal Corporation (WA) Presenters from Young Mob Facilitators appropriate measure – the ASQ- STEPS. This developmental outcome Rights of Children and Young People Concurrent Sessions 45 – 52 measure will be the first culturally 48 Education rights for our 3.30pm – 5.00pm appropriate instrument for collecting children evidence to evaluate early childhood Early Years programs, interventions and initiatives. Children’s voices and the Australian Curriculum: have our Aboriginal and 45 Culturally appropriate Guided by our Indigenous Reference Group, this project will strengthen Torres Strait Islander children had research into the wellbeing of their say? our children our understanding of what works for improving developmental outcomes. This presentation shares information A qualitative study exploring and data extracted from twelve Leah Lindrea-Morrison, Alison acceptability of a proposed data- Wunungmurra, Isabel Brookes, Anita articles which explore the research linked cohort study intended to track D’Aprano and Adrienne Lipscomb, question. References to children’s the health and wellbeing of young The University of Melbourne (VIC) voices in relation to curriculum in the Aboriginal children in Alice Springs literature is under-sought, yet there are Preliminary findings of this qualitative Early Years numerous ways to obtain the voices of study will be co-presented by researchers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 46 from the Central Australia Aboriginal First Nations parenting young peoples. The research shows Congress and the Murdoch Children’s programs and learning that they have wisdom and insight Research Institute. Interviews and Gumnut First Nations parenting program to offer the listener. The presentation focus groups were held with a range of This parenting program, developed will be complimented by the inclusion community stakeholders and parents/ by Youth Led Services YLS, Ancestors of local student voices, intended to caregivers from Alice Springs in the Singing and Merana, with a collective of inspire others to seek and respond to Northern Territory. We discussed whether connections, to work with families from children’s voices in education. plans to set up a data-linked cohort a cultural pathway and understanding Kellie Moore, Education Queensland (QLD) to track the health of local Aboriginal how to parent in a Western-dominant children were acceptable or not. The world. This parenting program supports Going online: closing the digital majority of participants were positive First Nations parents and carers to divide between Indigenous and about the idea. Recommendations parent culturally and understand how non-Indigenous students in the age included; focusing on building trust over their own experiences and journey of COVID-19 time, ensuring the study is conducted by impact on their parenting. COVID-19 has accelerated the digital local Aboriginal researchers, co-designed, revolution across many sectors, Jacqueline Stewart, Youth Led Services and governed by the local community. (NSW) including education, which makes it Cat Lloyd-Johnsen, Sam Moore and more important than ever to urgently Angela Hampton, Murdoch Children’s Together we learn: Gumala 3a close the digital divide. There’s an Research Institute (VIC) Playgroup early learning program opportunity for governments and the The session will include the presenters private sector to work together with Enhancing equitable developmental sharing stories about their experiences First Nations communities to ensure services for Aboriginal and Torres as parents, community members and coverage, affordability and access. If the Strait Islander children – ensuring practitioners involved in the Gumala digital divide isn’t closed, already large access to culturally appropriate 3a Playgroup Early Learning centres. inequalities in educational outcomes developmental measures Attendees will also hear the voices of the will be amplified. This session is relevant In this presentation, we present children and the caregivers as they share to educators, governments and NGOs research that led to the development why/ how attending the 3a Playgroup which are interested in understanding of the ASQ-TRAK, the first and only has supported them and their children’s the magnitude of the issue, what needs culturally appropriate developmental development. Attendees will leave the to be done to address the gap, and how
24 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program we can mobilise to lobby the sectors to Early Years Genuine Partnerships actively resolve the digital divide. 50 Investing in early years 51 Community partnerships Scott Winch, World Vision Maari Ma Early Years Project: investing for positive outcomes Early Years in the early years pays dividends for Uniting cares cultural journey of practice this generation and the next A journey towards building genuine 49 Integrated approaches in A team from the Maari Ma Early Years partnerships with the Logan Elders, early years Project (EYP), which is integrated into leading to the development of culturally How a community-led approach the health service, will showcase the appropriate tools and resources, in can reach Closing the Gap targets in evolution of this project including case collaboration with the Logan Elders and early childhood studies highlighting how its programs an Indigenous artist. This partnership Indi Kindi is a ground-breaking early have become a major contributor began with Logan Intensive Family years initiative for Indigenous children in strengthening trajectories of Support program (IFS) hosting bi- under five years that integrates development for Indigenous children. monthly morning teas for the Logan education, health, wellbeing, and An evidence-based approach to Elder group and Aboriginal and Torres community development. Indi Kindi program development and delivery Strait Islander agencies and IFS staff. reaches an unprecedented 80% of underpins the EYP. The team will detail The morning teas included storytelling, Indigenous children in the remote the strategies and resources used and cultural games, cultural speakers, Aboriginal communities of Borroloola the unified approach to service delivery. and a tour of local Indigenous sites and Robinson River, NT. Through a The positive findings from an external and history, to assist IFS staff embed partnership with UNICEF Australia, Indi evaluation on the EYP will be presented cultural knowledge into practice. The Kindi is expanding to Tennant Creek, including data collected over a decade purpose of the morning teas was to NT, with plans to expand further. since the project commenced, with an develop genuine relationships, increase cultural knowledge, referrals and ensure This presentation will discuss the active Q&A session anticipated. appropriate consultation and protocols findings from the independent Michelle Parker, Briony Callaghan, are followed. Barhava Report (2020) that shows Leeann Adams and Valerie Bugmy, how programs like Indi Kindi that are Maari Ma Aboriginal Health (NSW) Tania Murray and Bernadine Carroll, community co-designed and managed Uniting Care (QLD) Iawa App collaboration with a unique Aboriginal worldview, are Aboriginal community-controlled The Iawa App serves as a local services more able to successfully Close the Gap. child and family centres in the directory, specifically designed for Deandra McDinny and Fiona Hekking, Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Moriarty Foundation (NSW) families in the Goulburn Valley region The Northern Territory Government’s The Aboriginal and Torres Strait seeking to engage with and access Whole-of-Government Reform Islander Whole Child services such as Antenatal Services, Management Office was established in November 2017 in response to the Royal Social and emotional wellbeing is a Maternal and Child Health Services, Commission into the Detention and term used to define the holistic view Kindergartens, Supported Playgroups, Protection of Children in the Northern of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Schools and other relevant Territory (the Royal Commission). One health. This short video was produced universal support options for their of the responsibilities of the Reform with the voices of many Aboriginal and families. Other key features will include Management Office is to work with 11 Torres Strait Islander peoples as a visual culturally specific content, early years communities across the NT to establish representation to describe what makes and educational information, push Aboriginal Community Controlled Child Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander notifications, service changes, local and Family Centres. In this immersive children happy, healthy, and thriving. community events. The creation of Learning Circle and presentation ‘The whole Aboriginal and Torres Strait the Iawa App come from feedback participants will hear from Aboriginal Islander child’ seeks to transform the and suggestions made through leaders, organisations and the Northern dominant story of intergenerational consultations conducted with local Territory Government, who will share trauma into a positive story of families and community in 2018. their story about working together to connection, strengths, resilience, and Jessie Barnes-Hill and Maryanne Stivactas, establish the Aboriginal community- cultural identity that is in Aboriginal Catholic Care Victoria (VIC), and Miranda controlled Child and Family Centres in and Torres Strait Islander families and Edwards, Lulla’s Children & Family Centre the Northern Territory. communities. (VIC) Courtney Grant, Department of Territory Rosie Schellen, Emerging Minds (SA) Families, Housing and Communities (NT)
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 25 Genuine Partnerships Aboriginal children’s right to culturally Day 3: safe specialist healthcare 52 Child protection and assessing Thursday research partnerships 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 2 September and Māori children have the right to the Your voice, your choice: child same standards of health and wellbeing Plenary protection partnerships that support as all other children in Australia and 9.00am – 10.30am self-determination Aotearoa NZ. Dr Danny de Lore, Māori Our partnership vision is to have the Performance paediatrician, led the RACP working true essence of cultural decision-making group that worked closely with at the forefront, leading decisions to Keynote Addresses Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and reduce the over-representation of Garth Morgan, CEO, Queensland Aboriginal Māori people to develop a statement Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection that provides tools and actions for health children in the child protection system. Peak (QATSICPP) professionals to ensure more equitable Pat Turner, CEO, National Aboriginal This means supporting a community of health outcomes for Indigenous children Community Controlled Health Organisation practice that values cultural integrity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. (NACCHO), Coalition of Peaks Convenor & Co- and ensuring sharpness or keenness of Chair of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap Alongside other strategies, critically the thought in all assessments with families Olga Havnen, CEO, Danila Dilba Health report outlines the actions paediatricians coming into the child protection system Service (NT) and health professionals can take to through an all, or majority of, Aboriginal address systemic issues. and Torres Strait Islander panel from Concurrent Sessions 53 – 60 Beth Wilson, The Royal Australasian College multiple service providers. 11.00am – 12.30pm of Physicians Darcy Cavanagh, Madeline Lea and Dylan Nelson, Refocus (QLD) Rights of Children and Young People Early Years Genuine research partnership with 53 Engaging young people and 54 FASD and ACCOs health care rights neurodevelopmental supports As part of growing VACCA’s research Engagement done right: a case study A neurodevelopmental support service footprint, the organisation is developing in how co-design with community for Aboriginal children and young a number of components, including produces better outcomes for young people in out-of-home care establishing research partnerships that people Early identification can reduce the advance VACCA’s research agenda and Participants will learn how and why cognitive and emotional handicap often support self-governance in Aboriginal co-design is best at a community rather experienced by young people in out- evidence-building and knowledge than individual level. They will gain of-home care (OOHC), however, a clear dissemination. This paper will share insight into why walking in two worlds neurodevelopmental profile is yet to be VACCA’s learning in the development doesn’t mean that traditional, relational determined. Our neuropsychological and application of guiding criteria for ways of working aren’t still best. assessment data from Aboriginal assessing research partnership suitability. children and young people in OOHC 40,000+ years of STEM: using Gabrielle Johnson and Amanda Jones, indicates challenges in several key Indigenous pedagogy methods to VACCA (VIC) cognitive domains. Cognitive deficits increase STEM engagement with amplify across development, peaking Koorie young people by early adolescents suggesting the In this presentation we share how impact of adversity in early life on our Community First approach has cognitive development is long-term shaped our responses to the tender, to and accumulative. To reduce the partnerships, and to the ultimate success impact of these challenges on long of the project. Those attending our term functional outcomes Abcare has presentation will learn our approach to developed a neurodevelopmental working in partnership with community support program with an embedded and government, the challenges we’ve research. This clinical approach and our faced, and the learnings to date. initial findings will be discussed. Geoff Martin, Nic Brown, Shane Charles, Emily Hindman and Greg Bennett, Lauren Thomas and Shawn Andrews, Abcare (NSW) Indigicate (VIC)
26 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program FASD and other childhood Guwanu Indigenous pedagogy Genuine partnerships: Aspect Australia neurodevelopmental disorders: Let us take a journey together, back and The I Am, Movement working together for the children and 50,000 years, to the beginning the Shared Book Reading, Our Way is families of Alice Springs dreaming. Explore the pedagogy of a free resource for Aboriginal and The workshop will showcase, via power the oldest civilisation on the planet, the Torres Strait Islander families and point presentation, the Congress Child knowledge and wisdom that led to the communities. It was developed in 2020, and Youth Assessment & Treatment most successful education system ever through a collaboration between The I Service (CYATS) as an exemplar created. Moving through time and space Am, Movement and Autism Spectrum of an Aboriginal Medical Service experience the evolution, innovation Australia (Aspect). with experience in partnering with and continuity of the Minunburra Tanika Davis, The I Am, Movement Government and non-government (knowledge transfer) through 10,000 agencies to address high rates of FASD generations. As we move forward Child Safety and Wellbeing and other neurodevelopmental disorders towards the future understanding for the children and families of Alice the misery of 240 years of war, 57 Self-determination in action. Springs. The workshop will also provide genocide, corruption and assimilation. Ingkenteme: following in the the audience with an interactive session Approaching the future how do we use footsteps of our Elders where small groups will brainstorm the wisdom of the oldest education Akeyulerre, owned and operated and/or role play a number of different system on the planet to deliver by Arrernte people, was set up in scenarios/case studies related to the innovative pathways towards universal Mparntwe Alice Springs in Central presentation. There is also planned to education? Australia by Arrernte elders to support and strengthen Arrernte culture and be a Q&A forum toward the end of the Lesley Lowe, Guwanu Case Uniting Care presentation session. community. Still today we are keeping our language and culture strong and Gayle Simpson and Fiona Haddon, Central Genuine Partnerships Australian Aboriginal Congress (NT) healing our families and communities by 56 Building capacity through making bush remedies and supporting genuine partnerships and traditional healing for Arrernte families Genuine Partnerships autism cultural resources and communities. One of the things the 55 Early learning partnership Building capacity through genuine Elders who set up Akeyulerre were clear and Indigenous pedagogy partnerships about was the need to take children and young people back to their Country Partnering for success: remote Tanami Aboriginal Community Controlled to learn the stories of their land and early learning Organisations (ACCOs) should lead the the kinship structures at the heart of WETT uses mining royalty money for design and delivery of services shaped Arrernte cultural life. The Ingkenteme education projects in the four Tanami by and that meet the aspirations of program takes Arrernte families back communities in Central Australia. CLC community. This interactive presentation to their homelands for cultural camps has partnered with WETT since 2001, will showcase the partnership between where senior Elders teach the young to support Warlpiri community-led the Yugul Mangi Development ones about their land. solutions for education and training. To Aboriginal Corporation (Ngukurr), and achieve their aspirations, WETT works in the Partnership Support Service a new Amelia Turner, Dan Murphy, Theresa Alice partnership with organisations to provide social enterprise founded in Anglicare and Stephen Kernan, Akeyulerre Aboriginal strong programs. Hear about WETT’s NT to support self-determination and Corporation (NT) partnership with World Vision to deliver the organisation’s commitment to strong bicultural early years education in listening, learning and walking together Child Safety and Wellbeing Willowra, supporting Warlpiri aspirations with Aboriginal people in the Northern 58 Racial bias in child protection for education which enables young Territory. The work of the PSS is shaped guidelines people to be strong in their knowledge by community and recognises existing Racial bias in child protection decision- of culture, country and language. local strengths, drawing on local making: evidence from studies using expertise and experiences to support Karina Menkhorst, Central Land Council government data to create ‘predictive two-way learning. risk models’ in the US and NZ Leonie Patterson and Toni Woods, Anglicare Jacynta Krakouer, The University of NT, and Julie-ann Bassinder, Yugul Mangi Melbourne Development Aboriginal Corporation (NT)
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 27 How are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Caring for our carers how kids are learning about global and Islander babies removed from their The Australian Childhood Foundation western skills through their cultural lens. families at birth? A scoping review has provided specialist therapeutic It will also discuss Utyerre Apanpe, of legislation and child protection supports and counselling to Aboriginal the National First Nations Educators guidelines in Australia foster and family carers through the network and their national reform A presentation and analysis on the Woon-yah Ngulloch Gurlonggass work to establish a First Nations Led findings of a scoping review, conducted (Caring for Our Children) Program in education system across Australia. in late 2020, of legislation and Perth, the Our Spirit Program in the Felicity Hayes, Tyson Carmody, Edmond governmental guidelines in the eight West Kimberley, and the Our Space Doolan, Mel Kean, Children’s Ground, jurisdictions (states and territories) Program for Foster and Family Carers Central Australia (NT) relating to identification of and who have been impacted by COVID-19 responses to child protection concerns restrictions and feel they are not Anwerne Ingkerrekele Mpwareke: before birth for Aboriginal and Torres being supported appropriately. This By Us, For Us (Respecting, preserving, Strait Islander children. presentation will explore the use of and teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages) Alex Bhathal, SNAICC – National Voice for trauma-informed approaches embedded our Children (VIC) within a cultural framework of yarning, This paper will look at our resource listening, and learning to hear the stories development work and in particular Child Safety and Wellbeing of Aboriginal foster and family carers our small book making enterprise. It who care for their grandchildren and/or will include videos, hard copies for 59 Reflections of young people other family members, and to highlight examining and some language activity in out-of-home care and the positive outcomes this way of work to engage the audience. We will family carers working has had for themselves and the look at the apps and learning games Journeys in care and beyond: children they care for, and their families. that have been developed and share reflections of Aboriginal and Torres Dr Glenda Kickett and Shaun Chandran, what we have learned through this Strait Islander young people after Australian Childhood Foundation work. We will discuss the complexity leaving out-of-home care and challenges of writing stories in First CREATE’s role is to promote the voices Early Years language, even when that language is of young people with an out-of-home still used daily. 60 Self-determination in actions: care experience in advocating for communities leading the way Mel Kean and Felicity Hayes, Children’s systemic improvement. Comprising Ground, Central Australia (NT) 40% of the care population, and often First Culture First - the foundation and future for our kids impacted by intergenerational cultural Closing Plenary trauma, First Nations young people are Children’s Ground Elders and First Cultural 1.30pm – 3.00am disadvantageously over-represented. Educators are leading the delivery of Providing connections to culture and First Nations-led education. Putting Towards 2031 - Designing a national community, and assistance with their First culture and language first, kids are plan for protecting Aboriginal and emerging adulthood is therefore entering the world validated in their Torres Strait Islander children paramount. In CREATE’s recent national culture, learning with their families and Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett Post-Care study, 80% of First Nations engaging with the oldest early childhood Hon DLitt SW AO, Chairperson, SNAICC – participants revealed they had not and learning systems in the world. National Voice for our Children Natalie Lewis, Commissioner, Queensland accessed available cultural services when This paper will present the Arrernte Family and Child Commission transitioning. They also felt particularly Early Years Curriculum and how disadvantaged in the areas of education, June Oscar AO, National Aboriginal and privileging First culture and language Torres Strait Islander Commissioner placement stability, and youth justice, creates the foundation for learning, Dr Paul Gray, Co-Chair, Family Matters and indicating that more engagement with creativity, identity and maintaining Associate Professor, Jumbanna Institute for cultural supports is needed. our cultures. While the Northern Indigenous Education and Research (UTS) Elise Hilder, CREATE Foundation (QLD) Territory has seen a decline in early Liz Hefren-Webb, Deputy Secretary, Federal childhood engagement, at Children’s Closing Address Ground kids are energetic and excited about learning. This paper will present Closing Performance practice, the voice of kids and families, the holistic approach to learning and
28 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program SOCIAL EVENTS
Welcome Reception Conference Dinner
Date: Tuesday 31 August Date: Wednesday 1 September Time: 5.00pm -7.00pm Time: 7.00 – 10.00pm Venue: Gold Coast Convention Centre Venue: Gold Coast Convention Centre Cost: Inclusive for full delegates. Additional tickets: $77 Cost: $140
The Welcome Reception will take place after various The conference dinner will be held at the Gold Coast sessions on day one of the conference. This function will Convention and Exhibition Centre, a premier Gold Coast provide delegates with the perfect networking opportunity venue located in the heart of Broadbeach and just 500 to gain new contacts within the sector and rekindle old metres to the beach and walking distance to thousands acquaintances. The reception will include an acoustic of accommodation options. The dinner will include a performance from a local performer to help us unwind three-course dinner, entertainment and drinks after a long first day. (sparkling wine, wine, beer and soft drinks).
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 29 CULTURAL PROGRAM
We are pleased to be able to work with Kalwun Development Corporation Ltd and Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre to be able to present and showcase the Yugambeh speaking people’s and surrounds culture and local talent.
We will have performances from local groups and participation from Elders and local artists prior to the plenary sessions and at our special events. Performers confirmed at this stage include the Yugambeh Aboriginal Dancers, Yugambeh Youth Choir and a Torres Strait Islander Dance Group. On the closing day of the conference, local artists will attend to showcase their wares in an arts stalls in the Exhibitor Hall. A great opportunity to purchase something unique to take home from local artists. Supported by Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre
Photo: Tourism and Events Queensland
30 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program Photos: Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre
Recommended Activities Jellurgal Walkabout Tour Embark on a journey of discovery of Aboriginal culture with a guided walk along a picturesque beachside rainforest walkway wrapped around the magical mountain, Jellurgal. Learn about the Aboriginal history and culture of the Gold Coast, meet a traditional custodian and hear the Dreamtime stories associated with the creation of Jellurgal. Hear about traditional life, bush tucker, fishing, hunting and important ecological practices. These are run on weekdays and start at 10am. More information at: www.jellurgal.com.au/tours/jellurgal-walkabout
Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre The Centre is based at the foot of Burleigh Head National Park in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast alongside pristine Tallebudgera Creek. You can take a walk through the boardwalk story board display where you can explore the traditional lives of the Yugambeh-speaking people or browse through paintings in the Art Gallery where you can view artefacts such as dilly bags, shields, tools, boomerangs, nulla nullas, message sticks, didgeridoos and other tools that were part of everyday life. You can also grab a coffee or treat and purchase authentic souvenirs at the gift shop. Open Monday to Friday 8am - 3pm. Free admission. More information at: www.jellurgal.com.au/centre
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 31 LOCATION
Gold Coast, Queensland
Australia’s Gold Coast region is a With its subtropical climate Gold Turn away from the beach and explore leading tourism, business and events Coast has become widely known for the enchanting Gold Coast hinterland, city boasting arguably one of the its world-class surfing beaches, high- with its unspoiled national park and best lifestyles in the world. Situated in rise dominated skyline, theme parks, charming mountain villages. Visitors can the south east corner of the state of nightlife, and rainforest hinterland. explore walks past an ancient volcano Queensland, the Gold Coast stretches With beaches to fuel anyone’s desire, and World Heritage-listed Gondwana along 57 kilometres of coastline and is you can choose from the sheltered Rainforest, or you can follow a cycling home to over half a million people. waters at Coolangatta and Currumbin trail through the wineries and boutique beaches or the popular surfing breaks breweries of Mount Tamborine. at Main Beach or Burleigh Heads. At Lamington National Park visitors can stroll through the rainforest canopy 15 metres (49 feet) above ground at O’Reilly’s Tree Top Walk For a guide on all the places or see the spectacular waterfalls at to see while visiting the Springbrook, including Natural Bridge. Gold Coast in Queensland see: The Gold Coast is a beautiful city, bathed in golden sunshine, bustling dining options and is endlessly fascinating in its variety and vibrance.
Official Tourism Website for the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia www.destinationgoldcoast.com
32 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program VENUE
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
2684-2690 Gold Coast Hwy, The Gold Coast Convention and Broadbeach QLD 4218 Exhibition Centre is renowned Phone: +61 7 5504 4000 internationally for its cutting-edge Website: www.gccec.com.au technology, and the team of experts Located in the heart of Broadbeach, who deliver some of the biggest and just 500 metres to the beach and most successful conferences and walking distance to thousands of conventions in Australia. accommodation options, GCCEC is Australia’s largest regional convention centre. GCCEC opens right onto Broadbeach’s chic dining strip – a hub of the Gold Coast’s best-reviewed cafes, bars and restaurants. Broadbeach also offers a classy selection of bars to suit any gathering, from intimate bars for quiet drinks to luxe destinations with million-dollar fit-outs.
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 33 GENERAL INFORMATION
Climate Insurance Travel & Transport As a guide, temperatures in Gold Coast Registration fees do not include Taxi in September range from 12°C to 24°C. insurance of any kind. It is strongly Gold Coast Airport is located recommended that all delegates Communication approximately 20km (20 minutes) take out their own travel and from Broadbeach and a taxi will cost All communication with delegates medical insurance prior to coming approximately $50 - $65 between the will be by email. If you register and to the conference. The policy should airport to the Gold Coast Convention do not receive confirmation within include loss of fees/deposit through and Exhibition Centre. three working days, please contact the cancellation of your participation in the Conference Organisers, Encanta Event conference, or through cancellation of Services frequent GCCEC and its Management on +61 3 9863 7608 or the conference itself, loss of airfares convenient location alongside Gold email [email protected]. for any reason, medical expenses, Coast Highway. If you would like to loss or damage to personal property, organise a taxi service when at GCCEC, Disclaimer additional expenses and repatriation ask at the reception desk or use the The information in this brochure is should travel arrangements have to courtesy phone located in the foyer. correct at the time of printing. The be altered. Neither the Conference Train Organisers reserve the right to change Organisers nor the Organising The local trainline connects Gold Coast any aspect of the program without prior Committee will take any responsibility stations to Brisbane CBD. For the notice. Please refer to the Conference for any participant failing to insure. most convenient route to the centre website for program updates. Please speak to your travel agent or from Brisbane, catch the Tram at the airline in regard to this matter. Dress Helensvale Train station stop and ride the G-Link to Broadbeach North station. Conference Sessions: Smart Casual Meals Welcome Reception: Smart Casual All tea breaks and lunches will be served For more details or to plan your journey Conference Dinner: Smart Casual amongst the exhibition. We recognise visit: https://jp.translink.com.au/plan- that some delegates may have special your-journey/journey-planner Indemnity dietary requirements. Please advise Parking In the event of industrial disruption the Conference Organisers via the or other unforeseen circumstances, registration form should you require Undercover car spaces are available for the Host, Organising Committee and alternative arrangements to be made short-term parking. A $12 inclusive of Encanta Event Management accept on your behalf. GST flat rate is charged for parking at no responsibility for loss of monies the centre. Clearance height: 2.1 metres. Please note: Dietary requirements incurred by delay or cancellation. received less than 72 hours prior to the Website event cannot be guaranteed. Kosher www.snaicc.org.au/conference meals are available; however, please The Conference website will be note this will be at an additional cost. updated regularly, and we urge those Smoking Policy interested to view the Conference website for further details on the The Queensland Government imposes program, general information and to a strict no smoking policy in venues, register for the Conference. restaurants, bars and shopping centres in the Gold Coast.
34 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program ACCOMMODATION
The SNAICC National Conference Organisers have confirmed rooms in selected hotels for the benefit of Conference delegates.
The hotels have been selected for their Accommodation can be booked online We encourage delegates to book proximity to the Conference venue and or via the registration form. accommodation well in advance as hotels you are encouraged to secure your Full payment is required by credit card impose strict release dates for block accommodation through the Conference for all accommodation bookings. For accommodation bookings. Delegates Organisers to ensure that you receive cheaper accommodation you may wish should carefully read the terms and the negotiated competitive rates. to consider the serviced apartment conditions associated with the hotel you Rooms are limited and are on a options shared with other colleagues. wish to book. This information can be first-come, first-served basis. found via the Conference website: www.snaicc.org.au/conference
Walking distance Rate Property from GCCEC Room type (Per Night)
1 Bedroom Apartment $190 Avani Broadbeach Hotel 0.5km 2 Bedroom Apartment $270 1 Bedroom Apartment $169 Mantra Broadbeach on the Park 0.3km 2 Bedroom Apartment $223 1 Bedroom Apartment $169 Mantra Sierra Grand Broadbeach 0.5km 2 bBedroom Apartment $242 3 bBedroom Apartment $295 1 Bedroom Apartment $299 Peppers Broadbeach 0.8km 2 Bedroom Apartment Studio $180 Oaks Gold Coast Hotel 1.2km 2 Bedroom Apartment Guest Room $160 Guest Room + Breakfast (1pax) $175 Vibe Hotel Gold Coast 3.2km Guest Room + Breakfast (2pax) $190 Triple Room $200 Triple Room + Breakfast (3pax) $245
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 35 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Online registration is available through the Conference website: www.snaicc.org.au/conference Visit the registration page and follow the prompts to complete the registration details as requested. Payment via credit card is required at time of registration. Registrations or payments will not be accepted over the telephone or without completing the required paperwork.
Early Bird Fees Standard Fees Registration Fees (All fees are inclusive of GST) Until 2/7/2021 After 2/7/2021
Full Day SNAICC Member $630 $740 Indigenous Organisations Registration Non-Member $695 $810
SNAICC Member $840 $945 Non-Indigenous/Non-Government Organisations Non-Member $924 $1,040
SNAICC Member $1,050 $1,155 Government Organisations Non-Member $1,155 $1,270
Students SNAICC Member $630 $740 Non-Member $695 $810
One Day Indigenous Organisations & Students $290 $360 Registration Non-Indigenous/Non-Government Organisations $330 $380
Government Organisations $380 $440
Full SNAICC Member $405 Virtual Pass Non-Member $495
Day SNAICC Member $220 Virtual Pass Non-Member $220
*SNAICC Members – up to two organisation members only entitled to members registration options.
How the Virtual The registration process is the same for both face to face and virtual registrants. Pass Works All delegates will need to register online via the Conference website: www.snaicc.org.au/conference. Virtual attendees will be sent a registration link and a unique log in via email one week prior to the Conference. Instructions and tips for using the virtual platform will also be included in this email. Please check your junk folder if you do not receive the access email. If you do not receive the email, please contact [email protected] to have this resent to you. To familiarise yourself with the virtual platform ahead of the ASM, we recommend you take a look at the OnAIR Platform Video.
36 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program Face to Face Virtual
Full Day Full Day One Day Full Day Registration Student Registration Virtual Pass Virtual Pass Registration (applicable (applicable Registration on nominated on nominated Fee Entitlements day only) day only)
In person access to sessions 4 4 4 8 8
Virtual Attendance at conference sessions 8 8 8 4 4 in real time including live streaming of plenary presentations, a selection of concurrent sessions, panel discussions
Utilise a suite of tools to enhance 8 8 8 4 4 your attendance including live Q&A, event notes, contact exchange and downloadable content
Delegate Satchel including lanyard and 4 4 4 8 8 name badge
Conference program handbook 4 4 4 8 8
Electronic copy of the conference handbook 4 4 4 4 4
Tea Breaks and Lunches 4 4 4 8 8
Welcome Reception 4 4 4 8 8
Opportunity to arrange meetings with 8 8 8 4 4 delegates, presenters & exhibitors through the Meeting Hub
Access to the exhibitor booths and 4 4 4 8 8 poster displays
Virtual Access to exhibitors during 8 8 8 4 4 advertised times to meet and interact with exhibitors
Exclusive access to conference 8 8 8 4 4 content for future on demand viewing (for up to 30 days post conference)
In person access to sessions 4 4 4 8 8
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 37 Student Registration or non-attendance will be taken as a • Student registration applies cancellation on the day of the event Travel Subsidies and will incur a 100% cancellation fee. to full time students who are Group A: $500 – Melbourne, Adelaide, currently enrolled. Proof of current Disclaimer Sydney, Canberra, and regional towns or concession/enrolment will need to remote communities 300 to 600kms from All details are correct at the time be supplied. the Gold Coast. of publication. The Organising SNAICC Member Conditions Committee and SNAICC reserve the Group B: $750 – Darwin, Perth, Tasmania, Cairns and remote communities more • SNAICC Individual Members may right to change the program and social functions at any time without notice. than 600kms from the Gold Coast, and register only one delegate at nonremote rural cities and towns in all the member rate; Organisational other states and territories. Members may register up to two Insurance delegates. Registration fees do not include Group C: $1,500 – Remote communities in insurance of any kind. Participants the Top End Northern Territory, Western • To be eligible for the SNAICC are advised to take out personal Australia, Torres Strait Islands and those not Members rate you must be a insurance, including cover for travel, covered above. current member of SNAICC and accommodation and personal Subsidy allocations quote your membership number. possessions. Neither SNAICC nor Encanta Event Management covers individuals Each organisation can apply for only Registration Cancellation/ against the cancellations of bookings ONE subsidy regardless of how many Transfer Policy for any reason including cancellation or representatives attend. SNAICC’s budget All cancellations and amendments postponement of the Conference or for allocation for travel is limited. We hope to must be sent in writing via email theft or damage to belongings. be able to allocate subsidies to all eligible to Encanta Event Management, the organisations that apply, but if we have more Conference Organisers. Liability applications than we can accommodate we will give preference to organisations that The following cancellation charges apply: SNAICC and Encanta Event have representatives presenting papers, Management do not accept any - 60 days prior to the conference workshops or setting up displays at the responsibility for any financial or other start day: Full Refund less a $150 conference. After this we will allocate losses incurred by delegates in the administration fee. subsidies on a first come first served basis. course of the event. Nor will SNAICC - between 30 to 59 days prior to the and Encanta Event Management take Who can apply? conference: 75% refund less a $150 responsibility for injury or damage to administration fee. persons or property occurring during • Travel subsidies are not available for the Conference or associated activities. individuals, government departments or - 29 to 0 days prior to the conference: non-Indigenous organisations. No refund. Insurance is the responsibility of the • Organisations must be a current individual delegate. (Application for refund will be SNAICC Member considered under exceptional • The subsidy is made to the organisation circumstances) Photography While attending the Conference you by electronic funds transfer once the As an alternative to cancellation, your may be photographed. By registering subsidy has been approved and full registration may be transferred to for the Conference, you agree to registration fees have been received. another person without penalty. these photographs being used for Application for subsidy and processing promotional purposes. Hotel Cancellation Policy of payments Delegates should carefully read the Privacy • One person from each eligible organisation terms and conditions associated should indicate that they wish to apply During the process of registration with the hotel you wish to book. for a subsidy on behalf of that organisation Encanta Event Management will This information can be found via on their registration form. You will be gather and record personal information the Conference website: asked to input the full name and select necessary for your attendance. www.snaicc.org.au/conference the subsidy group you wish to apply for. All personal information is gathered, Conditions stored and disseminated in accordance • Please check with your colleagues and ensure that only one person applies. SNAICC and Encanta Event with the National Privacy Principles. Management reserve the right to deny • Please send your registration form Payment of Registration entry and/or terminate the registration and registration fee payments to the of any person who demonstrates It is a condition of registration that Conference Secretariat. behaviour that is deemed to be full payment is received prior to the • Travel subsidy funds will be transferred to inappropriate and/or a risk to others. commencement of the Conference. successful organisations within ten working If full payment is not received before days of registration fees being received and Registrations received by Encanta Event 27 August 2021, delegates will not be processed. It is the applicant’s responsibility Management will not be considered as admitted. to follow up approval and receipt of travel confirmed unless payment has been subsidy with the Conference Organisers. received and processed. Non-payment
38 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program REGISTRATION FORM
Please note that online registration is also available via FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Ref No: the Conference website > www.snaicc.org.au/conference Date Received: Please print clearly and return completed form with payment to: C/C Approval: Conference Secretariat, Encanta Event Management Suite 348, St Kilda Road Towers, 1 Queens Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 Completed by: Or email to [email protected] Date:
Privacy Statement: The Privacy Act 2001 provides that, before your personal contact details can be published, and may be made available to SNAICC, sponsors, exhibitors, Encanta Event Management and other parties directly related to the Conference, you must give your consent. If you do not consent to your contact details being provided to the above-mentioned parties please tick this box. If you do not tick this box we confirm that you consent. ABN 425 135 62148 (SNAICC) All financials are in Australian Dollars and include GST at 10%.
1. Delegate Information
Title: (Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Other) First/Given Name:
Last/Family Name:
Organisation:
Position:
Postal Address:
Suburb: State: Postcode:
Country:
Phone: Facsimile:
Mobile:
Email:
Emergency Contact:
Emergency Phone:
Special Requirements (dietary or otherwise):
SNAICC Membership Number (if applicable):
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 39 2. Registration Fees Early Bird Fees Standard Fees Registration Type Until 2/7/21 After 2/7/21
SNAICC Member $630 $740 Indigenous Organisations and Students Non-Member $695 $810
SNAICC Member $840 $945 Full Day Non-Indigenous/Non-Government Organisations Registration Non-Member $924 $1,040
SNAICC Member $1,050 $1,155 Government Organisations Non-Member $1,155 $1,270
Select your day: Indigenous Organisations and Students $290 $360 Tue Wed Thu
One Day Select your day: Non-Indigenous/Non-Government Organisations $330 $380 Registration Tue Wed Thu
Select your day: Government Organisations $380 $440 Tue Wed Thu
SNAICC Member $405 Full Virtual Pass Non-Member $495
SNAICC Member $220 Day Virtual Pass Non-Member $220
SUBTOTAL SECTION 2 $
3. Social Functions Function Cost No. of Tickets Total Cost
Welcome Reception (included with full registrations) Attendance: Yes No Nil x
Welcome Reception (additional ticket) $77 x = $
Wednesday Dinner at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre $140 x = $
SUBTOTAL SECTION 3 $
40 9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 4. Pre-Conference Workshop Workshop Early Bird Fees Standard Fees
A Early years workshop: Te tuakiri o te tangata – Beyond the skin of man $125 $145
B TBC $125 $145
SUBTOTAL SECTION 4 $
5. Accommodation Full payment is required by credit card Property Room type Please Select for all accommodation bookings. 1 Bedroom Apartment $190 / / 2021 Avani Broadbeach Hotel Arrival: 2 Bedroom Apartment $270
ETA: 1 Bedroom Apartment $169 Mantra Broadbeach on the Park 2 Bedroom Apartment $223 Departure: / / 2021
1 Bedroom Apartment $169 Mantra Sierra Grand Broadbeach 2 Bedroom Apartment $242 3 Bedroom Apartment $295
Peppers Broadbeach 2 Bedroom Apartment $299
Studio $180 Oaks Gold Coast Hotel 2 Bedroom Apartment $300
Guest Room $160 Guest Room + Breakfast (1pax) $175 Vibe Hotel Gold Coast Guest Room + Breakfast (2pax) $190 Triple Room $200 Triple Room + Breakfast (3pax) $245
Please use my credit card to secure my accommodation booking. If sharing or accompanied by another person in a Twin/Double room please advise name:
SUBTOTAL SECTION 5 $
9th SNAICC National Conference Preliminary Program 41 6. Payment Payment Summary
Subtotal Section 2: Registration Fees $
Subtotal Section 3: Social Functions $
Subtotal Section 4: Workshop $
TOTAL PAYABLE $
Method of payment (tick appropriate box)
Electronic Funds Transfer Account Name: SNAICC 2021 BSB: 016 484 Account Number: 427 126 753 Reference: Invoice Number & Surname Please send remittance advice to: [email protected]
Credit Card Payment Please note that a 1.65% surcharge will be applied to all credit card payments.
Please charge: $ to my: MasterCard Visa Amex
Card Number:
CVC Number: Expiry date: /
Cardholder’s Name:
Signature:
Please note that your credit card statements will show ‘EECW PTY LTD NEDLANDS WA’ under transaction details.
Cheque I enclose cheque for the amount of $
Cheques applicable to Australian delegates only. Cheques should be made payable to “EECW ITF THE SNAICC 2019 CONFERENCE”
7. Travel Subsidy I declare I am claiming a travel subsidy for NOTE: only one representative I am claiming a may claim travel subsidy on behalf travel subsidy
of an organisation. Payment is Group A which is an eligible Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisation. forwarded when registration fees Group B have been received. Group C 8. Cancellation Policy I understand and accept the conditions of the cancellation policy (Cancellation Policy located on Page 38).
Signature: Date:
A Tax Invoice will be issued upon receipt of your registration payment; please keep a copy of this registration form for your records.
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Conference Organiser Encanta Event Management Suite 348, St Kilda Road Towers 1 Queens Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 T: +61 3 9863 7606 E: [email protected] www.encanta.com.au