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12pm LUNCH
1pm Welcome to Country – Violet Sheridan Director, Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation
1:15pm Prayer and re ection - Dr Deidre Palmer President, Uniting Church in Australia
1:30pm Video message from The Hon. Scott Morrison, MP Prime Minister of Australia
1:40pm Welcome and introductions – Claerwen Little National Director, UnitingCare Australia
1:50pm Group activity, engaging with each other – story-telling
2:20pm A greeting from the China Christian Council – Rev Shen Xuebin Vice President
2:30pm Optimistic Democracy – The promise and potential of intersectional collaborations to revitalise our vision for a ourishing Australia – Prof Anne Tiernan Gri th University
3:30pm Responding to Prof Tiernan’s presentation – table group activity
3:50pm Response to session
4pm CLOSE
Dinner Venue: Australian War Memorial, Treloar Cres, Campbell
Last post ceremony is on at 4.55pm at the Australian War Memorial if people are interested in attending in their own time – the War Memorial closes at 5pm.
6pm Drinks and canapes – Alchemy Chorus performance
6:30pm Dinner
Speaker Rod Little Former Co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples
10pm CLOSE
7:30am NETWORKING BREAKFAST
8:45am Acknowledgement of country and welcome; recap of previous day and overview of agenda - Claerwen Little
9:15am Unity in Purpose - Maintaining our mission in contemporary times - Dr John Falzon Senior Fellow, Inequality and Social Justice, Per Capita
10am MORNING TEA
10:15am Presentation from the China Christian Council - Rev Shen Xuebin Vice President
10:30am Unity in Purpose – Issues and challenges facing our sector now
Aged Care and Disability Royal Commissions – Penelope Eden Partner, Minter Ellison
National Safe Church Unit – Rev. John Cox, Director National Safe Church Unit
National Redress – Sarah Lim National Director, UCA Redress Ltd
Social Service is the Mission of the Church – Rev. Dr Ji Zhang Assembly Theologian-in-Residence
Civil Society – Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP Shadow Minister for Treasury and Charities
12:20pm LUNCH
1:20pm Unity in Purpose – Leading for Change – The Hon. Bronwyn Pike
1:50pm Unity in Action – UnitingCare Australia’s strategic priorities – Claerwen Little
2:05pm Unity in Action – facilitated group session
3:30pm Final re ections from selected attendees
3:45pm Final prayer – Dr Deidre Palmer
3:50pm Summary – Claerwen Little
4pm CLOSE AND AFTERNOON TEA
Presenter bios Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP Member for Fenner, Australian Capital Territory Andrew Leigh is the Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury and Charities, and Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT. Prior to being elected in 2010, Andrew was a professor of economics at the Australian National University. He holds a PhD in Public Policy from Harvard, having graduated from the University of Sydney with rst class honours in Arts and Law. Andrew is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, and a past recipient of the 'Young Economist Award', a prize given every two years by the Economics Society of Australia to the best economist under 40.
His books include Disconnected (2010), Battlers and Billionaires (2013), The Economics of Just About Everything (2014), The Luck of Politics (2015), Choosing Openness: Why Global Engagement is Best for Australia (2017), Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Changed Our World (2018) and Innovation + Equality: How to Create a Future That Is More Star Trek Than Terminator (with Joshua Gans) (2019). Andrew is a keen marathon runner, and hosts a podcast titled "The Good Life: Andrew Leigh in Conversation", which is available on Apple Podcasts.
Andrew is the father of three sons - Sebastian, Theodore and Zachary, and lives with his wife Gweneth in Canberra.
Rod Little Co-Chair, National Congress of Australia’s First People I am from the Wilunyu (Yamatji) and Wajuk (Nyoongar) peoples of Geraldton and Perth areas of WA. I have lived in Canberra for more than 20 years.
I have an extensive representative and advocate experience as a former Co-chair and Director of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples 2011-2019; also an elected member and Chairperson of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body 2008-2015.
Over many years has been a friend of the Canberra Interfaith Forum and occasion conversationalist at their forums, plus occasional guest of Uniting Care annual community forums.
I have a long employment history in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander a airs in education and senior leadership positions in social policy areas.
I am very passionate and committed to improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly through education, genuine consultation and encouraging collaborating between leaders, professionals and institutions.
Dr John Falzon Senior Fellow, Inequality and Social Justice, Per Capita Dr John Falzon is Senior Fellow, Inequality and Social Justice at Per Capita. He is a sociologist, poet and social justice advocate and was national CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society from 2006 to 2018. He has written and spoken widely on neoliberalism and the structural causes of inequality. He is the author of The language of the unheard (2012) and a collection of poems, Communists like us (2017). He is a member of the Australian Services Union.
Professor Anne Tiernan Dean (Engagement), Gri th University Business School Professor Anne Tiernan is Dean (Engagement) of the Gri th University Business School. She is an internationally recognised thought leader in policy analysis with a deep understanding of policy development, implementation and regulation in Australia’s federal system, and is respected for her independent, professional and research-informed analysis and commentary on national politics, public administration and public policy. She consults regularly with ministers, senior o cials and practitioners at all levels of Australian Government, and has built relationships of con dence and trust with political, bureaucratic, industry and civic leaders on all sides of politics. Anne’s scholarly interests include: Australian politics and governance, policy advice, executive studies, policy capacity, federalism and intergovernmental coordination. She has written extensively on the political-administrative interface, caretaker conventions, governmental transitions and the work of policy advising. Some of Anne’s recent work with the Queensland Government includes a review of the Queensland Health Governance Framework project, and governance and leadership support related to the Advancing Queensland Priorities (AQPs).
Penelope Eden Partner, MinterEllison Penelope leads MinterEllison’s national aged care and disability practice. Having worked exclusively in the health, ageing and human services sectors for over 20 years, Penelope utilises her understanding and experience of having worked in the clinical area as a registered nurse to provide practical, timely outcome- focused solutions to legal problems.
Penelope's broad experience across the health and human services sector, extends to the provision of advice on a range of industry speci c issues including regulatory compliance, risk management following major clinical or service related events, managing complaints involving industry regulators, advising on accreditation issues, drafting resident agreement, advising on security of tenure and all aspects of clinical governance.
Alchemy Chorus A community of music and caring Founded in 2016, Alchemy Chorus, Canberra’s dementia-inclusive choir has just celebrated its third birthday. The chorus is not a sing-along group; it is a working choir, inclusive of, but not de ned by dementia, giving several public performances each year. Inspired by the Giving Voice Chorus in Minnesota, Alchemy Chorus has a membership of around 120, comprising three groups in roughly equal proportions: those with various levels of dementia and mostly living at home; their carers; and volunteer musicians and singers who assist with the singing and the general choir operation.
The links between music and the brain, and in particular the ability of music to trigger memory and positive emotions are well publicised. While the chorus provides an enjoyable, uplifting and meaningful activity for those with dementia, it has also had a marked impact on the lives of the carers (partners, family members and friends). Thursday mornings bring a regular social opportunity for carers to have some respite from the constant need to be directly engaged with the person they look after. They don't have to explain their situation to anybody, they feel supported and are able to share with people who know exactly what they are going through. Stories are told, singing and laughter abound, tears are shed and the morning tea is to-die-for.
With more than 80 voices regularly attending weekly rehearsal, Thursday at Alchemy Chorus is for many, the highlight of the week, a morning of ‘glorious ordinariness’ within a community of caring.
The chorus founder and conductor is Brian Triglone OAM and Brendan O’Loghlin AO is on the piano.