ABSA Creating the Future for Boarding Schools Calendar of Events 2019 JANUARY 16 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 St Patrick’s College, Townsville 17 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 St Patrick’s College, Townsville 20 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Haileybury Rendall School, Darwin 21 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Haileybury Rendall School, Darwin 23 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 St Peter's School, Cambridge, NZ 24 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 St Peter's School, Cambridge, NZ 24 d GAP Workshop Gold Coast 26 d GAP Workshop Auckland 30 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 St Hilda’s ASG, Perth 31 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 St Hilda’s ASG, Perth JULY FEBRUARY 7-14 NAIDOC Week 6 d SA State Workshop - Activities Programs 18 GAP Workshop TBA and Risk Assessments for Boarders Prince Alfred College, Adelaide 24 d Qld ABSA Committee Meeting 6 d SA Members Networking Function Adelaide 26 d Victorian Boarding Staff Dinner Melbourne 6 d Qld ABSA Committee Meeting 29 d Qld Regional Gatherings various regional Qld venue 6 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Brisbane Boys’ College 30 d WA ABSA Committee Meeting 7 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Brisbane Boys’ College 31 d ICPA Federal Conference Adelaide 9 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Townsville Grammar School 10 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Townsville Grammar School 12 d WA ABSA Committee Meeting AUGUST 12 d SA State Workshop - Duty of Care in a Boarding Context Loreto College, Adelaide 1 ICPA Federal Conference Adelaide 13 d SA Principals’ Lunch Adelaide 3 d WA Heads of Boarding Meeting 7 d SA State workshop - International 18 d Qld Heads of Boarding Dinner Somerville House, Brisbane Students in Boarding Adelaide 20 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 The Scots School, Albury 9 d NSW State workshop Sydney 21 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 The Scots School, Albury 12-13 ABSA Leaders Conference Adelaide 21 d WA Heads of Boarding Meeting 20- 22 d NSW NSA ABSA Committee meeting 22 d AgQuip Gunnedah 22 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 St Joseph’s School, Port Lincoln 27 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Ballarat Grammar 23 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 St Joseph’s School, Port Lincoln 28 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Ballarat Grammar 26 d Vic Student Boarding Conference Scotch College, Melbourne 29 d Tas State Symposium Hobart 28 d Qld Reach Users Workshop Brisbane 29 d Tas Principals’ Dinner Hobart MARCH SEPTEMBER 2-3 Taking the Reins Conference Bond University, Gold Coast 4 d WA Reach Users Workshop Perth 6-7 d ICPA NSW Conference Buronga 4 d Walking in Two Worlds 11-14 Boarding Australia National Indigenous Indigenous Workshop Sydney and Boarding Symposium Brisbane 13 d WA Youth Mental Health 5 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Brisbane First Aid Course Day 1 Perth 6 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Brisbane 19 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Seymour College, Adelaide 7-10 ABSA Leaders’ Retreat TBA 20 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Seymour College, Adelaide 10 d Vic Reach Users Workshop Melbourne 20 d WA Youth Mental Health 11 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Perth First Aid Course Day 2 Perth 12 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Perth 22 d ICPA WA Conference Scarborough 26 d WA ABSA Committee Meeting 26 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Hobart OCTOBER 27 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Hobart 28 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Melbourne 16 d Qld ABSA Committee Meeting 29 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Melbourne 21 d Qld Southern Symposium Brisbane 22 d WA ABSA Committee Meeting 23 d SA Top Tips for Managing Challenging Parents Workshop Seymour College, Adelaide APRIL 24 d SA Principals’ Lunch Adelaide 2 d ICPA NT Conference Katherine 31 d WA Heads of Boarding Meeting 12 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Abbotsleigh, Sydney 13 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Abbotsleigh, Sydney NOVEMBER MAY 1 d Victorian Principals’ Lunch Melbourne 8 d NSW Heads of Boarding 1 d Qld ABSA Committee Meeting Christmas Gathering Sydney 2-4 d Agfest Launceston 8 d Qld Principals’ Lunch Brisbane 7 d WA ABSA Committee Meeting 13 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Sydney 7-9 BSA Heads Conference London, UK 14 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Sydney 8 d NSW Reach Users Workshop Sydney 15 d Victorian AGM and Dinner Melbourne 9 d SA Reach Users Workshop St Peter’s College, Adelaide 15 d NSW Principals’ Lunch Sydney 12-18 National Boarding Week 18 d WA AGM and Dinner Perth 15 d WA State Symposium Perth 19 d WA Principals’ lunch Perth 18 AHISA New Boarding Heads Breakfast Canberra 29-30 TABS Conference Boston, USA 21 d WA Heads of Boarding Meeting 22 d WA ABSA Committee Meeting 26 National Sorry Day DECEMBER 30 d NSW State Symposium Sydney 20 ABSA Office closed for Christmas break JUNE 4 d Qld Division North Qld Symposium Townsville 5-6 d ICPA Qld Conference Charters Towers 6 d Qld Division - Boarding Breakfast Charters Towers 12 d Boarding Staff Seminar and Workshop Wesley College, Melbourne 19 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 1 Sydney 20 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 Sydney Event Colour Codes by State 24 d Duty of Care Workshop Book 2 The Kilmore International School ACT NSW NT NZ QLD SA TAS VIC WA d d d d d d d d d .