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QCOSS Regional Conference a huge success


Region:QLD
Location:Townsville
State:QLD

The first QCOSS regional conference held in Townsville on September 10 was a huge success. In total, over 200 people attended from all over the state.


Below are the Presentations and papers. More will be made avaliable shortly. 

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

Keynote Speakers
  •  Cleveland Fagan (Chief Executive Officer, Apunipima Cape York Health Council)—Apunipima Health Service—A New Model of Service Delivery to Remote Queensland
  •  Muriel Bamblett (Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency)—Protecting Culture, Strengthening Voice: Towards a Just Future for Aboriginal Children and Families
  • Professor Lesley Chenoweth (Professor of Social Work and Co-director of the Griffith Abilities Research Program at Griffith University)—Mind the Gap: Contemporary Issues for Funding and Resourcing our Community Services.
     
Workshops - Session 1

1. The Role of the Family Wellbeing Empowerment Program as a Framework for Engaging Communities and Building Aboriginal Leadership and Organisational Capacity PLUS The Healthy Women’s Initiative
2. Access to Legal Assistance Services in Rural, Regional and Remote Communities Across Queensland PLUS Developing a Rural Service Access Centre
 
Workshops - Session 2
 1. Goori House a Successful Indigenous Initiative: Why and How it Works PLUS Indigenous Community Volunteers
2. A Model to Deliver Services Across Distance, Culture and to Overcome Client Resistance PLUS Healing Practices with Aboriginal Families and Communities