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9.30AM – 4.30PM
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Howard Smith Wharves, Rivershed
Smart casual attire
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Program subject to change
FROM 8.30AM
ARRIVAl, REGISTRATION, TEA AND COFFEE
9.30AM
MC introduction & Welcome to Country
Katrina Blowers, Network television presenter
Uncle Billy Cummings
Opening Keynote Address
Tom Allsop
PeakCare Chief Executive Officer
Lived Voice Keynote Address
Isaiah Dawe, The Long Way Home
11:00AM
MORNING TEA
11.30AM
Beyond the System: Lived Truths & Expert Vision
Panel discussion sessions facilitated by Katrina Blowers, featuring;
- Phil Doorgachurn, Australian Childhood Foundation
- Professor Daryl Higgins, Australian Catholic University (ACMS)
- Children’s Commissioner Luke Twyford, QFCC
- Laurel Downey, Therapeutic Residential Care practice expert
- Professor Lynne McPherson, Out-of-Home Care Researcher
- Plus young people, parents and workers with an experience of the care system
1:00PM
LUNCH
1.45PM
75 MINS
Raising Children Keynote Address
Dr Justin Coulson, parenting expert
45 MINS
Generational Keynote Address
Ashley Fell, demographer, futurist, and social researcher
30 MINS
Closing Keynote and Q&A
Sam Thaiday, NRL legend and TV personality
