Working towards 2020
Collaboration - Doing it better by 2020
25 — 26 March 2010

Community Southwest Ltd is pleased to invite the public to join us for our 2nd not-for-profit conference is to be held in Warrnambool 25 – 26 March 2010.
The Conference, Towards 2020: Collaboration – Doing it better by 2020 delivers a dynamic range of speakers who are leaders in their respective fields - based around social inclusion,
health management and leadership including:-

• Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion
  and Parliamentary Secretary for the Voluntary Sector
• Robert Fitzgerald, AM. Commissioner, Productivity Commission, Presiding Commissioner on the Study into the Contribution of the Not for Profit Sector
• Mr David Crosbie – CEO, Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA)
• Mr Bruce Esplin, Emergency Services Commissioner,
• Dr Lynda Berends, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre
• Mr Scott Wilson, Chair of Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation.
• Ms Jennifer Clynk, A/g Director, Family Centred Strategies, Dept of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
• Damian Drum, MLC – Member for Northern Victoria - Chairman of Victorian Parliament’s Rural and Regional Committee.
• Other speakers as described in Speaker Biographies (download here)

Professor Tony Attwood, The World renown expert on Autism and Aspergers Spectrum Disorder(ASD), will deliver two sessions on the 25th March being:

1. Managing Feelings: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to manage anxiety, sadness and anger
2. Cognitive Abilities: A different way of thinking and learning profile

Brett De Hoedt will be Master of Ceremonies the Conference and for the Open Forum on the role and value of collaboration within our community.

The WDEA Social Inclusion & Collaboration Awards winners will be announced at the Conference Dinner. The Awards are Split into two sections – CSW Membership and other NfP organisations. Awards of $2000  to each sector respectively allocated on $1500 first and $500 runner up and (2) highly recommended for the external entries.

The tagline ‘Doing it better by 2020’ has been selected to indicate the desire of Community Southwest to bring together all sectors within the south west region in an effort to better collaborate on issues that enhance the wellbeing of all in our community for the future. They recognise that whilst we may collaborate well now, to meet the challenges posed by an ageing population, climate change and diminishing volunteer numbers, we will have to collaborate better in 2020. Now is the time to collaborate, innovate and learn.

The conference will contribute to our understanding of:

• How we move from an obscure concept to a strategic vision for collaborative effort?
• How we ensure strategic vision is shared by all? (is the vision owned by all members & can we cater effectively for a diversity of perspectives?
• How we create value or generate benefits from collaboration?
• And what types of benefits (any unexpected) that can be generated?
• How we manage the varying resources that can be committed by collaborative partner?
• How we invigorate (or re-invigorate) commitment to the collaborative alliance?
• How a stakeholder feels or sees the value of collaboration?

Importantly discussions about the contribution by collaborative efforts and alliances to the productivity (and social wellbeing) of the individual, the organisation and the community will be of interest to all that do or should work in a collaborative manner.

Also visit our Blog for up-to-date information on all things Community Southwest.

Please use the links below to download up-to-date conferrence information and registration forms.

Interim Program & Speaker Details

Conference Poster

Tony Attwood Flyer

Registration Form

Registration Form — Professor Attwood

Application for Participation Fund Support (Bursary)

Conference Sponsors

Western District Employment Access Awards

Press Releases

Western District Employment Access Awards - Last Chance!

Membership Growth - guest speaker at 2010 Conference

 

Please note that we will cater for special needs (eg. hearing, sight, mobility) – so please advise of your requirements as soon as possible.

Enquiries may be directed to Allan Bassett on 5559 1032 or by email to:
executiveofficer@communitysouthwest.com