Day Two - Towards Social Inclusion
Wednesday 21st April, 2010

8.30
REGISTRATION, COFFEE & NETWORKING
9.00
CHAIR´S OPENING REMARKS & RE-CAP OF DAY ONE
9.15
Inspiring youth to succeed

  • Improving outcomes of the Australian youth population - an overview of the policy environment and examples of evidence based programs
  • Improving outcomes for young people at risk of long-term disadvantage - an overview of the policy environment and examples of evidence based programs
  • What we can be doing differently
Kerry Graham,
Chief Executive Officer,
The Inspire Foundation
10.00
Victoria´s progress towards social inclusion

  • A Fairer Victoria - positioning Victoria not only as one of the most livable cities but also as one which is committed to being one of the fairest states in the world
  • Investing in place based interventions within particular communities in need
  • Theory and evidence which supports these interventions which are designed to promote social inclusion
Damian Ferrie,
Executive Director, Community Programs,
Department of Planning and Community Development, VIC
10.45
MORNING TEA & COFFEE
11.15
Harnessing local government experience to foster social inclusion

  • Innovative ways that local governments are looking after the most vulnerable members of our communities
  • How local governments can best work in partnership with state and federal governments
Cr Geoff Lake,
President,
Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)
12.00
Drawing on our experience to build a more inclusive future

  • Drawing on Australian and overseas experience to determine the key building blocks of a strategic national approach to social inclusion
  • The importance of a whole of government approach to social inclusion
  • Lessons from the ACT´s social inclusion initiatives
  • Uniting Care´s social inclusion journey
Lin Hatfield Dodds,
National Director,
UnitingCare Australia
12.45
LUNCH
SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES
1.45
Assessing the impact of programs on priority groups

  • How BreastScreen Australia assesses the impact of the program on priority groups such as Indigenous women
  • Using information to tailor services to the needs of priority groups
  • Lessons for other organisations when attempting to assess program impacts in a social inclusion context
Senior Representative,
Population Health Division,
Department of Health and Ageing
2.30 Case studies::
Innovation for inclusion - Breaking the mould to break the cycle of disadvantage

  • The journey so far - an overview of The Smith Family´s work to make social inclusion a reality
  • Programs that are supporting children to achieve their full potential Р an emphasis on education
Elaine Henry,
Chief Executive Officer,
The Smith Family
3.15
AFTERNOON TEA & COFFEE
3.45
Reversing place-based inequality

  • Background on the Neighbourhood Renewal initiative
  • Developing targeted responses to spatial inequality - effectively utilising data/evidence
  • Understanding the need for a holistic approach
  • Neighbourhood Renewal 2008 Evaluation
Dr Harald Klein,
Director ,Neighbourhood Renewal,
Department of Human Services, VIC
4.30
Social Connection for Social Inclusion

  • What is social connection?
  • Promoting mental health and wellbeing through social connection - an overview of evidence
  • Social connectionКin the sports, arts and technology settings - some good practice examples
Irene Verins,
Manager ,Participation and Equity for Health,
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)
5.15
CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR AND CLOSE OF CONFERENCE