Conference Presentations Print

Opening Speech

Speech: Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Speech: Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services 

Speech: Hon Lisa Neville, Victorian Minister for Community Services

Day 1

Time Venue Session Title Details and Presenters
11am-12.15pm The Meeting Place:
Level 1

COAG YPIRAC Initiative Implementation: Concept And Practice: Jurisdictional Teams Panel Discussion

Facilitator: Lindsay McMillan

Representatives from each of the state and territory COAG YPIRAC implementation teams in discussion.

Presenters:

2.00- 3.15pm The Meeting Place:
Level 1

Accommodation Services for YPINH

Session chair: Zoran Kobelev

Presenters:

2.00- 3.15pm JR Wine Bar

Assessment, Aspirations And Advocacy

Session chair: Sue Hodgson

Presenters:

2.00- 3.15pm The Jockey Bar:
Level 2

Meeting Individual Needs: How Different Approaches Satisfy Different Needs

Session chair: Leslee Hogan

Presenter: Margie Ward, Homes West Queensland

Title: Home is where the heart is [pdf:497kb]

 

Day 2

Time Venue Session Title Details and Presenters
1.30-3.00pm The Meeting Place:
Level 1

Meeting Individual Needs: How Different Approaches Satisfy Different Needs

Session chair: Phillip Beddall

Presenter: Deb Farrell and Ngaire Trainor, MS Australia

Title: The Continuous Care Pilot [pdf:117kb]

1.30-3.00pm JR Wine Bar

Lifetime Care & Alternative Funding Solutions

Session chair: Alan Blackwood

Presenter: Maree Dyson, Dyson Consulting Group

Title: Just Like Superannuation: A Fully Funded Disability Scheme [pdf:386kb]

Presenter: Grayden, Laurelei and Derek Moore

Title: The need for a national rehabilitation strategy [pdf:436kb]

Presenter: Greta Parker, BrainLink

Title: Supporting Carers [pdf:144kb]