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Day Two Agenda
Wednesday 13th April, 2011

8:30
Welcome, coffee & networking
9:00
Chair's opening remarks & re-cap of day one
Building stronger partnerships
9:15
Effective service delivery to APY lands progress-to-date

  • Initial steps for remote service delivery – auditing services, understanding governance structures and baseline mapping
  • Establishing a single government interface so community members deal with only one face of government
  • Progress-to-date and key lessons learnt
Pauline Peel, Deputy Chief Executive,
Sustainability, Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
Department of Premier and Cabinet, SA and
South Australian Government Coordinator General
10:00
Improving service delivery in priority communities

  • The National Partnership Agreement on remote service delivery – the aims and priority communities
  • The role of Regional Operations Centres and work being done to increase the effectiveness of services delivered to priority communities
  • Progress-to-date, key lessons learnt and future directions
Barry Johnson, Manager, Regional Operations Centre, NT
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services
and Indigenous Affairs
10:45
Morning tea & networking
11:15
Building partnerships to improve the delivery of health services to Indigenous communities

  • The WA Country Health Services' commitment to improving health service delivery to Indigenous communities across the Kimberley
  • Developing partnerships to optimise service delivery and outcomes
  • An overview of existing partnerships
  • Advice for other organisations looking to build strong and effective partnerships
Kerry Winsor, Regional Director, Kimberley
WA Country Health Service
12:00
Developing & delivering effective health services – the work of CRANAplus

  • Overview of CRANAplus – developing and delivering safe, high quality primary healthcare to remote areas of Australia
  • Work being done to increase the effectiveness of the health services delivered to remote Indigenous communities
  • Advice for other organisations on delivering effective health services and broader service delivery to Indigenous communities
Carole Taylor, CEO &
Lenny Cooper, Indigenous Advisor CRANAplus
12:45
Networking lunch
Engaging effectively with communities for more targeted & culturally appropriate services
1:45
Engaging with communities for effective service delivery – the work of the ABS

  • The important role engagement and education plays in ensuring the effective delivery of census services
  • How the ABS engages Indigenous communities and the role of Indigenous engagement officers
  • The important role census data plays in broader service delivery – an overview of what the data indicates and how it can assist
Celia Moss, Director,
Northern Australia Census Management Unit
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
2:30
Cross-cultural understanding for more effective service delivery

  • Challenges around delivering effective justice services to Indigenous communities
  • Cross-cultural understanding to improve services and outcomes for individuals
  • The Community Justice Centre – bridging the communication gap
  • Understanding effective mediation and relationship building
Ippei Okazaki, Acting Director, Community Justice Centre
Department of Justice, NT
3:15
Afternoon tea & networking
3:45
Improving outcomes through effective community engagement

  • Why community engagement is crucial to effective service delivery
  • A practical guide to effective community engagement with a focus on remote Indigenous Australian communities
  • The role of effective engagement from an educational context
  • How engaging in professional networks can assist in the community engagement process
Patrick Anderson
Top End Senior Advisor (Community Engagement)
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
4:30
Community engagement for more effective electoral services

  • An overview of Electoral Commission services and challenges around effective service delivery in Indigenous communities
  • How the AEC is engaging with Indigenous communities to increase the effectiveness of our services
  • Progress-to-date and key lessons learnt
Alistair Legge, Program Manager,
Indigenous Electoral Participation Program
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
5:15
Round table discussions
5:45
Chair's closing remarks & close of conference

View agenda day one