Full detail and contact information for all the events below
8 March International Women’s Day #IWD2017
8 March Applications for Innovative (Disability) Workforce Fund open
8 March : NSW Funding for NAIDIC week opens
February – May : NEW : Get NDIS Ready with a Roadshow NSW Launched
14 March : Western Sydney : Aboriginal Health Services Community Forum – Rooty Hill NSW
16 March: National Close the Gap Day
16 March Close the Gap Day VISION 2020
22 March: 2017 Indigenous Ear Health Workshop Adelaide
29 March: RHD Australia Education Workshop Adelaide SA
26- 29 April The 14 th National Rural Health Conference Cairns
29 April:14th World Rural Health Conference Cairns
10 May: National Indigenous Human Rights Awards
26 May :National Sorry day 2017
1-2 July Aboriginal Health Conference Perth
2-9 July NAIDOC WEEK
27-30 November Indigenous Allied Health Australia : IAHA Conference Perth
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Colin Cowell NACCHO Media Mobile 0401 331 251
Send to NACCHO Media mailto:nacchonews@naccho.org.au
8 March International Women’s Day #IWD2017 Will you #BeBoldForChange?
NACCHO pays tribute on #IWT2017 to the majority of our national workforce who are women and the NITV 20 inspiring black women who have changed Australia . And to all mothers, grandmothers, granddaughters, aunties, nieces and sisters who inspire us everyday
8 March Applications for Innovative (Disability) Workforce Fund open
Applications for Innovative (Disability) Workforce Fund will be open 6 March to 27 March 2017. Click here to download the promotional flyer from National Disability Services (NDS).
The Innovative Workforce Fund (the Fund) is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Social Services to:
- support projects that explore more efficient and effective ways to engage, develop and utilise the disability workforce;
- build a strong evidence base that supports innovative approaches for participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The Fund has been established from an allocation of the Sector Development Fund and will be administered by National Disability Services (NDS).
Applications will open on 6 March 2017, and will be accepted from organisations and individuals throughout Australia.
Applications for three project types will be sought, including showcase projects funded up to $200,000.
Applications will not open until 9am on Monday 6 March 2017. At this time, you will be able to apply and access funding guidelines at www.workforce.nds.org.au/innovation.
For more information, contact Leila Wright, Project Manager, Innovative Workforce Fund, National Disability Services, leila.wright@nds.org.au.
6 March : NSW Funding for NAIDIC week opens
The NSW Government is urging grassroots organisations to hold local events during NAIDOC Week 2017 by providing a total of $200,000 in grants to help celebrate the history, culture and accomplishments of Aboriginal people.
The national theme this year is ‘Our Languages Matter’, highlighting the importance of growing and sharing Aboriginal languages. NSW is linguistically diverse with over 35 Aboriginal languages – all currently critically endangered
Grant applications totalling $200,000, are open from today, Monday 6 March through to Thursday 27 April. Not-for-profit community groups are encouraged to apply via www.aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au.
NAIDOC, which stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, is held nationally each year in the first full week of July. This year NAIDOC will run from 2 – 9 July.
6 March ACEM Foundation Conference Grant (the Grant) Open Close 9 April
The purpose of the ACEM Foundation Conference Grant (the Grant) is to support Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori medical practitioners, medical students and other health professionals in attending the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM/the College) Winter Symposium or the ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).
The ACEM Foundation acknowledges that increasing the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori health workforce is an essential step in reducing the current health disparities experienced by Indigenous people. By supporting attendance at the ASM or Winter Symposium, the Grant aims to provide the recipient with an opportunity for professional development and:
February – May : Get NDIS Ready with a Roadshow NSW Launched
The Every Australian Counts team will be hitting the road from March – May presenting NDIS information forums in the NSW regional areas where the NDIS will be rolling out from July.
We’ll be covering topics including:
- What the NDIS is, why we need it and what it means for you
- The changes that the NDIS brings and how they will benefit you
- How to access the NDIS and get the most out of it
These free forums are designed for people with disability, their families and carers, people working in the disability sector and anyone else interested in all things NDIS.
Please register for tickets and notify the team about any access requirements you need assistance with. All the venues are wheelchair accessible and Auslan interpreters can be available if required. Please specify any special requests at the time of booking.
Find the team in the following locations:
- Casino 8th March
- Grafton 9th March
- Coffs Harbour 14th March
- Port Macquarie 15th March
- Wagga Wagga 23rd March
- Orange 5th April
- Dubbo 6th April
- Nowra 2nd May
- Wollongong 3rd May
- Albury 9th May
- Broken Hill 16th May
Click on a link above to register online now!
Every Australian Counts is the campaign that brought about the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Now it is a reality, the team are focused on engaging and educating the disability sector and wider Australian community about the benefits of the NDIS and the options and possibilities that it brings.
14 March : Western Sydney : Aboriginal Health Services Community Forum – Rooty Hill NSW
WACHS invites Aboriginal community representatives from Western Sydney and the Nepean Blue Mountains region to meet to discuss future directions for Aboriginal health.
Topics will include:
- Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (WACHS)
– History and background
– Service support
– Service programs - Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains Project: Service Delivery
– Funding agreement
– Structure and staffing
– Financial and risk management - Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains Project: Service Support
– Community engagement and consultation
– Infrastructure
– Identity and recognition
More information: Anthony Carter, anthonyc@wachs.net.au
Forum transport registration: Rita McKenzie, rita.mckenzie@swahs.com.au
Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service
Aboriginal Health Services Community Forum
14 March 2017, 10.00am–1.00pm
Novotel Hotel, 33 Railway St, Rooty Hill
Cost: Free
16 March Close the Gap Day
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples die 10-17 years younger than other Australians and it’s even worse in some parts of Australia. Register now and hold an activity of your choice in support of health equality across Australia.
Resources
Resource packs will be sent out from 1 February 2017.
We will also have a range of free downloadable resources available on our website
www.oxfam.org.au/closethegapday.
It is still important to register as this contributes to the overall success of the event.
More information and Register your event
16 March Close the Gap Day VISION 2020
Indigenous Eye Health at the University of Melbourne would like to invite people to a two-day national conference on Indigenous eye health and the Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision in March 2017. The conference will provide opportunity for discussion and planning for what needs to be done to Close the Gap for Vision by 2020 and is supported by their partners National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Optometry Australia, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and Vision 2020 Australia.
Collectively, significant progress has been made to improve Indigenous eye health particularly over the past five years and this is an opportunity to reflect on the progress made. The recent National Eye Health Survey found the gap for blindness has been reduced but is still three times higher. The conference will allow people to share the learning from these experiences and plan future activities.
The conference is designed for those working in all aspects of Indigenous eye care: from health workers and practitioners, to regional and jurisdictional organisations. It will include ACCHOs, NGOs, professional bodies and government departments.
The topics to be discussed will include:
- regional approaches to eye care
- planning and performance monitoring
- initiatives and system reforms that address vision loss
- health promotion and education.
Contacts
Indigenous Eye Health – Minum Barreng
Level 5, 207-221 Bouverie Street
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
The University of Melbourne
Carlton Vic 3010
Ph: (03) 8344 9320
Email: Indigenous-EyeHealth@unimelb.edu.au
Links
22 March: 2017 Indigenous Ear Health Workshop in Adelaide
The 2017 Indigenous Ear Health Workshop to be held in Adelaide in March will focus on Otitis Media (middle ear disease), hearing loss, and its significant impact on the lives of Indigenous children, the community and Indigenous culture in Australia.
The workshop will take place on 22 March 2017 at the Adelaide Convention Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.
The program features keynote addresses by invited speakers who will give presentations aligned with the workshop’s main objectives:
- To identify and promote methods to strengthen primary prevention and care of Otitis Media (OM).
- To engage and coordinate all stakeholders in OM management.
- To summarise current and future research into OM pathogenesis (the manner in which it develops) and management.
- To present the case for consistent and integrated funding for OM management.
Invited speakers will include paediatricians, public health physicians, ear nose and throat surgeons, Aboriginal health workers, Education Department and a psychologist, with OM and hearing updates from medical, audiological and medical science researchers.
The program will culminate in an address emphasising the need for funding that will provide a consistent and coordinated nationwide approach to managing Indigenous ear health in Australia.
Those interested in attending may include: ENT surgeons, ENT nurses, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, audiologists, rural and regional general surgeons and general practitioners, speech pathologists, teachers, researchers, state and federal government representatives and bureaucrats; in fact anyone interested in Otitis Media.
The workshop is organised by the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS) and is held just before its Annual Scientific Meeting (23 -26 March 2017). The first IEH workshop was held in Adelaide in 2012 and subsequent workshops were held in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney.
For more information go to the ASOHNS 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting Pre-Meeting Workshops section at http://asm.asohns.org.au/workshops
Or contact:
Mrs Lorna Watson, Chief Executive Officer, ASOHNS Ltd
T: +61 2 9954 5856 or E info@asohns.org.au
29 March: RHDAustralia Education Workshop Adelaide SA
Download the PDF brochure sa-workshop-flyer
More information and registrations HERE
26- 29 April The 14 th National Rural Health Conference Cairns 
29 April : 14th World Rural Health Conference Cairns
The conference program features streams based on themes most relevant to all rural and remote health practitioners. These include Social and environmental determinants of health; Leadership, Education and Workforce; Social Accountability and Social Capital, and Rural Clinical Practices: people and services.
Download the program here : rural-health-conference-program-no-spreads
The program includes plenary/keynote sessions, concurrent sessions and poster presentations. The program will also include clinical sessions to provide skill development and ongoing professional development opportunities :
Information Registrations HERE
10 May: National Indigenous Human Rights Awards
” The National Indigenous Human Rights Awards recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who have made significant contribution to the advancement of human rights and social justice for their people.”
We would like to invite NACCHO and any partnering organisations to submit an Abstract on these projects for consideration in our Aboriginal Health Conference taking place at the Parmelia Hilton Perth on the 1-2 July 2017.
Abstract submissions are now being invited that address Aboriginal health and well-being.
Underpinned by a strong conference theme; Champions | Connection | Culture, it will provide an inspirational platform for those with evidence based approaches, improved health outcomes and successful projects in
- Aboriginal Health;
- Community Engagement;
- Education;
- Workforce Development.
If you are currently engaged in work, research or other collaborations relating to Aboriginal health you are encouraged to submit an abstract of 300 words. Abstracts will be reviewed by our Education Steering Committee. Abstracts that fulfil the requirements as outlined in the Submissions Guidelines will be considered. Due consideration will be given to originality and quality. Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged within one week of them being received and successful applicants will be notified by 23 May 2017. Successful abstracts will be published in the Conference Program handbook.
Attached for your reference is the Abstract Submission Form and the Abstract Submission Guidelines.
Download Here abstract-submission-form_2017-v1
Closing date for abstract submission is Monday 10 April 2017.
Should you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
| Cara Massingham
Events Coordinator Work days: Thursday and Friday T 08 6389 4513 | F 08 6389 4501 |
The importance, resilience and richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages will be the focus of national celebrations marking NAIDOC Week 2017.
The 2017 theme – Our Languages Matter – aims to emphasise and celebrate the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the transmission of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
10 October CATSINAM Professional Development Conference Gold Coast
27-30 November Indigenous Allied Health Australia : IAHA Conference Perth
