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April 7 National NAIDOC Committee Award closing date to 2:00pm (AEST) Friday 7 April 2017 see below for full info
April : NACCHO #IPAG Aboriginal Health Consultation Mylife #MyLead Consultation opens for #NATSIHP : Closes 30 April
April – May : NEW : Get NDIS Ready with a Roadshow NSW Launched
Events and Workshops
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
23-25 May Conference Aboriginal People with Disability
26 May :National Sorry day 2017
27 May to June 3 National Reconciliation Week
6 June : Stomp out the Gap : Cathy Freeman Foundation
1-2 July Aboriginal Health Conference Perth
2-9 July NAIDOC WEEK
7 July Awabakal 40th Anniversary Dinner
8-9 August 2nd World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Viral Hepatitis Alaska in August 2017
30 October –2 Nov NACCHO AGM Members Meeting Canberra Details to be released soon
27-30 November Indigenous Allied Health Australia : IAHA Conference Perth
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April 7 National NAIDOC Committee Award closing date to 2:00pm (AEST) Friday 7 April 2017
The National NAIDOC Committee have extended the 2017 National NAIDOC Award nominations to encourage more people to acknowledge the contributions and talents of outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals by nominating them for a 2017 National NAIDOC Award.
Winning a National NAIDOC Award can have a significant impact not only the winner but also their family and the wider community. Award winners will have the honour of being celebrated at the highly prestigious National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony and Ball to be held in Cairns on Saturday, 1 July 2017.
Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people contribute to Australian society through music, art, culture, community, education, environment, sport, employment and politics. If you know someone who you think deserves an award, the Committee encourages you to nominate them in one of the ten categories covering the fields of art, education and training, sport, environment and leadership.
The National NAIDOC Committee wish to extend the nomination closing date to 2:00pm (AEST) Friday 7 April 2017. Nomination forms can be found at http://www.naidoc.org.au
NAIDOC Week 2017 will run nationally from 2-9 July and is an occasion for all Australians to come together to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – the oldest continuing cultures on the planet.
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.
For more information including competition and nomination forms and ideas on how to celebrate, visit www.naidoc.org.au
April : NACCHO #IPAG Aboriginal Health Consultation Mylife #MyLead Consultation opens for #NATSIHP : Closes 30 April
My Life, My Lead is a new online public consultation portal to highlight the issues that support or impede Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have good health.
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Ken Wyatt AM, MP, said that the launch of the new portal will give more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people an opportunity to lead the discussion about the life they live now, and the life they want in the future for themselves, their families and their communities.
The Australian Government is committed to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and communities, and other stakeholders to improve progress against the goals to improve health outcomes for Indigenous Australians, and is welcoming participation in the IPAG Consultation 2017 from a broad range of stakeholders.
You can have your say by taking part in the online submission to the IPAG consultation 2017.
The online submission will be open from Wednesday 8 March 2017 and will close 11.59 pm Sunday 30 April 2017.
April – 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:
- 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.
7 April National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
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.”
On 23, 24 and 25 May 2017 FPDN is hosting a conference for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability. Community members and service providers are also welcome. Sponsorship is available for First Peoples with disability.
The agenda will be published in April 2017.
Download the PDF Save the Date – Living Our Way Conference
More info Here
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.
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.
8-9 August 2nd World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Viral Hepatitis Alaska USA
2nd World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Viral Hepatitis in Anchorage Alaska in August 2017 after the 1st which was held in Alice Springs in 2014.
Download Brochure Save the date – World Indigenous Hepatitis Conference Final
Further details are available at https://www.wipcvh2017.org/
10 October CATSINAM Professional Development Conference Gold Coast
30 October –2 Nov NACCHO AGM Members Meeting Canberra
27-30 November Indigenous Allied Health Australia : IAHA Conference Perth
