Join us for our national Catholic Social Services conference,
Serving Communities with Courage and Compassion, from 26 – 28 February 2020 at the Catholic Leadership Centre, East Melbourne. Follow the hashtag #ServingCommunities
This conference follows the successful 2018 national conference,
Hearing Healing Hope, which saw more than 250 colleagues from across the country come together.
The conference aims to strengthen and advance our work in Catholic social services through a shared, critical, forward-looking focus on our mission and on the key issues of the day. It also aims to celebrate the good work achieved collectively and to be inspired and encouraged to continue our important work.
EARLY BIRD PRICES (VALID TO 18 DECEMBER 2019)
Single Early Bird: $385 each
Group Early Bird (4 or more): $340 each
Conference Dinner: $75 each
FULL PRICES (FROM 19 DECEMBER)
Full Conference Rate, per person: $425
Full Conference Rate, per group of 4 or more: $385 each
Conference Dinner: $75 each
The program includes:
Francis Sullivan delivering the opening keynote, Margin Call - The Risk of Integrity
Debra Zanella delivering the closing keynote, Mission on the Margins: The Call to Uncommon Courage
Dr Ursula Stephens presenting the Mary MacKillop Oration at the conference dinner
A panel with young Catholic professionals sharing their perspectives of working in the sector
A special forum focussing on how to harness media to advance mission and advocacy
Catholic social services challenged to advance Indigenous recognition.
ABC presenter, Charlie King, will be MC for the conference!
Other conference contributors include:
Sherry Balcombe
Jocelyn Bignold
Monica Cavanagh rsj
Helen Christensen
Belinda Clarke
Jen Cleary
Archbishop Mark Coleridge
Dorothée Crawley
Trudy Dantis
Tiffany Davis
Jack de Groot
Linda di Sipio
Janene Evans
Denis Fitzgerald
Meagan Giddy
Jenny Glare
Sarah-Jane Grove
Maria Harries
Netty Horton
Peter Hudson
Helen Kennedy
Michael King
Anne Kirwen
Bronwyn Lay
John LochowiakSheree Limbrick
Bishop Vincent Long
Josh Lourensz
Esmai Manahan
Lisa McDonald
Gabrielle McMullen
Mark Monahan
Catherine Neville
Sam Patterson
Mark Phillips
Brenton Prosser
Felicity Rorke
Lana Turvey-Collins
Claire Victory
John Warhurst
Updates will be posted to this website and on our Twitter and Facebook feeds using #ServingCommunities