Events 2009

EVENTS DIARY: 2009

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

January 2009

1.1.09 to 19.1.09: Time out

20.1.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

27.1.09: Health Charter Forum. SA Health, Adelaide. Facilitate.

February 2009

3.2.09: Queensland Health Forum. End of Life Decision-Making. Brisbane. MC.

6.2.09: Time Out.

11.2.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

15.2.09: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Launch. Fair Day, Victoria Park. MC.

17.2.09: National Youth Advisory Council Summit. Dinner. MC.

18.2.09: Mornings with Kerri-Anne Channel 9 Current Affairs Panel.

18.2.09: The Great Debate. “Where do we fit in?” The Gender Centre Event. The Mechanics School of Arts, Sydney. MC. See www.gendercentre.org.au.

20.2.09: Local Government Professionals Inc Annual Conference. Melbourne Park Function Centre. Hypothetical panel discussion. MC.

27.2.09 and 28.2.09: SCEGGS Board Retreat.

March 2009

4.3.09: National Big Skill Conference. Inclusion and Participation Panel, Sydney, MC.

5.3.09: International Women’s Day Lunch. Australian Institute of Management. Sydney.

7.3.09: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. Foxtel and Austar Live Telecast. Co-Commentator.

10.3.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

11.3.09: Greater Sydney Families in Transition Pathways Network Forum. Sydney. MC.

13.3.09: Winning Partnerships Conference. Barnados Communities for Children Shellharbour NSW. MC panel discussion.

16.3.09: SCEGGS Board. Sydney.

16.3.09 and 17.3.09: Human Rights in Australia. Conference, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. Melbourne. MC sessions.

18.3.09: Womanpower. Women’s group. Sydney. Talk.

25.3.09: Centacare Public Forum. “How Do We Keep the Focus on the Children/Hot Issues in Family Law and Dispute Resolution.” MC.

27.3.09 to 29.3.09: Mt Kosciuszko and Mt Townsend Climb. Wild Women On Top. Walk & Climb! See www.wildwomenontop.com.

April 2009

1.4.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

1.4.09: Spirituality in the Pub. Paddington. “What’s spirituality got to do with schools?” MC panel discussion.

3.4.09: Time Out.

4.4.09 to 6.5.09: TIME OUT

6.4.09: SCEGGS Board. Sydney.

May 2009

8.5.09: Australians for UNHCR Lunch. Mothers’ Day Lunch MC.

13.5.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

14.5.09: Happiness and Its Causes Conference. Facilitate panel discussion on Transcending Adversity, Sydney. See www.happinessanditscauses.com.au/

15.5.09: Law Week. Legal Aid Queensland. Hypothetical Panel Discussion. Banco Court, Brisbane Facilitate.

18.5.09: SCEGGS Board. Sydney.

21.5.09: Ascension Day, SCEGGS Darlinghurst. Old Girls event.

22.5.09: Coalition of Australian Tribunals Conference. MC panel.

25.5.09 and 26.6.09: Albury Wodonga Family Pathways Network Conference. “What about me? Children after separation.” Albury Wodonga. Facilitator.

27.5.09: Mornings with Kerri-Anne Channel 9 Current Affairs Panel.

June 2009

3.6.09: PILCH (Public Interest Law Clearing House) Trivia Night Fundraiser. MC.

10.6.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

11.6.09: “Presentations People Remember” Coco-Cola Amatil. Sydney. Present.

15.6.09: SCEGGS Board. Sydney.

16.6.09 and 17.6.09: Behind Closed Doors Forum. Domestic Violence Prevention. Broken Hill, NSW. MC sessions.

23.6.09: Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare. Melbourne. MC.

24.6.09: “A Night on the Grog”. Surry Hills Community Drug Action Team Public Forum. Sydney. MC.

25.6.09: Dame Mary Gilmore Journalism Award Dinner. University and Schools Club. Speak.

27.6.09: Knox School Debating Dinner. Presentation on the importance of acquiring debating and public speaking skills.

29.6.09: Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Video presentation.

July 2009

1.7.09: Mornings with Kerri-Anne. Channel 9. Current Affairs Panel.

1.7.09: Safe Relationships Project. Inner City Legal Centre, Sydney. Launch.

2.7.09: Suicide Prevention Forum. NSW Health. MC.

6.7.09: Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Video presentation.

7.7.09: Meet Bell Shakespeare. “Pericles”. Sydney Opera House. MC.

8.7.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

9.7.09: Communities for Children Enterprise Luncheon. Gladstone, Queensland. MC and facilitate panel.

15.7.09: Spirituality in the Pub. Blackheath, NSW. Topic: Blessed Unrest. Speakers: Father Michael Whelan and Julie.

17.7.09: Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference Melbourne. MC panel.

21.7.09: Making Things Happen for People with Disabilities. FRANS Inc. Voice-over presentation for DVD. See www.frans.com.au.

22.7.09: Macarthur Disability Services Staff Training. Campbelltown, NSW. Keynote address.

24.7.09: Early Childhood Conference. UnitingCare, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Victoria. MC.

29.7.09 and 30.7.09: 2nd Passionate About Practice 2009 Conference: “Celebrating Diversity & Partnerships Through Nursing and Midwifery”. Brisbane Convention Centre. Brisbane. MC.

31.7.09: St John Ambulance WA Conference. Perth. MC.

August 2009

1.8.09: St John Ambulance WA Conference. Perth. MC.

12.8.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

17.8.09: SCEGGS Board. Sydney.

19.8.09 & 20.8.09: CHIK Advisory Panel and Health-e-Nation Conference. Canberra. MC panel sessions.

26.8.09: Expand Conference. Canberra.

30.8.09: SCEGGS Darlinghurst Festival on Forbes. MC Chocolate Wheel and Launch.

31.8.09: NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care Staff Conference on Therapy. MC and facilitate panel.

September 2009

2.9.09: “Presentations People Remember” Coca-Cola Amatil. Sydney. Present.

4.9.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Sydney. Facilitate.

7.9.09: Child Protection Week Breakfast. Gladstone, Queensland. MC panel.

9.9.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

11.9.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Newcastle, NSW. Facilitate.

14.9.09: SCEGGS Board. Sydney.

15.9.09: FRANS Inc (Making Things Happen for People with Disabilities). Board meeting.

16.9.09: Graduate Connections Breakfast. University of Sydney. Speak.

18.9.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Coffs Harbour. Facilitate.

25.9.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Wollongong. Facilitate.

25.9.09-27.9.09: Wild Women on Top Excursion to The Castle. Morton National Park, NSW. See www.wildwomenontop.com.

28.9.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Queanbeyan. Facilitate.

30.9.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Campbelltown. Facilitate.

October 2009

1.10.09: TMF Risk Management Awards 2009. Sydney. MC.

2.10.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Armidale. Facilitate.

6.10.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Penrith. Facilitate.

7.10.09: Mental Health Week NSW Launch. Martin Place, Sydney MC. See www.mentalhealth.asn.au

8.10.09 and 9.10.09: Lorne Forum Victoria, Child Protection and Family Services. MC.

12.10.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Dubbo. Facilitate.

13.10.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Broken Hill. Facilitate.

14.10.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

15.10.09: Suicide Prevention Forum Follow-Up. NSW Health’s Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office. FacilitateNSW Health’s Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office. Facilitate.

16.10.09: Keep Them Safe Regional Engagement Tour. Wagga Wagga. Facilitate.

21.10.09: FRANS Inc (Making Things Happen for People with Disabilities) AGM. MC panel.

22.10.09: Alcohol Public Forum. NSW Health. Wollongong. MC.

26.10.09: SCEGGS Board. Sydney.

26.10.09: Compass ABC TV and UNSW Re-trial of Galileo. Judge.

27.10.09: Meet Bell Shakespeare. “The Taming of the Shrew”. Sydney Opera House. MC.

28.10.09: Mornings with Kerri-Anne. Channel 9. Current Affairs Panel.

30.10.09: Planet Ark Event. Sydney. MC.

November 2009

3.11.09: Joint Investigation Response Team Conference “JIRT Working with Children”. Sydney. MC.

4.11.09: FRANS Inc (Making Things Happen for People with Disabilities). Art exhibition and fundraiser. MC.

7.11.09: Family Weekend Down Syndrome NSW. Mother’s Workshops. Facilitate.

11.11.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

16.11.09: SCEGGS Board. Sydney.

20.11.09 and 22.11.09: Southern General Practice Network Conference. Batemans Bay, NSW. MC and Facilitate.

25.11.09: Mornings with Kerri-Anne. Channel 9. Current Affairs Panel.

27.11.09: Acquired Brain Injury Conference. Warrnambool, Victoria. MC.

30.11.09: Guardianship Tribunal NSW Anniversary. Sydney. MC.

December 2009

3.12.09: 4th Annual Mind & Its Potential Conference. Panel on “What happens when something goes wrong with the brain?” with Sue Pieters-Hawke and Assoc Prof Neil Cole. MC.

7.12.09: “Exploring the whole picture of young people and response options to behavioural issues”. Health and Community Services Workforce Council. Facilitate hypothetical. Logan Campus, Griffith University, Queensland.

9.12.09: Qantas Up and Away on Radio Q. Interviews for Qantas national and international flights. See www.qantas.com.au.

10.12.09 to 31.12.09: TIME OUT.

14.12.09: Suicide Prevention Australia AGM and Forum. MC.

15.12.09: FRANS Inc (Making Things Happen for People with Disabilities). MC panel at Christmas Staff Party.