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.