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Women’s Conference Program 2007
07 August 2007
Maxine McKew, guest speaker
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Women's Conference is now booked out - please no more registrations
"Women's Votes: Changing the Future"
NSW Leagues Club, 165 Phillip Street Sydney
This is a draft and may be subject to change
THURSDAY, 13th SEPTEMBER
8.30 am: Registration
9.30 am: Welcome to Country - Millie Ingram Aboriginal elder
9.40 am: Conference Opening & Welcome Address - Cheryl McGuire, Chair PSA Women's Council and PSA Senior Vice President
Anne Kennelly, Women's Industrial Officer, Organisational details.
10.00 am: Speaker - Maxine McKew - ALP Candidate for Bennelong
10.45 am: Morning Tea
11.15 am: When women won the right to vote - Speaker - Kate Deverall
12.00 am: Women Against WorkChoices - Alison Peters, Unions NSW; Larissa Stevens, CFMEU; and Dae Levine, Communications Consultant.
1.00 pm: LUNCH - Sponsored by the SGE Credit Union
2.00 pm: State Super Financial Services / SGECU
2.30 pm: Women's Employment & Development Strategy - Martina Nightingale, Public Employment Office
3.00 pm: Afternoon Tea
3.30 pm: YR@W Workplace and Community Campaigning - How to be an effective YR@W campaigner.
Speakers Adam Kerslake, Unions NSW & Peter Lewis, Essential Media Communications
5.00 pm: End of Day One.
Lucky Door Prize Draw
FRIDAY, 14th SEPTEMBER
9.30 am: Re-commencement
Cheryl McGuire, Chair PSA Women's Council and PSA Senior Vice President
Anne Kennelly, Women's Industrial Officer - Organisational details
9.40 am: Address by Sue Walsh, PSA President
10.00 am: Launch of "Your Safety Rights @ Work" - Dr Pam Veivers, PSA OHS Officer
10.30 am: Morning Tea
11.00 am: Speaker to be announced. The previously announced speaker, Senator Penny Wong, is no longer available as the Government has changed the Senate sitting days to rush through legislation before the elections.
11.45 am: 40 years since 1967 referendum - Panel of indigenous women.
Speakers: Anne Weldon, Chair Aboriginal Housing Authority; Barbara Bond; & PSA indigenous women.
1.00 pm: Lunch
2.00 pm: Workshops
- Meeting Skills - Kris Cruden
- Your Rights as a Carer - Steph Cunio
- Women's Employment & development
- Super Workshop re: 2007 changes
3:30 pm: Afternoon tea
3.50 pm: Entertainment
4.00 pm: Lucky Door Prize Draw. Close
Contact Details
Anne Kennelly, Women's industrial Officer
Ph: 02 9220 0929
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