Organising Committee
The Forum Organising committee has representation from each jurisdiction. A range of people have participated in the committee during its operation
  • Commonwealth Government: Phillipa Stanford, Long Dang, Kylie Burgess (Department of Health and Ageing)
  • Australian Capital Territory: Therese Gehrig; Yasmin Barrington-Knight (ACT Health)
  • New South Wales: Claudia Kennedy, Paul Heath, Krysten Alcorn (DHADNC)
  • Northern Territory: Liz Kasteel (Department of Health and Community Services)
  • Queensland: Dawn Morris, Anthony West and Paul Johnson (Disability Services Queensland)
  • South Australia: Cath McGee (Department for Families and Communities)
  • Tasmania: Amanda Daly (Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Victoria: Jeannine Jacobson (Chair), Kriss McKie, Meg Henderson (Department of Human Services)
  • Western Australian: Paula Gevers (Department of Health)
  • Secretariat : Meg Henderson and Kriss McKie ( Department of Human Services)

Pat Sparrow (ACSA) has been an ex officio member to ensure planning coordinated with the ACSA Community Care Conference to be held in May 2008

Expert Reference Group
This group has provided expert advice to guide the program development and format for the Forum:
  • Jeannine Jacobson (Chair) Department of Human Services, Victoria
  • Greg Mundy, Chief Executive Officer, ACSA
  • Professor Len Gray, University of Queensland
  • Professor Hal Kendig, University of Sydney
  • Associate Professor Andrew Robinson, University of Tasmania
  • Associate Professor Keith Hill
  • Hilary O’Connell, Community West
  • Dr Gill Lewin, Silver Chain
  • Associate Professor Peter Hunter, Bayside Health
  • Sandra Hills, Brotherhood of St Laurence
  • Dr Mike Rungie, Aged Care and Housing Group
  • Professor Helen Bartlett, University of Queensland
  • Dr Richard Osborne, University of Melbourne
 
Key Dates 30 November 2007
Registration Deadline for First Round Invitees
21 – 22 February 2008
HACC National Forum