I really enjoyed attending the Indigenous Land Management with Economic Development conference and agree that the content and speakers were extremely informative. Working in the Indigenous Land Management area is a relatively new to me and the information provided at the conference, as well as the networking opportunities positively contributes to the development of my knowledge base and role coordinating rangers who are working on country.
Cynthia Coyne, Wagiman Rangers Land Management Coordinator,
Caring for Country Unit, Land and Sea Management Branch,
Northern Land Council
'Ian Thorpe and I enjoyed our time with colleagues at the Aboriginal and Islander Health Care conference. It was a good array of experience and perspectives that can help build the positive cooperation to improve health for everyone.'
Jeff McMullen, CEO (Honorary)
Ian Thorpe's Fountain for Youth
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Care 2009 attendee
"Very good, very informative and certainly thought provoking if you are visioning into the future"
Jenny Flynn,
Director Community & Allied Health,
South West Health Service District
Integrated Primary Health Care 2009
"The conference was an excellent and comprehensive insight into the innovation and contemporary practice in primary and community care. It is exciting, particularly for those of us who work in acute hospital settings, to see what the possibilities are as we move more towards primary and community care models of service and increasing investment in disease prevention. The conference gave some great insights to better inform the strategic objectives of the National Hospitals and Health Care Reform Review."
Leuwin Ferguson,
Executive Director of Community,
Allied, Rehabilitation and Aged Services Gold Coast Health Service District
Integrated Primary Health Care 2009
"It was an excellent conference, I learned so much about what is occurring with my interstate colleagues plus the Divisions of GP. I will attend again"
Esther Murray, CEO,
Mannigham Community Health Services
Integrated Primary Health Care 2009
"An opportunity to be involved in contribution to directions in health reform by networking, sharing experiences, learning from others in a very interactive format. Cutting edge stuff. Well worth the time."
Dr Jenny Downes-Brydon,
Medical Director,
University of Melbourne Shepparton Medical Centre
Integrated Primary Health Care 2009
"I thought you ran a good operation and your marketing/sales approach was very effective. The presenters were a good mix of professionals and academics and all sessions were on-point. I attended Workshop A which was a very good format (small numbers) with an authoritative presenter (Brian Head). But it felt like a lecture not a workshop - interaction was minimal and not well thought out (seemed like he just recycled his undergrad course notes)."
Rob Sobyra, Director,
People Smuggling Policy,
Australian Customs & Border Protection Service
Evidence Based Policy Making 2009
'The conference was well run, informative, and relevant, with excellent quality presentations. The information and contacts gleaned from this conference will be very useful in the review and development of innovation programs and policies that we manage within our Government department. Thank you'
Jon Norris, Manager,
Science Strategy Employment,
Industry Development and Innovation Department of Employment,
Economic Development and Innovation
Evidence Based Policy Making 2009
'My experience was a winning one - I felt my time was well spent and I came away with some great ideas'
Lisa Presbury, Head of Customer Relations,
Greater Building Society Ltd
Customer Experience 2009
I really enjoyed the conference; I got a lot from it, enjoyed the networking and will use my contacts for future working. I feel inspired and will share what I have learnt with my community.
Samantha Dooley, Executive Officer
Mulungu Medical Centre
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Care 2009 attendee
Overall, I think the conference ran very smoothly. The conference content was well balanced, and there it was good to have presenters from a range of different health-related contexts. Staff were polite and helpful and Lenore Dembski did an excellent job as chair. Congratulations!
Sharon Pech
Assistant Director - Centre for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Care 2009 attendee
'I found the conference to be a excellent event where I could hear from many speakers on what government is planning and it was also wonderful presentations by many varied workers. The best thing for me is to have the opportunity to speak and network with other Indigenous workers and community people. The staff were wonderful and worked hard to make this a successful event Thanks so much for the chance to attend'
Laurel Rogers
Aboriginal Health Promotion Officer, NCAHS
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Care 2009 attendee
'I thought it was a great conference. Very informative speakers and friendly participants'
Penny Wagstaff
Indigenous Health Facilitator, AHPACC
Eastern Access Community Health
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Care 2009 attendee
The Conference was very informative. The range of speakers was impressive and the participants in the workshop were superb.
It added substantially to our understanding of Indigenous land management challenges across Australia. Good effort!
Enock O. Menge, Land Management Facilitator,
Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation, NT
