** The Organising Committee reserve the right to change the program and speakers at any time.

DAY ONE - Tuesday 7th October

8.00am	Registration
9.00am	Introduction to MC, Clementine Ford	Linda Beilharz, CEO, Women's Health Loddon Mallee
9.05am	Welcome to Country	Deborah Webster Dja Dja Wurrung Traditional Owner
9.10am	Opening remarks	Ms Amanda Millar MLC Member for Northern Victoria
9.15am	Setting the stage for the conference	Linda Beilharz, CEO, Women's Health Loddon Mallee
What is Gender-Based Violence?
9.20am	Keynote Speaker	Clementine Ford
10.05am	Panel - What is gender based violence?	Moderator: Margaret Augerinos CEO, Centre for Non Violence Lisette Aarons Assistant Director, National Centre for Crime and Justice Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics Fiona McCormack CEO, Domestic Violence Victoria Jodie Martin CEO, Gippsland Women's Health Det.Snr.Sergeant Cam Davis Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team
10.50am	Morning Tea sponsored by Bankmecu
11.10am	Concurrent Sessions	Concurrent Session 1 Vere Tupou - Pacific Fund in Support of Organisations and Action to end violence against women, UN Women Understanding violence against women in the Pacific regiona
11.10am		Concurrent Session 2 Annette Gillespie, Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service Media Advocacy Project
11.10am		Concurrent Session 3 Maree Crabbe, Brophy Family and Youth Services Erotising inequality: pornography, young people and sexuality
11.10am		Concurrent Session 4 Bridget Harris - Centre for Rural Regional Law and Justice, Deakin University Overcoming barriers and boundaries: improving access to justice for survivors in regional and rural Victoria
11.40am	Concurrent Sessions	Concurrent Session 1 Tania McKenna, Meriki Onue - Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria The difference a day can make: preventing family violence in Koori communities
11.40am		Concurrent Session 2 Fiona McCormack, CEO Domestic Violence Victoria Preventing violence against women with the media: The EVA's Media Awards and other strategic initiatives
11.40am		Concurrent Session 3 Roshan Bhandary - In Touch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence CALD Communities, leading the way to respectful relationships
11.40am		Concurrent Session 4 Sheiny New - Jewish taskforce against family violence The role of religious institutions
12.10pm	Lunch
What is Primary Prevention?
1.05pm	Rapporteur report
	Personal Story	Arj Barker
	Keynote Speaker	Paul Linossier CEO, The Foundation to Prevent Violence Against Women and Children
	Panel - What is primary prevention?	Moderator: Teresa Dowd Manager Policy and Projects (CALD) The Foundation to Prevent Violence Against Women and Children Maree Crabbe Co-founder and Project Coordinator Reality & Risk Bob Pease Chair of Social Work, Deakin University Patty Kinnersly CEO, Women's Health Grampians
	Personal story	Tui Leleisiuao, interviewed by Michael Adamson
3.50pm	Afternoon Tea sponsored by The Foundation to Prevent Violence Against Women and Children
4.15pm	Concurrent Sessions	Concurrent Session 1 Carolyn Wallace - Mount Alexander Shire Council Preventing violence against women, creating cultural change through local government
		Concurrent Session 2 Marnie Jewell - Women's Health Loddon Mallee Loddon Mallee Takes a Stand - Workplace Bystander Training
		Concurrent Session 3 Emily Maguire - Foundation for Prevention of Violence Against Women and their children Back to school: what works to prevent violence against women in school settings?
4.45pm	Concurrent Sessions	Concurrent Session 1 Romina Lougoon - City of Greater Bendigo Achieving respect and gender equality in Greater Bendigo
		Concurrent Session 2 Diana Labiris - Women's Health in the North "A coin with two sides": engaging men and boys in the primary prevention of men's violence against women
		Concurrent Session 3 Sharon Simon - Domestic Violence Resource Centre, Victoria Working with young people in the primary prevention of violence against women
5.30pm	Close of Conference Day One

Conference Dinner - Tuesday 7th October - 6.30pm for 7.00pm

Dinner Speaker - Scott Holmes, YMCA Workplace Gender Equity Project

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DAY TWO - Wednesday 8th October 

How is it Everybody's Business?
9.00am	Introduction	Linda Beilharz,EO Women's Health Loddon Mallee
9.15am	Keynote Speaker	Dr Gael Jennings The Centre for Advancing Journalism University of Melbourne
9.45am	Panel - How is it everybody's business?	Moderator: Kellie Nagle Municipal Association of Victoria/ Women's Health Victoria Jennie Hill Victorian Co-Administrator, Destroy the Joint Rosie Batty Joanne Mulcahy Chair, Yarra City Council Gender Equity Committee
10.45am	Presentation	Rodney Vlais Acting CEO, No to violence
11.10am	Morning Tea sponsored by YMCA Victoria
11.45am	Concurrent Session	Concurrent Session 1 Sandra Morris, Women's Health in the North Evaluation of the Northern Region Preventing Violence Against Women Strategy
		Concurrent Session 2 Rachel Mackay - Women's Health Goulburn North East The link between disaster and violence against women
		Concurrent Session 3 John Willis - Golden City Support Services Living safer sexual lives, respectful relationships - addressing violence prevention for people with intellectual disability
		Concurrent Session 4 Bronwyn Upston, MonashLink Community Health Service The Community Health Service as a setting for primary prevention of violence against women
12.15pm	Concurrent Sessions	Concurrent Session 1 Margaret Augerinos - Centre for Non Violence Family violence, a community's response
		Concurrent Session 2 Deb Salvagno - CFA Pathways to women's inclusion - the CFA journey so far
		Concurrent Session 3 Michelle Hunt - Women's Health Grampians Act@Work.  Challenging sexism, descrimination and violence against women
		Concurrent Session 4 Libby Hargreaves - Whitehorse Community Health Service and Steve Dawkins, Warrnambool City Council Baby makes three - a program for first time parents to prevent violence against women
12.45pm	Lunch
1.40pm	Rapporteur report
	Keynote Speaker	Chief Commissioner Ken Lay
	Panel - How is it everybody's business	Moderator: Cathy Humphries Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Janet Menzies Male Champion of Change Libby Davies CEO, White Ribbon Paul Hamilton CEO, AFL Central Victoria (Former Essendon player) John O'Brien Head of Industrial Relations NAB
3.05pm	Afternoon Tea
3.30pm	Closing Keynote	Phil Cleary Author, activist
4.15pm	Close of Conference and thank you from host, Women's Health Loddon Mallee	Linda Beilharz, EO, Women's Health Loddon Mallee
4.30pm	Conference Close