Public Hearing - Melbourne, Monday 30 March 2009

Inquiry into the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Reports

Public Hearing - Melbourne, Monday 30 March 2009

St. James Court Conference Centre
12 Batman Street, West Melbourne

9.00 am

9.45 am

Ms Angela Sdrinis, Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers (Sub 18)

9.45 am

10.15 am

Mr Frank Golding, National Vice-President of Care Leavers of Australia Network (CLAN) (Sub 16)

10.15 am

10.30 am

Break

10.30 am

11.15 am

Alfred Felton Research Program
Professor Cathy Humphreys, Alfred Felton Chair of Child and Family Welfare
Professor Shurlee Swain, Honours/postgraduate co-ordinator, School of Arts and Sciences (Vic), Australian Catholic University
Mr Gavan McCarthy, Director, University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre
Ms Rachel Tropea, Archivist, eScholarship Research Centre, University of Melbourne

11.15 am

12.00 pm

Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Ms Coleen Clare, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Karen Schobell, Manager, Sector Development and Social Policy

12.00 pm

12.30 pm

Wings for Survivors (Sub 29)
Ms Deborah Findlay, Member
Ms Michele Greaves, Member
Mr Mark Kellie, Member
Ms Susan Treweek, Member
Ms Trevor Jones, Member

12.30 pm

1.15 pm

Lunch

1.15 pm

2.00 pm

Broken Rites (Australia) Collective Inc (Sub 14)
Ms Christine MacIssac, President
Dr Wayne Chamley, Treasurer

2.00 pm

3.00 pm

Alliance for Forgotten Australians (Sub 10)
Ms Caroline Caroll, Chair
Ms Eris Harrison, Senior Policy Manager

3.00 pm

3.15 pm

Break

3.15 pm

4.00 pm

Vanish Inc
Ms Maureen Cleary, Manager

4.00 pm

5.00 pm

TBC

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au