Public hearing - Sydney, Tuesday 7 April 2009

Senate Select Committee on Men's Health

Public hearing - Sydney, Tuesday 7 April 2009

9:00am – 5:15pm
Wesley Conference Centre
Sydney NSW

Time Witness

9:00am – 9:45am

Lifeline Australia (Submission 89)
Mr Alan Woodward, General Manager National Services

9:45am – 10:30am

Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation (Submission 69)
Mr Warwick Marsh, CEO
Dr Tim O'Neil, Medical Policy Advisor
Mr Ron Brookman, Relationships Policy Advisor

10:30am – 10:45am

MORNING TEA

10:45am – 11:30am

Dads in Distress Inc (Submission 48)
Mr Tony Miller, Founder

11:30am – 12:15pm

Family Action Centre, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle (Submission 7)
Dr Richard Fletcher, Senior Lecturer and Team Leader, Fathers and Family Research Program

12:15pm – 1:00pm

Cancer Council Australia (Submission 131)
Professor Ian Olver, CEO Cancer Council Australia, Medical Oncologist
Mr Paul Grogan, Director Advocacy

1:00pm – 1:45pm

LUNCH

1:45pm - 2:30pm

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales (Submission 27)
Dr Jim Lemon, Research Fellow

2:30pm - 3:15pm

ACON (formerly the AIDS Council of NSW) (Submission 75)
Ms Stevie Clayton, CEO
Mr Nicholas Parkhill, Director Community Health

3:15pm - 3:30pm

AFTERNOON TEA

3:30pm - 4:15pm

Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Submission 64)
Dr Yvonne Luxford, Manager Policy and Advocacy
Dr Anita Sharma, Researcher

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Australian Men's Shed Association (Submission 81)
Mr David Helmers, Executive Officer

4:45pm – 5:15pm

Men's Health Information and Resource Centre, University of Western Sydney (Submission 57)
Mr Micheal Woods, Senior Lecturer
Mr Greg Andresen, Researcher
Mr Rick Welsh, Aboriginal Men's Health Project Officer

For further information, contact:

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Australia

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