Healthy Tasmania Community Forum - Sharing, Learning Growing

Join us to celebrate communities and explore how we can continue creating real, lasting change together. We’ll hear from inspiring speakers, connect with communities leading this work on the ground, and dive into interactive sessions exploring the role we can all play in shaping a healthier future.

You’ll leave feeling inspired, equipped with new skills, and with a clearer understanding of the future of preventive health. We’ll also share updates on progress made toward a long-term plan to improve health and wellbeing in Tasmania.

Program

9:30 – Welcome

MC: Jane Longhurst will guide us through the day, helping connect the big ideas and community voices around systems change.

9:35 – Welcome to Country

9:45 – Opening Reflections
Setting the scene: celebrating what Healthy Tasmania has achieved, the role of communities in shaping health and wellbeing, and what we’ve learned so far.

Keynote Presentations

10:00 – Therese Riley: From Ideas to Impact
How systems change can be achieved when communities are at the centre – from pilots to real impact.

10:30 – Mark Cabaj: Enabling Place-Based Systems Change
Exploring practical ways to strengthen local leadership and community-led systems change.

11:00 – Panel Discussion with Keynote Speakers
A chance to ask questions, share insights, and dig deeper into what makes systems change possible.

11:15 – Morning Tea

Community Voices

11:30 – Community Showcase Panel Discussion
Hear directly from community leaders and organisations supported through Healthy Tasmania grants. They’ll share stories of change, lessons learned, and how they’ve influenced systems in their local areas.

12:45 – Lunch

Workshops

1:30 – Workshops (choose one)

Changing Systems Through Connection – Mara Schneider, Neighbourhood Houses Tasmania
Systems in Practice – Therese Riley

Hands-on sessions designed to share experiences, spark new ideas, and explore practical tools for systems change.

Looking Ahead

2:30 – What’s Next: Tasmania’s 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy
Reflecting on Healthy Tasmania’s achievements and looking forward to how communities can shape the next phase of preventive health.

3:15 – Wrap Up

3:30 – Close