Event description
Older Women’s Network NSW 2024 Conference
Ensuring Older Women Count Too: Strategies and Solutions to Break the Silence
Join us for a lively discussion on the issues that are important to older women. What are the solutions and why isn't more done to help older women?Â
Keynote Address: Dr Catherine Barrett, Founder of Opal Institute and Kindness Pandemic FB group (Winner of the Most Uplifting FB Group in the World)
Followed by Panel Discussion on 'What's Working & What More Should Be Done To Support Older Women?' featuring:
Dr Catherine Barrett
Beverly Baker, National OWN President and OWN NSW Chair
Sharon Stone, Pathways to Employment Coordinator
Debra Barndon, Hear Our Voices CoordinatorÂ
Bronwen Johnston, Chair Blue Mountains OWN
This will be followed by a workshop to identify how services can better respond to the needs of older women.
We hope you can share the day with us and work towards better outcomes for older women in Australia.
OWN NSW TeamÂ
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8:45 – 9:15 |
Registration for OWN members |
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9:15 – 10:00 |
OWN NSW AGM (for OWN NSW members) |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Morning Tea & Registration for Conference attendees |
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10:30 – 10:35 |
Acknowledgment of Country |
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10:35 – 10:40 |
Welcome by Beverly Baker, OWN Chair and National President |
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10:40 – 10:45 |
Address by Jodie Harrison, Minister for Women and Seniors (TBC) |
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10:45 – 11:30 |
Keynote Address – Dr Catherine Barrett |
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11:30 – 11:35 |
New Moves by Dr Pauline Manley |
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11:35 – 12:45 |
Panel Discussion Beverly Baker, Dr Catherine Barrett, Bronwen Johnston (BM OWN Coordinator); Sharon Stone (Pathways to Employment Coordinator); Deborah Barndon (Hear Our Voices Coordinator) |
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12:45 – 13:30  |
Lunch |
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13:30 – 13:45 |
OWN Theatre Group |
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13:45 – 15:15  |
Workshop - Identification of Service Gaps |
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15:15 – 15:30 |
Summary |
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15:30 - 15:40 Â |
New Moves by Dr Pauline Manley |
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15:40 – 16:30 |
Afternoon Tea & Celebration |
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