R U OK? Day 2024

In 2024, UNSW will celebrate R U OK? Day with an event for all staff in the Roundhouse from 9:30am-11am on Thursday 12 September. 

It will be an opportunity to take a break and connect with colleagues over a delicious morning tea.

We will welcome special guests including Paula Duncan AM, Jorge Alvarez Vega from Converge, and Professor Sam Harvey from The Black Dog Institute. 

There will also be time for Q&A. 

All staff are invited to attend the event either in person or via the livestream. Lucky door prizes will be awarded on the day - all staff who attend in person will go into the draw! 

Guests

MC: Professor Sam Harvey, Chief Scientist at The Black Dog Institute

Guest: Paula Duncan AM

Guest: Jorge AlvarezVega, Converge Partnership Manager

Schedule

9:30am - Morning Tea (finger food) will be served in the Roundhouse (BYO hot beverage)

10am - Event commences - Introduction by Professor Sam Harvey

10:05am - Keynote speech - Paula Duncan AM

10:30am - Converge Services Presentation by Jorge Alvarez Vega 

10:45am - Q&A moderated by Professor Sam Harvey

About Paula Duncan AM

Paula Margaret Duncan is an Australian actress. Her numerous television roles include playing Nurse Lisa Brooks in The Young Doctors, Detective Danni Francis in Cop Shop, for which she twice won the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress, Lorelei Wilkinson in Prisoner, Janet Bryant in Richmond Hill and Bridget Jackson in Home and Away. Paula Duncan Promotions was established in 1975 after constant requests for Paula to support charity and fundraising within the Australian community.

In 1989 Paula Duncan Promotions started to produce very large events to create awareness of a variety of community issues, raising funds for affiliated charities and developing partnerships with government and corporate organisations.