Strategy to Action Day 2025 plus Maree Walk's farewell

ACWA Strategy to Action - 12 March from 1pm to 4pm

UTS Aerial Function Centre, Building 10, Level 7/235 Jones St, Ultimo

Hope, Resilience, Persistence - Effecting Change from the Ground Up

Director and Chair of Child Protection at the Australian Centre for Child Protection, and 2025 South Australian of the Year, Professor Leah Bromfield, is a well-known advocate for a radical rethink of our child protection system.

In our March S2A session, Professor Bromfield will share her vision for a more integrated response, asking what action we can take in practice to provide early and effective support to families experiencing vulnerability. Leah will speak and also lead a discussion on agencies' experiences and thoughts on windows of opportunity they have taken or want to take. 

Event features:

● Presentation by Professor Leah Bromfield

● Panel sharing snapshots of successful practice

● Facilitated discussion exploring the 'margins for manoeuvre' for providing a better response in the short term

● Advocating for a long-term collective vision.

Followed by:

Farewell drinks for ACWA CEO, Maree Walk from 4pm at The Terrace, UTS Central

Join us to 'farewell' to our CEO, Maree Walk, as she retires from the sector next month. Over the last two years, Maree has been an energetic and visionary leader for ACWA, and she will be greatly missed by the ACWA CCWT team, our board and members.