Day 1: The Research

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This conference concluded successfully on the 21st April 2010.

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Keynote Speakers

Presentations and Audios:

19th April Day 1: The Research
20th April Day 2: The Workforce
21st April Day 3: The Capacity

Audio only:

Sustaining Rural Communities Podcasts and Audio

Blogger link sustainingruralcommunities.blogspot.com/

Conference interviews (ABC Rural)

Conference MP3 CD Order

Contact: Kate Schwager 02 67992477

kate.schwager@cottoncrc.org.au

Sponsorship and Sponsors

Day 1 - The Research

Session 1 Accepting the past and planning for the future.

Time	Speaker	Topic
9.00	Mr Philip Armytage CEO, Cotton Catchment Communities CRC	Welcome and context Audio 2.3mb
9.05	Mr Craig Trindall, The Gomeroi people	Welcome to Country Audio 2.1MB
9.10	Professor Peter Shergold Australian School of Business, UNSW Macquarie Group Foundation Professor Centre of Social Impact, UNSW	Community Leadership in Rural Australia Audio 40 min 19MB
9.50	Dr Linda Botterill Director, National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia	Challenges of drought policy and options for the future Audio 40 min 14MB
10.30 ‐ 11.00	The Community Mutual Group morning tea

Session 2 Rural communities living with change
Session Chair: Mr Kevin Humphries MP, Member for Barwon, Shadow Minister for Healthy Lifestyles, Aboriginal Affairs and Western NSW, NSW Parliament.

Session Sponsor - Namoi Catchment Management Authority

Time	Speaker	Topic
11.00	Professor Paul Martin Director, Australian Centre for Agricultural Law, The University of New England	Rural communities resurgence. Resilience. Trends and options. Audio 30 min 4.3 MB
11.30	Dr Judy Stubbs Director, Judy Stubbs & Associates	Impacts of policy on community wellbeing in the Murray Darling Basin. Audio 30 Min 9.7 MB
12.00	Mr Bruce Brown General Manager, Namoi CMA	Agricultural Sector Productivity and Natural Resource Management Audio 30 Min 6.64 MB
12.30	Associate Professor Sabina Knight Centre for Remote Health, Alice Springs	The social and health impacts of drought on rural and remote communities. Audio 30 min 6.24MB
1.00 – 2.00	University of New England Lunch

Session 3 Workshops (Concurrent)
Session sponsor - Murray Darling Basin Authority
2.00pm – 3.30pm

	Session 1 - Guy Roth	Session 2 - Helen dugdale
Topic	Improving our understanding of socio‐economic trends in rural communities.	Health rural communities & farm families
Discussion leaders	• Mr Phil Alchin, Partner, Boyce & Co Accounting, Moree Audio 4.9MB • Neil Burgess Westpac Bank Audio 6.2MB • Jim Donaldson Director Research and information Murray Darling Basin Authority Audio 6.4MB	• Susan Brumby, Clinical Associate Professor, National Centre for Farmer Health, Deakin University and Western District Health Service, Hamilton • Associate Professor Sabina Knight, Centre for Remote Health, Alice Springs • Margo Carberry, Community Health Manager, Hunter New England Health service Narrabri District Health Service, Narrabri Community Health
Issues covered	• Current socio‐economic research • Research gaps • Future research needs • Coordination / collaboration of research	• Improving on‐farm health of farmers and their staff • Addressing community health in rural areas
3.30 pm	Afternoon Tea

Session 4 Plenary Session

Session Chair: Session Chair: Dr Paula Jones, Program Director, Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, Rohan Boehm, Manager Communication and Human Capacity Investment, Cotton Research and Development Corporation, and Dr Guy Roth , Roth Rural and Regional Pty Ltd.

4.00 – 5.00pm. Bringing it all together! New outcomes, new networks, new decisions for the future!

6.00pm

Welcome reception

Welcome Don Tydd - Interem Executive Director, Regional Development Australia , Northern Inland NSW
Regional Development Australia – Northern Inland NSW

Welcome Drinks & BBQ to celebrate living in the country.
Cost Prepaid on Registration

6.00pm
The Crossing Theatre, Narrabri

Live Entertainment : Kisshead- Hot Melbourne band soaring harmonies with a mix of soul and wrap.
Entertaining! Sure to be engaging and great to listen too.

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