The 2024 Community Legal Centres Queensland Conference will bring the community legal sector together to develop new skills, increase knowledge and collaborate with others.
The conference will be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, 23 Leichhardt St, Spring Hill on 21 and 22 May. A draft program is available (but subject to change).
Conference registrations close on Friday 8 May (unless sold out prior)
Important Dates and Information about registering:
- Early bird registrations closed at 5pm on Thursday, 28 March.
- All registrations close at 5pm on Wednesday, 8 May (unless sold out prior).
- Registration (2 day or 1 day option) includes access to conference sessions and materials, catering and the networking event.
- Additional tickets to the networking event are available.
Register via: https://events.humanitix.com/2024-community-legal-centres-queensland-conference
Click here to read the 2024 Conference terms and conditions.
2 Day Registration (Community Legal Centre Staff/Management Committee)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 28 March)
$425
Full Price (available until 5pm, Wednesday 8 May)
$475
2 Day Registration (General Admission)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 28 March)
$500
Full Price (available until 5pm, Wednesday 8 May)
$550
1 Day Registration (Community Legal Centre Staff/Management Committee)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 28 March)
$250
Full Price (available until 5pm, Wednesday 8 May)
$275
1 Day Registration (General Admission)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 28 March)
$300
Full Price (available until 5pm, Wednesday 8 May)
$350
Networking Event ONLY
(Tuesday 21 May – 4:30pm-6:30pm)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 28 March)
$50
Full Price (available until 5pm, Wednesday 8 May)
$50
Scholarships
Thanks to the generous support of sponsors – Community Legal Centres Queensland is offering a limited number of scholarships for First Nations, Regional and First Contact Staff to attend the 2024 conference.
Preference will be given to people who have not attended a previous conference.
What’s included:
- 2 Day Conference Registration
What’s not included:
- Travel and accommodation expenses
- Meal and incidental expenses
Applications closed Friday 22 March.
Minter Ellison
MinterEllison’s Pro Bono and Community Investment Program is driven by a deep commitment to addressing cycles of disadvantage and creating systemic change, across interconnected pillars of human rights and access to justice, homelessness (including domestic and family violence), empowering youth, and First Nations empowerment. The program is designed to create positive impact for our community, not only through pro bono legal advice but also through other non-legal assistance to our community partners, including other skilled volunteering or in-kind assistance, amplifying fundraising and awareness campaigns, and providing charitable giving support.
The Brisbane MinterEllison office is proud to maintain strong partnerships with Community Legal Centres Queensland (CLCQ), as well as several of the community legal centres that comprise its membership. Together, the work of these organisations goes towards addressing all of the four of our Program pillars and most particularly through enhancing access to justice.
As always, MinterEllison’s sponsorship of the 2024 CLCQ State conference is targeted towards funding costs of people from rural, regional and remote community legal centres to attend. We understand that there are significant and unique barriers to access to justice in rural, regional and remote areas, and fully support enhancing the opportunities available to community legal centres offering services in these areas.
Maurice Blackburn
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is Australia’s #1 plaintiff law firm.
We believe everybody deserves access to justice, not just those who can afford it.
When you need support with a legal issue, it can feel daunting. That’s why for over 100 years, we’ve been helping and guiding our clients with their legal needs.
We’ve helped over 500,000 Australians turn their situation around. Our expert lawyers help people who have been injured at work, on the road, in a public place, as a result of poor medical treatment or by institutions who have a duty of care, as well as superannuation & insurance claims and wills & estates.
We also act in significant social justice cases and lead class actions on behalf of people who have experienced mass wrongdoing.
We employ over 1,000 of the country’s brightest, most compassionate and determined minds. With local knowledge and a national network of experts, we have the experience you can count on.
Herbert Smith Freehills
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is delighted to continue our sponsorship of the Community Legal Centres Queensland State Conference, and to support CLCQ’s scholarships to increase the participation of First Nations delegates at this year’s Conference.
HSF is a leading global law firm with over 5000 people across 26 offices worldwide. Our Australian offices are located in Brisbane/Meanjin, Melbourne/Naarm, Sydney/Warrang, and Perth/Boorloo. HSF’s Pro Bono legal practice is impact-driven and includes systemic advocacy and pro bono legal advice and casework for individuals, charities and NGOs. Supporting First Nations organisations and communities is a core part of our pro bono practice. We also have particular expertise partnering with CLCs to advocate for people with disability and women experiencing homelessness and their families. HSF has a longstanding history of working with CLCs and charities to increase access to justice for the community, including by supporting Queensland-based pro bono clients such as the LawRight Community Health Justice Partnerships, the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (RAILS), Yalari and Youngcare.
Hopgood Ganim Lawyers
HopgoodGanim Lawyers is a leading Australian mid-tier legal firm. We are recognised for the exceptional outcomes we deliver to our clients in our key priority markets and our superior approach to client service. Our firm includes over 300 staff with 40+ partners and we operate nationally and internationally with a focus on Asia from our two key locations of Brisbane and Perth.
We have a dedicated pro bono legal practice focused on three priority areas: Working with First Nations peoples to achieve the outcomes they want to achieve; working to mitigate the impact of environmental disasters; and working to reduce family and domestic violence.
Our three impact icons, created by Yaegl artist, Frances Belle Parker, provide a visual representation of our pro bono priority areas
UQ Pro Bono Centre
The UQ Pro Bono Centre facilitates opportunities for law students to undertake voluntary work with the not-for-profit sector (primarily community legal centres).
Our mission is to be a nationally recognised leader in the development, promotion and provision of student pro bono legal services. We aim to inspire students to understand the value and importance of access to justice, and to graduate from law school with a lifelong professional commitment to pro bono legal service.
Actionstep
With Actionstep, midsize law firms get total control over their future success. Actionstep’s comprehensive legal business management platform is built to adapt to a firm’s unique strengths and goals, empowering firms to modernise and build a firm advantage in the legal marketplace.
Actionstep’s connected features like client intake, matter management, document management, time tracking, billing, accounting, and business reporting, equips over 38,000 users globally to delight clients, work more profitably, and confidently embrace the future.
Build your firm advantage with Actionstep. Visit www.actionstep.com to learn more.
Queensland Law Society
When you become a member of Queensland Law Society (QLS) you are joining a passionate, collegiate community of over 13,000 legal professionals.
No matter where your legal career takes you, your QLS membership is your continuous connection to the heart of the profession and ensures you will always be up to date with the latest knowledge, issues, and changes impacting solicitors in Queensland.
Members have access to a range of exclusive benefits, support and professional recognition opportunities, and are eligible to participate in our advocacy work which helps shape the law and the legal profession.
Colin, Biggers & Paisley Lawyers
Founded over a century ago, Colin Biggers & Paisley is one of the most established legal practices in the country. As a national Australian legal practice, we deliver high calibre legal services and we aim to do so in a responsible way.
The Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation was established in 2015 as a way of bringing together our entire community offering. It comprises three streams – pro bono legal services, volunteering and charitable contributions.
The Foundation’s focus areas are women, children and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, with a deeper focus on access to justice for those experiencing domestic and family violence, gender equality, increasing education and employment opportunities for young people, and protecting the cultural and legal rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We are committed to improving access to justice, reducing unmet legal need and playing a leading role in making the justice system work better.
QLeave
QLeave provides portable long service leave to Queensland’s community services industry. The scheme ensures workers can take a well-earned break after 7 years of continuous service to the sector, regardless of how many organisations they’ve worked with.
Visit QLeave’s booth to learn more about portable long service leave and what you need to do.
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DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a multinational law firm with offices in more than 40 countries around the world. It is one of the largest law firms globally and provides a broad range of legal services to clients across various industries.
DLA Piper is committed to social responsibility and actively engages in pro bono work and community initiatives.
DLA Piper’s pro bono mission is to pursue justice in our communities and around the world by strengthening access to justice, particularly for children and asylum seekers. Through New Perimeter, DLA Piper’s global pro bono initiative, we provide pro bono legal assistance in under-served regions around the world to support access to justice, social and economic development and sound legal institutions.
Bar Association of Queensland
Allens
We see it as our responsibility to use our skills and resources to help others in the community.
Our people contribute their time and expertise to work on pro bono matters and other community initiatives, with a particular focus on alleviating disadvantage, advancing reconciliation, improving access to justice and promoting sustainability.
Our community strategy focuses on using our skills and resources to benefit the community across a range of pillars, including pro bono, reconciliation, the environment, philanthropy and responsible sourcing.
Evan Moorhead
Evan is an experienced political strategist with a diverse range of expertise across strategy, communications and stakeholder relations, having served as a Member of Parliament, Director of Strategy to a Queensland Premier and ALP State Secretary
Evan lead Labor’s 2015 and 2017 Queensland State elections. Along with David Nelson, Evan founded Anacta in 2019.
Anacta is a leading public affairs firm, providing polling and market research, campaigns and strategic communications and government engagement. Anacta has worked closely with the community sector on advocacy campaigns across Australia.
Session Overview:
Increase your understanding of the political landscape and how CLCs can influence key decision makers through carefully targeting their messages and the recipients of that message.
This session will involves a 30 minute panel discussion with three experts on government relations and advocacy followed by a workshop where you will learn how to implement the panels insights into advocacy strategies.
Daniel Scoullar
Click here for more informationDaniel is director of Social Change Projects, a policy and communications consultancy that works with community organisations and campaigns. His focus is on social and policy change that makes our community fairer, more equal and more sustainable.
Most recently, he has supported Community Legal Centres Australia and CLCs across the country to advocate for increased funding in the 2024 Budget and next NLAP Agreement with federal, state and territory governments.
Session overview: Stakeholder and Government Relationships
Increase your understanding of the political landscape and how CLCs can influence key decision makers through carefully targeting their messages and the recipients of that message.
This session will involve a 30 minute panel discussion with three experts on government relations and advocacy followed by a workshop where you will learn how to implement the panels insights into advocacy strategies.
Actionstep
With Actionstep, midsize law firms get total control over their future success. Actionstep’s comprehensive legal business management platform is built to adapt to a firm’s unique strengths and goals, empowering firms to modernise and build a firm advantage in the legal marketplace.
Actionstep’s connected features like client intake, matter management, document management, time tracking, billing, accounting, and business reporting, equips over 38,000 users globally to delight clients, work more profitably, and confidently embrace the future.
Build your firm advantage with Actionstep. Visit www.actionstep.com to learn more.
Barhead (Microsoft Partner)
Barhead has implemented a legal practice solution, designed by a consortium of Women’s Legal Service Queensland, Environmental Defenders Office and Marrickville Legal Centre. The solution has been ‘built by the sector, for the sector’, being tailored to meet the unique needs of CLCs across Australia. It streamlines the entire client management process from initial enquiry, service creation and providing case management from matter inception to completion. Built using Microsoft Dynamics 365, the solution ensures smooth integration with Microsoft products, robust data security, and the ability to incorporate AI capabilities down the road.
Barhead is an award-winning IT consulting firm focused on delivering business solutions leveraging the strategic value of Microsoft Business Applications through Dynamics 365, Copilot and Power Platform. Contact www.barhead.com to learn more
CSnet
CSnet, an Australian B-Corp, offers CSnet® a web-based client management system tailored for Community Legal Centres. With local development and practitioner support along with SOC2 certification, our software enhances operational efficiency and client support.
Benefits include streamlined administration, improved staff and volunteer engagement, and insights into service impact, including integration with CLASS/NLAP and DSS DEX for seamless data management.
Our software also tracks the client journey and outcomes, providing valuable data to understand what combination of services lead to better outcomes and for managing risk.
Connect with us at www.csnet.net.au to know the difference you make.
Maurice Blackburn
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is Australia’s #1 plaintiff law firm.
We believe everybody deserves access to justice, not just those who can afford it.
When you need support with a legal issue, it can feel daunting. That’s why for over 100 years, we’ve been helping and guiding our clients with their legal needs.
We’ve helped over 500,000 Australians turn their situation around. Our expert lawyers help people who have been injured at work, on the road, in a public place, as a result of poor medical treatment or by institutions who have a duty of care, as well as superannuation & insurance claims and wills & estates.
We also act in significant social justice cases and lead class actions on behalf of people who have experienced mass wrongdoing.
We employ over 1,000 of the country’s brightest, most compassionate and determined minds. With local knowledge and a national network of experts, we have the experience you can count on.
QLeave
QLeave provides portable long service leave to Queensland’s community services industry. The scheme ensures workers can take a well-earned break after 7 years of continuous service to the sector, regardless of how many organisations they’ve worked with.
Visit QLeave’s booth to learn more about portable long service leave and what you need to do.
Queensland Law Society
When you become a member of Queensland Law Society (QLS) you are joining a passionate, collegiate community of over 13,000 legal professionals.
No matter where your legal career takes you, your QLS membership is your continuous connection to the heart of the profession and ensures you will always be up to date with the latest knowledge, issues, and changes impacting solicitors in Queensland.
Members have access to a range of exclusive benefits, support and professional recognition opportunities, and are eligible to participate in our advocacy work which helps shape the law and the legal profession.
Queensland Public Trustee
Queensland Public Trustee have a key role in Queensland’s guardianship and administration system and has been serving Queenslanders since 1916. Our vision is to be a value for money, independent state trustee service dedicated to advancing and safeguarding the rights, interests and wishes of Queenslanders in need of financial management, estate and trust administration.
Our purpose is to provide trusted financial decision-making, advocacy, education and services to empower Queenslanders to plan and prepare for future life events.
UQ Pro Bono Centre
The UQ Pro Bono Centre facilitates opportunities for law students to undertake voluntary work with the not-for-profit sector (primarily community legal centres).
Our mission is to be a nationally recognised leader in the development, promotion and provision of student pro bono legal services. We aim to inspire students to understand the value and importance of access to justice, and to graduate from law school with a lifelong professional commitment to pro bono legal service.
FAQs
Who should attend the conference?
This conference is for people working and volunteering in Community Legal Centres, pro bono lawyers, social workers, academics, and government justice and legal sector employees and decision-makers.
Are there any discounts available?
Staff and Management Committee members are eligible to register at a discounted rate.
Early Bird registrations close at 5pm on Thursday 28 March and all registrations close at 5pm on Friday, 8 May.
A limited number of scholarship are also available for First Nations, Regional and First Contact Staff. Scholarship applications close on Friday 22 March. Click here for more information about scholarships: 2024 Conference Scholarship Applications
How do I register and can I pay via an invoice?
Registration here: https://events.humanitix.com/2024-community-legal-centres-queensland-conference.
You can register multiple people and pay via credit card or be issued an invoice.
What’s included in the cost of registrations?
Conference includes access to conference sessions and material, catering and the networking event.
Can I cancel my registration?
All cancellations must be made in writing to communications@communitylegalqld.org.au. Delegates are entitled to a refund if the cancellation is received on or before 5pm Friday, 8 May 2024. Each cancellation incurs a 20% administrative fee based on the original fee paid.
Delegates are not entitled to a refund of the registration fees if the cancellation is received after 5pm Friday, 8 May 2024.
Registrations may be transferred to another employee of your organisation. Requests to transfer a registration must be advised in writing to communications@communitylegalqld.org.au
Is there an online option?
No – this year’s conference is an in-person event.
Will the conference be accessible?
The venue is accessible via lift.
If you have specific access requirements, please notify CLCQ by indicating your requirements during the registration process.
Is there accommodation at the conference venue?
Yes, there is accommodation available at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. There are also a number of accommodation providers in walking distance.
How do I get to the venue?
The Hotel Grand Chancellor is on the outskirts of the CBD but conveniently located near Roma Street and Central Train Stations and serviced by a number of busses. See Translink to plan your journey.
Parking is also available at the venue.
Can I bring extra colleagues to the networking event?
Yes – Networking Event Only tickets are available. The networking event will take place from 4:30pm-6:30pm on Tuesday 21 May.
Further questions?
Email communications@communitylegalqld.org.au
Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully
COVID-19
As a condition of attendance, delegates, sponsors, exhibitors and speakers must agree to adhere to all Covid-safe measures put in place at the 2024 Community Legal Centres Queensland (CLCQ) Conference by the venue, and all federal or state guidelines and you acknowledge that these measures may be changed at any time in accordance with the latest health advice from state and federal governments.
PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION
The payment of the registration is made either by credit card at the time of registrations or invoice. Full payment must be paid within the terms of the invoice and must be paid prior to the commencement of the event.
DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION
To qualify for early bird registration, registrations must be completed by 5pm on Thursday 28 March, 2024.
LATE REGISTRATION
CLCQ cannot guarantee the availability of late registrations.
TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION
All fully paid registrations are transferable to other persons from the same organisation. Transfers can be made by the registered person in writing to communications@communitylegalqld.org.au by 5pm, Wednesday 8 May, 2024. Details must include the full name of the replacement person/s, their title, contact phone number, email address and dietary requirements. All other registration details will be carried over to the new person/s unless otherwise specified. Registrations are individual and cannot be shared amongst individuals.
NON-ATTENDANCE/NO-SHOWS
No refund will be made for non-attendance at the 2024 CLCQ State Conference.
CANCELLATION OF THE REGISTRATION BY THE DELEGATE
All cancellations must be made in writing to communications@communitylegalqld.org.au. Delegates are entitled to a refund if the cancellation is received on or before 5pm, Wednesday 8 May, 2024. Each cancellation incurs a 20% administrative fee based on the original fee paid.
Delegates are not entitled to a refund of the registration fees if the cancellation is received after 5pm, Wednesday 8 May, 2024.
Refunds (less applicable administrative fees) will be processed no later than 30 days after the conclusion of 2023 CLCQ State Conference.
CANCELLATION, POSTPONEMENT OR CHANGE OF REGISTRATION BY CLCQ
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of CLCQ or the Venue to alter the times, dates, itineraries of or speakers at the 2024 CLCQ Conference or postpone the conference itself, by notice to delegates at any time.
In the event of postponement of the 2024 CLCQ Conference, registrations will be transferred to the rescheduled event. Where the delegate does not wish to attend the rescheduled event, a full refund will be provided.
If the event is cancelled by CLCQ, delegates will receive a full refund.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
CLCQ will collect and store information provided in this Registration Form for the purposes of enabling them to:
- register attendance;
- assist with administrative and planning purposes;
- plan and develop the conference and other events in the future;
- facilitate delegate requirements; and
- allow the compilation and analysis of statistics relevant to the conference.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
CLCQ will not without your consent, use or disclose your personal information to third parties for any purpose unless such purpose is permitted or required by law.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY USE
By registering for the 2023 CLCQ State Conference, all delegates grant permission to CLCQ and its agents to take photographs and video footage to reproduce and to distribute on social media, promotional materials and other sector publications, whether in print, electronic or other media, including the CLCQ website.
If you have any concerns regarding the use of photographs/screen shots taken of you during the Conference and / or you do not agree to the above image release please contact communications@communitylegalqld.org.au or see the registration desk during event.
2024 Program
8:15 – 8:55am
Registration & Coffee
9:00 – 9:15am
Welcome to Country
Conference Official Opening including video message from Federal Attorney-General The Hon. Mark Dreyfus KC MP.
Plenary
9:15 – 10:30am
Truth & Treaty
10:30 – 11:00am
Morning Tea
11:00- 12:30pm
Automating (in)justice: thinking beyond the hype of AI and automated-decision making
Room: Roma & Terrace
Samantha Floreani, Head of Policy – Digital Rights Watch
Community Legal Centres Funding Strategy Workshop
Room: Wickham
(*only open to CLCQ members)
12:30 – 1:30pm
Concurrent Sessions
1:30 – 3:00pm
Stream 1: Running a community legal centre
Room: Roma
Tools and Techniques for effectively working with your board
Michelle Cutler
A look at how Centre CEOs and the leadership team members can work effectively with their Board to build a highly productive and supportive relationship that enhances a Centre’s service delivery and culture.
An empowering session with lots of practical tips and advice, discussion and templates.
Stream 2: Frontline Workers.
Room: Terrace
5 Guiding Principles for Effective Collaboration with Frontline Agencies: lessons from 20 years delivering outreach legal partnerships
Josephine Allen, Senior Lawyer – LawRight
Reflecting on over 20 years of collaborative legal outreach, Josephine Allan, a Senior Lawyer in Community & Health Justice Partnerships | Homelessness Law and Multicultural Law team at LawRight will:
- discuss what works and what doesn’t;
- reflect on the benefits of embedded multidisciplinary practices; and
- provide guidance on resolving common concerns of working with and in multidisciplinary agencies.
Stream 3: Supporting people and communities.
Room: Wickham
CLE Collaborations
Blurred Borders
Whichways
Prisoners Legal Service
3:00 -3:30pm
Concurrent Sessions
3:30 – 4:30pm
Stream 1: Running a community legal centre
Room: Roma
Sector Update
Rosslyn Monro – Director, Community Legal Centres Queensland
Tim Leach – CEO, Community Legal Centres Australia
The Sector Update will share information about the current issues impacting the CLC sector from the perspectives of Community Legal Centres Australia, CLCQ Queensland and DJAG.
Stream 2: Frontline Workers.
Room: Terrace
Anti-Discrimination Act Reform
Stream 3: Supporting people and communities.
Room: Wickham
Supporting Diverse Workforces
Stacey De Calmer – QCOSS Executive Director Sector Workforce Planning and Development
With sector workforce shortages at crisis point, QCOSS is delivering a program designed to support organisations to re-evaluate their human resources practices to ensure they promote genuinely inclusive hiring processes and workplaces.
Funded by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training, this 5-part series has been delving into a range of functions of human resources capability. This session specifically will unpack diversity and inclusion strategies to reveal the aspects that really make them come to life, and will outline QCOSS’ key learnings in delivering this project to the sector. We will run through some of the practical resources developed through the project, including the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Guide.
4:30 – 6:30pm
Networking drinks & canapes
8.15 – 9.00am
Registration & Coffee
9.00 – 10.30am
Applying First Nations cultural intelligence, knowledge sharing and ways of being & doing
Florence Onus & Andrea Kyle-Sailor, First Nations Women’s Legal Service
The ways that knowledge of cultural traumas, inter-generational trauma and First Nations ways of being and doing impact the work you do, and the capacity of your CLC to work effectively for and with First Nations staff and clients.
10:30 – 11:00am
Morning Tea
11.00 – 12.30pm
Disaster and Climate Justice Panel
Room: Roma & Terrace
Bhiamie Williamson, National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Program – Monash University.
Emma Bacon, Executive Director – Sweltering Citites
Revel Pointon, Environmental Defenders Office
CLASS Transistion
Room: Wickham
(*only open to CLCQ Members)
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
Concurrent Sessions
1.30 – 3.00pm
Stream 1: Running a community legal centre
Room: Roma
Stakeholder and Goverment relationships workshop
Commissioner Terri Butler, Former Federal MP and now Industrial Commissioner at Queensland Industrial Relations Commission
Evan Moorhead, Former State MP and now Director at Anacta Strategies
Daniel Scoullar, Director – Social Change Projects
Stream 2: Frontline Workers.
Room: Terrace
Working with Users of Violence – Workshop
Presented by Caxton Community Legal Centre
Stream 3: Supporting people and communities.
Room: Wickham
Creating Cultural Safety in the Workplace
3:00 – 3:30pm
Afternoon Tea
Concurrent Sessions
3.30 – 4.30pm
Stream 1: Running a community legal centre
Room: Roma
Law student placements in RRR Centres.
UQ Pro Bono Centre
Stream 2: Frontline Workers.
Room: Terrace
PII Session
Stream 3: Supporting people and communities.
Room: Wickham
Disaster Resilience and Capacity Building Project Update
Monica Taylor
Speakers
Andrea Kyle-Sailor
Bhiamie Williamson
Caxton Community Legal Centre
Daniel Scoullar
Emma Bacon
Edwina Yasso
Evan Moorhead
Florence Onus
Helen Blaber
Josephine Allan
Katherine Gorter
Monica Taylor
Michelle Cutler
Revel Pointon
Samantha Floreani
Skye Forster
Stacey De Calmer
Terri Butler
Margaret Hornagold
Graham White
Click here for more information
Andrea Kyle-Sailor
Andrea Kyle-Sailor is a proud Ngaro, Giya, Wiri Woman from the Birri Gubba Nation along the Queensland coast of the Whitsundays.
Historically, she is a proud Bwgcolman Woman from Palm Island.
Andrea has worked for the First Nations Women’s Legal Service for seven years as a Community Development Worker/Cultural Advisor. She is am based on Palm Island and resides permanently on Palm Island.
“My passion has been for women’s rights and justice for our community and I am following in my mother Erykah Kyle’s footsteps. My mother gives me my strength to to do what I do each day.”
Session overview: Applying First Nations cultural intelligence, knowledge sharing and ways of being & doing
Co-presenting with Florence Onus, Andrea will speak about the ways that knowledge of cultural traumas, inter-generational trauma and First Nations ways of being and doing impact the work you do, and the capacity of your CLC to work effectively for and with First Nations staff and clients.
Bhiamie Williamson
Bhiamie Williamson is a Euahlayi man from north-west New South Wales.
A geographer, Bhiamie has studied and worked with Indigenous communities throughout Australia, Canada, and the United States. He has a history in working, advising, and researching in the disaster resilience sector, publishing regularly on the unique impacts of disasters on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Bhiamie is proud to lead the National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Program at Monash University.
Click here for more information
Caxton Community Legal Centre
Presented by Caxton Community Legal Centre
Session overview: Working with Users of Violence – Workshop
Click here for more information
Daniel Scoullar
Daniel is director of Social Change Projects, a policy and communications consultancy that works with community organisations and campaigns. His focus is on social and policy change that makes our community fairer, more equal and more sustainable.
Most recently, he has supported Community Legal Centres Australia and CLCs across the country to advocate for increased funding in the 2024 Budget and next NLAP Agreement with federal, state and territory governments.
Session overview: Stakeholder and Government Relationships
Increase your understanding of the political landscape and how CLCs can influence key decision makers through carefully targeting their messages and the recipients of that message.
This session will involve a 30 minute panel discussion with three experts on government relations and advocacy followed by a workshop where you will learn how to implement the panels insights into advocacy strategies.
Click here for more information
Emma Bacon
Emma Bacon is the Founder and Executive Director of Sweltering Cities. Since the beginning of 2020 Sweltering Cities has connected with thousands of people around the country, working directly with communities in our hottest suburbs to campaign and advocate for more liveable, equitable and sustainable cities.
Emma is a passionate organiser, campaigner and activist. She has worked across movements for social and environmental justice for over 12 years on campaigns including an international asbestos ban, 10 cent deposits on bottles and cans, and union campaigns with shopping centre cleaners. She has run successful political campaigns and been part of winning significant outcomes for progressive change at local to international levels.
Emma is committed to building a broad movement for climate justice.
Emma lives and works on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi wurrung people.
Web::www.swelteringcities.org
Click here for more information
Edwina Yasso
Edwina Yasso is of Aboriginal and Australian South Sea Islander descent, from North Queensland. Edwina holds a degree in Applied Science in Indigenous Community, Management and Development.
Edwina has worked mostly in the public service, specialising in community engagement. Edwina’s ways of working is centred around being relational.
For Edwina this means that when collaborating with her it will entail a two-way conversation, which goes from the ‘You, the I’ to the ‘we’. When she is at home, Edwina loves to hang out with her family, play music and watch Korean TV series.
Session overview: CLE Collaborations – Blurred Borders
Do you have clients who struggle to understand legal processes they’re involved in or their court obligations?
This session will provide an overview of the Blurred Borders Queensland tool kits—two new sets of resources which use images, storytelling and plain language to help you break down complex legal concepts and explain processes step-by-step.
The session will explore what’s in a tool kit, who can use it and which client groups may benefit from using it. The session will also include examples of how to use the resources in your practice
Web::https://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/Home
Evan Moorhead
Evan is an experienced political strategist with a diverse range of expertise across strategy, communications and stakeholder relations, having served as a Member of Parliament, Director of Strategy to a Queensland Premier and ALP State Secretary
Evan lead Labor’s 2015 and 2017 Queensland State elections. Along with David Nelson, Evan founded Anacta in 2019.
Anacta is a leading public affairs firm, providing polling and market research, campaigns and strategic communications and government engagement. Anacta has worked closely with the community sector on advocacy campaigns across Australia.
Session Overview:
Increase your understanding of the political landscape and how CLCs can influence key decision makers through carefully targeting their messages and the recipients of that message.
This session will involves a 30 minute panel discussion with three experts on government relations and advocacy followed by a workshop where you will learn how to implement the panels insights into advocacy strategies.
Click here for more information
Florence Onus
Florence is a descendant of the Birri- Gubba and Kairi/Bidjara clans of north east Queensland.
She currently works with the First Nations Women’s Legal Service in Townsville, which provides legal advice and court support on family law matters including domestic and family violence, and conducts legal clinics at the Townsville Women’s Correction Centre, The Women’s Centre, NQDVRS and surrounding communities of Palm Island, Charters Towers and Ingham.
In her role as a Community Development Worker, Florence conducts community engagement to promote the services of FNWLSNQ to the wider community, delivers community legal education, and supports clients and solicitors within the service.
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Helen Blaber
Helen has conducted public interest litigation on behalf of people in prison for more than a decade. She holds a Master of Laws specialising in Human Rights and has a particular interest in promoting awareness of the experiences of people in prison through empirical research. In collaboration with academics from the University of Queensland, she has recently co-authored publications relating to solitary confinement and parole suspensions, which rely on de-identified data extracted from PLS client files. As the Director of PLS, she designs and oversees CLE projects aimed at overcoming the barriers created by imprisonment which prevent people in prison from obtaining legal assistance.
Session overview:
The capability of people in prison to address their legal needs is severely restricted by a range of physical factors associated with incarceration, including lack of access to phone calls and the internet. These barriers are compounded for people with complex needs, who are often not able to take the proactive steps needed to seek assistance.
This session will discuss the Legal Information Fairs Project PLS is currently designing for Townsville Correctional Centres. The aim of this project is to provide people in prison with a holistic opportunity to connect with the different legal services available to them and overcome the barriers created by incarceration. PLS will discuss the practicalities associated with successful implementation of this project and the goal to expand Legal Information Fairs to the 14 prisons across the State.
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Josephine Allan
Josephine Allan joined LawRight in January 2022. Prior to joining LawRight, Josie worked for one of Australia’s top law firms and was a Judge’s Associate at the District Court of Queensland.
Since joining LawRight, Josie has led LawRight’s embedded partnerships with Micah Projects and Multicultural Australia. Josie has a particular interest in resolving civil law issues arising from the relationship between an experience of homelessness and violence and on removing barriers for newly arrived Queenslanders from multicultural backgrounds to understand their rights and engage with the Australian legal system.
Josie overseas LawRight’s Homelessness Consumer Advocacy Project and its Multicultural Law program.
Session overview: Effective Collaboration with Frontline Agencies: lessons from 20 years delivering outreach legal partnerships
LawRight’s Homelessness Law and Multicultural Law has worked collaboratively with frontline community, health and homelessness agencies since 2002 and 2007 respectively.
Reflecting on over 20 years of collaborative legal outreach, Josephine Allan, a Senior Lawyer in Community & Health Justice Partnerships | Homelessness Law and Multicultural Law team will:
- discuss what works and what doesn’t;
- reflect on the benefits of embedded multidisciplinary practices; and
- provide guidance on resolving common concerns of working with and in multidisciplinary agencies.
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Katherine Gorter
Katherine Gorter is the community legal education (CLE) and engagement program lead at Legal Aid Queensland where she works to improve people’s awareness of their legal rights and responsibilities and raise awareness about Legal Aid Queensland’s services and how to access them.
The new Blurred Borders Queensland tool kits—a set of resources to help you talk about the law with clients and community members—are a key focus of her work.
Katherine has worked in corporate communications and engagement in the tertiary education and public sectors for almost 20 years. She has degrees in journalism and marketing and an MBA in corporate communication. She also produces wonky pottery in her spare time.
Session overview: CLE Collaborations – Blurred Borders
Do you have clients who struggle to understand legal processes they’re involved in or their court obligations?
This session will provide an overview of the Blurred Borders Queensland tool kits—two new sets of resources which use images, storytelling and plain language to help you break down complex legal concepts and explain processes step-by-step.
The session will explore what’s in a tool kit, who can use it and which client groups may benefit from using it. The session will also include examples of how to use the resources in your practice.
Web::https://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/Home
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Monica Taylor
Monica is a lawyer who recently joined the CLCQ team to lead a project on developing a climate and disaster resilience community of practice and sector capacity building.
She is currently completing her PhD (QUT) on climate justice, where she is examining the impact of climate change on legal need and the Legal Assistance Sector’s readiness to respond.
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Michelle Cutler
Michelle brings globally acquired expertise across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors to assist CEOs and Boards deliver on the outcomes and impact they wish to generate.
She helps leaders with effective strategic planning, change management, operational efficiencies, organisational culture, stakeholder engagement as well as governance and risk issues.
Her approach is always practical, commercial, considered and people focused.
Prior to consulting Michelle led for-purpose businesses and member associations in Australia for over 10 years, including a stint as the acting CEO and COO of Community Legal Centres Australia. She has spent six years in London and the US in strategic advisory and business development roles and before that worked in Hong Kong as a lawyer with two “magic circle” law firms.
Session overview: Tools and Techniques for effectively working with your board
A look at how Centre CEOs and the leadership team members can work effectively with their Board to build a highly productive and supportive relationship that enhances a Centre’s service delivery and culture.
An empowering session with lots of practical tips and advice, discussion and templates.
We will cover:
- How to set up a productive relationship between the Board and the CEO/leadership team
- How to encourage board member engagement
- How to leverage the board members’ skill and expertise for the benefit of the Centre
- Board meeting agendas and board papers
- How to get focus on matters of strategic importance (rather than operational issues)
- What information should/should not be in board papers
- How to positively impact Board and Centre culture through the board relationship
- Common issues and problems – and suggestions on how to fix them.
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Revel Pointon
Revel Pointon has been a public interest lawyer with the EDO for over 12 years.
During this time Revel has worked on various pieces of climate change litigation in Queensland as well as dedicating many years to primarily focus on law reform advocacy.
Revel has a passion for interweaving litigation and law reform strategy to maximise the public interest benefits of her work for clients.
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Samantha Floreani
Samantha Floreani is a digital rights activist and writer based in Naarm (Melbourne). She advocates for a liberatory digital future in which everyone can thrive and is currently the Head of Policy at Digital Rights Watch. Sam is also undertaking a PhD at Monash University on emerging technologies and housing injustice.
Sam’s areas of focus include campaigning for privacy law reform, addressing harms of AI and automated decision making systems, and resisting surveillance technologies. Her writing explores technology, power and social norms and has been published in The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, Overland, Crikey, and elsewhere. Sam appears regularly on television and radio programs to provide expert commentary and analysis, including on the ABC, The Project, 9 News, SBS, and more.
Session overview: Automating (in)justice: thinking beyond the hype of AI and automated-decision making
Skye Forster
Skye is an Implementation Analyst at Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria and has two decades of experience managing projects, people and stakeholders in a broad range of industries including legal, finance, sales, retail and hospitality.
She has overseen change management and innovation projects at Community Legal Centres and been instrumental in improving infrastructure and business processes. Skye is passionate about streamlining data collection and using clever analysis and insights to design better services for those the sector serves.
Her current role has seen her support 23 (and counting) CLCs in Victoria to implement or improve modern case management systems and build a thriving CLC Data Community of Practice.
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Stacey De Calmer
Stacey De Calmer is the Executive Director for Sector Workforce Planning and Development at QCOSS.
Stacey has spent over 16 years working with stakeholders across the community services sector to identify opportunities to strengthen community services sector capacity. She has designed and managed the delivery of a range of learning programs and resources, spanning many content areas.
Session overview: Supporting a Diverse Workforce
With sector workforce shortages at crisis point, QCOSS is delivering a program designed to support organisations to re-evaluate their human resources practices to ensure they promote genuinely inclusive hiring processes and workplaces.
Funded by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training, this 5-part series has been delving into a range of functions of human resources capability. This session specifically will unpack diversity and inclusion strategies to reveal the aspects that really make them come to life, and will outline QCOSS’ key learnings in delivering this project to the sector. We will run through some of the practical resources developed through the project, including the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Guide.
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Terri Butler
Terri Butler is an Industrial Commissioner of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. Before her appointment Commissioner Butler operated her own consultancy business, providing policy and advisory advice on a range of policy areas including employment, skills and jobs-related matters, and held a variety of non-executive positions. She is a former federal MP and shadow minister, and a former solicitor practising in employment and industrial law.
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Margaret Hornagold
Margaret is a Barada & Kabalbara woman from Central Qld. She is the Manager of the Strategic Policy team, First Nations policy, at Legal Aid Qld.
Margaret has worked in and across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy at a local, state and national level in policy design, strategic implementation, community education and service delivery for over 40 years.
She holds a Bachelor of Law, a Bachelor of Arts, a Diploma in Business, Government and Community Service Coordination, and has held countless leadership roles as a Director, Manager, CEO, Board member, Native Title Applicant.
Margaret is a Traditional Custodian and a member of several committees including: Caxton Legal Service First Nations Working Group; Qld Law Society First Nations Policy group; member of the National Legal Aid First Nations Working Group and the LAQ Yadaba Working Group.
Session overivew: CLE Collaborations – Whichways
This session will be a yarn between some of the organisations involved in the creation of the Community Legal Education (CLE) resources Which Way – Protect Your Legal Rights! born out of collaboration between members of the Queensland Legal Assistance Forum, including Legal Aid Queensland, Queensland Indigenous and Family Violence Legal Service and Community Legal Centres Queensland, as well as Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak.
It will focus on the process of collaboration between the organisations and the commitment to working in a way which promotes the rights of First Nations peoples, working in a way that centred culturally appropriate best practice ways of working.
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Graham White
Graham is an Iman descendent who grew up in the Rockhampton region. He is currently Director of Sector Engagement and Communications at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service, Brisbane.
Graham has extensive experience in the areas of Strategic and Operational Planning and Project Management, after working with across government and non government organisations. Graham is currently a skills-based director with Kambu Aboriginal Corporation, and a Director of PCYC QLD. He has also been a board member of the ‘Iman Native Title Company’ at Rockhampton and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service Brisbane.
Session overivew: CLE Collaborations – Whichways
This session will be a yarn between some of the organisations involved in the creation of the Community Legal Education (CLE) resources Which Way – Protect Your Legal Rights! born out of collaboration between members of the Queensland Legal Assistance Forum, including Legal Aid Queensland, Queensland Indigenous and Family Violence Legal Service and Community Legal Centres Queensland, as well as Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak.
It will focus on the process of collaboration between the organisations and the commitment to working in a way which promotes the rights of First Nations peoples, working in a way that centred culturally appropriate best practice ways of working.
