Ovens Murray 'Unanswered Calls' Premiere
2025-10-23 09:30 - 13:30 UTC | Wangaratta Peforming Arts Centre, 33-37 Ford Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Australia
This is not just a film; it’s a wake-up call.
Unanswered Calls is a powerful documentary that sheds light on the often-overlooked stories of Australia’s young victim-survivors of family violence – children and young people.
This film invites us to listen more deeply and act more bravely and to understand what is possible….
The Ovens Murray Community Services networks of; Ovens Murray Child & Family Services Alliance (OMCFS), Ovens Murray Family Violence Partnership (OMFVP), Ovens Murray Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Alliance (OMMHADA) and Ovens Murray Homelessness Networrk, invites you to The Ovens Murray Premiere;
This impactful documentary raises awareness of how we must better support children and young people experiencing or afraid of domestic and family violence – to ensure no more children and young people fall through the gaps.
Followed by; KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon (featured in the documentary), and Local Ovens Murray Service presentations.
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CFECFW- Navigating the NDIS
2025-10-23 10:00 - 15:00
Navigating the NDIS
This hands-on workshop provides practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers. It runs for four hours in total and is delivered in two separate two-hour sessions, and you can choose to attend both sessions on the same day or spread them across two different days.
Online, Thursday 23 October, and Thursday 20 November.

Course Overview
This workshop provides hands-on, practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers.
It runs for four hours in total and is delivered in two separate two-hour sessions. You can choose to attend both sessions on the same day or spread them across two different days – whatever suits your schedule best
Learning Outcomes

An explanation of how the NDIS is designed to work, including the many assumptions built into it about families and children with a disability.
Clear explanation of the roles and responsibilities of child and family sector staff in working with families with disability.
Parental perspectives on the experience of caring for a child with disability.
Tips and techniques to help support vulnerable families as they navigate the NDIS, from access to review and appeal.
An introduction to the wide network of support and advocacy organisations around the NDIS.

These sessions offer insider knowledge about how decisions are made within the NDIS. You’ll gain valuable insights into how disability is defined, the types of evidence that impact decision-making, and the language that helps achieve the best outcomes.
We also provide practical templates and tools to support you in collecting information and clearly communicating the needs of children, parents, and carers to NDIS decision-makers.

Navigating the NDIS – Session one: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Navigating the NDIS – Session two: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

To register, follow the link below and select ‘NDIS’ in the program field.
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Evidence and Implementation Summit
2025-10-27 08:00 - 2025-10-29 17:00
Fairer, faster, better – Realising the promise of evidence and implementation to improve lives

A leading biennial event at the nexus of research, policy and practice, the Evidence and Implementation Summit (EIS) seeks to improve lives globally. In 2025, EIS joins forces with the Implementation Science Health Conference Australia (ISHCA) to present, for the first time, a combined global program.
The Summit brings together policymakers, researchers, implementation scientists, program evaluators, practitioners, academics, organisation leaders and funders, to examine the synthesis, evaluation, generation, translation, and implementation of research evidence into policy and practice.
At EIS, we bridge the gap between what we know and what we do.
​With inequity and misinformation growing worldwide, closing the ‘know-do’ gap has never been more important or urgent.
Your Summit co-hosts in 2025 are the Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI) and the Implementation Science Health Conference Australia (ISHCA).
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Victorian Healthcare Association (VHA) 2025 Conference- Leading through change
2025-10-28 08:00 - 2025-10-29 17:00
Leading through change
In a time of rapid change for the Victorian healthcare sector, strong and influential leadership is essential. Through the theme of ‘Leading through change’, conference delegates will explore how leaders, policymakers and Government can navigate the challenges and opportunities faced by the sector. Delegates can expect to hear from renowned speakers on health economics and funding, digital technology, clinical and corporate governance and workforce sustainability. Please register your interest to keep up to date.

CFECFW - MARAM Intermediate Training for Mental Health and Wellbeing Clinicians
2025-11-05 10:00 - 12:00
MARAM Intermediate Training for Mental Health and Wellbeing Clinicians
This training is for all mental health and wellbeing clinicians to strengthen skills in recognising and responding to family violence, increase understanding of family violence, and build confidence in undertaking MARAM responsibilities.
Online, Wednesday 5 November, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, $140

Course Overview
This MARAM intermediate training for mental health and wellbeing clinicians runs over two hours and was developed with the Centre for Mental Health Learning with input from Specialist Family Violence Advisors in area mental health and wellbeing services.
The training is designed for all mental health and wellbeing clinicians with intermediate MARAM responsibilities in any role within the mental health and wellbeing sector.
Delivered by experienced trainers, including trainers with mental health and wellbeing clinical skills and family violence MARAM expertise, the training strengthens skills in recognising and responding to family violence, supports clinicians to embed skills they already have, increases their understanding of family violence, and builds their confidence in undertaking their MARAM responsibilities.
Training content is based on MARAM evidence-based practice guidance, and it aligns with the Chief Psychiatrists guideline – Implementing the MARAM framework in mental health and wellbeing services, and Our workforce, our future – a capability framework for Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing workforce capability seven – Understanding and responding to family violence. It highlights the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 gender safety principle and information sharing when it doesn’t put people at risk of experiencing family violence. It also looks at how a person’s mental health can be used against them as a tactic of family violence.
Cost: $140 inc. GST
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THRIVE National Youth Summit
2025-11-11 08:00 - 2025-11-14 17:00
Young people in Australia are facing a growing crisis and it’s now time to act together.
From rising youth crime and homelessness to poor mental health and job insecurity, the challenges are urgent and deeply connected. Many young people are falling through the cracks due to siloed services and limited support.
THRIVE 2025 has been developed in consultation with young people to identify five key areas needing change: housing, mental health, substance use, safety and employment.
Meet and network with 70+ voices shaping the future for young people:
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Pay only $2,099 + GST
Use code: EB2 NAP
*Exclusive offer ends Friday 25 July and doesn’t apply to solution providers*

ASID 2025 Conference: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future
2025-11-12 08:00 - 2025-11-14 17:00
ASID 2025 Conference: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future
The 2025 conference will bring together a wide range of people interested in furthering the rights and improving the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities. They include researchers, advocates, policymakers, service providers, families and people with intellectual disabilities.
Date: Wednesday 12th November – Friday 14th November 2025
Venue: Aerial Function Centre, Sydney
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CFECFW - Best Interest Case Practice Model Training (BICPM)
2025-11-12 09:30 - 13:30
Best Interest Case Practice Model Training – BICPM
Tailored to enrich and bolster professional proficiency in family services, child protection, and placement and support services, this training is dedicated to fostering favourable outcomes for children and their families.
Online, Wednesday 12 November, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm and Thursday 13 November, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm, $490 inc. GST

Learning Outcomes

Enhance skills in building relationships with clients and stakeholders to facilitate optimal outcomes for children, young people, and their families, aligning with BICPM’s ‘Relationship Based’ principles.
Develop proficiency in ‘Information Gathering’ techniques consistent with BICPM’s principles and tools.
Strengthen capabilities in case planning and risk assessment in alignment with BICPM’s ‘Analysis and Planning’ principles and tools.
Acquire skills for effectively supporting service users in accordance with BICPM’s ‘Action’ principles.
Develop the ability to reflect on practice and service delivery in accordance with BICPM’s ‘Reviewing Outcomes’ principles.

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Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference 2025
2025-11-13 | kwong Lee Dow Building Universtity of Melbourne, 234 Queensberry Street, Melbourne, Australia
On Thursday 13 November 2025 Melbourne Social Equity Institute will host a one-day conference exploring migration, refugee studies and statelessness.
This event builds on the tradition of the Researchers for Asylum Seekers Conference, which first ran at the University of Melbourne over 15 years ago. It provides an opportunity for graduate and early career researchers, as well as practitioners and policy-makers working in the field, to present their work, meet with other researchers and to discuss their research with an engaged, interdisciplinary audience.
Registration is free and a light lunch will be provided at no cost. Bookings are essential.
Get further information and book here.

CFECFW - Effective Supervision Training for the Community Services Sector
2025-11-13 09:30 - 12:30
Designed for staff who have supervisory responsibilities in the Community Services sector, this workshop aims to provide participants with the skills and tools to run constructive supervision sessions. It focuses on a practice perspective that embeds evidence-informed practices into a non-clinical supervision model.
Online, Thursday 13 November, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, $230 inc. GST
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CFECFW - Together with Families, Family Services Symposium 2025
2025-11-14 09:00 - 16:30
Family Services Symposium tickets on sale now!
Together with Families is the Centre’s Family Services Symposium, a celebration of the central role of family services in supporting children and their families to thrive in Victoria and Tasmania.
Taking place at The Glasshouse on Friday 14 November, we’re delighted to welcome family services practitioners, leaders, and partners from across Victoria and Tasmania to a day of celebration, connection, and knowledge sharing.

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CFECFW - Navigating the NDIS
2025-11-20 10:00 - 15:00
Navigating the NDIS
This hands-on workshop provides practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers. It runs for four hours in total and is delivered in two separate two-hour sessions, and you can choose to attend both sessions on the same day or spread them across two different days.
Online, Thursday 20 November.
Course Overview
This workshop provides hands-on, practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers.
It runs for four hours in total and is delivered in two separate two-hour sessions. You can choose to attend both sessions on the same day or spread them across two different days – whatever suits your schedule best
Learning Outcomes

An explanation of how the NDIS is designed to work, including the many assumptions built into it about families and children with a disability.
Clear explanation of the roles and responsibilities of child and family sector staff in working with families with disability.
Parental perspectives on the experience of caring for a child with disability.
Tips and techniques to help support vulnerable families as they navigate the NDIS, from access to review and appeal.
An introduction to the wide network of support and advocacy organisations around the NDIS.

These sessions offer insider knowledge about how decisions are made within the NDIS. You’ll gain valuable insights into how disability is defined, the types of evidence that impact decision-making, and the language that helps achieve the best outcomes.
We also provide practical templates and tools to support you in collecting information and clearly communicating the needs of children, parents, and carers to NDIS decision-makers.

Navigating the NDIS – Session one: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Navigating the NDIS – Session two: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

To register, follow the link below and select ‘NDIS’ in the program field.
REGISTER

Blue Knot Foundation - Trauma Informed Diversity Awareness Masterclass
2025-11-26 09:00 - 16:30
This masterclass fosters the knowledge and skills to work competently and confidently with transgender and gender diverse people accessing therapeutic and other services. It explores the intersectionality of complex trauma, discrimination, and minority stress to build understanding on how these factors impact the health of transgender and gender diverse people.
Participants gain a practical and inclusive framework for implementing trauma-informed principles within best practice guidelines when working with transgender and gender diverse populations, aligning policies and procedures with existing legislation.
Upcoming Session 26 November 2025, 9am to 4.30pm ACDT
Virtual Classroom via Zoom

$370.00 incl. GST AUD
Blue Knot Professional Member Discount $330.00 incl. GST AUD

Places are limited! Click here to register

Victorian Homelessness Conference 2025 - Building together, and for each other
2025-11-27 08:00 - 2025-11-28 17:00 | Mecure Hotel Ballarat
The Victorian Homelessness Conference is a not-to-be-missed event for practitioners, policy makers, those with lived experience of homelessness, and anyone else committed to ending homelessness in Victoria.
Over two packed days of panels and workshops, you’ll learn about the latest research and practice innovations, exchange ideas, explore new challenges and new possibilities for collaboration and, together, help shape a better future.
We have lots of registration options available, including on demand viewing of main hall sessions and $10 lived experience tickets – and as always great discounts for CHP members. Early bird registrations are also available till 5pm on Friday 31 October, so book now for extra savings.
Early Bird registrations close Oct 31!

RMIT Domestic Violence Policy and Practice Forum
2025-11-27 09:00 - 17:00
This FREE one day forum will feature panel discussions and interactive skill-based workshops, offering a collaborative space to reflect, share insights, and explore what more is needed to strengthen Victoria’s response to family violence. The event has been designed for experienced practitioners, newcomers to the sector and students studying family violence.
Nine years after the Royal Commission: what has improved and what challenges remain? This one day forum will feature panel discussions and interactive skill-based workshops, offering a collaborative space to reflect, share insights, and explore what more is needed to strengthen Victoria’s response to family violence. The event has been designed for experienced practitioners, newcomers to the sector and students studying family violence.
Opening plenary panel speakers include:

Joe Ball, Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities
Katie Alexander, Survivor Advocate, Victims Survivors’ Advisory Council
Jackie Wruck, Asia Pacific Regional Manager, Safe & Together
Anastasia Powell, Professor of Family & Sexual Violence (MC)

Workshops include:

Suze Radford: Partnering with First Nations Clients to Undertake a MARAM Risk Assessment.
Ada Conroy: Avoiding Collusion when Working with People that Choose Violence
Be Bannerman: Queering Trauma Informed Practice
Sarah Biordi, WESNET: Tech Safety in Practice: Supporting Victim-Survivors of Technology-Facilitated Abuse

Closing plenary panel speakers include:

Tania Farha, Chief Executive Officer, Safe & Equal

Phillip Ripper, Chief Executive Officer, No to Violence

Kathleen Maltzahn, Chief Executive Officer, Sexual Assault Services Victoria
Anastasia Powell, Professor of Family & Sexual Violence (MC)

Thu, 27 Nov, 9am – 5pm AEDT

RMIT University, City Campus (room details will be included on your ticket)

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Hosted by RMIT Grad Cert in Domestic & Family Violence

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OMFVP - TOGETHER IN PRACTICE
2026-02-03 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-06 10:00 - 13:00
Location: WODONGA
Part A: ‘Your role in the framework. Collaborative risk assessment and information sharing’
This two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing.
This is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios.
More information and enrol here

OMFVP - TOGETHER IN PRACTICE
2026-02-10 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-13 10:00 - 13:00
LOCATION: WODONGA
Part B: ‘Shared Risk, shared responses. Risk management and safety planning’
This two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing.
This is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios.
More information and enrol here

OMFVP - Together in Practice
2026-02-18 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-19 10:00 - 13:00
Location: WANGARATTA
Part A: ‘Your role in the framework. Collaborative risk assessment and information sharing’
This two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing.
This is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios.
More information and enrol here

Centre for Community Health - Facilitation: Lead Groups That Inspire and Engage
2026-02-24 09:30 - 2026-02-25 16:00
Overview
Led by facilitators with extensive experience, Facilitation: Lead Groups That Inspire and Engage provides you with evidence-based tools and techniques to make a significant impact in your facilitation.
Why choose Facilitation: Lead Groups That Inspire?
What You’ll Gain

Engage Participants: Create interactive, inclusive, and meaningful group experiences.
Facilitation Confidence: Learn practical techniques and observe expert facilitators in action.
Design & Plan: Develop content that aligns with adult learning principles
Hands-On Practice: Try new approaches in a supportive, safe environment.

Why It Matters:

Strengthen collaboration and communication in your teams or programs.
Foster respectful partnerships with participants.
Reinvigorate your sessions to make every group interaction count.

Perfect For: Health professionals, educators, administrators, and anyone leading groups or workshops.
Reflections from past participants

‘Hands-on practice was invaluable and immediately applicable to my work’

‘Fantastic two days. Very worthwhile for my work and really engaging.’

‘Putting facilitation into practice was invaluable.’

‘This workshop transformed how I approach group sessions—I now facilitate with confidence and equality.’

Duration
2 days
Dates
24 and 25 February 2026
Cost
$1,330.00
Time
9.30AM to 4.00PM each day
Delivery
In-person
Venue
The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville VIC
Contact
For further information or to enquire about tailoring a workshop to meet the needs of your organisation, please email us at training.ccch@rch.org.au

OMFVP - Together in Practice
2026-03-04 09:30 - 16:30
Location: BRIGHT

This two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing.
This is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios.

Part A: ‘ Your role in the framework. Collaborative risk assessment and information sharing’
More information and enrol here

SAFE + EQUAL - PREVENTX 2026: STORIES FOR CHANGE Conference
2026-03-24 09:30 - 2026-03-25 17:00
Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 March 2026

Two day in-person conference
(24 & 25 March)
Online workshops (26 March)

PreventX is Australia’s leading conference on the prevention of family and gender-based violence, bringing together practitioners to reflect, connect and explore how storytelling can drive meaningful and lasting change.

In 2026, PreventX returns as an in-person event with an online component, combining the energy of in-person connection with the accessibility of virtual engagement.
Hosted by Safe and Equal, PreventX is one of the largest gatherings of professionals working to prevent family and gender-based violence in Australia. Since 2019, it has brought together hundreds of practitioners from across the country to share insights, strategies and learnings on how to build momentum for long-term change.
In 2026, we’re coming together again with a renewed focus: What stories of impact are we seeing in our work? And how can we use storytelling to make our work possible?

What to expect

Whether you’re new to this space or deeply embedded in prevention, PreventX is an opportunity to:

Hear directly from practitioners, communities, advocates and grassroots initiatives across the country.
Build stronger connections and expand your network.
Share the change you’re seeing and be part of shaping what comes next.

Conference goals

Our hope for PreventX 2026 is that participants will:

Feel affirmed, inspired, bold and energised​ .
Have tangible information and tools to take action​ to continue to build momentum and support.
Develop connections to work together more often and effectively.

Who is PreventX for?

This conference is designed for anyone working to prevent family and gender-based violence who want to better understand and connect with prevention efforts.
BUY YOUR ADVANCE TICKET HERE

Centre for Community Child Health - Working in Partnership with Families
2026-04-21 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-04-28 16:00 - 17:30
Working in Partnership with Families
Overview
This workshop will equip you to identify and use strategies that support a partnership approach within and across family services.
Why choose Working in Partnership with Families?
Working in Partnership draws on the evidence-based Family Partnership Model, an approach that fosters respectful collaboration between parents and professionals striving towards shared goals.

Increase your understanding of engagement and partnership as concepts that influence your practice.
Build your awareness of the worker and service characteristics that support engagement and working in partnership.
Learn how to identify and use tools and strategies that support a partnership approach within and across family services.

Reflections from past participants
‘Very interactive. I enjoyed the meaningful questions, activities and group discussions.’
Duration

2x 1.5-hour sessions
Also available as a half-day, one-day or two-day workshop.

Dates
21 April and 28 April 2026
Delivery
Online
Cost
$268.00
Time
4PM to 5.30PM
Contact
For further information or to enquire about tailoring a workshop to meet the needs of your organisation, please email us at training.ccch@rch.org.au
Participation
All training is participatory and highly interactive. Participants attending online workshops are asked to have cameras turned on throughout the session with a preference for one participant per screen.

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OMFVP-TOGETHER IN PRACTICE
2026-05-26 10:00 - 13:00
LOCATION: WANGARATTA
Part B: ‘Shared Risk, shared responses. Risk management and safety planning’
This two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing.
This is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios.
More information and enrol here
