LOCAL GOVERNMENT NSW COMMUNITY CARE FORUM

LOCAL GOVERNMENT NSW COMMUNITY CARE FORUM
Transition to the Commonwealth Home Support Programme and
the National Disability Insurance Scheme
May 14th 2015
The Red Room, The York Conference & Function Centre
Level 2, 95-99 York Street, Sydney
None of us is as smart as all of us.”
- Ken Blanchard
Local Government NSW has partnered with Community Options Australia to host a forum
filled with information, discussion, strategy and collaboration
9:00 – 9:15am
Registration
9:15am
Welcome
Cr Julie Hegarty LGNSW Board member
9.30am
Unpacking the Context and the
Impact on Your CommunityInteractive discussion
Marika Kontellis, Zakumi Consulting
10.15am
Overview of Operating Context
Dr. Gary Jacobson, Zakumi Consulting
10.40
BREAK
11.00am
Opportunities to Innovate
11.30am
Local Stories:
12.45pm
Maree O’Rourke – Executive Officer COA
Relinquish: Greater Hume
David Smith, Director Corporate & Community
Services and Jody Whitley, Community Health
& Wellbeing Coordinator, Great Hume Shire
Council
Align/Partner: Uralla, Glenn Innes
Severn and Gunnedah
Olivia Wood, Executive Manager Community
and Culture, Uralla Shire Council and Janine
Johnson, Manager Community Services, Glen
Innes Severn Council
Grow and Invest: Kiama
Clare Rogers , Director Community Services
and Tracy Sligar, Financial Accountant Kiama
Municipal Council
Strategise and Engage: Willoughby
Louise Geaghan, Aged and Disability Services
Coordinator and Angela Casey, Community
Development Manager, Willoughby City
Council
Discussion
1:15 pm to
2:00pm
LUNCH
2.00pm
Government Departments Panel
Each panellist will speak for 10 mins followed
by panel questions and discussion
Department of Social Services –
Transition to the CHSP
Ed Hughes, Director Aged Care Programs,
Department of Social Services
NSW Ageing, Disability and Home
Care – Transition to the NDIS
Craig Layton, A/Executive Director,
Community Inclusion
NSW Office of Local Government
Caroline Egberts, Principal Program Officer,
Development Team, Office of Local
Government
3.30pm
Discussion, Summary and Next
Steps
4.00pm
Close