HEIA National Conference - Home Economics without Borders

The HEIA 2017 national conference will welcome a number of outstanding presenters. Among them is a very talented and inspirational team of keynote speakers. Brief biographies of a number of them are outlined below but please stay tuned to hear about others who will be completing the team.

Josephine Cashman
Josephine Cashman is a Worimi entrepreneur from New South Wales. She is a lawyer, business woman and social entrepreneur with more than 17 years experience working to create rapid business, social and economic growth for Indigenous communities around Australia. In 2013, Josephine was appointed by the Prime Minister to the Indigenous Advisory Council and serves as Chair of its Safe Communities Committee. She also sits on the Board of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. As a lawyer with a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, and a Bachelor of Laws and Communications (Journalism) from UTS, Josephine worked for more than nine years in the Australian courts, and has worked in consultancy and voluntary roles for a variety of private, public and non-profit sector organisations. As founder of Riverview Global Partners, Josephine identifies and nurtures key relationships that attract and drive economic opportunities into Indigenous communities as a means of creating a better Australia for all. Josephine is a lateral thinker. She is an innovator who focusses her expertise in business, negotiation and engagement on real outcomes that meet the diverse practical needs of Indigenous communities. She is passionate about encouraging the Indigenous youth of Australia to become future leaders.

Clementine Ford
Clementine Ford is a Melbourne-based writer, speaker and feminist thinker. She is a columnist for Fairfax's Daily Life and is a regular contributor to The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. Clementine’s work has also appeared in the Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Girlfriend, CLEO, Sunday Life and The Big Issue. Clementine has been a guest on ABC’s Q and A, Channel Nine Mornings and is a frequent contributor to Channel Ten’s The Project. In late 2012, Clementine was voted one of Australia’s most influential female voices by Daily Life readers. In 2013 and 2014, those same readers voted her into Daily Life’s top 20 Women of the Year awards. Clementine’s number one mission is to speak openly and honestly about the state of the world as we live in it. She hopes to give other women the language and confidence to articulate their own feelings of frustration and anger.

Dr Joel Gilmore
Dr Joel Gilmore is a physicist, renewable energy analyst, award winning science communicator, MC, and (most importantly) a lover of good food. He has a PhD in physics from the University of Queensland, and holds an honorary position there in the Faculty of Science. He regularly delivers public events on topics ranging from black holes to tackling climate change, but he is particularly passionate about understanding the science of the kitchen. He has presented sold-out food science talks since 2010, and featured on television programs such as Catalyst and SCOPE. In his spare time, he sings, dances, and has visited 49 countries.

Professor Mark Lawrence, Deakin University
Mark is a Professor in Public Health Nutrition at Deakin University. He has 33 years’ experience working in food policy at local, state, national and international levels. Mark’s research interests focus on the science and politics of evidence use in dietary guidelines, Nutrient Reference Values, food regulation and the promotion of healthy and sustainable food systems. He is an advisor to the World Health Organization, a member of the FSANZ Public Health Dialogue, a member of the Commonwealth Department of Health’s committee reviewing the Nutrient Reference Values and a former member of the NHMRC’s Dietary Guidelines Working Committee.

Jane Martin, Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC)
Jane Martin, BA (Hons), MPH, is an Honorary Fellow at Melbourne University and a Senior Fellow at Deakin University. She leads the Obesity Policy Coalition, a partnership between Cancer Council Victoria, Diabetes Victoria and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention at Deakin University. Jane advocates for policy and regulatory reform to prevent overweight and obesity, with a focus on food marketing, labelling and tax and pricing measures. For over twenty-five years, Jane has worked extensively in public health advocacy, first in tobacco control then in obesity prevention. Her interests lie in advocacy, policy oriented research and partnerships to support policy reform. Jane is the recipient of a Jack Brockhoff Foundation Churchill Fellowship and is an alumnus of the Williamson Community Leadership Program. She is Vice President of the Australian New Zealand Obesity Society and a board member of Family Planning Victoria.

Jane Milburn
Jane Milburn grew up on a sheep farm and transformed her love of natural fibres into a consuming passion by creating Textile Beat as a social enterprise in 2013. Jane has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and postgraduate leadership qualifications along with decades of experience in rural journalism and communications. She believes our clothing story runs parallel to our food story, because every day we eat and dress to survive and thrive. Jane now leads The Slow Clothing Project as a conversation about ways of dressing that are good for ourselves, society and planet. Through presentations and workshops, Jane’s goal is to inspire a more sustainable clothing culture. She is a member of Fashion Revolution Australia.

Dr Joanna McMillan
Dr Joanna McMillan is one of Australia’s favourite and most trusted health and wellbeing experts. She is a PhD-qualified nutrition scientist, Accredited Practising Dietitian and a former fitness instructor, giving her sound credentials to help us make heads or tails of the increasingly confusing nutrition and health messages in the media. Joanna is a regular on television, on radio and in print media, and is the founder of Get Lean, an online lifestyle change program. She is a proud ambassador for Diabetes Australia, the Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc. and Foodbank.

Dr Helena Popovic
Dr Helena Popovic is a medical doctor, leading authority on how to improve brain function, international speaker and best-selling author. Since graduating from The University of Sydney in 1995 she has been paving the way for a new paradigm in peak health for peak performance. Helena is unique in that promoting optimal physical and mental health is not only her profession; it is her passion, her purpose and her personal way of life. Helena’s philosophy is that education is more powerful than medication and she believes in slow ageing despite fast living. Helena enables people to discover the power of their moment-by-moment choices in reigniting their zest and vitality for life and work.

Professor Boyd Swinburn MBChB, MD, FRACP, FNZCPHM
Boyd Swinburn is the Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland and Alfred Deakin Professor and Co-Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention at Deakin University in Melbourne. He is also Co-Chair of World Obesity Policy & Prevention section (formerly International Obesity Task Force). Boyd trained as an endocrinologist and has conducted research in metabolic, clinical and public health aspects of obesity. His major research interests are centred on community and policy actions to prevent childhood and adolescent obesity, and reduce, what he has coined, ‘obesogenic’ environments. He is currently leading an initiative to monitor and benchmark food environments internationally. He has over 350 publications related to obesity, led two Lancet Series on Obesity and is co-chairs the Lancet Commission on Obesity. He has been an advisor on many government committees, WHO Consultations, and large scientific studies internationally.

Dr. Deb Ollis
Debbie Ollis is senior lecturer at Deakin University where she teaches and researches in the area of health and sexuality education. Debbie has worked in field for over 30 years as a health, home economics and physical education teacher, policy officer, curriculum consultant, curriculum writer, teacher educator and researcher. She has co-authored two national frameworks and written curriculum resources for state and federal governments. Most recently she has written a respectful relationships curriculum for Victorian secondary schools and coauthored a sexuality education monograph for Universities. Her research is focused on capacity building in sexuality education, teacher education, gender and violence education and young people’s experience of school-based sexuality education. Debbie is currently involved in number of projects in these areas, including an ARC linkage project researching young people’s experience and voice in sexuality education. She is also a managing trustee for the King and Amy O’Malley Home Economics Scholarships.

Luke Ablett
Luke is a former AFL player. He played 133 games with the Sydney Swans including the 2005 Premiership. Luke is passionate about promoting gender equity, preventing men’s violence and a broader idea of what it means to be a man, advocating a shift in the conversation from what women should do to stay safe, to men, and what they should do to not be violent. Luke designed, implemented and evaluated one of the first violence against women prevention programs that works with men in Vanuatu. He has appeared on Network 10’s, The Project and ABC News Breakfast, has been on ABC Radio, Triple R and SEN, and has written articles for the Sunday Herald Sun, The Age, The Guardian, and The Saturday Paper on gender equity and violence against women. Luke is a White Ribbon Ambassador.

Airport/hotel transfers

Melbourne Tullamarine Airport is approximately a 25 minute drive to the Melbourne CBD. Guests travelling from the airport or other points by car should note that tolls are applicable on the Citylink Tollway/State Route 43.

Airport shuttle

SkyBus offers an express bus service from the airport to the city centre. This service operates 24/7 and buses run every ten minutes throughout the day. SkyBus operates from two locations at Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) right outside arrivals. On arrival at Southern Cross Station in the city, SkyBus provides a complimentary hotel transfer service, subject to availability, during the following hours: 0600–2230 Monday to Friday and 0730–1730 Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets can be purchased on arrival at the bus stop or purchased online at www.skybus.com.au. Tickets are $19 per person one way (current as at 19/1/16).

Private airport shuttle

Should colleagues wish to share an airport transfer, several private airport shuttle services operate. Please view their websites for further information:

Airport private shuttle

The public bus stop at Melbourne Airport is located at Terminal 1 and the transport hub in Terminal 4.
Passengers travelling to and from the city can take the train to Broadmeadows Station and board the high-frequency SmartBus Route 901. For more information visit Public Transport Victoria or phone 1800 800 007

Registration type Earlybird (up to Tues 1 Nov 2016)
HEIA member $670
HEIA full-time student/retired member $555
HEIA member day delegate $270

Standard (after Tues 1 Nov 2016)
HEIA member $780 Non-member $895
HEIA full-time student/retired member $670
Non-member full-time student/retired $780
HEIA member day delegate $365
Non-member day delegate $420

Registration fees are based on date of receipt of payment (not registration date).
Payment at the earlybird rate must be received by Tuesday 1 November 2016; otherwise standard fees will apply.
*Please also fax or email e.g. a scan or photo’ proof of concession entitlement (pensioner, healthcare, full-time student card, etc) in order to claim concession rate.

Registration type Earlybird (up to Tues 1 Nov 2016)
Non member $780
Non-member full-time student/retired $670
Non-member day delegate $365

Standard (after Tues 1 Nov 2016)
Non-member $895
Non-member full-time student/retired $780
Non-member day delegate $420

Registration fees are based on date of receipt of payment (not registration date).
Payment at the earlybird rate must be received by Tuesday 1 November 2016; otherwise standard fees will apply.
*Please also fax or email e.g. a scan or photo’ proof of concession entitlement (pensioner, healthcare, full-time student card, etc) in order to claim concession rate.

http://www.heia.com.au/events-conference-registration

Payment of registration fees:

Please note that registrations will not be finalised until payment in full is received.

Cheque payment:

Cheques should be made payable to Home Economics Institute of Australia – Conference Account
Please post to: HEIA 2017, c/- Expert Events PO Box 351, Hamilton Central Qld 4007

EFT payments:

BSB: 064 119
Account: 1030 6224
Name: Home Economics Institute of Australia Inc – Conference Account
Reference: Please use your invoice number and surname to identify your deposit
Remittance advice must be sent to heiamelbourne2017@expertevents.com.au

Credit card payments:

Credit card payments may be made by MasterCard or Visa. Payments will appear as Expert Events on your credit card statement.

Conference secretariat

For further information or assistance with your conference registration, please contact:
Expert Events
Email: heiamelbourne2017@expertevents.com.au
Phone: 07 3848 2100
Fax: 07 3848 2133
Post: PO Box 351, Hamilton Central, Qld 4007

The three-day program has been designed to enable delegates to participate in a range of modes of professional learning:

There will be six keynote sessions with eleven keynote speakers presenting either individual addresses or participating in panel presentations.
Eleven presenters will showcase their work through posters.
There are 31 concurrent sessions, from which delegates may choose six, delivered by 30 presenters from a wide range of disciplines and engaging delegates via various formats from lecture to demonstration to active participation.
Nine site visits and five special interest group meetings complement the suite of offerings, with delegates able to choose one site visit and one special interest group meeting.
The terrific keynote speakers are bound to enthrall, inspire and make us think about issues such as domestic violence, obesity, wellbeing, peak performance and excellence, the clothes we wear and how we cook! The 31 concurrent sessions and nine site visits then provide a pathway for everyone.

Melbourne is the place to be for those interested in food. The conference is delighted to welcome three well-recognised chefs to the conference—Scott Pickett (The Estelle), Greg Hampton (Charcoal Lane) and Ha Nguyen (OTAO cooking school). And whilst on the topic of food, we are delighted to welcome a number of food and nutrition experts on a range of topics—plant-based diets, bone health, GM foods, taste perceptions, their research on food literacy and what is happening in schools, and so much more.

The curriculum and pedagogy pathway has so much to offer—plenty about the Australian Curriculum and the new Victorian Food Studies course as well as several sessions on pedagogy to engage 21st century minds.

Other speakers will share their research, with both experienced researchers and up-and-coming PhD and Masters students sharing their work on a range of topics.

For those with an interest in textiles, apart from the site visits that include two practical hands-on sessions and a trip to the National Gallery of Victoria International Fashion and Textiles study room, lecturers from Holmesglen Institute offering sessions on design thinking and how to draw, and two other presenters are sharing experiences for the textiles classroom.

And much more besides, including thought-provoking speakers from the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre.