Day Two Agenda
Thursday 19th May, 2011

8.00
Welcome, coffee & networking
8.30
Welcome remarks from the Chairs
Lenore Dembski
Paperbark Woman
Noelene McCormick
Director Audit and Ethical Standards
Department of Education and Training, NT
8.40
CASE STUDY
Organisation-wide governance structures

  • The role of the auditing committee
  • Understanding some of the unique challenges for governance in the public sector
  • Importance of audit and risk committees
Peter Achtersraat
Auditor-General of NSW
9.20
Building relationships with internal & external stakeholders to ensure strong governance

  • Developing a governance structure with cultural relevancy and equal opportunities
  • Establishing leadership and democracy to build effective relationships
Yananymul Munuggurr, CEO
Laynhapuy Homelands Association Inc.
2010 Winner, Reconciliation Australia Governance Awards
Lessons from community governance
10.00
CASE STUDY
Successful service delivery models

  • Integrating community learnings into successful Indigenous programs
Jimmy Little, Patron
Jimmy Little Foundation
10.40
Morning tea & networking
11.10
Understanding the complexities of community governance

  • The role of community, family and clan tribes in governance arrangements
  • Understanding multiple loci of power to overcome the issue of overlapping jurisdictions
  • Developing service delivery models that are aligned with Indigenous ethics and cultural practice
William Brian Butler
Ordinary Executive Member & SA Contact
Stolen Generations Alliance
Building strong partnerships through mutual accountability & cultural legitimacy
11:50
Facilitating mutual accountability

  • Developing relevant community programs
  • Establishing two-way accountability to support Indigenous communities to resolve issues that affect them
Catherine O'Sullivan, QLD State Manager
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
12.30
Networking lunch
1:40
CASE STUDY
Establishing & maintaining transparent partnerships to ensure mutual accountability

  • Defining roles and ensuring accountability
  • Building governance strategies around strong Indigenous principles
  • How to develop genuine decision-making authority
Glendra Stubbs, CEO
Link-Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation
2:20
Building successful economies via culturally grounded governance

  • Managing the integration of values and cultures that exist in multi-layered partnerships to build functional relationships
  • Where does culture fit?
  • Encouraging self determination and empowerment via intergenerational knowledge transfers
Jodie Clarkson
Indigenous Employment and Training Coordinator
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport, NT
3.00
Afternoon tea & networking
Measuring governance
3:30
The Indigenous governance toolkit: Utilising new technologies to promote strong governance

  • How to use the Indigenous governance toolkit
Ara Cresswell, Projects and Partnerships Director
Reconciliation Australia
4:10
Round table discussions
4:30
Closing remarks from the Chairs & close of conference

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