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Early childhood education and care

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Monday 19 February 2024 – Brisbane

Participants

  • G8 Education: Pejman Okhovat
  • Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership: Gareth Meany
  • Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland: Karen Thorpe
  • Junior Adventures Group: Melinda Crole
  • The Creche and Kindergarten Association (C&K): Sandra Cheeseman and Jane Austen
  • National Outside School Hours Services Alliance (NOSHSA): Kylie Brannelly
  • Family Day Care Queensland: Jason de Bakker

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Wednesday 21 February 2024 – Online only

Participants

  • Sanctuary Early Childhood Centre: Sheryn Mulford
  • Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO): Dr Jenny Donovan, Rowena Shirtcliff and Dr Katey De Gioia
  • Brian Byrne
  • Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce (WEET): Sam Mostyn
  • KU Children’s Services: Christine Legg, Natalie Grenfell and Cherylanne Williams
  • WentWest: Dr Michael Fasher, Conjoint Professor Diana O'Halloran AO and Michelle Quinn
  • Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA): Julia Broad
  • Diversity Council Australia: Lisa Annese

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Thursday 22 February 2024 – Online only

Participants

  • GrainGrowers: Sean Cole
  • Social Ventures Australia: Suzie Riddell, Rosie Hodson and Caitlin Graham
  • Early Childhood Australia South Australia: Susan Jackson and Amy Graham
  • Child Development Council (SA): Prof Victoria Whitington
  • NSW Family Day Care Association: Anita Jovanovski
  • Lisa Bryant
  • Child Australia: Tina Holtom

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Monday 26 February 2024 – Sydney

Participants

  • Royal Far West: Jacqueline Emery
  • Municipal Association of Victoria: Kim Howland, Leonie Taylor and Jacinta Barnes
  • The Parenthood: Georgina Dent
  • AGJ Businesses Pty Ltd: Amanda Johnstone
  • Australian Human Rights Commission (National Children’s Commissioner): Anne Hollonds
  • ECTARC: Anita Kumar

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Tuesday 27 February 2024 – Sydney

Participants

  • PlayGroup Australia: Patricia O’Donovan, Erin Nichols and Felicity Dunn
  • The Benevolent Society: Lin Hatfield Dodds, Tammy Kjeldsen and Janet Power
  • Goodstart: Dr Ros Baxter, John Cherry, Myra Geddes and Kelly Jebb
  • Cheyanne Carter (Individual)
  • Community Early Learning Australia (CELA): Michele Carnegie
  • Early Years Intercultural Association: Jennifer Koutloulas
  • Family Day Care Australia (FDCA): Michael Farrell and Andrew Paterson
  • Eva Cox (Individual)

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Monday 4 March 2024 – Online only

Participants

  • Outside School Hours Council of Australia: James Taylor and Nick Xerakias
  • Brotherhood of St Laurence : Travers McLeod
  • Australian Childcare Alliance: Paul Mondo and Nesha Hutchinson
  • TheirCare: Michael Abela
  • Parents Work Collective: Alannah Batho and Virginia Tapscott
  • Monash University Early Childhood Academics: Dr Linda Henderson, Dr Robyn Babaeff and Assoc Prof Gloria Quinones
  • Centre for Community Child Health: Prof Sharon Goldfeld
  • Council of Single Mothers and their Children: Jenny Davidson

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Tuesday 5 March 2024 – Melbourne

Participants

  • The Front Project: Jane Hunt and Martel Menz
  • Victorian Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (VicTESOL): Anne Keary
  • Early Learning Association Australia (ELAA): Andrew Cameron and Noah Hurst
  • Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC): Catherine Liddle
  • Community Child Care Association (CCC): Linda Davison and Julie Price
  • Parkville Institute: Dr Anne Kennedy and Associate Professor Brigid Jordan AM
  • Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA): Skye Kakoschke-Moore
  • Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited (AITSL): Edmund Misson and Daniel Pinchas

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Thursday 7 March 2024 – Online only

Participants

  • Interim Disability Commissioner (TAS), Department of Premier and Cabinet: Mary Mallett
  • Australian Council of State School Organisations: Di Giblin and Peter Garrigan
  • Centre for Policy Development: Annabel Brown, Katherine Oborne and Leslie Loble
  • Australian Education Union (AEU): Cara Nightingale and Nicole Calnan
  • Frances Press (Individual)
  • Gordon Cleveland (Individual)
  • Camp Australia: Warren Jacobson

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Wednesday 13 March 2024 – Perth

Participants

  • South Australia Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care: The Hon Julia Gillard AC
  • Minderoo: The Hon Jay Weatherill AO
  • RDA Kimberley: Janine Hatch
  • Dr Ros Sambell

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Tuesday 19 March 2024 – Online only

Participants

  • Plumtree Children’s Services: Sylvana Mahmic
  • Early Learning and Care Council of Australia: Elizabeth Death
  • Several Wimmera Southern Mallee, Mallee, Loddon Campaspe and surrounding regions participants
  • National Farmers’ Federation: David Jochinke
  • Network of Community Activities: Pauline O’Kane

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Wednesday 20 March 2024 – Canberra

Participants

  • Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth: Roslyn Dundas, Bernie Morris and Kristy Noble
  • National Foundation for Australian Women: Dr Mary Welsh
  • Early Childhood Australia: Samantha Page and Dr Sarah Wight
  • Australian Multiple Birth Association: Silje Andersen-Cooke
  • Dr J Rob Bray and Professor Matthew Gray
  • Participants from the Wimmera Southern Mallee, Mallee, Loddon Campaspe and surrounding regions: Tricia Currie
  • Independent Schools Australia: Jacob Hanley and Tracey Taylor
  • Speech Pathology Australia: Jodie Long and John Foley
  • Chief Executive Women: Brianna Delahunty and Pauline Vamos

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