Community leaders shape big ideas for Victoria’s future
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Big thinkers and community leaders will gather at the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) Framing the Future forum tomorrow to explore and debate the pressing social issues facing Victoria.
‘This event will kick start the public debate period for the Victorian State election and set the scene for an election dominated by meaningful discussion about critical issues,’ says Cath Smith, VCOSS CEO.
‘There is a real hunger in the community for vision and big ideas to address the challenges we face now and those we will need to deal with in the coming decades.’
‘Victorians want to see solutions to the big problems like housing affordability, climate change, social justice, sustainability, urban sprawl and lack of services in rural communities.’
Speakers, using images to illustrate the challenges facing their communities include:
- Alexandra Gartmann, CEO Birchip Cropping Group
- Sue Hackney, Coordinator ‘Way Out’ at Cobaw Community Health Service
- Jill Gallagher, CEO, Victorian Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisation (VACCHO)
- John Lawrence, CEO, Kilmany Uniting Care, Gippsland
- Michael Perusco, CEO, Sacred Heart Mission
Afternoon panellists debating the big ideas include: Dr Kate Auty, Victorian Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability; John Daley, The Grattan Institute; Kristen Hilton, Director, Civil Justice, Access and Equity, Legal Aid Victoria; Jodie Willmer, CEO, Travellers Aid; Peter Ruzyla, CEO, EACH.
The Framing the Future forum is on 11am - 4pm, 26 August 2010, State Library Theatrette, Cnr La Trobe St & Swanston St, Melbourne.
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