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Registrations to attend the National Child Protection Conference close on 6th June – Early Bird Rate concludes on 3rd May

Registrations for the National Child Protection Conference being co-hosted by PeakCare, the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) and the Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia (CAFWAA) close on the 6th June. This important conference forms part of Queensland’s BIG WEEK that will consist of not one, not two, butthree big events:

  • National Child Protection Conference (24th and 25th June)
  • Advocacy Masterclass led by Professor Cindy Blackstock (26th June),and
  • QATSICPP Members’ Conference (27th and 28th June).

DO NOT MISS OUT – REGISTER NOW AT THE DISCOUNTED EARLY BIRD RATE BY 3rd MAY! Click HERE to register!

If you wish to also attend either the second or third of the BIG WEEK events- the Professor Cindy Blackstock Masterclass on 26th June and/or the QATSICPP Members’ Conference on the 27th and 28th June, click here.

Play your part in contributing to this exciting event – submit an abstract!

Thank you for the many submissions of abstracts for the Conference. The closing date for submitting an abstract is COB Monday, 29th April, but if you need a little more time, please contact Annika Stehn (Ph: 07 3368 1050; Email: astehn@peakcare.org.au) urgently (i.e. by no later than Wednesday 1st May) to negotiate an extension.

Have you entered the competition to win one of three free Conference tickets?

PeakCare has been inundated with entries into our competition to win one of three free tickets to the Conference, but some have not observed ‘the catch’. Watch this short video to find out if you are eligible to win a free ticket. To ensure that as many people as possible have a chance to win a free ticket, the closing date for receiving entries has been extended to cob on Friday, 3rd May.

Join the growing list of Conference Sponsors!

Encourage your organisation to join this growing list of organisations that have stepped up to becomes sponsors of this exciting event – Anglicare Southern QueenslandThe Benevolent SocietyChild WiseChurches of Christ QueenslandCompass SeminarsFoundations CareHouse with No StepsLife Without BarriersMission AustraliaNature Play Qld,ParentlineUnitingCare Community, and YCSS Child, Youth and Family Intervention Service.

Visit the website for the details about how your organisation can become a sponsor. Organisations are strongly encouraged to submit their applications to become a Sponsor by no later than Friday, 3rd May. Please note that due to the unique sponsorship model that we are using, you do not need to be a large organisation to become a sponsor. Both small and large organisations and those that are somewhere in between all receive the same benefits of becoming a sponsor.

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