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Prince
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Monarch
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Jacaranda
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Karrie Webb
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration Opens - Royal Benowa Foyer
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8:30 AM - 8:40 AM |
Day 2 - Conference Opening
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Keynote Session 2
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8:40 AM - 9:40 AM |
Panel Presentation: Digital Care That Actually Reaches People: Telehealth, AI and Recovery-Oriented Models for Rural Mental Health
John Harper, Founder, Mental Health Initiative and Podcast Series, Mate Helping Mate
A/Prof Michael Clements, Board Member and Chair, RACGP Rural Faculty
Sheriel Hughes, Branch Manager, National Program Delivery, Australian Digital Health Agency
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9:45 AM - 10:15 AM |
The Importance of Trust in a Fast Moving Technological World
Heidi Sturk, Director, eMHPrac (e-Mental Health in Practice), Queensland University of Technology
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10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
Connecting Cultures: Building Trust Through Community Navigators in Rural Mental Health
Joanne Leary & Emma Whitechurch, Community Engagement Officers, Medicare Mental Health Centres, Wagga Wagga and Young, Grand Pacific Health
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10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Morning Tea With Exhibitors - Royal Benowa Foyer
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Building Stronger Rural Communities: Prevention, Connection and Mental Wellbeing
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Innovation in Rural Service Delivery: Digital Tools, Workforce Models and Crisis Response
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Digital Care That Works in the Real World
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Workforce Sustainability, Wellbeing and Leadership
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11:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
Beyond Traditional Services: Back On Track, A Peer-Guided Mental Health Model For Australian Farmers.
Lucinda Star, Western District Health Service
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Advancing the Rural Mental Health Workforce Through the Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Blueprint Program
Leigh Davison, Marathon Health
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Missing the Point: Why the AI Mental Health Debate Is Failing Rural Australia
Mark Anns, Psych And Lifestyle
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Breaking the Cycle: Addressing Professional Isolation to Strengthen Rural Mental Health Workforce Sustainability
Naomi Malone, Rural Psychologists Collective
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11:50 AM - 12:20 PM |
What Makes It Work: Translating Evidence Into Sustained, Community-Led Youth Suicide Prevention in Rural Australia
Laura Grattidge, Youth Live4live Ltd.
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AI Scribes in Mental Health Care: Balancing Efficiency, Safety and Therapeutic Presence
Alireza Ahmadvand, Griffith University
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Digital Futures for Neurodivergent Children: Co-Designing for Accessible and Acceptable Mental Health Supports
Kathleen Davey, Social Science Tranlsated
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First Nations Academics in Regional Universities: Progression Into and Through Academic Life and Workplace Well-Being
Vicki Pascoe, CQ University
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12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
The Nuances of Social Prescribing in Rural Communities
Kate Hawtin, Community Mental Health Australia
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Who’ll Come Waltzing Matilda With Me? Co Responding to Mental Health Crisis in Western Queensland
Sandra Garner & Gavin Ferry, Queensland Ambulance Service
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Delivering Scalable Mobile App Mental Health Support to Regional and Rural Communities: The SOLAR-R Trial
Tracey Varker, Phoenix Australia, University Of Melbourne
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Leadership for a Sustainable Rural Mental Health Workforce: Lessons from a Faerie Tale
Myf Pitcher, Rural Aid Ltd
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch With Exhibitors - Royal Benowa Foyer
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The Missing Middle: Stepped Care, Navigation and Early Intervention
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Held and Heard: Peer Models, Caregiving, and Inclusive Recovery in Rural Australia
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From Awareness to Action: Building Rural Mental Health-Capable Communities
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Neurodivergence in Rural Communities: Clients and Workforce
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2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
Engaging the Rural Missing Middle Through GP‑Embedded Mental Health Care
Laura Kelly, Medicare Mental Health Centre, Lismore - Open Minds Australia Ltd
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Parent Peers in Remote Western Queensland: Qualitative Evaluation of Novel Perinatal Peer Work Model
Nataya Branjerdporn, Outback Futures
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Co-Designing in Regional South Australia: Process, Practice and Early Insights
Ben Wells, Neami National
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Establishment of an Adult Neurodevelopmental Assessment Clinic Inside a Rural Mental Health Service
Kate French, Holly Brown, Melanie Hall
Mildura Base Public Hospital
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2:25 PM - 2:45 PM |
Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders in Regional Communities
Rachael Cronin, La Trobe University
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Women's Experiences of Caring for Someone Who Uses Substances in Rural Australia
Julaine Allan, Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University
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Reviewing and Improving Community Group Support for the Wellbeing of Flood Affected Northern Rivers Communities
Rebecca McNaught, University Centre for Rural Health
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Panel Continued
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2:50 PM - 3:10 PM |
Mind the Gap: Making Shared Care Work Between Rural GPs and Mental Health Clinicians
Tyson Reynolds, New Frontier Health
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No Pathway Is the Same: Neuro-Affirming Approaches to Work and Study re-engagement
Charlotte Doss, headspace National
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Exciting Presenter to be Announced
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Panel Continued
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3:10 PM - 3:40 PM |
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors - Royal Benowa Foyer
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3:40 PM - 3:55 PM |
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Poster Presentations
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Keynote Session 3
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3:55 PM - 4:25 PM |
Presentation by :
Mary O'Brien, Founder & CEO, Are You Bogged Mate?
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4:25 PM - 4:55 PM |
A Place on Farm for Everyone: Community, Inclusion and Lived Experience in Agriculture
Dr Josie Clarke, Founding Director, Ability Agriculture Foundation
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM |
Day 2 Wrap Up
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Networking Event - Royal Benowa Foyer
Enjoy drinks, light canapés and live entertainment while continuing the day’s conversations in a vibrant, informal setting.
Cost: Included in 3-day conference registration.
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