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Program

 

This program is interactive. You can click on each of the presenter sessions to view the presentation outline and presenter’s biography.

 

The conference sessions will run on AEST – Queensland time


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Dark Blue and Teal sessions will be available in person and online via OnAIR

Orange sessions will be available in person only

 

All sessions (excluding workshops) will be recorded and made available to delegates in the Resource Centre five business days post-conference.

 

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The 2025 Indigenous Wellbeing Conference reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and presenters if necessary and without notice, as a result of circumstances beyond their control. All attempts will be made to keep any changes to an absolute minimum.


Sunday, October 19, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
~ Pre-Conference Optional Activity ~
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Gurumba Bigi Gathering
As part of our commitment to Indigenous wellbeing and holistic healing, we invite all delegates and their guests to join us at the Gurumba Bigi Gathering and participate in one of four immersive cultural activities. These experiences are led by skilled Indigenous artists and knowledge holders and are designed to nurture connection, creativity, and cultural appreciation. Following the activities, we invite you to join us for a networking function at a local venue.
Track 1
Track 2
~ Pre-Conference Optional Activity ~
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Gurumba Bigi Gathering
As part of our commitment to Indigenous wellbeing and holistic healing, we invite all delegates and their guests to join us at the Gurumba Bigi Gathering and participate in one of four immersive cultural activities. These experiences are led by skilled Indigenous artists and knowledge holders and are designed to nurture connection, creativity, and cultural appreciation. Following the activities, we invite you to join us for a networking function at a local venue.

Track 3
~ Pre-Conference Optional Activity ~
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Gurumba Bigi Gathering
As part of our commitment to Indigenous wellbeing and holistic healing, we invite all delegates and their guests to join us at the Gurumba Bigi Gathering and participate in one of four immersive cultural activities. These experiences are led by skilled Indigenous artists and knowledge holders and are designed to nurture connection, creativity, and cultural appreciation. Following the activities, we invite you to join us for a networking function at a local venue.

Track 1
~ Pre-Conference Optional Activity ~
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Gurumba Bigi Gathering
As part of our commitment to Indigenous wellbeing and holistic healing, we invite all delegates and their guests to join us at the Gurumba Bigi Gathering and participate in one of four immersive cultural activities. These experiences are led by skilled Indigenous artists and knowledge holders and are designed to nurture connection, creativity, and cultural appreciation. Following the activities, we invite you to join us for a networking function at a local venue.

Track 2
~ Pre-Conference Optional Activity ~
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Gurumba Bigi Gathering
As part of our commitment to Indigenous wellbeing and holistic healing, we invite all delegates and their guests to join us at the Gurumba Bigi Gathering and participate in one of four immersive cultural activities. These experiences are led by skilled Indigenous artists and knowledge holders and are designed to nurture connection, creativity, and cultural appreciation. Following the activities, we invite you to join us for a networking function at a local venue.

Track 3
~ Pre-Conference Optional Activity ~
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Gurumba Bigi Gathering
As part of our commitment to Indigenous wellbeing and holistic healing, we invite all delegates and their guests to join us at the Gurumba Bigi Gathering and participate in one of four immersive cultural activities. These experiences are led by skilled Indigenous artists and knowledge holders and are designed to nurture connection, creativity, and cultural appreciation. Following the activities, we invite you to join us for a networking function at a local venue.

Monday, October 20, 2025

Kookaburra Room: In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Dingo Room: In-Person Only
Bilby Room: In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open
Gurumba Bigi! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your name badge!
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome to the 2025 Indigenous Conference
Official Welcome, Housekeeping & Lived Experience Acknowledgement
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Panel: Decolonising Health: Indigenous-Led Solutions
Moderator: Rebecca Lang Panellists: Dr Heena Akbar, Dr Mataroria Lyndon, Darrio Penetito-Hemara & Ethan Capewell
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM First Nations Peoples and Wellbeing: Some Basics to Get Us to Thrivance Status
Prof James Ward, Director - UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Day 1 Morning Tea
PANEL - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Chair: Rebecca Lang
WORKSHOP 1 - In-Person Only
WORKSHOP 2 - In-Person Only
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PANEL: Carving Our Own Path: Finding Our Culturally Safe Place in Non-Indigenous Workspaces
Belinda Gibb & Adam Shipp, Australian Medical Council | Richard Tankersley, Matariki Services Ltd | Joseph Tyro, JT Consultancy 		Across Lands and Lineages: Decolonising Mental Health Through Collective Healing
Ziyad Serhan, Educaid, Assala Sayyara, Haweyate, Jayne Christian, Barabirang Projects 		Wayapa Wuurrk – Connect to the Earth
Jem Stone, Wayapa Wuurrk
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM Strengthening Lives Through Culture - Co-designing Placed Based Solutions for Suicide Prevention and Aftercare Services
Kesi-Maree Prior, Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance 		Workshop 1 continued Workshop 2 continued
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Day 1 Lunch
~IN PERSON & VIRTUAL~
~ IN-PERSON ONLY ~
Indigenous Models of Care
Chair: Tiana Lea 		Healing and Moving Forward: Community Resilience and Mental Wellbeing
Chair: Asha Bhat OAM 		Technology and Innovation
Chair: Dr Nikki Penetito-Hemara
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Working and Learning Together: Indigenous-led Pathways to Indigenise and Decolonise Curricula
Kate Robinson, The University of Sydney 		Community Voices for System Change: Elevating First Nations Lived Experience to Prevent Suicide
Eliza Kitchener, Indigenous Australian Lived Experience Centre (IALEC) 		Wellmob: Weaving Digital Wellbeing Resources into Practice
David Edwards, WellMob website - eMHPrac
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Eke Tū: Insights from a Whānau-Centred Māori Approach to Long-Term Condition Management
Dr Shirley Keown & Bernie Semau, Turanga Health 		Goldfields Men's Bush Trips
Stephen Morrison, Hope Community Service 		Sustaining and Sharing Indigenous Wisdom Across Australasia - Insights from Kiwa Digital
Steven Renata, Kiwa Digital
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM Exploration of Beliefs and Experiences of Chronic Pain in Aboriginal People on Kamilaroi Country
Dr Hema Rajappa, Vicki Croker & Deanna Holley-White, Hunter New England Health 		The Power of Cultural Wisdom and Neuroscience in Healing
Sheryl Batchelor, Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation 		Co-Designing AI-Enhanced Breast Cancer Care for Wāhine Māori: Innovation Grounded in Mātauranga Māori
Chae Phillips, Taakiri Tuu
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM
Day 1 Afternoon Tea
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM Wai Now, Why Not: Understanding the Connection Between Water and Wellbeing
Dr Cadence Kaumoana, Chief Executive, Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ)
3:55 PM - 4:40 PM Ancient Flavours, Modern Tables: Reclaiming Australia’s Oldest Food Culture
Mindy Woods, Chef (Karkalla On Country), Mentor, Author, Educator
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference participants and guests to join us at the IWC25 Culture Connect Networking Function
Kookaburra Room: In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Dingo Room: In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open
Gurumba Bigi! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your name badge!
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome to the 2025 Indigenous Conference
Official Welcome, Housekeeping & Lived Experience Acknowledgement
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Panel: Decolonising Health: Indigenous-Led Solutions
Moderator: Rebecca Lang Panellists: Dr Heena Akbar, Dr Mataroria Lyndon, Darrio Penetito-Hemara & Ethan Capewell
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM First Nations Peoples and Wellbeing: Some Basics to Get Us to Thrivance Status
Prof James Ward, Director - UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Day 1 Morning Tea
PANEL - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Chair: Rebecca Lang
WORKSHOP 1 - In-Person Only
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PANEL: Carving Our Own Path: Finding Our Culturally Safe Place in Non-Indigenous Workspaces
Belinda Gibb & Adam Shipp, Australian Medical Council | Richard Tankersley, Matariki Services Ltd | Joseph Tyro, JT Consultancy 		Across Lands and Lineages: Decolonising Mental Health Through Collective Healing
Ziyad Serhan, Educaid, Assala Sayyara, Haweyate, Jayne Christian, Barabirang Projects
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM Strengthening Lives Through Culture - Co-designing Placed Based Solutions for Suicide Prevention and Aftercare Services
Kesi-Maree Prior, Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance 		Workshop 1 continued
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Day 1 Lunch
~IN PERSON & VIRTUAL~
~ IN-PERSON ONLY ~
Indigenous Models of Care
Chair: Tiana Lea 		Healing and Moving Forward: Community Resilience and Mental Wellbeing
Chair: Asha Bhat OAM
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Working and Learning Together: Indigenous-led Pathways to Indigenise and Decolonise Curricula
Kate Robinson, The University of Sydney 		Community Voices for System Change: Elevating First Nations Lived Experience to Prevent Suicide
Eliza Kitchener, Indigenous Australian Lived Experience Centre (IALEC)
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Eke Tū: Insights from a Whānau-Centred Māori Approach to Long-Term Condition Management
Dr Shirley Keown & Bernie Semau, Turanga Health 		Goldfields Men's Bush Trips
Stephen Morrison, Hope Community Service
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM Exploration of Beliefs and Experiences of Chronic Pain in Aboriginal People on Kamilaroi Country
Dr Hema Rajappa, Vicki Croker & Deanna Holley-White, Hunter New England Health 		The Power of Cultural Wisdom and Neuroscience in Healing
Sheryl Batchelor, Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM
Day 1 Afternoon Tea
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM Wai Now, Why Not: Understanding the Connection Between Water and Wellbeing
Dr Cadence Kaumoana, Chief Executive, Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ)
3:55 PM - 4:40 PM Ancient Flavours, Modern Tables: Reclaiming Australia’s Oldest Food Culture
Mindy Woods, Chef (Karkalla On Country), Mentor, Author, Educator
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference participants and guests to join us at the IWC25 Culture Connect Networking Function

Bilby Room: In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open
Gurumba Bigi! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your name badge!
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome to the 2025 Indigenous Conference
Official Welcome, Housekeeping & Lived Experience Acknowledgement
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Panel: Decolonising Health: Indigenous-Led Solutions
Moderator: Rebecca Lang Panellists: Dr Heena Akbar, Dr Mataroria Lyndon, Darrio Penetito-Hemara & Ethan Capewell
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM First Nations Peoples and Wellbeing: Some Basics to Get Us to Thrivance Status
Prof James Ward, Director - UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Day 1 Morning Tea
WORKSHOP 2 - In-Person Only
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Wayapa Wuurrk – Connect to the Earth
Jem Stone, Wayapa Wuurrk
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM Workshop 2 continued
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Day 1 Lunch
~ IN-PERSON ONLY ~
Technology and Innovation
Chair: Dr Nikki Penetito-Hemara
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Wellmob: Weaving Digital Wellbeing Resources into Practice
David Edwards, WellMob website - eMHPrac
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Sustaining and Sharing Indigenous Wisdom Across Australasia - Insights from Kiwa Digital
Steven Renata, Kiwa Digital
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM Co-Designing AI-Enhanced Breast Cancer Care for Wāhine Māori: Innovation Grounded in Mātauranga Māori
Chae Phillips, Taakiri Tuu
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM
Day 1 Afternoon Tea
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM Wai Now, Why Not: Understanding the Connection Between Water and Wellbeing
Dr Cadence Kaumoana, Chief Executive, Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ)
3:55 PM - 4:40 PM Ancient Flavours, Modern Tables: Reclaiming Australia’s Oldest Food Culture
Mindy Woods, Chef (Karkalla On Country), Mentor, Author, Educator
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference participants and guests to join us at the IWC25 Culture Connect Networking Function

Kookaburra Room: In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open
Gurumba Bigi! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your name badge!
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome to the 2025 Indigenous Conference
Official Welcome, Housekeeping & Lived Experience Acknowledgement
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Panel: Decolonising Health: Indigenous-Led Solutions
Moderator: Rebecca Lang Panellists: Dr Heena Akbar, Dr Mataroria Lyndon, Darrio Penetito-Hemara & Ethan Capewell
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM First Nations Peoples and Wellbeing: Some Basics to Get Us to Thrivance Status
Prof James Ward, Director - UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Day 1 Morning Tea
PANEL - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Chair: Rebecca Lang
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PANEL: Carving Our Own Path: Finding Our Culturally Safe Place in Non-Indigenous Workspaces
Belinda Gibb & Adam Shipp, Australian Medical Council | Richard Tankersley, Matariki Services Ltd | Joseph Tyro, JT Consultancy
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM Strengthening Lives Through Culture - Co-designing Placed Based Solutions for Suicide Prevention and Aftercare Services
Kesi-Maree Prior, Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Day 1 Lunch
~IN PERSON & VIRTUAL~
Indigenous Models of Care
Chair: Tiana Lea
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Working and Learning Together: Indigenous-led Pathways to Indigenise and Decolonise Curricula
Kate Robinson, The University of Sydney
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Eke Tū: Insights from a Whānau-Centred Māori Approach to Long-Term Condition Management
Dr Shirley Keown & Bernie Semau, Turanga Health
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM Exploration of Beliefs and Experiences of Chronic Pain in Aboriginal People on Kamilaroi Country
Dr Hema Rajappa, Vicki Croker & Deanna Holley-White, Hunter New England Health
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM
Day 1 Afternoon Tea
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM Wai Now, Why Not: Understanding the Connection Between Water and Wellbeing
Dr Cadence Kaumoana, Chief Executive, Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ)
3:55 PM - 4:40 PM Ancient Flavours, Modern Tables: Reclaiming Australia’s Oldest Food Culture
Mindy Woods, Chef (Karkalla On Country), Mentor, Author, Educator
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference participants and guests to join us at the IWC25 Culture Connect Networking Function

Dingo Room: In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open
Gurumba Bigi! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your name badge!
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome to the 2025 Indigenous Conference
Official Welcome, Housekeeping & Lived Experience Acknowledgement
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Panel: Decolonising Health: Indigenous-Led Solutions
Moderator: Rebecca Lang Panellists: Dr Heena Akbar, Dr Mataroria Lyndon, Darrio Penetito-Hemara & Ethan Capewell
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM First Nations Peoples and Wellbeing: Some Basics to Get Us to Thrivance Status
Prof James Ward, Director - UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Day 1 Morning Tea
WORKSHOP 1 - In-Person Only
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Across Lands and Lineages: Decolonising Mental Health Through Collective Healing
Ziyad Serhan, Educaid, Assala Sayyara, Haweyate, Jayne Christian, Barabirang Projects
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM Workshop 1 continued
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Day 1 Lunch
~ IN-PERSON ONLY ~
Healing and Moving Forward: Community Resilience and Mental Wellbeing
Chair: Asha Bhat OAM
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Community Voices for System Change: Elevating First Nations Lived Experience to Prevent Suicide
Eliza Kitchener, Indigenous Australian Lived Experience Centre (IALEC)
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Goldfields Men's Bush Trips
Stephen Morrison, Hope Community Service
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM The Power of Cultural Wisdom and Neuroscience in Healing
Sheryl Batchelor, Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM
Day 1 Afternoon Tea
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM Wai Now, Why Not: Understanding the Connection Between Water and Wellbeing
Dr Cadence Kaumoana, Chief Executive, Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ)
3:55 PM - 4:40 PM Ancient Flavours, Modern Tables: Reclaiming Australia’s Oldest Food Culture
Mindy Woods, Chef (Karkalla On Country), Mentor, Author, Educator
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference participants and guests to join us at the IWC25 Culture Connect Networking Function

Bilby Room: In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open
Gurumba Bigi! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your name badge!
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome to the 2025 Indigenous Conference
Official Welcome, Housekeeping & Lived Experience Acknowledgement
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Panel: Decolonising Health: Indigenous-Led Solutions
Moderator: Rebecca Lang Panellists: Dr Heena Akbar, Dr Mataroria Lyndon, Darrio Penetito-Hemara & Ethan Capewell
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM First Nations Peoples and Wellbeing: Some Basics to Get Us to Thrivance Status
Prof James Ward, Director - UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Day 1 Morning Tea
WORKSHOP 2 - In-Person Only
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Wayapa Wuurrk – Connect to the Earth
Jem Stone, Wayapa Wuurrk
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM Workshop 2 continued
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Day 1 Lunch
~ IN-PERSON ONLY ~
Technology and Innovation
Chair: Dr Nikki Penetito-Hemara
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Wellmob: Weaving Digital Wellbeing Resources into Practice
David Edwards, WellMob website - eMHPrac
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Sustaining and Sharing Indigenous Wisdom Across Australasia - Insights from Kiwa Digital
Steven Renata, Kiwa Digital
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM Co-Designing AI-Enhanced Breast Cancer Care for Wāhine Māori: Innovation Grounded in Mātauranga Māori
Chae Phillips, Taakiri Tuu
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM
Day 1 Afternoon Tea
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM Wai Now, Why Not: Understanding the Connection Between Water and Wellbeing
Dr Cadence Kaumoana, Chief Executive, Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ)
3:55 PM - 4:40 PM Ancient Flavours, Modern Tables: Reclaiming Australia’s Oldest Food Culture
Mindy Woods, Chef (Karkalla On Country), Mentor, Author, Educator
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference participants and guests to join us at the IWC25 Culture Connect Networking Function

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Kookaburra Room: In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Dingo Room: In-Person Only
Bilby Room: In-Person Only
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM Wellness Activities
Choose from one of three FREE activities... bookings essential!
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day 2 - Conference Opening
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Indigenous Models of Care: A Pathway to Wellbeing for People and Planet
Donna Kerridge (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Mahuta), Founder and Director of Ora New Zealand
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Weaving Presence - Embodied Truth-Telling and Relational Accountability in Education and Wellbeing
Dr Heena Akbar, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Advocacy, Pacific Health and First Nations Health, Kyle Ryan (Yuggera Ugarapul), Indigenous Educator | Cultural Strategist | Youth Empowerment Advocate, Mr Tahi Gray-Tuapawa & Jaelyn Biumaiwai, Author
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Embedding First Nations Voices in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Curriculum: The Clinical Yarning Simulation
Sarah Veli-Gold, Lecturer, The University of Sydney | Acute Care Physiotherapist at St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM In-Person Poster Presentations & Morning Tea
Click to view the list of posters on display for the duration of the conference. Poster authors will be available at their poster during this time to discuss their research and answer your questions.
IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
IN-PERSON ONLY
Healing and Moving Forward: Community Resilience and Mental Wellbeing.
Chair: Asha Bhat OAM 		Indigenous Models of Care.
Chair: Darrio Penetito-Hemara 		Education and Youth Empowerment: Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
Chair: Rebecca Lang
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Quandamooka Justice and Healing: Centring Resilience and Wellbeing
Tegan Burns & Taryn Ruksa-Fisher, Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders In Council Justice Reinvestment Team 		Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation Walking Together Program
Harpreet Kalsi-Smith, Tiffany McComsey, Richard Campbell, Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation
11:00 AM - 12:05 PM Empowering Pasifika Youth: Bridging Knowledge, Tradition, and Leadership for a Flourishing Future
Dr Ruth Faleolo, Dr Heena Akbar, Tiana Hippolite, Theresa Tupuola-Sorenson, La Trobe University
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM S&T's Holistic and Strength-Based Approach to Domestic & Family Violence. When Western Meets Traditional Ways
Jackie Wruck, Safe and Together Institute - Australia 		Kai Ora, Piki Ora: Intersections of Kai, Race, Data and Identities
Dr Hannah Rapata, Te Wānanga O Aotearoa
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM From Whakapapa to Wellbeing: Heritage Driven Healing Through Culture and Collaboration
Terukutia Tongaawhikau, Georgina King & Aeireira Walker, Raukura Hauora O Tainui 		The Nature of Parental Involvement Among Pacific Children and Adolescents With Hearing Loss
Linda Palavi, The University of Auckland 		Understanding the Complexities of Young Pacific Identity in Australia and its Impact on Wellbeing
Tiana Hippolite, Jasmine Matai, Maria Fa'Atuai, Brooklyn Timoko, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)


Mikhayla Vea Vea (Aboriginal and Torres Striat Islander Community Health Service Brisbane)


Dr Ruth Faelolo (LaTrobe University)

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 2 Lunch with Exhibitors
Cultural Heritage and Artistic Expression
Chair: Phylesha Brown-Acton 		.Indigenous Models of Care.
Chair: Caroline Perry 		Cultural Lore vs. Legal Frameworks: A Path to Integration
Chair: Tiana Lea
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Ko Te Reo Māori Te Kākahu O Te Whakaaro; Karanga in Educational Settings in Aotearoa
Kay-Lee Jones, Rahera Cowie & Jody Hohaia, University of Canterbury 		"Te Pa Harakeke" Cultural Model Implemented in Youth Forensic, Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand
Kirimoana Powell & Te Pora Nellie Paraone-Clay, Tū Māia (Regional Youth Forensics Service), Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) 		Changing Systems from the Inside: An Indigenous Rights Perspective
Mena Waller, Cancer Council QLD
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Tihei Mauri Moko! Maori Women Reclaiming 'Traditions' of Taking Up Moko Kauae
Assoc Prof Hinekura Smith, Arc Indigenous Futures Centre, University of Queensland 		Te Whare Aronui - Revitalising Traditional Practices for Maternal Services
Sarina Ponga & Wynell Iraia, Raukura Hauora O Tainui 		Weaving Tāngata Whenua and Tāngata Tiriti Perspectives: Dual Pathways to Monitoring Mental Health in Aotearoa
Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara (Mental Health And Wellbeing Commission)
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Kākahu Rōngoa - The Medicine of Creative Expression with Adornment, Style & Fashion
Tuihana Ohia, T Kaupapa 		Tamariki Tū Tamariki Ora (Healthy, Thriving Children): Co-designing a Model. of Care Pathway for Tamariki
Dr Nikki Barrett, Te Ngira: Institute of Population Research, University of Waikato 		Protocols Before Practice - Cultural Safety in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Jem Stone, Indigenous Psychedelic Assisted Therapies
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Day 2 Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Day 2 Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Turning Adversity into Influence Through the Power of Story Telling
Courtney Ugle, Founder, Waangkiny
4:20 PM - 5:05 PM Indigenous Wellbeing: Identity, Culture, and Collaboration
Preston Campbell OAM, Former NRL Player & Founder of the Preston Campbell Foundation & Kyle Slabb, Founder, Director, and Cultural Facilitator, Banaam
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM Conference Closing
Kookaburra Room: In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Dingo Room: In-Person Only
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM Wellness Activities
Choose from one of three FREE activities... bookings essential!
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day 2 - Conference Opening
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Indigenous Models of Care: A Pathway to Wellbeing for People and Planet
Donna Kerridge (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Mahuta), Founder and Director of Ora New Zealand
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Weaving Presence - Embodied Truth-Telling and Relational Accountability in Education and Wellbeing
Dr Heena Akbar, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Advocacy, Pacific Health and First Nations Health, Kyle Ryan (Yuggera Ugarapul), Indigenous Educator | Cultural Strategist | Youth Empowerment Advocate, Mr Tahi Gray-Tuapawa & Jaelyn Biumaiwai, Author
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Embedding First Nations Voices in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Curriculum: The Clinical Yarning Simulation
Sarah Veli-Gold, Lecturer, The University of Sydney | Acute Care Physiotherapist at St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM In-Person Poster Presentations & Morning Tea
Click to view the list of posters on display for the duration of the conference. Poster authors will be available at their poster during this time to discuss their research and answer your questions.
IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
IN-PERSON ONLY
Healing and Moving Forward: Community Resilience and Mental Wellbeing.
Chair: Asha Bhat OAM 		Indigenous Models of Care.
Chair: Darrio Penetito-Hemara
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Quandamooka Justice and Healing: Centring Resilience and Wellbeing
Tegan Burns & Taryn Ruksa-Fisher, Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders In Council Justice Reinvestment Team 		Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation Walking Together Program
Harpreet Kalsi-Smith, Tiffany McComsey, Richard Campbell, Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation
11:00 AM - 12:05 PM
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM S&T's Holistic and Strength-Based Approach to Domestic & Family Violence. When Western Meets Traditional Ways
Jackie Wruck, Safe and Together Institute - Australia 		Kai Ora, Piki Ora: Intersections of Kai, Race, Data and Identities
Dr Hannah Rapata, Te Wānanga O Aotearoa
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM From Whakapapa to Wellbeing: Heritage Driven Healing Through Culture and Collaboration
Terukutia Tongaawhikau, Georgina King & Aeireira Walker, Raukura Hauora O Tainui 		The Nature of Parental Involvement Among Pacific Children and Adolescents With Hearing Loss
Linda Palavi, The University of Auckland
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 2 Lunch with Exhibitors
Cultural Heritage and Artistic Expression
Chair: Phylesha Brown-Acton 		.Indigenous Models of Care.
Chair: Caroline Perry
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Ko Te Reo Māori Te Kākahu O Te Whakaaro; Karanga in Educational Settings in Aotearoa
Kay-Lee Jones, Rahera Cowie & Jody Hohaia, University of Canterbury 		"Te Pa Harakeke" Cultural Model Implemented in Youth Forensic, Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand
Kirimoana Powell & Te Pora Nellie Paraone-Clay, Tū Māia (Regional Youth Forensics Service), Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand)
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Tihei Mauri Moko! Maori Women Reclaiming 'Traditions' of Taking Up Moko Kauae
Assoc Prof Hinekura Smith, Arc Indigenous Futures Centre, University of Queensland 		Te Whare Aronui - Revitalising Traditional Practices for Maternal Services
Sarina Ponga & Wynell Iraia, Raukura Hauora O Tainui
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Kākahu Rōngoa - The Medicine of Creative Expression with Adornment, Style & Fashion
Tuihana Ohia, T Kaupapa 		Tamariki Tū Tamariki Ora (Healthy, Thriving Children): Co-designing a Model. of Care Pathway for Tamariki
Dr Nikki Barrett, Te Ngira: Institute of Population Research, University of Waikato
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Day 2 Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Day 2 Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Turning Adversity into Influence Through the Power of Story Telling
Courtney Ugle, Founder, Waangkiny
4:20 PM - 5:05 PM Indigenous Wellbeing: Identity, Culture, and Collaboration
Preston Campbell OAM, Former NRL Player & Founder of the Preston Campbell Foundation & Kyle Slabb, Founder, Director, and Cultural Facilitator, Banaam
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM Conference Closing

Bilby Room: In-Person Only
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM Wellness Activities
Choose from one of three FREE activities... bookings essential!
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day 2 - Conference Opening
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Indigenous Models of Care: A Pathway to Wellbeing for People and Planet
Donna Kerridge (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Mahuta), Founder and Director of Ora New Zealand
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Weaving Presence - Embodied Truth-Telling and Relational Accountability in Education and Wellbeing
Dr Heena Akbar, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Advocacy, Pacific Health and First Nations Health, Kyle Ryan (Yuggera Ugarapul), Indigenous Educator | Cultural Strategist | Youth Empowerment Advocate, Mr Tahi Gray-Tuapawa & Jaelyn Biumaiwai, Author
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Embedding First Nations Voices in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Curriculum: The Clinical Yarning Simulation
Sarah Veli-Gold, Lecturer, The University of Sydney | Acute Care Physiotherapist at St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM In-Person Poster Presentations & Morning Tea
Click to view the list of posters on display for the duration of the conference. Poster authors will be available at their poster during this time to discuss their research and answer your questions.
IN-PERSON ONLY
Education and Youth Empowerment: Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
Chair: Rebecca Lang
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:00 AM - 12:05 PM Empowering Pasifika Youth: Bridging Knowledge, Tradition, and Leadership for a Flourishing Future
Dr Ruth Faleolo, Dr Heena Akbar, Tiana Hippolite, Theresa Tupuola-Sorenson, La Trobe University
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Understanding the Complexities of Young Pacific Identity in Australia and its Impact on Wellbeing
Tiana Hippolite, Jasmine Matai, Maria Fa'Atuai, Brooklyn Timoko, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)


Mikhayla Vea Vea (Aboriginal and Torres Striat Islander Community Health Service Brisbane)


Dr Ruth Faelolo (LaTrobe University)

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 2 Lunch with Exhibitors
Cultural Lore vs. Legal Frameworks: A Path to Integration
Chair: Tiana Lea
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Changing Systems from the Inside: An Indigenous Rights Perspective
Mena Waller, Cancer Council QLD
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Weaving Tāngata Whenua and Tāngata Tiriti Perspectives: Dual Pathways to Monitoring Mental Health in Aotearoa
Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara (Mental Health And Wellbeing Commission)
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Protocols Before Practice - Cultural Safety in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Jem Stone, Indigenous Psychedelic Assisted Therapies
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Day 2 Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Day 2 Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Turning Adversity into Influence Through the Power of Story Telling
Courtney Ugle, Founder, Waangkiny
4:20 PM - 5:05 PM Indigenous Wellbeing: Identity, Culture, and Collaboration
Preston Campbell OAM, Former NRL Player & Founder of the Preston Campbell Foundation & Kyle Slabb, Founder, Director, and Cultural Facilitator, Banaam
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM Conference Closing

Kookaburra Room: In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM Wellness Activities
Choose from one of three FREE activities... bookings essential!
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day 2 - Conference Opening
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Indigenous Models of Care: A Pathway to Wellbeing for People and Planet
Donna Kerridge (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Mahuta), Founder and Director of Ora New Zealand
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Weaving Presence - Embodied Truth-Telling and Relational Accountability in Education and Wellbeing
Dr Heena Akbar, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Advocacy, Pacific Health and First Nations Health, Kyle Ryan (Yuggera Ugarapul), Indigenous Educator | Cultural Strategist | Youth Empowerment Advocate, Mr Tahi Gray-Tuapawa & Jaelyn Biumaiwai, Author
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Embedding First Nations Voices in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Curriculum: The Clinical Yarning Simulation
Sarah Veli-Gold, Lecturer, The University of Sydney | Acute Care Physiotherapist at St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM In-Person Poster Presentations & Morning Tea
Click to view the list of posters on display for the duration of the conference. Poster authors will be available at their poster during this time to discuss their research and answer your questions.
IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Healing and Moving Forward: Community Resilience and Mental Wellbeing.
Chair: Asha Bhat OAM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Quandamooka Justice and Healing: Centring Resilience and Wellbeing
Tegan Burns & Taryn Ruksa-Fisher, Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders In Council Justice Reinvestment Team
11:00 AM - 12:05 PM
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM S&T's Holistic and Strength-Based Approach to Domestic & Family Violence. When Western Meets Traditional Ways
Jackie Wruck, Safe and Together Institute - Australia
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM From Whakapapa to Wellbeing: Heritage Driven Healing Through Culture and Collaboration
Terukutia Tongaawhikau, Georgina King & Aeireira Walker, Raukura Hauora O Tainui
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 2 Lunch with Exhibitors
Cultural Heritage and Artistic Expression
Chair: Phylesha Brown-Acton
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Ko Te Reo Māori Te Kākahu O Te Whakaaro; Karanga in Educational Settings in Aotearoa
Kay-Lee Jones, Rahera Cowie & Jody Hohaia, University of Canterbury
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Tihei Mauri Moko! Maori Women Reclaiming 'Traditions' of Taking Up Moko Kauae
Assoc Prof Hinekura Smith, Arc Indigenous Futures Centre, University of Queensland
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Kākahu Rōngoa - The Medicine of Creative Expression with Adornment, Style & Fashion
Tuihana Ohia, T Kaupapa
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Day 2 Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Day 2 Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Turning Adversity into Influence Through the Power of Story Telling
Courtney Ugle, Founder, Waangkiny
4:20 PM - 5:05 PM Indigenous Wellbeing: Identity, Culture, and Collaboration
Preston Campbell OAM, Former NRL Player & Founder of the Preston Campbell Foundation & Kyle Slabb, Founder, Director, and Cultural Facilitator, Banaam
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM Conference Closing

Dingo Room: In-Person Only
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM Wellness Activities
Choose from one of three FREE activities... bookings essential!
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day 2 - Conference Opening
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Indigenous Models of Care: A Pathway to Wellbeing for People and Planet
Donna Kerridge (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Mahuta), Founder and Director of Ora New Zealand
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Weaving Presence - Embodied Truth-Telling and Relational Accountability in Education and Wellbeing
Dr Heena Akbar, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Advocacy, Pacific Health and First Nations Health, Kyle Ryan (Yuggera Ugarapul), Indigenous Educator | Cultural Strategist | Youth Empowerment Advocate, Mr Tahi Gray-Tuapawa & Jaelyn Biumaiwai, Author
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Embedding First Nations Voices in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Curriculum: The Clinical Yarning Simulation
Sarah Veli-Gold, Lecturer, The University of Sydney | Acute Care Physiotherapist at St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM In-Person Poster Presentations & Morning Tea
Click to view the list of posters on display for the duration of the conference. Poster authors will be available at their poster during this time to discuss their research and answer your questions.
IN-PERSON ONLY
Indigenous Models of Care.
Chair: Darrio Penetito-Hemara
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation Walking Together Program
Harpreet Kalsi-Smith, Tiffany McComsey, Richard Campbell, Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation
11:00 AM - 12:05 PM
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Kai Ora, Piki Ora: Intersections of Kai, Race, Data and Identities
Dr Hannah Rapata, Te Wānanga O Aotearoa
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM The Nature of Parental Involvement Among Pacific Children and Adolescents With Hearing Loss
Linda Palavi, The University of Auckland
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 2 Lunch with Exhibitors
.Indigenous Models of Care.
Chair: Caroline Perry
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM "Te Pa Harakeke" Cultural Model Implemented in Youth Forensic, Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand
Kirimoana Powell & Te Pora Nellie Paraone-Clay, Tū Māia (Regional Youth Forensics Service), Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand)
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Te Whare Aronui - Revitalising Traditional Practices for Maternal Services
Sarina Ponga & Wynell Iraia, Raukura Hauora O Tainui
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Tamariki Tū Tamariki Ora (Healthy, Thriving Children): Co-designing a Model. of Care Pathway for Tamariki
Dr Nikki Barrett, Te Ngira: Institute of Population Research, University of Waikato
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Day 2 Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Day 2 Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Turning Adversity into Influence Through the Power of Story Telling
Courtney Ugle, Founder, Waangkiny
4:20 PM - 5:05 PM Indigenous Wellbeing: Identity, Culture, and Collaboration
Preston Campbell OAM, Former NRL Player & Founder of the Preston Campbell Foundation & Kyle Slabb, Founder, Director, and Cultural Facilitator, Banaam
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM Conference Closing

Bilby Room: In-Person Only
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM Wellness Activities
Choose from one of three FREE activities... bookings essential!
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day 2 - Conference Opening
Join us for these inspiring Keynote Presentations
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Indigenous Models of Care: A Pathway to Wellbeing for People and Planet
Donna Kerridge (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Mahuta), Founder and Director of Ora New Zealand
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Weaving Presence - Embodied Truth-Telling and Relational Accountability in Education and Wellbeing
Dr Heena Akbar, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Advocacy, Pacific Health and First Nations Health, Kyle Ryan (Yuggera Ugarapul), Indigenous Educator | Cultural Strategist | Youth Empowerment Advocate, Mr Tahi Gray-Tuapawa & Jaelyn Biumaiwai, Author
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Embedding First Nations Voices in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Curriculum: The Clinical Yarning Simulation
Sarah Veli-Gold, Lecturer, The University of Sydney | Acute Care Physiotherapist at St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM In-Person Poster Presentations & Morning Tea
Click to view the list of posters on display for the duration of the conference. Poster authors will be available at their poster during this time to discuss their research and answer your questions.
IN-PERSON ONLY
Education and Youth Empowerment: Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
Chair: Rebecca Lang
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:00 AM - 12:05 PM Empowering Pasifika Youth: Bridging Knowledge, Tradition, and Leadership for a Flourishing Future
Dr Ruth Faleolo, Dr Heena Akbar, Tiana Hippolite, Theresa Tupuola-Sorenson, La Trobe University
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Understanding the Complexities of Young Pacific Identity in Australia and its Impact on Wellbeing
Tiana Hippolite, Jasmine Matai, Maria Fa'Atuai, Brooklyn Timoko, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)


Mikhayla Vea Vea (Aboriginal and Torres Striat Islander Community Health Service Brisbane)


Dr Ruth Faelolo (LaTrobe University)

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 2 Lunch with Exhibitors
Cultural Lore vs. Legal Frameworks: A Path to Integration
Chair: Tiana Lea
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Changing Systems from the Inside: An Indigenous Rights Perspective
Mena Waller, Cancer Council QLD
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Weaving Tāngata Whenua and Tāngata Tiriti Perspectives: Dual Pathways to Monitoring Mental Health in Aotearoa
Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara (Mental Health And Wellbeing Commission)
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Protocols Before Practice - Cultural Safety in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Jem Stone, Indigenous Psychedelic Assisted Therapies
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Day 2 Afternoon Tea with Exhibitors
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Day 2 Reflection
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Turning Adversity into Influence Through the Power of Story Telling
Courtney Ugle, Founder, Waangkiny
4:20 PM - 5:05 PM Indigenous Wellbeing: Identity, Culture, and Collaboration
Preston Campbell OAM, Former NRL Player & Founder of the Preston Campbell Foundation & Kyle Slabb, Founder, Director, and Cultural Facilitator, Banaam
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM Conference Closing

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