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 AEDT – Canberra time.

Conference start time:

ACT (AEDT), NSW, VIC, TAS: 12:30pm
SA (ACDT): 12:00pm
QLD (AEST): 11:30am
NT (ACST): 11:00am
WA (AWST): 9:30am

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

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The 2026 STOP Domestic Violence Conference reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and speakers 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.

Monday, November 23, 2026

	Ballroom 1: In-Person and Online	Ballroom 2: In-Person Only	Ballroom 3: In-Person Only
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Day 1 - Registration Open Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 1
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM	Acknowledge and Welcome: The Land We Gather On To start the conference, we acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, Traditional Custodians of the land, through a Welcome to Country ceremony. This meaningful moment honors their connection to the land and invites us to be mindful of our shared responsibility to care for it.
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM	Official Welcome and Housekeeping Join us as we officially open SDV26 and set the stage for an impactful conference. Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education will extend a warm welcome to delegates and share important housekeeping details.
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Matt & Sarah Brown Matt & Sarah Brown, Co-Founders She Is Not Your Rehab
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	From the Margins to the Mainstream: The History and Future of the LGBTIQ+ DFSV Sector Kai Noon, Director of Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea & Meet the Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 1	• In-Person Only • Workshop 2	• In-Person Only • Workshop 3
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	What 1000 Anonymous Questions From Young People Tell Us About the Future of Prevention Education Adie Delaney, Sexual Assault Support Service	Navigating Co-Occurring Complexity: Integrating AOD, Mental Health, and Family Violence Responses Tony Johannsen, Family Life	Step Inside the Room: An Experiential Session on Gender-Transformative Facilitation With Adolescent Boys Ben Vasiliou, The Man Cave
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 4	• In-Person Only • Workshop 5	• In-Person Only • Workshop 6
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM	The Partners in Prevention of Sexual Violence Project Jessica Ison, La Trobe University	Weaving a Web of Accountability: A Multiagency Response that Spotlights Perpetrators Amy Bascomb, Victim Support Act - Human Rights Commission	Amplifying Voices: Lived Experience Advocacy Leading DFSV Prevention and Responses in the Northern Territory Carlee Heise, YWCA Australia
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	$20 Pizza Night $20 Pizza Night Monday 23 November \| Ostani \| 5:30–6:30pm \| $20 Kick off the conference with a relaxed and affordable evening of connection. Join fellow delegates for $20 Pizza Night, including delicious pizza and one complimentary drink. It’s the perfect way to meet new faces, reconnect with colleagues, and ease into the days ahead in a casual, welcoming setting.

	Ballroom 1: In-Person and Online	Ballroom 2: In-Person Only
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Day 1 - Registration Open Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 1
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM	Acknowledge and Welcome: The Land We Gather On To start the conference, we acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, Traditional Custodians of the land, through a Welcome to Country ceremony. This meaningful moment honors their connection to the land and invites us to be mindful of our shared responsibility to care for it.
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM	Official Welcome and Housekeeping Join us as we officially open SDV26 and set the stage for an impactful conference. Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education will extend a warm welcome to delegates and share important housekeeping details.
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Matt & Sarah Brown Matt & Sarah Brown, Co-Founders She Is Not Your Rehab
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	From the Margins to the Mainstream: The History and Future of the LGBTIQ+ DFSV Sector Kai Noon, Director of Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea & Meet the Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 1	• In-Person Only • Workshop 2
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	What 1000 Anonymous Questions From Young People Tell Us About the Future of Prevention Education Adie Delaney, Sexual Assault Support Service	Navigating Co-Occurring Complexity: Integrating AOD, Mental Health, and Family Violence Responses Tony Johannsen, Family Life
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 4	• In-Person Only • Workshop 5
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM	The Partners in Prevention of Sexual Violence Project Jessica Ison, La Trobe University	Weaving a Web of Accountability: A Multiagency Response that Spotlights Perpetrators Amy Bascomb, Victim Support Act - Human Rights Commission
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	$20 Pizza Night $20 Pizza Night Monday 23 November \| Ostani \| 5:30–6:30pm \| $20 Kick off the conference with a relaxed and affordable evening of connection. Join fellow delegates for $20 Pizza Night, including delicious pizza and one complimentary drink. It’s the perfect way to meet new faces, reconnect with colleagues, and ease into the days ahead in a casual, welcoming setting.

	Ballroom 3: In-Person Only
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Day 1 - Registration Open Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 1
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM	Acknowledge and Welcome: The Land We Gather On To start the conference, we acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, Traditional Custodians of the land, through a Welcome to Country ceremony. This meaningful moment honors their connection to the land and invites us to be mindful of our shared responsibility to care for it.
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM	Official Welcome and Housekeeping Join us as we officially open SDV26 and set the stage for an impactful conference. Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education will extend a warm welcome to delegates and share important housekeeping details.
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Matt & Sarah Brown Matt & Sarah Brown, Co-Founders She Is Not Your Rehab
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	From the Margins to the Mainstream: The History and Future of the LGBTIQ+ DFSV Sector Kai Noon, Director of Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea & Meet the Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 3
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Step Inside the Room: An Experiential Session on Gender-Transformative Facilitation With Adolescent Boys Ben Vasiliou, The Man Cave
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 6
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM	Amplifying Voices: Lived Experience Advocacy Leading DFSV Prevention and Responses in the Northern Territory Carlee Heise, YWCA Australia
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	$20 Pizza Night $20 Pizza Night Monday 23 November \| Ostani \| 5:30–6:30pm \| $20 Kick off the conference with a relaxed and affordable evening of connection. Join fellow delegates for $20 Pizza Night, including delicious pizza and one complimentary drink. It’s the perfect way to meet new faces, reconnect with colleagues, and ease into the days ahead in a casual, welcoming setting.

	Ballroom 1: In-Person and Online
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Day 1 - Registration Open Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 1
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM	Acknowledge and Welcome: The Land We Gather On To start the conference, we acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, Traditional Custodians of the land, through a Welcome to Country ceremony. This meaningful moment honors their connection to the land and invites us to be mindful of our shared responsibility to care for it.
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM	Official Welcome and Housekeeping Join us as we officially open SDV26 and set the stage for an impactful conference. Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education will extend a warm welcome to delegates and share important housekeeping details.
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Matt & Sarah Brown Matt & Sarah Brown, Co-Founders She Is Not Your Rehab
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	From the Margins to the Mainstream: The History and Future of the LGBTIQ+ DFSV Sector Kai Noon, Director of Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea & Meet the Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 1
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	What 1000 Anonymous Questions From Young People Tell Us About the Future of Prevention Education Adie Delaney, Sexual Assault Support Service
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 4
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM	The Partners in Prevention of Sexual Violence Project Jessica Ison, La Trobe University
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	$20 Pizza Night $20 Pizza Night Monday 23 November \| Ostani \| 5:30–6:30pm \| $20 Kick off the conference with a relaxed and affordable evening of connection. Join fellow delegates for $20 Pizza Night, including delicious pizza and one complimentary drink. It’s the perfect way to meet new faces, reconnect with colleagues, and ease into the days ahead in a casual, welcoming setting.

	Ballroom 2: In-Person Only
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Day 1 - Registration Open Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 1
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM	Acknowledge and Welcome: The Land We Gather On To start the conference, we acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, Traditional Custodians of the land, through a Welcome to Country ceremony. This meaningful moment honors their connection to the land and invites us to be mindful of our shared responsibility to care for it.
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM	Official Welcome and Housekeeping Join us as we officially open SDV26 and set the stage for an impactful conference. Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education will extend a warm welcome to delegates and share important housekeeping details.
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Matt & Sarah Brown Matt & Sarah Brown, Co-Founders She Is Not Your Rehab
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	From the Margins to the Mainstream: The History and Future of the LGBTIQ+ DFSV Sector Kai Noon, Director of Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea & Meet the Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 2
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Navigating Co-Occurring Complexity: Integrating AOD, Mental Health, and Family Violence Responses Tony Johannsen, Family Life
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 5
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM	Weaving a Web of Accountability: A Multiagency Response that Spotlights Perpetrators Amy Bascomb, Victim Support Act - Human Rights Commission
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	$20 Pizza Night $20 Pizza Night Monday 23 November \| Ostani \| 5:30–6:30pm \| $20 Kick off the conference with a relaxed and affordable evening of connection. Join fellow delegates for $20 Pizza Night, including delicious pizza and one complimentary drink. It’s the perfect way to meet new faces, reconnect with colleagues, and ease into the days ahead in a casual, welcoming setting.

	Ballroom 3: In-Person Only
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Day 1 - Registration Open Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 1
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM	Acknowledge and Welcome: The Land We Gather On To start the conference, we acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, Traditional Custodians of the land, through a Welcome to Country ceremony. This meaningful moment honors their connection to the land and invites us to be mindful of our shared responsibility to care for it.
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM	Official Welcome and Housekeeping Join us as we officially open SDV26 and set the stage for an impactful conference. Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education will extend a warm welcome to delegates and share important housekeeping details.
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Matt & Sarah Brown Matt & Sarah Brown, Co-Founders She Is Not Your Rehab
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	From the Margins to the Mainstream: The History and Future of the LGBTIQ+ DFSV Sector Kai Noon, Director of Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea & Meet the Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 3
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Step Inside the Room: An Experiential Session on Gender-Transformative Facilitation With Adolescent Boys Ben Vasiliou, The Man Cave
	• In-Person Only • Workshop 6
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM	Amplifying Voices: Lived Experience Advocacy Leading DFSV Prevention and Responses in the Northern Territory Carlee Heise, YWCA Australia
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	$20 Pizza Night $20 Pizza Night Monday 23 November \| Ostani \| 5:30–6:30pm \| $20 Kick off the conference with a relaxed and affordable evening of connection. Join fellow delegates for $20 Pizza Night, including delicious pizza and one complimentary drink. It’s the perfect way to meet new faces, reconnect with colleagues, and ease into the days ahead in a casual, welcoming setting.

Tuesday, November 24, 2026

	Ballroom 1: In-Person & Online	Ballroom 2: In-Person Only	Ballroom 3: In-Person Only	Ballroom 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 2!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM	Welcome Back by Conference Chair Join us as we start Day Two with a warm welcome from Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education. This session will outline today’s highlights, provide key housekeeping updates, and set the tone for another impactful day ahead.
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM	Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Building Safer Futures in a Rapidly Changing Digital World Professor Nicola Henry, Global Studies, RMIT University
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Keynote Panel - Housing as Prevention: Why Safe Housing Is One of Australia's Most Important Domestic Violence Interventions As Australia's housing crisis deepens, safe housing has become one of the greatest barriers to escaping domestic and family violence. This thought provoking panel brings together leading experts from the domestic and family violence, housing and homelessness sectors to examine how housing insecurity is reshaping victim survivors' experiences and challenging traditional responses to violence. Together, the panel will explore why safe, secure housing must be recognised not just as part of recovery, but as a critical foundation for prevention, protection and long term safety. Delegates will gain valuable insights into the structural challenges facing victim survivors and the collaborative reforms needed to create integrated systems that make lasting safety possible. Moderator: Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education Panelist: Geraldine Bilston - CEO, Kara Family Violence Service Panelist: Regina Bennett - General Manager, Darwin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Shelter Indigenous Corporation (DAIWS) Panelist: Annabelle Daniel OAM - CEO, Women’s Community Shelters
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Morning Tea & Poster Displays
	• In-Person & Online • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:	• In-Person Only • Violence as a Health Issue: Prevention, Identification and Response Chair:	• In-Person Only • Children and Young People as Victims in Their Own Right Chair:	• In-Person Only • Systems Abuse and Social Entrapment: Institutional Harm & Reform Chair:
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM	Learning from Lives Lost: International Evidence and Australia’s Opportunity to Strengthen Domestic Violence Death Response Lucy Lord, The Red Rose Foundation	Expanding Clinical Forensic Care: Nurse‑Led IPV/DFV Injury Documentation Model in the ACT Sarah Quercini & Cassandra Noble, Clinical Forensic Medical Services	Exciting Presenter to be Announced	The Invisible Pattern: Systems Abuse as Coercive Control Across Legal Systems Grace Hallewell & Megan Farmer, Gold Coast Community Legal Centre
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Deepening the Understanding of Engaging Men and Boys to Address Gender-Based Violence Freya Mclachlan, Cevaw	Cedar Health Service: Leading Integrated Healthcare Responses to Domestic and Family Violence in South Australia Amber Oest, Women's And Children's Health Network	Re‑Centering Accountability, Emotional Regulation and Culture in Primary Prevention Tequeah Iglesias, Black Butterfly Collective	Enhancing Safety Amid DFV Risk: Multi-Systemic Contributors for Litigating Parents and Their Children Jess Barnes, The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM	Emergency Management Planning for Domestic Family Violence Increases After an Emergency Andrew Williams, Charles Sturt University	Behind the Smile: Responding to Family Violence in Dental Care Sandra Mazzone & Joanne Sharp, Royal Dental Hospital	Childhood Coercive Control and Suicide: An Under-Recognised Pathway via Entrapment and Despair Julie Blake, Qld Health / University Of Queensland	Recognizing the Importance of Family Violence for Children's Best Interests in Family Law Contexts Katreena Scott, Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM	From Early Awareness to Lasting Safety: Building Community-Based Responses to Domestic and Family Violence Ruthie Cleminson, Flourish Community	Patterns and Timelines of Coercive Control and Associations With Health and Help-Seeking Elizabeth McLindon, University of Melbourne & Royal Women's Hospital	Practice & Research Collaborations: Insights From the Development of a Group Program for Child Victim-Survivors Grace Jennings, Relationships Australia NSW	Older Women Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence Within Residential Care: Improving Early Identification Amanda Parkinson, SECASA South East Centre Against Sexual Assault
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Inclusion, Equity and Access Across the DFV System Chair:	• In-Person Only • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:	• In-Person Only • Violence as a Health Issue: Prevention, Identification and Response Chair:	• In-Person Only • Technology-Facilitated and Online Abuse Chair:
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM	Tailoring DFV Screening for Migrant/Refugee Women: Three Evidence Reviews and an African Australian Case Study Minerva Kyei-Nimakoh	Presentation by Live Every Moment To It's Fullest (LEMTIF) Kylie Hill, LEMTIF	Brain Injury in Domestic Violence: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care in Health and Justice Systems Christine Padgett, University Of Tasmania	Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence: Rethinking Policing for Prevention and Early Intervention Stephanie Witt, Queensland Police Service
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM	Older Adults in the DV Response Landscape: The Importance of, and Barriers to, Inclusive Services Susan Cochrane, Relationships Australia	Navigating Systems Gaps Through Partnership Sue Webeck, Domestic Violence Crisis Service & Elena Rosenman, Women's Legal Centre Act & Region Inc	Embedding Violence Response Across Governance and Practice in Regional Health Erin Martin, SA Health - Yorke and Northern Local Health Network)	Recognising Sextortion in Domestic and Family Violence Contexts - Insights from Two Australian Criminal Cases Alana Ray, RMIT University and Victoria Police
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Breaking out of the Binary: An Intersectional and Whole-of-Family Approach to Addressing LGBTQIA+ Family Violence Heather McIntosh, Drummond Street Services & Lola-Mae Pink	Centring First Nations Women in Their Own Safety, They Don't Just Survive They Thrive Jacqualine Elwell, First Nations Lived Experience Advocate	Reproductive Coercion and Abuse: Addressing a Hidden Public Health Problem Laura Tarzia, The University Of Melbourne	Intended for Good. Used for Harm Claire Hurst, White Ribbon Australia
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 3
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Reflections on the first year of the Leaving Violence Program Jane French, Head of Leaving Violence Program, Telstra Health
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM	Transforming the Health System to Address Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: Opportunities for Early Engagement Kelsey Hegarty, Professor of Family Violence Prevention, University of Melbourne and Royal Women's Hospital
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM	The Help Seeking Gap: Creating Better Pathways to Safety for Children and Young People Experiencing or Using Violence Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor, Monash University and Matt Tyler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM	Networking Function Networking Function – Ballroom Foyer Tuesday 24 November \| 5:15–6:15pm \| Free Join us in the Ballroom Foyer to connect, reflect and continue the day’s conversations in a relaxed setting. This dedicated networking hour offers the opportunity to meet fellow delegates, speakers and sector leaders, share insights, and build meaningful professional connections. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

	Ballroom 1: In-Person & Online	Ballroom 2: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 2!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM	Welcome Back by Conference Chair Join us as we start Day Two with a warm welcome from Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education. This session will outline today’s highlights, provide key housekeeping updates, and set the tone for another impactful day ahead.
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM	Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Building Safer Futures in a Rapidly Changing Digital World Professor Nicola Henry, Global Studies, RMIT University
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Keynote Panel - Housing as Prevention: Why Safe Housing Is One of Australia's Most Important Domestic Violence Interventions As Australia's housing crisis deepens, safe housing has become one of the greatest barriers to escaping domestic and family violence. This thought provoking panel brings together leading experts from the domestic and family violence, housing and homelessness sectors to examine how housing insecurity is reshaping victim survivors' experiences and challenging traditional responses to violence. Together, the panel will explore why safe, secure housing must be recognised not just as part of recovery, but as a critical foundation for prevention, protection and long term safety. Delegates will gain valuable insights into the structural challenges facing victim survivors and the collaborative reforms needed to create integrated systems that make lasting safety possible. Moderator: Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education Panelist: Geraldine Bilston - CEO, Kara Family Violence Service Panelist: Regina Bennett - General Manager, Darwin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Shelter Indigenous Corporation (DAIWS) Panelist: Annabelle Daniel OAM - CEO, Women’s Community Shelters
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Morning Tea & Poster Displays
	• In-Person & Online • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:	• In-Person Only • Violence as a Health Issue: Prevention, Identification and Response Chair:
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM	Learning from Lives Lost: International Evidence and Australia’s Opportunity to Strengthen Domestic Violence Death Response Lucy Lord, The Red Rose Foundation	Expanding Clinical Forensic Care: Nurse‑Led IPV/DFV Injury Documentation Model in the ACT Sarah Quercini & Cassandra Noble, Clinical Forensic Medical Services
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Deepening the Understanding of Engaging Men and Boys to Address Gender-Based Violence Freya Mclachlan, Cevaw	Cedar Health Service: Leading Integrated Healthcare Responses to Domestic and Family Violence in South Australia Amber Oest, Women's And Children's Health Network
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM	Emergency Management Planning for Domestic Family Violence Increases After an Emergency Andrew Williams, Charles Sturt University	Behind the Smile: Responding to Family Violence in Dental Care Sandra Mazzone & Joanne Sharp, Royal Dental Hospital
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM	From Early Awareness to Lasting Safety: Building Community-Based Responses to Domestic and Family Violence Ruthie Cleminson, Flourish Community	Patterns and Timelines of Coercive Control and Associations With Health and Help-Seeking Elizabeth McLindon, University of Melbourne & Royal Women's Hospital
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Inclusion, Equity and Access Across the DFV System Chair:	• In-Person Only • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM	Tailoring DFV Screening for Migrant/Refugee Women: Three Evidence Reviews and an African Australian Case Study Minerva Kyei-Nimakoh	Presentation by Live Every Moment To It's Fullest (LEMTIF) Kylie Hill, LEMTIF
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM	Older Adults in the DV Response Landscape: The Importance of, and Barriers to, Inclusive Services Susan Cochrane, Relationships Australia	Navigating Systems Gaps Through Partnership Sue Webeck, Domestic Violence Crisis Service & Elena Rosenman, Women's Legal Centre Act & Region Inc
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Breaking out of the Binary: An Intersectional and Whole-of-Family Approach to Addressing LGBTQIA+ Family Violence Heather McIntosh, Drummond Street Services & Lola-Mae Pink	Centring First Nations Women in Their Own Safety, They Don't Just Survive They Thrive Jacqualine Elwell, First Nations Lived Experience Advocate
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 3
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Reflections on the first year of the Leaving Violence Program Jane French, Head of Leaving Violence Program, Telstra Health
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM	Transforming the Health System to Address Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: Opportunities for Early Engagement Kelsey Hegarty, Professor of Family Violence Prevention, University of Melbourne and Royal Women's Hospital
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM	The Help Seeking Gap: Creating Better Pathways to Safety for Children and Young People Experiencing or Using Violence Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor, Monash University and Matt Tyler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM	Networking Function Networking Function – Ballroom Foyer Tuesday 24 November \| 5:15–6:15pm \| Free Join us in the Ballroom Foyer to connect, reflect and continue the day’s conversations in a relaxed setting. This dedicated networking hour offers the opportunity to meet fellow delegates, speakers and sector leaders, share insights, and build meaningful professional connections. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

	Ballroom 3: In-Person Only	Ballroom 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 2!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM	Welcome Back by Conference Chair Join us as we start Day Two with a warm welcome from Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education. This session will outline today’s highlights, provide key housekeeping updates, and set the tone for another impactful day ahead.
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM	Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Building Safer Futures in a Rapidly Changing Digital World Professor Nicola Henry, Global Studies, RMIT University
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Keynote Panel - Housing as Prevention: Why Safe Housing Is One of Australia's Most Important Domestic Violence Interventions As Australia's housing crisis deepens, safe housing has become one of the greatest barriers to escaping domestic and family violence. This thought provoking panel brings together leading experts from the domestic and family violence, housing and homelessness sectors to examine how housing insecurity is reshaping victim survivors' experiences and challenging traditional responses to violence. Together, the panel will explore why safe, secure housing must be recognised not just as part of recovery, but as a critical foundation for prevention, protection and long term safety. Delegates will gain valuable insights into the structural challenges facing victim survivors and the collaborative reforms needed to create integrated systems that make lasting safety possible. Moderator: Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education Panelist: Geraldine Bilston - CEO, Kara Family Violence Service Panelist: Regina Bennett - General Manager, Darwin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Shelter Indigenous Corporation (DAIWS) Panelist: Annabelle Daniel OAM - CEO, Women’s Community Shelters
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Morning Tea & Poster Displays
	• In-Person Only • Children and Young People as Victims in Their Own Right Chair:	• In-Person Only • Systems Abuse and Social Entrapment: Institutional Harm & Reform Chair:
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM	Exciting Presenter to be Announced	The Invisible Pattern: Systems Abuse as Coercive Control Across Legal Systems Grace Hallewell & Megan Farmer, Gold Coast Community Legal Centre
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Re‑Centering Accountability, Emotional Regulation and Culture in Primary Prevention Tequeah Iglesias, Black Butterfly Collective	Enhancing Safety Amid DFV Risk: Multi-Systemic Contributors for Litigating Parents and Their Children Jess Barnes, The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM	Childhood Coercive Control and Suicide: An Under-Recognised Pathway via Entrapment and Despair Julie Blake, Qld Health / University Of Queensland	Recognizing the Importance of Family Violence for Children's Best Interests in Family Law Contexts Katreena Scott, Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM	Practice & Research Collaborations: Insights From the Development of a Group Program for Child Victim-Survivors Grace Jennings, Relationships Australia NSW	Older Women Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence Within Residential Care: Improving Early Identification Amanda Parkinson, SECASA South East Centre Against Sexual Assault
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Violence as a Health Issue: Prevention, Identification and Response Chair:	• In-Person Only • Technology-Facilitated and Online Abuse Chair:
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM	Brain Injury in Domestic Violence: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care in Health and Justice Systems Christine Padgett, University Of Tasmania	Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence: Rethinking Policing for Prevention and Early Intervention Stephanie Witt, Queensland Police Service
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM	Embedding Violence Response Across Governance and Practice in Regional Health Erin Martin, SA Health - Yorke and Northern Local Health Network)	Recognising Sextortion in Domestic and Family Violence Contexts - Insights from Two Australian Criminal Cases Alana Ray, RMIT University and Victoria Police
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Reproductive Coercion and Abuse: Addressing a Hidden Public Health Problem Laura Tarzia, The University Of Melbourne	Intended for Good. Used for Harm Claire Hurst, White Ribbon Australia
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 3
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Reflections on the first year of the Leaving Violence Program Jane French, Head of Leaving Violence Program, Telstra Health
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM	Transforming the Health System to Address Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: Opportunities for Early Engagement Kelsey Hegarty, Professor of Family Violence Prevention, University of Melbourne and Royal Women's Hospital
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM	The Help Seeking Gap: Creating Better Pathways to Safety for Children and Young People Experiencing or Using Violence Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor, Monash University and Matt Tyler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM	Networking Function Networking Function – Ballroom Foyer Tuesday 24 November \| 5:15–6:15pm \| Free Join us in the Ballroom Foyer to connect, reflect and continue the day’s conversations in a relaxed setting. This dedicated networking hour offers the opportunity to meet fellow delegates, speakers and sector leaders, share insights, and build meaningful professional connections. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

	Ballroom 1: In-Person & Online
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 2!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM	Welcome Back by Conference Chair Join us as we start Day Two with a warm welcome from Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education. This session will outline today’s highlights, provide key housekeeping updates, and set the tone for another impactful day ahead.
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM	Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Building Safer Futures in a Rapidly Changing Digital World Professor Nicola Henry, Global Studies, RMIT University
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Keynote Panel - Housing as Prevention: Why Safe Housing Is One of Australia's Most Important Domestic Violence Interventions As Australia's housing crisis deepens, safe housing has become one of the greatest barriers to escaping domestic and family violence. This thought provoking panel brings together leading experts from the domestic and family violence, housing and homelessness sectors to examine how housing insecurity is reshaping victim survivors' experiences and challenging traditional responses to violence. Together, the panel will explore why safe, secure housing must be recognised not just as part of recovery, but as a critical foundation for prevention, protection and long term safety. Delegates will gain valuable insights into the structural challenges facing victim survivors and the collaborative reforms needed to create integrated systems that make lasting safety possible. Moderator: Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education Panelist: Geraldine Bilston - CEO, Kara Family Violence Service Panelist: Regina Bennett - General Manager, Darwin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Shelter Indigenous Corporation (DAIWS) Panelist: Annabelle Daniel OAM - CEO, Women’s Community Shelters
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Morning Tea & Poster Displays
	• In-Person & Online • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM	Learning from Lives Lost: International Evidence and Australia’s Opportunity to Strengthen Domestic Violence Death Response Lucy Lord, The Red Rose Foundation
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Deepening the Understanding of Engaging Men and Boys to Address Gender-Based Violence Freya Mclachlan, Cevaw
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM	Emergency Management Planning for Domestic Family Violence Increases After an Emergency Andrew Williams, Charles Sturt University
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM	From Early Awareness to Lasting Safety: Building Community-Based Responses to Domestic and Family Violence Ruthie Cleminson, Flourish Community
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Inclusion, Equity and Access Across the DFV System Chair:
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM	Tailoring DFV Screening for Migrant/Refugee Women: Three Evidence Reviews and an African Australian Case Study Minerva Kyei-Nimakoh
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM	Older Adults in the DV Response Landscape: The Importance of, and Barriers to, Inclusive Services Susan Cochrane, Relationships Australia
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Breaking out of the Binary: An Intersectional and Whole-of-Family Approach to Addressing LGBTQIA+ Family Violence Heather McIntosh, Drummond Street Services & Lola-Mae Pink
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 3
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Reflections on the first year of the Leaving Violence Program Jane French, Head of Leaving Violence Program, Telstra Health
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM	Transforming the Health System to Address Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: Opportunities for Early Engagement Kelsey Hegarty, Professor of Family Violence Prevention, University of Melbourne and Royal Women's Hospital
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM	The Help Seeking Gap: Creating Better Pathways to Safety for Children and Young People Experiencing or Using Violence Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor, Monash University and Matt Tyler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM	Networking Function Networking Function – Ballroom Foyer Tuesday 24 November \| 5:15–6:15pm \| Free Join us in the Ballroom Foyer to connect, reflect and continue the day’s conversations in a relaxed setting. This dedicated networking hour offers the opportunity to meet fellow delegates, speakers and sector leaders, share insights, and build meaningful professional connections. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

	Ballroom 2: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 2!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM	Welcome Back by Conference Chair Join us as we start Day Two with a warm welcome from Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education. This session will outline today’s highlights, provide key housekeeping updates, and set the tone for another impactful day ahead.
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM	Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Building Safer Futures in a Rapidly Changing Digital World Professor Nicola Henry, Global Studies, RMIT University
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Keynote Panel - Housing as Prevention: Why Safe Housing Is One of Australia's Most Important Domestic Violence Interventions As Australia's housing crisis deepens, safe housing has become one of the greatest barriers to escaping domestic and family violence. This thought provoking panel brings together leading experts from the domestic and family violence, housing and homelessness sectors to examine how housing insecurity is reshaping victim survivors' experiences and challenging traditional responses to violence. Together, the panel will explore why safe, secure housing must be recognised not just as part of recovery, but as a critical foundation for prevention, protection and long term safety. Delegates will gain valuable insights into the structural challenges facing victim survivors and the collaborative reforms needed to create integrated systems that make lasting safety possible. Moderator: Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education Panelist: Geraldine Bilston - CEO, Kara Family Violence Service Panelist: Regina Bennett - General Manager, Darwin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Shelter Indigenous Corporation (DAIWS) Panelist: Annabelle Daniel OAM - CEO, Women’s Community Shelters
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Morning Tea & Poster Displays
	• In-Person Only • Violence as a Health Issue: Prevention, Identification and Response Chair:
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM	Expanding Clinical Forensic Care: Nurse‑Led IPV/DFV Injury Documentation Model in the ACT Sarah Quercini & Cassandra Noble, Clinical Forensic Medical Services
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Cedar Health Service: Leading Integrated Healthcare Responses to Domestic and Family Violence in South Australia Amber Oest, Women's And Children's Health Network
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM	Behind the Smile: Responding to Family Violence in Dental Care Sandra Mazzone & Joanne Sharp, Royal Dental Hospital
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM	Patterns and Timelines of Coercive Control and Associations With Health and Help-Seeking Elizabeth McLindon, University of Melbourne & Royal Women's Hospital
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM	Presentation by Live Every Moment To It's Fullest (LEMTIF) Kylie Hill, LEMTIF
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM	Navigating Systems Gaps Through Partnership Sue Webeck, Domestic Violence Crisis Service & Elena Rosenman, Women's Legal Centre Act & Region Inc
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Centring First Nations Women in Their Own Safety, They Don't Just Survive They Thrive Jacqualine Elwell, First Nations Lived Experience Advocate
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 3
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Reflections on the first year of the Leaving Violence Program Jane French, Head of Leaving Violence Program, Telstra Health
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM	Transforming the Health System to Address Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: Opportunities for Early Engagement Kelsey Hegarty, Professor of Family Violence Prevention, University of Melbourne and Royal Women's Hospital
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM	The Help Seeking Gap: Creating Better Pathways to Safety for Children and Young People Experiencing or Using Violence Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor, Monash University and Matt Tyler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM	Networking Function Networking Function – Ballroom Foyer Tuesday 24 November \| 5:15–6:15pm \| Free Join us in the Ballroom Foyer to connect, reflect and continue the day’s conversations in a relaxed setting. This dedicated networking hour offers the opportunity to meet fellow delegates, speakers and sector leaders, share insights, and build meaningful professional connections. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

	Ballroom 3: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 2!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM	Welcome Back by Conference Chair Join us as we start Day Two with a warm welcome from Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education. This session will outline today’s highlights, provide key housekeeping updates, and set the tone for another impactful day ahead.
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM	Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Building Safer Futures in a Rapidly Changing Digital World Professor Nicola Henry, Global Studies, RMIT University
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Keynote Panel - Housing as Prevention: Why Safe Housing Is One of Australia's Most Important Domestic Violence Interventions As Australia's housing crisis deepens, safe housing has become one of the greatest barriers to escaping domestic and family violence. This thought provoking panel brings together leading experts from the domestic and family violence, housing and homelessness sectors to examine how housing insecurity is reshaping victim survivors' experiences and challenging traditional responses to violence. Together, the panel will explore why safe, secure housing must be recognised not just as part of recovery, but as a critical foundation for prevention, protection and long term safety. Delegates will gain valuable insights into the structural challenges facing victim survivors and the collaborative reforms needed to create integrated systems that make lasting safety possible. Moderator: Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education Panelist: Geraldine Bilston - CEO, Kara Family Violence Service Panelist: Regina Bennett - General Manager, Darwin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Shelter Indigenous Corporation (DAIWS) Panelist: Annabelle Daniel OAM - CEO, Women’s Community Shelters
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Morning Tea & Poster Displays
	• In-Person Only • Children and Young People as Victims in Their Own Right Chair:
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM	Exciting Presenter to be Announced
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Re‑Centering Accountability, Emotional Regulation and Culture in Primary Prevention Tequeah Iglesias, Black Butterfly Collective
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM	Childhood Coercive Control and Suicide: An Under-Recognised Pathway via Entrapment and Despair Julie Blake, Qld Health / University Of Queensland
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM	Practice & Research Collaborations: Insights From the Development of a Group Program for Child Victim-Survivors Grace Jennings, Relationships Australia NSW
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Violence as a Health Issue: Prevention, Identification and Response Chair:
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM	Brain Injury in Domestic Violence: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care in Health and Justice Systems Christine Padgett, University Of Tasmania
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM	Embedding Violence Response Across Governance and Practice in Regional Health Erin Martin, SA Health - Yorke and Northern Local Health Network)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Reproductive Coercion and Abuse: Addressing a Hidden Public Health Problem Laura Tarzia, The University Of Melbourne
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 3
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Reflections on the first year of the Leaving Violence Program Jane French, Head of Leaving Violence Program, Telstra Health
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM	Transforming the Health System to Address Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: Opportunities for Early Engagement Kelsey Hegarty, Professor of Family Violence Prevention, University of Melbourne and Royal Women's Hospital
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM	The Help Seeking Gap: Creating Better Pathways to Safety for Children and Young People Experiencing or Using Violence Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor, Monash University and Matt Tyler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM	Networking Function Networking Function – Ballroom Foyer Tuesday 24 November \| 5:15–6:15pm \| Free Join us in the Ballroom Foyer to connect, reflect and continue the day’s conversations in a relaxed setting. This dedicated networking hour offers the opportunity to meet fellow delegates, speakers and sector leaders, share insights, and build meaningful professional connections. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

	Ballroom 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 2!
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 2
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM	Welcome Back by Conference Chair Join us as we start Day Two with a warm welcome from Conference MC, Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education. This session will outline today’s highlights, provide key housekeeping updates, and set the tone for another impactful day ahead.
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM	Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Building Safer Futures in a Rapidly Changing Digital World Professor Nicola Henry, Global Studies, RMIT University
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Keynote Panel - Housing as Prevention: Why Safe Housing Is One of Australia's Most Important Domestic Violence Interventions As Australia's housing crisis deepens, safe housing has become one of the greatest barriers to escaping domestic and family violence. This thought provoking panel brings together leading experts from the domestic and family violence, housing and homelessness sectors to examine how housing insecurity is reshaping victim survivors' experiences and challenging traditional responses to violence. Together, the panel will explore why safe, secure housing must be recognised not just as part of recovery, but as a critical foundation for prevention, protection and long term safety. Delegates will gain valuable insights into the structural challenges facing victim survivors and the collaborative reforms needed to create integrated systems that make lasting safety possible. Moderator: Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education Panelist: Geraldine Bilston - CEO, Kara Family Violence Service Panelist: Regina Bennett - General Manager, Darwin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Shelter Indigenous Corporation (DAIWS) Panelist: Annabelle Daniel OAM - CEO, Women’s Community Shelters
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Morning Tea & Poster Displays
	• In-Person Only • Systems Abuse and Social Entrapment: Institutional Harm & Reform Chair:
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM	The Invisible Pattern: Systems Abuse as Coercive Control Across Legal Systems Grace Hallewell & Megan Farmer, Gold Coast Community Legal Centre
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Enhancing Safety Amid DFV Risk: Multi-Systemic Contributors for Litigating Parents and Their Children Jess Barnes, The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM	Recognizing the Importance of Family Violence for Children's Best Interests in Family Law Contexts Katreena Scott, Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM	Older Women Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence Within Residential Care: Improving Early Identification Amanda Parkinson, SECASA South East Centre Against Sexual Assault
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Technology-Facilitated and Online Abuse Chair:
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM	Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence: Rethinking Policing for Prevention and Early Intervention Stephanie Witt, Queensland Police Service
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM	Recognising Sextortion in Domestic and Family Violence Contexts - Insights from Two Australian Criminal Cases Alana Ray, RMIT University and Victoria Police
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Intended for Good. Used for Harm Claire Hurst, White Ribbon Australia
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 3
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Reflections on the first year of the Leaving Violence Program Jane French, Head of Leaving Violence Program, Telstra Health
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM	Transforming the Health System to Address Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: Opportunities for Early Engagement Kelsey Hegarty, Professor of Family Violence Prevention, University of Melbourne and Royal Women's Hospital
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM	The Help Seeking Gap: Creating Better Pathways to Safety for Children and Young People Experiencing or Using Violence Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor, Monash University and Matt Tyler, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM	Networking Function Networking Function – Ballroom Foyer Tuesday 24 November \| 5:15–6:15pm \| Free Join us in the Ballroom Foyer to connect, reflect and continue the day’s conversations in a relaxed setting. This dedicated networking hour offers the opportunity to meet fellow delegates, speakers and sector leaders, share insights, and build meaningful professional connections. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

	Ballroom 1: In-Person & Online	Ballroom 2: In-Person Only	Ballroom 3: In-Person Only	Ballroom 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 3!
	• In-Person & Online • Accountability and Behaviour Change with People Who Use Violence Chair:	• In-Person Only • Housing and Financial Safety: Pathways to Stability Chair:	• In-Person Only • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:	• In-Person Only • Violence as a Health Issue: Prevention, Identification and Response Chair:
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	Beyond Standard MBCPs: Rethinking Responses to Young Men's Intimate Partner Violence Lisa Wheildon, No to Violence	More Than Shelter: Community-Led Pathways to Housing, Financial Safety, Healing and Self-Determination in Practice Rebecca Camilleri, Bunmabunmarra Services	The Human Rights of Victims of Gendered Violence Matter Too in Criminal Justice! Angela Lynch, DV-Alert	Identifying, Assessing and Responding: How Corporate Security Can Transform Workplace DV Support Mark Richards, Auror
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM	Waminda Birrung Baabamarra: An Aboriginal Women-Led Approach to Decolonising Masculinity Gordon Moore, Waminda - South Coast Women's Health And Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation	After Refuge: Why Economic Recovery is the Missing Pillar of Domestic and Family Violence Safety Tasnia Alam Hannan, Arise Foundation	Workplaces as Prevention Settings: Scaling Impact Through Accreditation Laurie Arrowsmith, White Ribbon Australia	Enhancing the Capacity of Primary Care Through the DFSV Link Program Hillary Milton & Jodie Eyre, Relationships Australia NSW
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM	Warrior Way: Grounded Healing, Recovery and Relational Accountability for Stronger, Safer Families and Connected Communities Shiree Talbot, Bunmabunmarra Services Australia Ltd	Thrive Through Economic Independence: Employment Pathways to Long-Term Recovery for Victim-Survivors Elleni Tsaketas, FW (Future Women)	Safe, Strong and Connected: Providing Specialist Family Violence Support in the Women's Prison System Sophie Kedzior, Good Shepherd ANZ	Equine Assisted Therapy in Domestic and Family Violence Recovery: An Innovative Therapeutic Approach Lee Marshalll & Tracey Johnson, Broken To Brilliant
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM	Presentation by KHQ Lawyers	No Safe Door: Refugee Women Facing Domestic Violence, Disability and Housing Entrapment Melek Ucak, STARTTS	Connected Communities: Using Virtual Reality Technology to Encourage Reflection, Empathy and Prevention-Focussed Action Abeerah Zaman, Cumberland Women's Health Centre & Salwa Albazkaushal	Beyond Crisis Response: Supporting Long-Term Recovery and Thriving After Family Violence Marie Mcleod, Thrive Ability
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Morning Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Children and Young People as Victims in Their Own Right Chair:	• In-Person Only • Systems Abuse and Social Entrapment: Institutional Harm & Reform Chair:	• In-Person Only • Open Topic Chair:	• In-Person Only • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM	More Than Survivors: Helping Children and Young People Heal and Thrive After DV Homicide Kylie Druett, Australian Voices For The Silenced	When Systems Become Weapons: Social Entrapment in Family Violence Responses Stephanie Butcher, Ausi, Nos Paramas	Hidden in Plain Sight: When DFV Drives Mental Health, AOD and Child Protection Jackie Wruck, Safe And Together Institute - Australia	When Abuse Goes Digital: Practical Responses to Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control Emerald Sage, The Digital Resilience Project
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	Children's Experiences of Domestic Violence in Australia: Coercive Control and the Risk of Harm Julie Blake, Qld Health / University Of Queensland	The Second Violence: When Systems Reproduce Harm After Family Violence Disclosure Kellie Mcglynn, Deakin University IC Building SoE	Improving the Detection and Management of Non-Fatal Strangulation in Tasmania Chantal Roddy, Mindset Neuropsychology	Aligning the Personal With the Professional: Lived Experience and Survivor Advocacy in the DFV Space Ilsa Evans, Chisholm Institute & Nida Anees, Chisholm Higher Education College
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Opportunities for Early, Child-Centred Responses to DFV to Prevent Suicidality in Young People Silke Meyer, Griffith University	Tackling Child Support: Unravelling Systems Abuse and Structural Inequity Terese Edwards, Single Mother Families Australia & Charisse Hay	Presentation To Be Announced Soon	Many Voices, One Future: Implementing a Gender Equality Informed Primary Prevention Model Anu Krishnan & Meena Naidu, AMES Australia
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 4
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Keynote Presentation by David Pringle David Pringle, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM	Building Safer Futures: System Transformation, Structural Change and Measurable Impact Professor Heather Douglas AM FASSA, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM	The DFSV Commission’s Yearly Report 2026 – Lessons and Recommendation Commissioner Micaela Cronin, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference Closing Join us as we wrap up an incredible three days of learning, collaboration,. Our conference MC Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education, will guide us through the key learnings from the conference, highlight pivotal moments, and formally close the event. This session will also include the highly anticipated prize draw—don’t miss your chance to win! Let’s reflect on our shared journey and leave inspired to make an impact.

	Ballroom 1: In-Person & Online	Ballroom 2: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 3!
	• In-Person & Online • Accountability and Behaviour Change with People Who Use Violence Chair:	• In-Person Only • Housing and Financial Safety: Pathways to Stability Chair:
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	Beyond Standard MBCPs: Rethinking Responses to Young Men's Intimate Partner Violence Lisa Wheildon, No to Violence	More Than Shelter: Community-Led Pathways to Housing, Financial Safety, Healing and Self-Determination in Practice Rebecca Camilleri, Bunmabunmarra Services
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM	Waminda Birrung Baabamarra: An Aboriginal Women-Led Approach to Decolonising Masculinity Gordon Moore, Waminda - South Coast Women's Health And Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation	After Refuge: Why Economic Recovery is the Missing Pillar of Domestic and Family Violence Safety Tasnia Alam Hannan, Arise Foundation
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM	Warrior Way: Grounded Healing, Recovery and Relational Accountability for Stronger, Safer Families and Connected Communities Shiree Talbot, Bunmabunmarra Services Australia Ltd	Thrive Through Economic Independence: Employment Pathways to Long-Term Recovery for Victim-Survivors Elleni Tsaketas, FW (Future Women)
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM	Presentation by KHQ Lawyers	No Safe Door: Refugee Women Facing Domestic Violence, Disability and Housing Entrapment Melek Ucak, STARTTS
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Morning Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Children and Young People as Victims in Their Own Right Chair:	• In-Person Only • Systems Abuse and Social Entrapment: Institutional Harm & Reform Chair:
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM	More Than Survivors: Helping Children and Young People Heal and Thrive After DV Homicide Kylie Druett, Australian Voices For The Silenced	When Systems Become Weapons: Social Entrapment in Family Violence Responses Stephanie Butcher, Ausi, Nos Paramas
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	Children's Experiences of Domestic Violence in Australia: Coercive Control and the Risk of Harm Julie Blake, Qld Health / University Of Queensland	The Second Violence: When Systems Reproduce Harm After Family Violence Disclosure Kellie Mcglynn, Deakin University IC Building SoE
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Opportunities for Early, Child-Centred Responses to DFV to Prevent Suicidality in Young People Silke Meyer, Griffith University	Tackling Child Support: Unravelling Systems Abuse and Structural Inequity Terese Edwards, Single Mother Families Australia & Charisse Hay
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 4
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Keynote Presentation by David Pringle David Pringle, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM	Building Safer Futures: System Transformation, Structural Change and Measurable Impact Professor Heather Douglas AM FASSA, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM	The DFSV Commission’s Yearly Report 2026 – Lessons and Recommendation Commissioner Micaela Cronin, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference Closing Join us as we wrap up an incredible three days of learning, collaboration,. Our conference MC Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education, will guide us through the key learnings from the conference, highlight pivotal moments, and formally close the event. This session will also include the highly anticipated prize draw—don’t miss your chance to win! Let’s reflect on our shared journey and leave inspired to make an impact.

	Ballroom 3: In-Person Only	Ballroom 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 3!
	• In-Person Only • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:	• In-Person Only • Violence as a Health Issue: Prevention, Identification and Response Chair:
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	The Human Rights of Victims of Gendered Violence Matter Too in Criminal Justice! Angela Lynch, DV-Alert	Identifying, Assessing and Responding: How Corporate Security Can Transform Workplace DV Support Mark Richards, Auror
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM	Workplaces as Prevention Settings: Scaling Impact Through Accreditation Laurie Arrowsmith, White Ribbon Australia	Enhancing the Capacity of Primary Care Through the DFSV Link Program Hillary Milton & Jodie Eyre, Relationships Australia NSW
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM	Safe, Strong and Connected: Providing Specialist Family Violence Support in the Women's Prison System Sophie Kedzior, Good Shepherd ANZ	Equine Assisted Therapy in Domestic and Family Violence Recovery: An Innovative Therapeutic Approach Lee Marshalll & Tracey Johnson, Broken To Brilliant
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM	Connected Communities: Using Virtual Reality Technology to Encourage Reflection, Empathy and Prevention-Focussed Action Abeerah Zaman, Cumberland Women's Health Centre & Salwa Albazkaushal	Beyond Crisis Response: Supporting Long-Term Recovery and Thriving After Family Violence Marie Mcleod, Thrive Ability
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Morning Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Open Topic Chair:	• In-Person Only • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Hidden in Plain Sight: When DFV Drives Mental Health, AOD and Child Protection Jackie Wruck, Safe And Together Institute - Australia	When Abuse Goes Digital: Practical Responses to Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control Emerald Sage, The Digital Resilience Project
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	Improving the Detection and Management of Non-Fatal Strangulation in Tasmania Chantal Roddy, Mindset Neuropsychology	Aligning the Personal With the Professional: Lived Experience and Survivor Advocacy in the DFV Space Ilsa Evans, Chisholm Institute & Nida Anees, Chisholm Higher Education College
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Presentation To Be Announced Soon	Many Voices, One Future: Implementing a Gender Equality Informed Primary Prevention Model Anu Krishnan & Meena Naidu, AMES Australia
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 4
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Keynote Presentation by David Pringle David Pringle, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM	Building Safer Futures: System Transformation, Structural Change and Measurable Impact Professor Heather Douglas AM FASSA, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM	The DFSV Commission’s Yearly Report 2026 – Lessons and Recommendation Commissioner Micaela Cronin, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference Closing Join us as we wrap up an incredible three days of learning, collaboration,. Our conference MC Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education, will guide us through the key learnings from the conference, highlight pivotal moments, and formally close the event. This session will also include the highly anticipated prize draw—don’t miss your chance to win! Let’s reflect on our shared journey and leave inspired to make an impact.

	Ballroom 1: In-Person & Online
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 3!
	• In-Person & Online • Accountability and Behaviour Change with People Who Use Violence Chair:
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	Beyond Standard MBCPs: Rethinking Responses to Young Men's Intimate Partner Violence Lisa Wheildon, No to Violence
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM	Waminda Birrung Baabamarra: An Aboriginal Women-Led Approach to Decolonising Masculinity Gordon Moore, Waminda - South Coast Women's Health And Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM	Warrior Way: Grounded Healing, Recovery and Relational Accountability for Stronger, Safer Families and Connected Communities Shiree Talbot, Bunmabunmarra Services Australia Ltd
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM	Presentation by KHQ Lawyers
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Morning Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Children and Young People as Victims in Their Own Right Chair:
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM	More Than Survivors: Helping Children and Young People Heal and Thrive After DV Homicide Kylie Druett, Australian Voices For The Silenced
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	Children's Experiences of Domestic Violence in Australia: Coercive Control and the Risk of Harm Julie Blake, Qld Health / University Of Queensland
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Opportunities for Early, Child-Centred Responses to DFV to Prevent Suicidality in Young People Silke Meyer, Griffith University
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 4
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Keynote Presentation by David Pringle David Pringle, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM	Building Safer Futures: System Transformation, Structural Change and Measurable Impact Professor Heather Douglas AM FASSA, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM	The DFSV Commission’s Yearly Report 2026 – Lessons and Recommendation Commissioner Micaela Cronin, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference Closing Join us as we wrap up an incredible three days of learning, collaboration,. Our conference MC Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education, will guide us through the key learnings from the conference, highlight pivotal moments, and formally close the event. This session will also include the highly anticipated prize draw—don’t miss your chance to win! Let’s reflect on our shared journey and leave inspired to make an impact.

	Ballroom 2: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 3!
	• In-Person Only • Housing and Financial Safety: Pathways to Stability Chair:
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	More Than Shelter: Community-Led Pathways to Housing, Financial Safety, Healing and Self-Determination in Practice Rebecca Camilleri, Bunmabunmarra Services
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM	After Refuge: Why Economic Recovery is the Missing Pillar of Domestic and Family Violence Safety Tasnia Alam Hannan, Arise Foundation
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM	Thrive Through Economic Independence: Employment Pathways to Long-Term Recovery for Victim-Survivors Elleni Tsaketas, FW (Future Women)
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM	No Safe Door: Refugee Women Facing Domestic Violence, Disability and Housing Entrapment Melek Ucak, STARTTS
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Morning Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Systems Abuse and Social Entrapment: Institutional Harm & Reform Chair:
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM	When Systems Become Weapons: Social Entrapment in Family Violence Responses Stephanie Butcher, Ausi, Nos Paramas
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	The Second Violence: When Systems Reproduce Harm After Family Violence Disclosure Kellie Mcglynn, Deakin University IC Building SoE
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Tackling Child Support: Unravelling Systems Abuse and Structural Inequity Terese Edwards, Single Mother Families Australia & Charisse Hay
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 4
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Keynote Presentation by David Pringle David Pringle, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM	Building Safer Futures: System Transformation, Structural Change and Measurable Impact Professor Heather Douglas AM FASSA, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM	The DFSV Commission’s Yearly Report 2026 – Lessons and Recommendation Commissioner Micaela Cronin, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference Closing Join us as we wrap up an incredible three days of learning, collaboration,. Our conference MC Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education, will guide us through the key learnings from the conference, highlight pivotal moments, and formally close the event. This session will also include the highly anticipated prize draw—don’t miss your chance to win! Let’s reflect on our shared journey and leave inspired to make an impact.

	Ballroom 3: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 3!
	• In-Person Only • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	The Human Rights of Victims of Gendered Violence Matter Too in Criminal Justice! Angela Lynch, DV-Alert
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM	Workplaces as Prevention Settings: Scaling Impact Through Accreditation Laurie Arrowsmith, White Ribbon Australia
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM	Safe, Strong and Connected: Providing Specialist Family Violence Support in the Women's Prison System Sophie Kedzior, Good Shepherd ANZ
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM	Connected Communities: Using Virtual Reality Technology to Encourage Reflection, Empathy and Prevention-Focussed Action Abeerah Zaman, Cumberland Women's Health Centre & Salwa Albazkaushal
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Morning Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Open Topic Chair:
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Hidden in Plain Sight: When DFV Drives Mental Health, AOD and Child Protection Jackie Wruck, Safe And Together Institute - Australia
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	Improving the Detection and Management of Non-Fatal Strangulation in Tasmania Chantal Roddy, Mindset Neuropsychology
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Presentation To Be Announced Soon
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 4
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Keynote Presentation by David Pringle David Pringle, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM	Building Safer Futures: System Transformation, Structural Change and Measurable Impact Professor Heather Douglas AM FASSA, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM	The DFSV Commission’s Yearly Report 2026 – Lessons and Recommendation Commissioner Micaela Cronin, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference Closing Join us as we wrap up an incredible three days of learning, collaboration,. Our conference MC Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education, will guide us through the key learnings from the conference, highlight pivotal moments, and formally close the event. This session will also include the highly anticipated prize draw—don’t miss your chance to win! Let’s reflect on our shared journey and leave inspired to make an impact.

	Ballroom 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 - Registration Open Welcome back to Day 3!
	• In-Person Only • Violence as a Health Issue: Prevention, Identification and Response Chair:
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	Identifying, Assessing and Responding: How Corporate Security Can Transform Workplace DV Support Mark Richards, Auror
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM	Enhancing the Capacity of Primary Care Through the DFSV Link Program Hillary Milton & Jodie Eyre, Relationships Australia NSW
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM	Equine Assisted Therapy in Domestic and Family Violence Recovery: An Innovative Therapeutic Approach Lee Marshalll & Tracey Johnson, Broken To Brilliant
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM	Beyond Crisis Response: Supporting Long-Term Recovery and Thriving After Family Violence Marie Mcleod, Thrive Ability
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Morning Tea With Exhibitors
	• In-Person Only • Prevention & Response With Impact: Promising and Emerging Approaches Chair:
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM	When Abuse Goes Digital: Practical Responses to Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control Emerald Sage, The Digital Resilience Project
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	Aligning the Personal With the Professional: Lived Experience and Survivor Advocacy in the DFV Space Ilsa Evans, Chisholm Institute & Nida Anees, Chisholm Higher Education College
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Many Voices, One Future: Implementing a Gender Equality Informed Primary Prevention Model Anu Krishnan & Meena Naidu, AMES Australia
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch With Exhibitors
	• In-Person & Online • Keynote Session 4
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Keynote Presentation by David Pringle David Pringle, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM	Building Safer Futures: System Transformation, Structural Change and Measurable Impact Professor Heather Douglas AM FASSA, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM	The DFSV Commission’s Yearly Report 2026 – Lessons and Recommendation Commissioner Micaela Cronin, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference Closing Join us as we wrap up an incredible three days of learning, collaboration,. Our conference MC Katherine Berney, Director Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Foundation For Alcohol Research and Education, will guide us through the key learnings from the conference, highlight pivotal moments, and formally close the event. This session will also include the highly anticipated prize draw—don’t miss your chance to win! Let’s reflect on our shared journey and leave inspired to make an impact.