The Family Services Symposium

Celebrate and elevate.

Last updated: 27 Nov 2024

Connecting leaders and innovators

Each year, our Family Services Symposium brings together family services practitioners, leaders, and partners for a day of networking and knowledge sharing to celebrate the central role of family services in promoting the wellbeing of children and families in Victoria and Tasmania.

Our program always features keynote speeches from renowned experts, engaging presentations, and interactive panel discussions. Our speakers will offer recent developments, practical strategies, and innovative methods to address current challenges and advance the sector.

Family Services Symposium 2024

The Family Services Symposium 2024 follows the success of our inaugural Symposium in 2023

This year, The Centre, in collaboration with the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, welcomed over 300 practitioners, leaders, and partners, celebrating the transformative work of the family services sector.

The full-day program offered unique learning opportunities, including, presentations and panel discussions exploring effective practice, our sector’s impact and reach, and the innovative approaches shaping the future of family services. Keynote speakers included:

  • Dr. Justin Coulson, exploring modern family challenges in Australia and globally.
  • Mary Roberts, emphasising evidence-based reform in family services.
  • Prof. Daryl Higgins, sharing lessons from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study.
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Together with Families 2024

29 Nov 2024

Celebrating family services excellence
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Together With Familes: Inaugural Family Services Symposium 2023

23 Dec 2023

Together with Families 2023 was the Centre’s Inaugural Family Services Symposium, a celebration of the central role of family services in promoting the wellbeing of children and families across Victoria and Tasmania. 
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Uniting Family Services presentation

22 Dec 2023

Presenting at Together with Families 2023, Uniting highlighted a few programs under the Family Services banner, focusing...
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