The biennial ASU National Conference will be held in 2016 in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, from Wednesday 16 November to Friday 18 November at the Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts.
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As resources are produced, the following list items will be converted to links.
- National Conference 2016 Program (as a webpage)
- National Conference 2016 Agenda & Motions (as a webpage)
- National Conference 2016 Additional Motions (if applicable)
Program PDF (updated 25/10/16)- Agenda & Motions PDF
- Official delegate list PDF
- Proxy form PDF
- Life Member nominee profiles PDF
- Delegate of the Year nominee profiles PDF
- Speaker list PDF (updated 10/11/2016)
- Speaker Profiles PDF (updated 10/11/2016)
- Venue maps including for workshops PDF
Names link to Twitter accounts, where we could find them
Welcome to Country
- Ted Williams, Community Elder/Advisor
Opening Address
- David Smith, ASU National Secretary
Plenary 1: Indigenous People at Work & Community Development Program
- Chair: Wayne Wood, WA Branch Secretary
- Kara Keys @karak525, ACTU Indigenous Officer
- Corey Ah Chee, Organiser ASU SA&NT Branch
Welcome Reception
- Hon Bill Shorten MP @billshortenmp, Federal Member for Maribyrnong and the Leader of the Federal Labor Party
Plenary 2: Superannuation for Women and Low Income Earners
- Chair: David Smith, ASU National Secretary
- Kelly Shay, Business Development Consultant, AustralianSuper
- Mary Delahunty @Mary_Delahunty, General Manager Business Development & Policy, HESTA
- Catherine Wood @CMBWood1, Chair & Member Director, CareSuper
- David Hetherington @davidheth, Executive Director & Senior Fellow, Per Capita
- Senator Jenny Mcallister @jennymcallister, Senator for New South Wales
Women's Lunch
- Dr Cathy Brigden, Associate Professor in Industrial Relations, RMIT University
Alternative Lunch
- Kerriann Dear, Director, Queensland Working Women's Service
Conference Dinner
- Dave Oliver @actudave, ACTU Secretary
- Libbi Gorr @Libbi_GorrLibbi Gorr @Libbi_Gorr, Entertainer, broadcaster and author
Plenary 3: Climate Change and Sustainable Jobs
- Chair: Robert Potter @Rob_Potter_ASU, Acting ASU Assistant National Secretary
- Dr Tim Cadman @tim_cadman, Research Fellow at Griffith University Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law
- Hon Lily D'Ambrosio MP @LilyDAmbrosioMP, Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change (Victoria)
- Dan Spencer @dan_spencer123, Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC)
Plenary 4: The Future of Work and Organising
- Chair: Ingrid Stitt @IngridStitt, ASU National Vice President & VIC PS Branch Secretary
- Jim Stanford @JimboStanford, Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work, based at the Australia Institute
- Dr Fiona Macdonald, Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for People, Organisation and Work at RMIT University
- Linda White @LindaWhiteASU, ASU Assistant National Secretary
Plenary 5: Organising Young Workers
- Chair: Rita Fitton @Rita_Fitton, Vice President Youth, QLD Services & Nth Admin Branch
- Keelia Fitzpatrick @keeliafitz Coordinator, Young Workers Centre
- Colleen Chen @colleen_chen_, Co-Founder and Secretary, Interns Australia
- Professor Ariadne Vromen @ariadne_syd, Professor of Political Sociology, University of Sydney
Motivational Speaker
- Melissa Barbieri @Bubs_11, Sportswoman, former Captain of the Matildas Soccer Team
More information about our speakers:
- Speaker list PDF (updated 10/11/2016)
- Speaker Profiles PDF (updated 10/11/2016)
The National Delegate of the Year Award is presented biennially at the ASU National Conference. It recognises in all nominees the dedication and spirit that makes the union movement great through its activists. HESTA is the generous sponsor of the 2016 Awards.
Winner:
Kerry Fairlie, House with No Steps
Read about her win here "Growing the union & mentoring new leaders, Kerry Fairlie wins ASU National Delegate of the Year 2016"
Nominees:
Darren Brennan, Kiama Municipal Council, Nominated by: New South Wales United Services Branch
Samantha Malhotra, Hume City Council, Nominated by: Victorian & Tasmanian Authorities & Services Branch
Carolyn Cassar, Jetstar, Nominated by: Victorian Private Sector Branch
Sharon Abbott, School Business Managers Association of Queensland, Nominated by: Queensland Together Branch
Desmond Jackson, Ergon Energy Cairns, Nominated by: Queensland (Services & Northern Administrative) Branch
Kerry Fairlie, House with No Steps, Nominated by: NSW & ACT (Services) Branch
Allan Jauncey, Synergy, Nominated by: Western Australian Branch
Delegate of the Year Nominee Profiles PDF
Life Membership of the Union is bestowed on members in recognition of their dedication over the years to the Australian Services Union.
Rod Miles, Queensland Together Branch
Paul Marzato, New South Wales United Services Branch
Jim Montague, New South Wales United Services Branch
Mark Gill, New South Wales United Services Branch
Ian Buckley, Queensland (Services & Northern Administrative) Branch
Pauline Gallagher, NSW & ACT (Services) Branch
Billy Wotton, NSW & ACT (Services) Branch
Anne McEwen, South Australian & Northern Territory Branch
Lindsay Goode, South Australian & Northern Territory Branch
Ian Petrie, South Australian & Northern Territory Branch
Keith Meynell, Taxation Officers’ Branch
Russell Atwood, Victorian & Tasmanian Authorities & Services Branch
Garry Weaven, Victorian & Tasmanian Authorities & Services Branch
Greg Day, Victorian & Tasmanian Authorities & Services Branch
John O’Neill, Victorian & Tasmanian Authorities & Services Branch
Life Member Nominee Profiles PDF
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