4th Volunteer Leaders
Forum 2015
Saturday 2nd –Sunday 3rd May 2015
Novotel Hotel, St Kilda
Are you a future leader?
The ESF Volunteer Leaders
Forum will expose volunteer
leaders, and leaders of the future
to a range of initiatives and
developments in emergency
management.
Their understanding of the
latest in policy, doctrine and
technology will better prepare
them when responding to
emergencies and will result
in better outcomes for the
community.
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Meet Industry Leaders and Agency Chiefs
Leadership Workshop
Emergency Management Updates
Personal Development Sessions
Site tours
Networking
Who Will Attend
4th Volunteer Leaders Forum 2015
If you are a Volunteer with any Victorian emergency service organisations and related NGOs, this is your
best opportunity to learn more and see more of the inner workings of Emergency Management.
You will take back to your unit/brigade information and experiences that will inspire you, and which will
help you to inspire your colleagues.
Municipal councils are welcome too.
Attending organisations include:
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Ambulance Victoria
Australian Red Cross
Australian Ski Patrol Assoc.
Australian Volunteer Coast Guard
Bush Search & Rescue, VIC
CFA Rescue Association
Country Fire Authority
Echuca Moama Search & Rescue Squad
Emergency Services Foundation
Life Saving Victoria
Shepparton Search & Rescue Squad
St John Ambulance
Victoria State Emergency Service
Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry
Non-volunteer organisations also attending:
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Department of Justice
Emergency Management Victoria
Dept. of Environment Land Water & Planning
Victoria Police
Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Parks Victoria
Venue
Novotel Hotel, St Kilda
Timing
afternoon Sunday.
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4th Volunteer Leaders Forum 2015
Program
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Formal conference sessions, workshops at
Novotel on Saturday morning.
 Formal conference sessions and Leadership
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Bus tours to key EM sites on Saturday
afternoon.
Chiel Officers’ panel and open forum after
Sunday lunch.
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workshop on Sunday morning.
Networking BBQ dinner anddemo at
MFB Training College, Burnley.
Accommodation
Delegates will be accommodated at the Novotel St Kilda on the evenings of Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd May.
Delegate Inclusions
‘No-Charge’ Delegate package includes:
 Attendance at all sessions and workshops
 Bus tours (Sat)
 Delegates’ networking BBQ (Sat)
Application Form
 Hotel accommodation (Fri/Sat)
 All meals (Sat/Sun)
Limited places available
You will be advised of acceptance April 10th, 2015.
Organisation:
Organisation:
Division:
Position:
Title:
Phone:
Given Name:
Surname:
Email
(Required)
Fax or email Application Form to the secretariat NOW Fax: (03) 9596 6668
Email:
[email protected]
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Emergency Services Foundation
Volunteer Leaders Forum
4th Volunteer Leaders Forum 2015
SATURDAY
START TIME
Novotel St Kilda
Sat 2ndSun 3rd May 2015
8.00
Registration
9.00
Welcome from the ESF Chair
9.10
Greetings from the Minister
Hon Jane Garrett MP
Keynote - Rising above adversity
Mark Crosweller AFSM, Director-General, Emergency Management
Australia
9.20
Neil Bibby AFSM
Coffee break
10.20
ESF Scholarship recipients:
10.50
Community Preparedness, Engagement & Training
Faye Bendrups, VicSES
11.05
High Performance CPR
Michelle Murphy, Ambulance Vic
11.20
Building resilient emergency services in a fiscal environment
Tony Bundock, Country Fire Authority
11.35
ESF Scholarships- What's available? How to apply?
Katrina Bahen, VicSES, Chair ESF Scholarship Panel
LUNCH
12.00
1.00
Buses leave Novotel St Kilda for site tours
1.40
Group 1
State Police Operations Centre
Group 2
DELWP Equipment Development Unit
Group 3
Airservices Australia
2.40
Buses leave for second site tour
3.10
Group 1
DELWP Equipment Development Unit
Group 2
Airservices Australia
Group 3
State Police Operations Centre
4.10
Buses leave for third site tour
4.40
Group 1
Airservices Australia
Group 2
State Police Operations Centre
Group 3
DELWP Equipment Development Unit
5.40
Buses leave for BBQ
6.30
BBQ
MFB Burnley
8.00
Buses return delegates to hotel
Novotel St Kilda
SUNDAY
START TIME
8.50
Welcome from ESF Chair
Neil Bibby AFSM
9.00
Keynote: Help Find Me - setting up the Missing Persons
Advocacy Network
Loren O'Keeffe, CEO, MPAN
9.40
Case study: Partnering with media to build awareness
Fiona Beecham, VicSES, Bendigo
10.00
Pathways to Harrow
Bernadette Close, Harrow Bush Nursing Hospital
10.30
Integrating an independent rescue squad
Michael D'Elia, Shepparton Search & Rescue
Coffee Break
10.50
11.20
Leadership Workshop
Open Forum
Senior Operations Officers of VicPol, VicSES, CFA, MFB, Ambulance
Vic, DELWP
Coffee Break
3.30
3.45
Craig Ferguson, Country Fire Authority
LUNCH
1.00
2.00
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