Digital & Deadly - Aventri · Sector Research and Innovation Stream 1 Generating Funds for Content Development Stream 2 Digital is Deadly Stream 3 Thursday 31 October 2013 - Workshops

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The 2013 Australian Indigenous Communications Association National Conference 31st October Canberra

Digital & Deadly “The Future of Indigenous Media”

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A Message from the AICA Chairperson Mr Tiga Bayles

Our mob’s media has come a long way, from humble beginnings starting with radio in the bush, we’ve now reached a stage where there are over 130 community controlled media outlets across Australia. But the media landscape is changing fast. New technologies are forcing change and we need to change with it. First Nations media has never been more important! We provide

an essential community service by keeping our mob informed, connected, and entertained. We help fight disadvantage, ignorance and racism through ideas and facts. We provide the world with a window into the oldest continuing culture on Earth. We provide jobs in communities, and meeting places for our people to gather. We provide pipelines and stages for Indigenous talent, be they musicians, writers, comedians, students, story tellers or film makers.

WHO IS AICA? The Australian Indigenous Communications Association (AICA) is the national peak body for the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander broadcasting and media sector, encompassing the print, television, radio, internet and film mediums. AICA is governed by a board of elected representatives, seeking to serve the interests of more than 130 Indigenous; radio, television and other media outlets across the country in urban, rural and remote areas. The board is comprised of sector experts representing each of the mediums and an additional 4 members. In collaboration with our members, AICA formulates and advocates policy covering all aspects of the Indigenous broadcasting and media sector.

DIGITAL & DEADLY The 2013 AICA National Conference - Digital and Deadly, will provide an opportunity to explore the current and future challenges for Indigenous media in this country. The conference will hear from Australian and International presenters on a range of issues such as how to creatively source funding for local content development, how to deal with anti-social – social media, the development of a National Indigenous Media Charter and the progress of AICA’s national learning and development and research and innovation projects. We are particularly keen to showcase examples of regionally produced content that is being created to address national health promotion initiatives and in turn help support community media providers at the grassroots level. Enjoy the conference!

Tiga Bayles, AICA Chairperson

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Thursday 31 October 2013 - Morning Session 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome to Country

Opening Address by AICA - Framing the 2013 Conference

9:15 – 9:30 Address by Minister (or government representative)

9:30 – 10:00 International Keynote: Creating Sustainable Community Broadcasting Speaker: Suman Basnet

10:00 – 10:30 One Message, Many Voices: Examining the Model Used to Create and Deliver the Message of the National Ear Health Campaign Speakers: DoHA, , Bumma Bippera, PAKAM, TSIMA

10:30 – 10:45 Sector Showcase: A Sample of the Deadly Content Being Produced by the Sector

10:45 – 11:15 MORNING TEA 11:15 – 11:45 International Perspectives on Fundraising

Speaker: Stan Wolfgramm

11:45 – 12:15 National Congress of Australia's First Peoples - Article 16 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

12:15 – 1:00 LUNCH

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Workshop Streams The conference workshops have been colour coded and arranged in the following three conference themes:

Sector Research and Innovation Stream 1 Generating Funds for Content Development Stream 2 Digital is Deadly Stream 3

Thursday 31 October 2013 - Workshops

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Agenda Journalism in a Convergent Society Speaker: Amy McQuire (Tracker Magazine)

How to “Crowd Fund” Your Next Project! Speaker: Matthew Benetti (Pozzible)

Telling the Stories of Young People Speaker: Elizabeth Tuckey (headspace)

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Shaping AICA’s Learning & Development Priorities Speaker: Hayley McQuire (AICA) & Mike Scott

Combatting Anti-Social Social Media Speaker: Luke Pearson (@IndigenousX)

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Building AICA’s Research Agenda: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge & Experience Speaker: Greg Harris (AICA), Kerry McCallum, Ellie Rennie

Pitching Your Project Speaker: Dennis Stokes (AFTRS)

Working with your audience to create User-Generated Content (UGC) Speaker: Tim Lehà, (ABC Open )

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Generate Activity Based Income Through Sponsorship Speaker: Brett Leavy (NIRS)

Telling Stories of Hope and Community Speaker: Alexandra Culloden (Mindframe) & Nell Angus (beyondblue)

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Thursday 31 October 2013 Afternoon Session

3:00 – 3:30 AFTERNOON TEA 3:30 – 3:45 Sector Updates: Indigenous Broadcasting Program 3:45 – 4:00 Sector Updates: Community Broadcasting Association of

Australia 4:00 – 4:15 Sector Updates: Community Broadcasting Foundation 4:15 – 5:00 The Development of the National Indigenous Media

Charter Speaker: Dot West Panel: Brett Leavy, Nelson Conboy, Michael Griffin, Kirstie Parker

5:15 – 5:15 Closing Statements

Thursday 31 October 2013 Networking & Dinner

6:30 – 7:15 Pre-Dinner Networking Function Attendees: AICA Members, Government Reps and Invited Guests

7:30 – 9:30 The Inaugural 2013 Indigenous Broadcasters Dinner (Sponsored by MindFrame & Beyond Blue) Buffett style informal dinner which will include short audio visual presentations from AICA members & sponsors. This is your chance to showcase your project or just sit back and enjoy some of the fantastic content being produced by the First Australians Media Sector.

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Friday 1 Nov 2013 Planning Session – (AICA Members Only)

9:00 - 9:15 Opening Address by the AICA Chair Speaker: Tiga Bayles – AICA Chair

9:15 - 9:45 The Way Forward: Setting the future direction for AICA Facilitators: Conan Fulton – AICA CEO, Lloyd Wyles – AICA Deputy Chair

10:00 - 11:00 The Development of the National Indigenous Media Charter Speaker: Dot West Panel: Brett Leavy, Nelson Conboy, Michael Griffin, Kirstie Parker

Friday 1 Nov 2013

AGM – (AICA Members Only) 11:00 - 12:30 2013 AICA AGM

12:30 - 1:30 BARBECUE LUNCH

Attendees: AICA Members & Invited Guests Shuttle Service to Airport will be available all afternoon

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Keynote: Creating Sustainable Community Broadcasting Speaker: Suman Basnet

Suman will speak about the challenges of ensuring the longer term sustainability of community media, especially community radio.

He will present a variety of solutions exercised by community radios in the Asia Pacific region and in other parts of the world for ensuring sustainability. He will draw from their successes as well as failures, and showcase some of the best practices that have been successfully replicated or have the potential for replication.

At the core of his presentation, he will discuss the meaning of sustainability in the context of community radio and within the framework of community participation and communications rights

Suman Basnet Suman is a media professional from Nepal. He is currently serving as the Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC).

He works closely with community radio stations and networks in planning strategies to ensure community participation and sustainability at local levels.

He started his career in broadcasting in 1987 as a TV producer, eventually moving to print media and working as an independent documentary filmmaker until 2002.

Between 1990 and 2002, he conducted training for broadcasters, development workers, students of mass communication, and managed a media organization.

One of his main interests is to study media's role in peace building and conflict resolution and to learn how theories can be transformed into action plans for everyday media work.

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International Perspectives on Fundraising Speaker: Stan Wolfgramm

“Seeking funding regional, national or international isn’t rocket science. Just Google funding and bam! It’s all there for you! Getting funding well that’s another story, a lot of ducks needed to have been lined up before the application went in and that process can resemble a military operation or a last minute cut and paste stab in the dark.

I used to be an Indigenous person looking for avenues to express my identity, today I am a businessman who provides a return on investment for my clients through cultural properties. 95% of my business is funded by others.

This presentation is a case study of Stan’s ups and down, wins and loses. Funding is a part of the picture but never the whole picture. I guess you can say I’ve got experience, 25 years of it. Please ask questions to ensure you get your return and save us both from listening to the waffly bits of my life.” – Stan Wolfgramm

Stan Wolfgramm Stan has twice been awarded the Best Entertainment Program NZ Film & TV Awards and also nominated for Best Documentary NZ Film & TV Awards. He was awarded the Pacific Business Trusts Inaugural Pacific Navigators achievement award as a pioneer of Pacific Business Success in NZ. He is also a recipient of various other awards.

Stan Wolfgramm is a name synonymous with the promotion of New Zealand’s cultural diversity, Pacific programming, fashion and the fostering of emerging talent. Stan has had an interesting and exciting career spanning over 25 years, starting as an actor, model and dancer, becoming a writer, producer and director, and founding Drum Productions. Drum Productions, the only New Zealand independent mainstream production company owned and operated by a Pacific Islander was founded by Stan in 1992 as a way for New Zealand’s multicultural voice to be heard. Its products are diverse and include the likes of live & OB broadcast Style Pasifika – a celebration of New Zealand culture, Pacific Beat St - New Zealand’s first mainstream magazine Pacific Youth TV series, Tokyo Bros – shot on location in Japan award winning documentary as well as several other influential documentaries and theatre productions.

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Development of a National Indigenous Media Charter Speaker: Dot West

This year AICA held focus groups with our sector in Perth, Broome, Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney and Alice Springs. From these consultations it was identified that our sector needed a National Indigenous Media Policy.

Dot West partnered with AICA to draft the National Indigenous Media Policy. This session will provide an overview of the draft policy, the drafting process and the practical benefits a National Indigenous Media Policy will have for the sector.

Dot West Dot has a long media history within the Kimberley and has played a major role in the training and development of this sector.

Dot has also been instrumental in the development of Indigenous media nationally assisting its growth and development.

Dot brings to the industry her skills in media, management and facilitation capabilities to assist in the vision of Indigenous media playing an intricate role in communications and the arts within the region and across the nation.

Dot has served on a number of boards including SBS, as the Inaugural Vice Chairperson of NITV, Screenwest, Australian International Documentary Conference and the National Indigenous Radio Service including her current tenure as a Director of Goolarri Media Enterprises in Broome, Ramu Productions and the Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media Association.

Dot currently works freelance as a scriptwriter and general consultative work in the Indigenous Media sector.

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One Message, Many Voices: Examining Delivery of the National Ear Health Campaign Speakers: DoHA, PAKAM & BUMMA BIPPERRA

This session will focus on the power social marketing has to effectively deliver messages a local community level. This session will use the National Indigenous Ear Health Campaign as case study.

The National Indigenous Ear Health Campaign partnered with a number of First Nations media outlets around the nation to create and promote localised Indigenous health messaging and run community engagement events. In this session you will have the opportunity to listen to some of the First Nations media involved, and how they tailored a national campaign to be relevant to their local communities.

Neil Turner Neil has been the manager of Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media since 1996. Before that he worked on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands for 11 years as Coordinator of Ernabella Video Television and Pitjantjatjara-Yankunytjatjara Media.

He was author of the 1998 National Report on the Broadcasting for Remote Aboriginal Communities Scheme and worked on establishing the Indigenous Community

Television and National Indigenous Television services.

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Workshops - Sector Research & Innovation

1:00 - 1:30: Agenda Journalism – Sifting through the Information Speakers: Amy McQuire, Editor, Tracker Magazine

In today’s convergent society, information is readily accessible across multiple platforms. This session will focus on Agenda Reporting and the essential role it plays in Indigenous Affairs. This session will also look into the struggles and benefits of building and maintaining an online platform.

Amy McQuire Amy McQuire is a Darumbal woman from Rockhampton, Queensland and has been actively reporting on politics and Indigenous affairs since the age of 17. Amy is currently the editor of Tracker Magazine – an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights based magazine published by the NSW Aboriginal Land Council. Amy began her career at the National Indigenous Times

newspaper where she rose from a cadet to editor of the newspaper, taking over from Chris Graham. Following on from her role at the National Indigenous Amy did a stint as the political correspondent for NITV News.

1:30 - 2:00: Shaping AICA’s Learning and Development Priorities Speakers: Hayley McQuire (AICA) and Mike Scott

In January 2013 AICA started development of a Learning and Development strategy for the sector. This session will workshop the key ideas and priorities in the Learning and Development Strategy.

Hayley McQuire Hayley McQuire is a Darumbal woman from Rockhampton, Queensland, and is currently enrolled at the University of Canberra, studying a double degree in management and arts. Hayley has been with AICA since January 2013 and works as the Learning and Development Officer

Hayley has a passion for advocacy, in particular equal access to education. Hayley is currently serving as the Australian Representative on the Youth Advocacy Group for

the United Nations Global Education First Initiative. This

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year Hayley was named a UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador and was also a facilitator at the National Indigenous Youth Leadership Academy (NIYLA).

Hayley has a history of working in Indigenous radio and print, but more recently has held a position in the VET sector, supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People gain qualifications in Indigenous leadership.

Mike Scott Born in 1951 in Sydney, Mike has been involved in the IT, Media and Training industries for 35 years. For the past 14 years he has been the Training Manager at the Brisbane Indigenous Media Association (BIMA), licensee of community radio station 989FM and a Registered Training Organisation (trading as Triple A Training). Mike's main focus in this role has been to manage the RTO and oversee the development of online and flexible learning and assessment systems, with particular applicability to First

Nations students and trainees. Currently the RTO uses a Moodle Learning Management System and Blackboard Collaborate for online delivery, combined with session training and workplace activities at the new BIMA Multimedia and Training Centre in West End.

2:00 – 3:00 Building AICA’s Research Agenda: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge & Experience Speakers: Greg Harris, Kerry McCallum & Ellie Rennie

Building an independent body of research is essential for our sector to effectively influence policy. This is your opportunity to provide input into the research priorities for AICA’s research agenda.

Greg Harris Greg’s background is in Journalism, International Development, Public Administration and Law. He has travelled widely in Indigenous Australia, worked in remote areas and at the national policy level. He makes short films when not at AICA working as Manager, Research and Innovation.

Greg has started AICA’s process of building an alliance with Government, the Communications Industry and Universities. The aim is for AICA’s advocacy on behalf of the mob to be underpinned by evidence and to amplify innovation.

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Associate Professor Kerry McCallum Kerry McCallum is the Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. She teaches and researches in political communication, with a focus on media, public opinion and policymaking practice in Australian Indigenous affairs and related social policy.

Kerry is actively involved in the field of communication and media studies in Australia, as President (2010-2011) of the

Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA), and organizer of the 2010 ANZCA conference: ‘Media, Democracy and Change’ at Old Parliament House, Canberra. In 2012 Kerry released the Media and Indigenous Policy. Report of the Australian News Media and Indigenous Policy Making 1988 – 2008 project.

Associate Professor Ellie Rennie Ellie Rennie is the Deputy Director of the ISR. Her research areas include media policy and community communication, with a current focus on Indigenous broadcasting and broadband in remote Australia. She is Chief Investigator of the ARC Linkage project Home Internet in Remote Indigenous Communities, working with three industry partners: the Centre for Appropriate Technology, the Central Land Council and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (commencing

in mid-2011). Ellie is also an associate researcher on Youthworx, which forms part of the program of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation. She has published two books: Life of SYN: A Story of the Digital Generation (Monash University Press, 2011) and Community Media: A Global Introduction (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006). Ellie is involved in a number of academic and community associations, including the International Association of Media Communication Research, EngageMedia and the Wesley College Institute for Innovation in Education.

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Workshops - Generating Funds & Content Development

1:00 - 2:00: How to Crowd fund your next project! Speaker: Matthew Benetti (Pozible)

Crowd sourcing is just one innovative way to generate funds for content development. Pozible, an Australian online crowd funding platform, will demonstrate how to make the most out of your online pitch to crowd fund your next project.

Matthew Benetti Marketing and Partnerships Manager, Pozible Matthew is the Marketing and Partnerships Manager at Australia's crowdfunding platform, Pozible and a Committee Member at the Melbourne Street Art Festival. He has completed a bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and Bachelor of Behavioural Science in Psychology from Griffith University as well as a Diploma of Music Industry. From 2009 - 2012 he was the Director of the Human Rights

Arts and Film Festival. He has previously coordinated and produced a number of other major festivals and events including the Byron Bay Blues N Roots Music Festival, Woodford Folk Festival and Oxfam's Refugee Realities campaign. He was also a Social Worker at the Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre.

2:00 - 2:30: Pitching your Project Speaker: Dennis Stokes (AFTRS)

This session will focus on the art of pitching. An effective pitch is essential in order to gain support for your projects. This session will include tips for developing a pitch, aligning your pitch to get funding as well as workshopping the different ways of pitching in person and through writing funding submissions.

Dennis Stokes Dennis is of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and comes from Darwin in the Northern Territory. He belongs to the Wardamann, Luritja and Warramunga people of the NT and the Wagadagam people of the Torres Strait. Dennis began working as an Event Coordinator in 1998 and gradually became involved in Television as a Production Assistant at SBS in 2001 on the Indigenous current affairs program LIVING BLACK. Dennis eventually moved over to

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the Australia Council for the Arts working as a Project Officer for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board (ATSIA). There, he worked to deliver a strategic development plan to help organisations get better outcomes for their projects and employees. Dennis handled the client management of organisations such as the National Gallery of Australia for their exhibition CULTURE WARRIORS and Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Indigenous section DEADLY FUNNY. Dennis also managed funding to Garma Festival under the ‘Festivals’ initiative to help Indigenous Festivals develop events that were both profitable and sustainable. Dennis supported Gadigal Information Services (Koori Radio) to develop a plan to get funding for a new studio.

Between 2010 and 2012, Dennis worked as Content Division Manager at National Indigenous Television (NITV). After returning to the Northern Territory briefly to work with remote communities, Dennis was appointed to the role of Program Manager, Indigenous at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). In his time at AFTRS, Dennis has overseen a growth in Indigenous participation and workshops, and he continues to work towards bringing more high quality training to Indigenous people in remote, regional and urban areas of Australia.

2:30 - 3:00: Generating Activity Based Income through Sponsorship Speaker: Brett Levy (NIRS)

The Department of Finance and Deregulation administer all Government Advertising Campaigns. Universal McCann manage and consolidate all government sponsorship based expenditure as they strive to secure the most effective media coverage and distribution for key government messages. Such messages directed at our sector relate to Closing the Gap. This agency applies funds to other media and sponsorship agencies who represent our sector to distribute these campaigns be this via NITV, our radio stations and to a lesser extent our websites.

We argue any Government Community Service Announcements (CSA’s) should be paid and presented free on our stations. These principles accords with recommendations made in the “Stevens Review” on Indigenous Media.

“Naturally First Nations Broadcasters must generate activity based income however we must set sponsorship rates that can generate earnings at levels that sustain our operations. To achieve this objective, AICA requests all media and communications agents within all Government Departments to consider First Nations Broadcasters for coordination of their communication campaigns which are directed towards our communities.”

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Brett Leavy Brett is currently employed as the General Manager of the National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS), a national broadcast network facilitating the distribution of programs produced by First Nations broadcasters from throughout Australia. NIRS also produces a high news and editorial program for all members for retransmission and addressed the views, news and current affairs of First Nations Communities across Australia.

Brett key role for NIRS is the delivery of the 13 bulletins daily for the National Indigenous Radio News Service along with a weekly NIRS News in Review program. His multi-faceted skills cover areas of management, media and communications, IT and cultural heritage management which includes functional design, project management, education and user experiential design. Brett's energy and enthusiasm for arts, language, cultural and heritage has led to lectures and publications in relation to virtual heritage, new media, broadcasting, print, internet, web virtual reality and culture and creative innovation. Brett is a descendant of Kooma people of Western Queensland, he is a family representative for the Kooma Traditional Owners Association, a board director for the Australian Indigenous Communication Association, a board director for the Community Broadcasting Foundation and a member of the World Indigenous People’s Association (WIPA).

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Workshops - Digital is Deadly

1:00 - 1:30: Telling the Stories of Young People Speaker: Elisabeth Tuckley, (headspace, The National Youth Mental Health Foundation) Depression, anxiety and suicide affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth at a higher rate than non-Indigenous young people. headspace is working with young people to develop a national community awareness campaign to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 12-25 to get help for problems affecting their wellbeing. This session will provide an opportunity for input into the delivery of the campaign, particularly around how the voices and stories of young people can be shared.

1:30 - 2:00: Combatting Anti-Social Social Media Speaker: Luke Pearson

Social Media Guru and creator of IndigenousX will share how you can increase your online profile through the use of social media.

Although there are many advantages in utilising social media, there are some who use this platform to spread racism and hatred. This session will be a discussion on how to effectively combat anti-social media.

Luke Pearson Luke Pearson is a qualified teacher and creator and administrator of Social Media project @IndigenousX. He is passionate about Indigenous education, literacy, numeracy, social media, identity, and excellence.

Luke is an experienced educator, facilitator, mentor, public speaker and social media advocate.

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2:00 - 2:30: Working with your audience to create User-Generated Content (UGC) Speaker: Tim Lehā, (ABC Open Producer, New England North West NSW)

Whether you’re based in traditional or new media there are challenges & opportunities for producers in engaging with Indigenous communities to create user-generated content. With a focus on digital storytelling skills, this session will explore how Indigenous communities can create original content and share case studies from Indigenous ABC Open projects Me & Mine and DreamBox.

Tim Lehā Tim began his media journey painting protest banners, publishing a student rag and presenting on campus radio while at uni in Canberra. Along the way he has curated a street art space, managed a band, travelled the country as a video journalist for SBS TV and produced promos at NITV.

Today, based out of Tamworth in his role as ABC Open Producer, Tim works across the New England North West of NSW to help grow digital storytelling skills and encourage everyday people to share their stories online and beyond.

2:30 - 3:00: beyondblue & Mindframe – Telling stories of hope and community Speakers: Alexandra Culloden, Project Officer, National Mindframe Media Initiative, Nell Angus, Program Leader, Indigenous and Priority Communities – beyondblue.

Gathering stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices to promote hope and healing within local communities and community broadcasting is vital. This workshop will discuss challenges and opportunities when reporting issues relating to mental illness and social and emotional wellbeing, as well as one of the many frameworks for developing stories with Community and two audio-visual examples of how stories can be told. The workshop will be facilitated by beyondblue and Mindframe. beyondblue is an independent, not-for-profit organisation working to increase awareness and understanding of depression and anxiety in Australia and to reduce the associated stigma and discrimination. beyondblue works across a range of settings and brings together expertise in order to provide information and programs to support those affected by depression and anxiety, and to improve the mental health of all Australians.

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Managed by the Hunter Institute of Mental Health, the Mindframe National Media Initiative aims to encourage responsible reporting of mental illness and suicide in Australia. As part of identified priority areas, Mindframe has committed to redevelopment of resources to support Indigenous media in reporting both suicide and mental illness as well as telling stories of hope and healing.

Alexandra Culloden Alexandra Culloden is a Project Officer on the Mindframe National Media Initiative, managed by the Hunter Institute of Mental Health. She has a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Newcastle and has worked in the mental health sector for the past six years where she has worked alongside several community organisations. In her role in the Mindframe team, Alexandra works with the mental health and suicide prevention sector and is responsible for engaging with priority population media and health organisations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

communities, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex communities). Alexandra is passionate about reducing the stigma of mental illness within the community and encouraging safe and responsible discussion of suicide. She strongly believes in the need for equality and opportunity for the whole community and is committed to working in partnership with communities who may be at high risk of suicide and/or mental illness.

Nell Angus Nell Angus is Program Leader, Indigenous and Priority Communities at beyondblue. beyondblue’s priority communities include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Nell has worked in the health sector for over 15 years, over 5 years with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

communities and organisations and with beyondblue for over 2 years. She is currently completing a Masters of Public Health, specialising in Indigenous Health at the University of Melbourne.

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Conference Location

Mercure, Canberra Corner of Ainslie and Limestone Avenues Braddon, ACT 2621 T +61 2 6243 0000 F + 61 2 6243 0001

Close By Food and Shopping At Venue: The Ainslie Bar and Bistro 4 minutes: Canberra Centre, Bunda Street 5 minutes: City Walk/Garema Place

Attractions 3 minutes: Australian War Memorial, Limestone Street 7 minutes: Aboriginal Tent Embassy, King George Terrace 8 minutes: National Museum and AIATSIS, Lawson Crescent 8 minutes: Parliament House, Parliament Drive

Medical 4 minutes: Pharmacy, Canberra Centre, Bunda Street 6 minutes: Pharmacy, Ainslie Shops, Edgar Street, Ainslie 15 minutes: Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Services, 63 Boolima Cres, Narrabunda 20 minutes: Canberra Hospital, Yamba Dr, Garran

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CONTACT AICA

P: (02) 6262 8699 F: (02) 6230 4456

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