Tim McMillan is an award-winning media professional with extensive experience in national TV, radio, and digital platforms.

Minister for Early Childhood Education; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services; Member for Wanneroo

Sharon Wood-Kenney is a very proud Noongar Yamatji woman with Ancestral linage across Whadjak Country

Linda Wayman is the Board Chair for Carers WA

With over 30 years of experience, Heather Simmons delivered an inspiring keynote at the 2024 Carers WA Conference, sharing her personal journey as a carer and encouraging carers to reflect on their positive impact within relationships and communities.

The status of the unpaid carer role in ever changing times. Richard Newman, Carers WA – CEO Professor Marion Kickett, Noongar Leader, former Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University James Jarvis, Busselton Hospice Care Inc. - CEO Merissa Van Der Linden, Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS) - CEO

The diversity of carers with lived experience Four carers will share and discuss their own carer journey

Our last 12 months as a ‘Carer Friendly Employer’ Presented by Kristen Newman Manager Strategic Policy – Women and Carers, Department of Communities

Empowering the unpaid carer in the NDIS framework Presented by Angela Cox Principal Lawyer and Practice Owner Special Voices Disability Law & Advocacy

Journey mapping as an advocacy tool for communicating the experience of carers supporting children and young people Presented by Renee Darbyshir Systemic Advocacy Lead Kiind + Jethro Sercombe Director of Innovation Practice Innovation Unit

The Carers Dance: A contemporary exploration of independence, dependence and interdependence as metaphorical practice for strengthening carer wellbeing Presented by Dr Kim Hudson Lecturer Murdoch University

Empowering carers utilising Person Centred Emergency Planning; P-CEP Presented by Clare Gibellini Co-Developers P-CEP, WA Based Training

Empowerment through crisis; Innovative strategies for financial resilience and personal support services Presented by Malachy O’Donnell (Mac) Program Coordinator – Central Support Unit Financial Wellbeing Collective

Voice of carers in the last stage of a loved one’s life Presented by Professor Davina Porock Centre for Research in Aged Care, Edith Cowan University + Sabena Lund Community Education Palliative Care WA

Supporting Ageing CaLD carers to navigate and access complex care systems Presented by Ken Liao Project Officer + Sally Fan Project Team in Charge Chung Wah Community Care

Empowering carers with knowledge in a complex aged care system Presented by Coral Wilkinson Consultant Registered Nurse / Aged Care Navigator / Advocate See Me Aged Care Navigators

Discovering yourself and where you belong in a world of constant change Presented by Adam Birch Manager Counselling Team Carers WA