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Eventbrite - SACOSS 2014 Conference: Taxing Times - Sustaining Vital Services

Tuesday 11 February 2014

8.30am Registration

9.15am Welcome - Formal Launch of the SACOSS State Election Platform

9.45am Plenary: Sustaining the Sector - Introducing the key themes of the Conference

Key Speakers:
Dr Richard Denniss
Dr Cassandra Goldie

Opening Plenary proudly sponsored by bankmecu

10.45am Morning Tea proudly sponsored by Baptist Care SA
11.15am Concurrent Sessions focusing on key themes of the day:
Financing the Sector Sustainably Better Contracting and Red Tape Reduction

Social Investment Bonds - Friend or Foe?

Key Speakers:
Sally Cowling
Paul Madden

Respondents:
Kelly Vincent MLC
Robert Brokenshire MLC

 

Better Contracting: Problems and Solutions

Key Speakers:
Jon Reid
Mike Sinkunas
Wendy Campana
 

12.45pm Lunch proudly sponsored by Baptist Care SA

1.30pm Plenary: Cost of Living - What's going on and what can we do about it?

Key Speaker:
Ben Phillips

Respondent:
Dr Greg Ogle

2.15pm Concurrent Sessions focusing on key themes of the day:

Key Issues Facing
the Sector

Financing the
Sector Sustainably

Better Contracting and Red Tape Reduction

Long Term Costs of Cost Cutting

Key Speaker:
Christopher Stone

Respondents:
David Thompson
Cheryl Axelby
Pam Simmons

Can we really ask for higher taxes?

Key Speaker:
Ian McAuley

Respondents:
Mark Parnell MLC
Victoria Purman
John Darley MLC

Better Contracting: What does it look like, and what's stopping us?

Key Speakers:
Brett Rowse
Sandy Forbes

3.30pm Afternoon Tea proudly sponsored by Baptist Care SA

3.50pm Plenary: Sustaining our Sector in Taxing Times - The SACOSS Agenda

Panelists:
Nigel McBride
Dr Cassandra Goldie
Wendy Campana
Joe Szakacs
 

5.00pm Close of Official Proceedings