Due to the early bird finishing in school holidays, we have decided to extend it to 14 October. Over 130 human resource professionals from around Australia have already registered for this premier event.

The conference theme is future focussed and called “HR’s World of Tomorrow”. Any leader who is interested in staffing issues, and needs to be updated about the latest in employment trends, is encouraged to attend.

Apart from our Keynote speakers, we have an extensive range of MasterClass workshops to cater for every learning need. Conference participants can attend four of them. These include:

Recruitment Stream – “Where is recruitment heading?” – Jay Munro - Alliance & Strategy Manager, MyCareer - Fairfax Media (Sponsor)

Learning Stream – “Strategy, People and Performance” - Dr Wesley McClendon, GM Talent & Organisational Development, Fonterra Dairies, NZ

IR Stream – “Hot issues in IR” – state industrial officers from NSW and Queensland

Performance Stream - “Organisational development – what every HR professional must know” – Wendy Perry, Consultant

HR Skills Stream –“Bloody engineers, what would they know about attracting and training staff?”  - John Roydhouse IPWEA

HR Case Studies Stream - “Case Study - Chronic Illness in the Workplace”– Helen Anstis, CEO Baw Baw Shire, Vic

HR Employment Law topic of the day - Ross Jackson and Lindy Richardson, Partners from Maddocks Lawyers

Learning Stream – “Counselling skills for HR professionals” – Judy Archer, Senior Learning & Development Consultant, Local Government Learning Solutions

WHS Stream – “WHS harmonisation … how to make it work for you?” - Facilitators from the Justice and Attorney Generals Dept of Qld (Division of WHS)

Performance Stream – “Employee Engagement in Councils: Case Studies, Research Findings & Practical Advice” - Dr Peter Langford, Director of Voice Project

HR Skills Stream - “Organisational Culture Inventories – Case studies from Australian councils”  

Norm Turkington, Consultant and Organisational Psychologist

HR Health Stream – “Have your cake and eat it too - Delivering meaningful employee health benefits without cost or pain” - Peter Scullin, CEO HealthLink

We have made the twelve MasterClass workshops at the event as practical as possible. Workshop facilitators have been encouraged to develop sessions with ready to use takeaway tools such as templates, models, questionnaires etc. You can attend four of the twelve workshops.

There will also be a panel session called “Dealing with natural disasters”. A representative from Lockyer Valley Regional Council, which was one of the councils so badly affected by the recent flood disaster in Queensland, and David Whittingham, who is one of the crisis counsellors working with Queensland councils and communities, will present the panel session.

Networking activities include the optional 7 November Monday night dinner and entertainment at the Kurrawa Surf Club (within walking distance of Jupiters). Please note that we now have a sponsor for the dinner (SCO Recruitment) and the price has been reduced to $55 per head.

The “Walk the red carpet” Conference dinner (included in your conference fee) is on Tuesday night, 8 November, at Jupiters. This will be a fantastic event with a local band and a surprise act to keep you entertained.

This conference is a great opportunity to network with your peers from other states as well as keep with the latest trends and learn new skills.