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Better Together® 2024 will take place in Djilang, Wadawurrung Country (Geelong, Victoria) at GMHBA Stadium, Kardinia Park.

The 6th National LGBTIQA+ Conference will explore the current issues facing the LGBTIQA+ movement in Australia. Delegates representing Australia’s diverse LGBTIQA+ communities and organisations will come together to share ideas and experiences, learn from each other, forge alliances and ultimately work together to build a better world for LGBTIQA+ Australians.

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LGBTIQA+ Leaders Summit
Faith Day Gathering?
ABBA Day Downunder 2024
ABBA Seniors Day?
Is there a launch event?
Tix to ABBA the Museum Choir shows?

Djilang is the traditional Wadawurrung name for Geelong and means a “Tongue of Land”.

Days

169

Speakers

Sessions

Program

Categories:

Stages

Room 1

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

OPENING PLENARY - Welcome to Better Together 2024!

10:00 AM - 11:10 AM

Leaders as Gardeners

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Equality Australia and the Fights Ahead: Creating a fair and inclusive Australia where every one of us can live with dignity and respect

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

Taking an intersectionality approach in sport

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

Transforming Queer Health and Preventing Harm to Queer Children and Adolescents

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM

Why LGBTIQA+ forcibly displaced people are not achieving equal wellbeing outcomes?

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

PLENARY SESSION: Many Coloured Sky: Collective Impact and Leveraging Change for intersectional queer communities

4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

Room 2

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

OPENING PLENARY - Welcome to Better Together 2024!

10:00 AM - 11:10 AM

Marriage? No thanks. Here's a better idea

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Peter Tatchell

Rising Tide: Navigating the Global LGBT+ Backlash

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Matt Beard

The Changing Landscape of Queer India

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM

Suresh Ramdas

After Equality…

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Jamie Gardiner

Installing a Rainbow Crossing - Successes and Challenges

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Chris Walters

Democratising Power Together

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Licia Heath

5 Ways to Start Making Your Organisation More Ace/Aro Inclusive TODAY

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Kate Wood

Building a successful community event in Regional Victoria – Geelong Pride Film Festival

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Stephen Ryan

What has sexuality got to do with a life insurance application? (How small business can respond to discrimination).

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Drew Browne (he/him)

The Poly-tics of Non-monogamy

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Rebecca Galdies

PLENARY SESSION: Many Coloured Sky: Collective Impact and Leveraging Change for intersectional queer communities

4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

Room 3

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

OPENING PLENARY - Welcome to Better Together 2024!

10:00 AM - 11:10 AM

Jia: Forcibly Displaced Chinese Queer Individuals

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Dr Alison Guo

Housing Justice for Older People: A Right Not A Privilege

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM

Danielle Kehoe

Living with purpose - advocacy and rebellion in the ordinary

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Deb Chumbley

We Achieve More Together: mainstream and queer organisations working together to improve services for LGBTIQA+ people

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Richelle Menzies

Recognising and combating anti-LGBTQ+ pseudoscience

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Anja Ravine

Co-designing advertising campaigns with LGBTIQA+ communities

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Matthew Guy

Transforming The Trans & Gender Diverse Recruitment Experience

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Alyce Schotte

Queerying menopause

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Richelle Menzies

One couples Journey into the Aged Care System. The Good, The bad, and the mostly Ugly.

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Garry White

PLENARY SESSION: Many Coloured Sky: Collective Impact and Leveraging Change for intersectional queer communities

4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

Room 4

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

World Cafe: Creating a deeply collaborative LGBTIQA+ community

11:30 AM - 1:20 PM

Beyond Binaries: Identity and Sexuality

1:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Robyn Ochs

QHub: A Regional Hub Project for LGBTIQA+ Youth

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Jack Khouri

Room 5

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

A Disability Experience

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Amanda Glasson

Campaigning for blood equality

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

Retirement options/dreams for LGBTIQ+

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

Honouring our Lesbian Ancestry – a deeper look

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM

Robyn Lierton

Advocating for Workplace Inclusion as an Employee

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

Bree Gorman (they/them)

Room 6

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

Pride in the North: The challenges and rewards of working with LGBTIQA+ people at the margins between metro and rural Victoria

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Paradigm breakers their ripples and ripple effects: An intimate deep diving discussion about gender diversity and the difficulties that surround conversations about who we are

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

Why do Queer folks still hang around religious spaces?

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

Disability and LGBTQIA+ - The impact of intersectionality and how we’re embracing it

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM

Policing and the Rainbow Community

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

🌈 Events around Geelong

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

Book Launch: “A Gentle Man” by John Terry Moore

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

John Terry Moore

Speakers

Aston Hawkins-Nicholls

Rearna Hawkins

Nia Lewis

Alana Wearne

Natalie Wood

Dr Jessica Crofts

Mitch Nivali

Rhani Dean-Talbett

Dr James Allen

Dr Frances Mulcahey

Andrew McPhail

Renee Dixson

Dr Brandy Cochrane

Noushin Baghri

Peter Tatchell

Matt Beard

Executive Director All Out

Suresh Ramdas

Jamie Gardiner

Chris Walters

Kate Wood

Stephen Ryan

Drew Browne (he/him)

Owner & Senior Financial Advisor UnusualRisks.com.au

Rebecca Galdies

Dr Alison Guo

Director of Research & Development Australia and New Zealand Tongzhi Rainbow Alliance

Deb Chumbley

President Goulburn Valley Pride

Anja Ravine

Matthew Guy

Alyce Schotte

Senior Relationship Manager WA/NT Pride in Diversity

Richelle Menzies

Garry White

Lee Crockford

Director Pride by Side

Adrian Tuazon-McCheyne

Robyn Ochs

Jack Khouri

Amanda Glasson

Rodney Croome

Spokesperson Just.Equal Australia & Equality Tasmania

Liz Sidiropoulos

Independent advocate

Robyn Lierton

Bree Gorman (they/them)

DEI Coach, trainer and consultant Bree Gorman Consulting

Elizabeth Shield

Kelisha Nikitas

Tom Pinhorn

Anas Qishta

Sara Timms

Kathy Mansfield

Trish Thompson

David Landis-Morse

Uniting Church in Australia

Michelle MacNamara

Treasurer and Chair Advocacy committee Transgender Victoria

Evie Ryder

Annabelle Oxley

Mitch Medcalf

Timothy Lachlan

Founder WCMX & Adaptive Skate

Program

Choose date

Categories:

Room 1

OPENING PLENARY - Welcome to Better Together 2024!

Leaders as Gardeners

Equality Australia and the Fights Ahead: Creating a fair and inclusive Australia where every one of us can live with dignity and respect

Taking an intersectionality approach in sport

Transforming Queer Health and Preventing Harm to Queer Children and Adolescents

Why LGBTIQA+ forcibly displaced people are not achieving equal wellbeing outcomes?

PLENARY SESSION: Many Coloured Sky: Collective Impact and Leveraging Change for intersectional queer communities

Room 2

OPENING PLENARY - Welcome to Better Together 2024!

Marriage? No thanks. Here's a better idea

Rising Tide: Navigating the Global LGBT+ Backlash

The Changing Landscape of Queer India

After Equality…

Installing a Rainbow Crossing - Successes and Challenges

Democratising Power Together

5 Ways to Start Making Your Organisation More Ace/Aro Inclusive TODAY

Building a successful community event in Regional Victoria – Geelong Pride Film Festival

What has sexuality got to do with a life insurance application? (How small business can respond to discrimination).

The Poly-tics of Non-monogamy

PLENARY SESSION: Many Coloured Sky: Collective Impact and Leveraging Change for intersectional queer communities

Room 3

OPENING PLENARY - Welcome to Better Together 2024!

Jia: Forcibly Displaced Chinese Queer Individuals

Housing Justice for Older People: A Right Not A Privilege

Living with purpose - advocacy and rebellion in the ordinary

We Achieve More Together: mainstream and queer organisations working together to improve services for LGBTIQA+ people

Recognising and combating anti-LGBTQ+ pseudoscience

Co-designing advertising campaigns with LGBTIQA+ communities

Transforming The Trans & Gender Diverse Recruitment Experience

Queerying menopause

One couples Journey into the Aged Care System. The Good, The bad, and the mostly Ugly.

PLENARY SESSION: Many Coloured Sky: Collective Impact and Leveraging Change for intersectional queer communities

Room 4

World Cafe: Creating a deeply collaborative LGBTIQA+ community

Beyond Binaries: Identity and Sexuality

QHub: A Regional Hub Project for LGBTIQA+ Youth

Room 5

A Disability Experience

Campaigning for blood equality

Retirement options/dreams for LGBTIQ+

Honouring our Lesbian Ancestry – a deeper look

Advocating for Workplace Inclusion as an Employee

Room 6

Pride in the North: The challenges and rewards of working with LGBTIQA+ people at the margins between metro and rural Victoria

Paradigm breakers their ripples and ripple effects: An intimate deep diving discussion about gender diversity and the difficulties that surround conversations about who we are

Why do Queer folks still hang around religious spaces?

Disability and LGBTQIA+ - The impact of intersectionality and how we’re embracing it

Policing and the Rainbow Community

🌈 Events around Geelong

Book Launch: “A Gentle Man” by John Terry Moore

Major Partner

Community Partner

Sponsor

Inclusion Partner

Aston Hawkins-Nicholls

Rearna Hawkins

Nia Lewis

Alana Wearne

Natalie Wood

Dr Jessica Crofts

Mitch Nivali

Rhani Dean-Talbett

Dr James Allen

Dr Frances Mulcahey

Andrew McPhail

Renee Dixson

Dr Brandy Cochrane

Noushin Baghri

Peter Tatchell

Matt Beard

Suresh Ramdas

Jamie Gardiner

Chris Walters

Kate Wood

Stephen Ryan

Drew Browne (he/him)