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Victorian 'Safe Communities' Information Kit

Section 9: VSCN Previous Speakers

VSCN Speaker List to 2002

Local Government/Community

Speaker Title Organisation Presentation
David Butten   Hume City Council Integrating Safer Cities and Shires with WHO Safe Community Model in Hume City
Nick Button   Moreland City Council Moreland Safe Citizens Project
Hass Dellal Director Australian Multicultural Foundation Linking the community through partnerships
Nancy Di Santo   Hume City Council HCC’s Community Safety Plan and Integrated Framework for Health, Safety and Crime Prevention
Diane Ferguson   City of Wodonga Risk Management (overseas study tour)
Warwick Heine CEO City of Greater Dandenong MAV
Liz Johnson Councillor City of Hobsons Bay/MAV Board Member MAV
Michelle Kennan   City of Port Phillip  
Helen Killmier Access & Social Support Coordinator Moonee Valley City Council MVCC’s Disability Action Plan and Policy
Libby McMillan & Nic Abbey     Safer Cities and Shires…What have we learned, what is emerging?
Mary Quinn Coordinator City of Ballarat Ballarat Healthy Cities Program
Fiona Reidy   City of Moonee Valley  
Jan Ryan   City of Greater Dandenong  
Heather Scovell Community Safety Manager City of Melbourne Melbourne’s application for WHO accreditation as a Safe Community
Jenny Wills   Local Government Community Services Association of Australia
(LGCSAA)
Project to develop community well-being indicators

State Government

Speaker Title Organisation Presentation
Michael Bourne Director Crime Prevention Victoria Local Safety Survey 2001 Victorian Comparative Results
Graeme Johnstone State Coroner Coronial Services Victoria Evidence based community safety promotion – the State Coroner’s Perspective
Grant Johnson General Manager VicSafe  
Robyn Williams Chairperson RoadSafe Inner Melbourne  
Various Community Safety Week Project Officers     Community Safety Week

Emergency Services

Speaker Title Organisation Presentation
Bruce Esplin Emergency Services Commissioner Department of Justice  
Christine Nixon Chief Commissioner Victoria Police  
Denis Rich Inspector Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board Fire based Emergency Medical Response (pilot program providing CPR training for fire fighters to improve survival rates among cardiac arrest victims)
Paul Swain Inspector Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board Juvenile Fire Awareness and Intervention Program
Bruce McKenzie Inspector Victoria Police I Strategic Partnership and Community Consultation project, Victoria Local Priority Policing (LPP)

Injury Prevention

Speaker Title Organisation Presentation
Karen Ashby   MUARC MUARC
Bruce Borben   MUARC MUARC
Lynne Galanti   Hume City Council Child safety panel discussion
Barbara Minuzzo   Royal Childrens’ Hospital Child safety panel discussion
Nicola Rabot   Department of Human Services Child safety panel discussion
Ian Scott     Selecting interventions for childrens’ safety
Shauna Sherker   MUARC MUARC
Dr Elizabeth Waters   Royal Childrens’ Hospital Evidence Based Child Injury Prevention
Dr Elizabeth Waters   Royal Childrens’ Hospital Child safety panel discussion

Service Providers

Speaker Title Organisation Presentation
Helen Kambouridis Psychologist The Gatehouse Community Well-being and indicators and community safety
Dr George Patton Director Adolescent Health Adolescent Suicidal Behaviours
Scott Trembath   Highpoint Shopping Centre Shopping centre display for Community Safety Week