In late November and early December 2023, the Board of Inquiry hosted five roundtables to gather additional information after the public hearings. A roundtable is an organised discussion between a moderator and several participants who bring a variety of perspectives to a specific topic.
This appendix provides details of the roundtables, including the list of attendees for each.
The Board of Inquiry is grateful to those who participated in the roundtables, and acknowledges their generosity in sharing their knowledge and expertise. Information about how roundtables were conducted can be found in Chapter 1, Establishment and approach.
Roundtable 1: Support Service
Date | Location | Attendees |
29 November 2023 | Online | Amanda Paton, Deputy Director of Practice, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia
Helen Consta, Manager of Trauma Services and New Initiatives, Windermere
Clare Leaney, CEO, In Good Faith Foundation
Allison Wainwright, CEO, Family Life
Victoria McIntyre, Community Counselling Team Leader, Western Region Centre Against Sexual Assault |
Roundtable 2: Healing
Date | Location | Attendees |
29 November 2023 | Online | Carol Ronken, Director of Research, Bravehearts
Craig Hughes-Cashmore, CEO, Survivors and Mates Support Network
Fiona Cornforth, inaugural head, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University
Dr Gary Foster, founder, Living Well, and former Practice Manager, Queensland Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women
John Crowley, former school principal, St Patrick’s College Ballarat, and PhD candidate, La Trobe University |
Roundtable 3: Lived Experience Perspectives
Date | Location | Attendees |
1 December 2023 | Hybrid — online and in person | Seven people attended the roundtable, representing the experiences of victim-survivors and secondary victims |
Roundtable 4: Support Services
Date | Location | Attendees |
1 December 2023 | Online | Jane Barr, CEO, Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault
Cameron Boyd, Coordinator, Counselling and Redress Support Service, Open Place, Relationships Australia Victoria
Meaghan Courtney, General Manager, Quality and Review, and Manager of the Heritage Services Team, Anglicare Victoria
Professor Daryl Higgins, Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
Kathleen Maltzahn, CEO, Sexual Assault Services Victoria
Amanda Whelan, Director of Client Services, knowmore legal services
Caroline Whitehouse, Manager, Northern Centre Against Sexual Assault |
Roundtable 5: Government
Date | Location | Attendees |
14 December 2023 | In person | Deputy Secretary, People and Executive Services, Department of Education
Director, Knowledge, Privacy and Records, Department of Education
Director, Survivors Inquiry Unit, Department of Education
Executive Director, Program and Service Development, Family Safety Victoria, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Executive Director, Family Services, Evidence and Quality Improvement, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Director, Victim Support, Department of Justice and Community Safety
Superintendent, Serious Crime Division, Crime Command, Victoria Police |
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