Celebrating 100 Years of Votes for Victorian Women.

Where: CoAsIt conference centre, 199 Faraday St Carlton, just east of Lygon St, click here for more details about the venue

Public transport: Train to Melbourne central, Swanston St tram to Melbourne Uni, then walk down Faraday St 2.5 blocks.

Childcare: Please contact pc@vic.greens.org.au before 5pm on 11th September if you would like to use the conference childcare.

Lunch: is BYO/DIY both days – bring from home or purchase from any of the venues nearby on Lygon Street. The venue has a lovely courtyard where you can have your lunch. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available at the venue throughout the conference.

Films: The venue has a 95-seat theatrette, and a series of films will be screened on the Sunday (see list at end of page)

Documents referred to below can be downloaded here (Members Only)

This agenda in printer-friendly form is found here

Photos on this page are from the 2007 State Conference.

Agenda

Saturday 13 September

9.30am registration and welcome
You will be welcomed to the Conference by Suffragists who will help us celebrate the centenary of women’s suffrage in Victoria. You will be invited to sign a banner representing the original monster petition which was presented to the parliament over 100 years ago by suffrage campaigners.

MC - Cathy Oke

10am Welcome to Country: Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Doreen Garvey Wandin

10.15am Returning officer - declaration of the new office bearers and regional representatives on State Council (list will be posted on wall).

Final call for nominations for State Council General Representatives and unfilled Regional Representative positions, Party Agent, Policy Coordination Committee and National delegate positions - these close at 11.00am.

10.20am Centenary of women’s suffrage: Suffragists

10.30am The new Senate, and what having Party Status at a Federal level for the first time means for the Greens: Senator Rachel Siewert.

10.50am AGM Part 1

Recommendations will be made that each of the following be accepted by Conference:

• Previous minutes

• Co-convenors' report (5min)

• Secretary's report (5min)

• Treasurer's report - annual accounts (10min)

• Auditor's report (5min)

11.25am Election of nine State Council General Representative positions and unfilled Regional Representative positions. Each candidate gets one minute to present, ballots close at 12.30pm.

11.45am Nomination statements for the following positions (1 minute each, ballot closes at 12.30pm):

• Party Agent (1 position)
• Policy Coordination Committee (5 of 10 positions will be re-elected)
• Victorian representative on National Taxation Working Group (1 position)
• Victorian representative on National Murray Darling Working Group (1 position)
• National Conference delegates (10 positions)
• National Council delegates (4 positions) 

12.20pm Constitutional Review Panel: Explanation of proposed constitutional amendments to be debated and decided in the afternoon.


12.30 lunch

Please return promptly after 45 minutes so as not to miss our afternoon keynote speaker.

1.20 Celebrating a centenary of women's suffrage in Victoria: Keynote speaker Professor Patricia Grimshaw, distinguished Professor of History at Melbourne University, and a pioneer of women’s and gender history. Prof Grimshaw has a fine record of achievement in her field at national and international level. Her lively address will both inform and entertain.

Prof Grimshaw will be introduced by Whitehorse Cr Helen Harris, and former Senator Janet Powell will conclude this session.

1.50 AGM – Part 2

Announcement of State Councillors elected today.

Formal debate and vote on the Constitutional Amendments proposed by the Constitutional Review Panel (ballots close at 5pm)

3.00pm Close of nominations for the following positions - each nominee to speak for 1 minute, ballots close at 5pm:

• State Executive General Representative (8 positions)
• Constitution Review Panel (4 positions)
• Disputes Panel (between 5 and 9 positions)

3.20 Afternoon tea

3.45 Parliamentary Liaison Group (PLG) report

Recommendation: That the PLG review be accepted by State Conference and that State Conference empower State Council/Executive to liaise further with the PLG and make more specific recommendations for consideration at the 6 December 2008 State Council. That the current membership of the PLG remain until the Terms of Reference are finalised.

3.55 Members of State Parliament on abortion legislation options A,B & C


4.25 Members of State Parliament reports (10 mins each)

4.55pm Green Vic Womens Weekend Eureka Statement - Kathleen Maltzahn and other participants of Women’s Weekend at Camp Eureka

5.00 pm close (and close of nominations for committee positions)

Evening off for drinks at the Clyde Hotel, corner Elgin and Cardigan Sts Carlton (about five minutes' walk from the venue)

Sunday 14 September

MC – Trent McCarthy

10am Video of Ingrid Betancourt

10.10 New office Bearers: introduce themselves and their vision for the year ahead

10.20 Victorian Election Campaign Committee: report on local government election preparations, meet the candidates - Justin-Paul Sammons

10.55 Workshops

Time	Classroom 1	Classroom 2	Classroom 3	Classroom 4	Classroom 5	Conf room east	Conf room west	Computer lab
10.55	Preferences (Ken McAlpine)	Door-knocking (Greg Barber and Cathy Oke)	Candidate Statements/Reaching Non-Residents (Stephen Hart and Rose Iser)	Campaign management (Liz Ingham)	Getting Media Attention (Trent McCarthy)		Participatory budgeting at local level (Janet Rice)	Country Greens website (Louis Delacretaz)
11.35	Preferences (Ken McAlpine)	Door-knocking (Greg Barber and Cathy Oke)	Candidate Statements/Reaching Non-Residents (Stephen Hart and Rose Iser)	Campaign management (Liz Ingham)	Getting Media Attention (Trent McCarthy)	Writing letters to the Editor (Dave Lane, Mike Puleston)	Participatory budgeting at local level (Janet Rice)
12.15	Preferences (Ken McAlpine)	Door-knocking (Greg Barber and Cathy Oke)	Candidate Statements/Reaching Non-Residents (Stephen Hart and Rose Iser)	Campaign management (Liz Ingham)	Getting Media Attention (Trent McCarthy)	Constitutional Review Panel (CRP members)	Branch office-bearers' manual (Sue Plowright)

12.55 Lunch with optional film screening. A number of working group convenors will be available in the Conference room from 1.15 to speak to those interested in joining their group.

1.35 Global Greens – video presentations from:

• Adriana Sri Adhiati from Indonesia on plans to establish the Indonesian Greens.
• Julia Willebrand from the US on their election and the role of the Greens

1.45 pm The Murray-Darling and the River Red Gums:
Keynote speaker Henry Atkinson is spokesperson for the Council of Elders of the Yorta Yorta nation, and founding member and delegate director of the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations.
He will speak about the Murray Darling issues from his perspective, and the Victorian Environment Assessment Council River Red Gum report.

2.00 pm Workshops

Time	Classroom 1	Classroom 2	Classroom 3	Classroom 4	Conference room
2.00pm	Policy Coordination Committee – Property vote discussion - Mike Hassett	Constitutional changes to be considered at next AGM – CRP members (1 hour)	Cheap and easy things you can do to make your home more sustainable - Bill Pemberton	Branch office-bearers manual (Sue Plowright) Click here to view it	Bob Phelps from the Genethics Network on Genetic Engineering (45 mins)
2.30pm			Tackling the key reasons people who agree with us don’t vote Green – Iain Pringle	Book keeping 101 for treasurers – Alistair Hart

3.00 Closing plenary

3.10pm close

DVDs screening in the theatrette, Sunday

Time	Title	Description	Comment
10.58 -11.50 am	The Power of Community – How Cuba survived peak oil	When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990s, the country faced an immediate crisis – feeding the population and creating a new low-energy society. As the world approaches Peak Oil, Cuba provides a valuable example of how to successfully address the challenge of reducing our energy use. 2006 ©
11.55 – 12.20 pm	2o Pieces	Tells the story of fashion from the worker’s perspective. This is the story of the home- based outworkers who make the clothes in their lounge rooms and garages.	The DVD is available for purchase at $25 a copy. Contact fairwear@fairwear.org.au
12.23 – 12.55	Nowhere Here in the Middle	Travels to the Northern Territory to meet the people who live at the proposed radioactive waste dump sites, shedding light on the dark implications of government plans. 2007 ©	The DVD is available for purchase at $20 a copy. Contact Tara at altervision.productions@gmail.com
1.00 – 1.36 pm	Constructing Fear	In October 2005 an industry watchdog was established with powers which remove the basic civil rights of building workers. The aim was to frighten them out of being active members of their union. This is the story of what happened next. 2007 ©	They have a strong website. www.constructingfear.com.au
2.00 – 2.22 pm	Knowing Home	A reflection of personal spirituality by a woman from the river country. Vicki Walker is a descendant of the Muthi Muthi tribe and shares her spiritual journey and heritage.
2.25 – 2.53 pm	The Climate of Hope	Takes viewers on a tour through the science of climate change, the nuclear fuel chain, and the remarkable energy revolution that is under way. 2007