13 October 2009, 10:46am

The Heads of Residential Colleges and Halls of the Universities of Australia, recently joined with key leaders and thinkers in business, government and community to work towards a ‘Resilient Future: The Task of our Time’.  Key speakers and thinkers included; The Hon Stephen Smith: Minister for Foreign Affairs - Sir Rod Eddington; Chair of Infrastructure Australia - The Hon Carmen Lawrence; Professorial Fellow, UWA.
Centacare Employment and Training participated in this event, joining in the conversation and working on strategic imperatives that are critical in preparing our future leaders for the world they will inherit. Centacare’s key focus was to learn from the breadth and depth of dialogue at this event, connect with a rich network, and then incorporate the thinking into our own organisation.  Discussion converged around key ideas of education and leadership, and conference delegates were challenged to consider the complexity of both opportunities and problems alike.
A number of critical conversations that occurred during this event can be viewed online at the following address: http://www.youtube.com/user/resilientfutures
In an effort to collaborate more widely across the community, Centacare is now welcoming interest from organisations who wish to continue this conversation. With over 33 years experience in WA as a not-for-profit organisation, providing training and employment solutions to the community - Centacare is eager to connect with individuals and organisations to further initiatives in improving the whole of community in Western Australia.

If you’d like more information about this topic, contact Sally Burgess de Castillo, on (08) 9482 7000 or email

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