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Thursday, June 17 • 11:00am - 12:30pm
Profiling positive partnerships in the sector

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This panel session, chaired by the Director of the University of Queensland Pro Bono Centre Mandy Shircore, will profile a number of partnerships formed and maintained by community legal centres - with each other and other community agencies. The session will explore different types of partnership and how some client outcomes can only be achieved through impactful working relationships with others.

This session is available for in-person and online attendees.

[Suggested CPD point: Professional Skills]
Speakers
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Victoria Shiel

Director, Gold Coast Community Legal Centre
Victoria Shiel is Director of Gold Coast Community Legal Centre.
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Joanna Lezanski

Head of Legal and Program Performance, Relationships Australia
Joanna comes from a background of private practice in the area of Family Law. She is also a qualified mediator and a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. She currently holds a state-wide role within Relationships Australia (Qld) as the Head of Legal and Program Performance. Joanna’s... Read More →
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Simone Matthews

Senior Principal Lawyer, Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH)
Simone Matthews is a proud Kooma/Kamilaroi women. She is the Senior Principal Lawyer at the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) in the south east corner of Queensland, a role she has held for the past three years. Prior to her appointment at IUIH, Simone worked as a State... Read More →
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Fiona Hunt

Director, Basic Rights Queensland
Fiona is a committed community professional with 25 years experience working with marginalised people and communities across Queensland. She has worked for peak bodies, government, large and small NGO’s and is passionate about the importance of lived experience, service and system... Read More →
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Louise Skidmore

Principal Solicitor, Pine Rivers Community Legal Service
Louise Skidmore is the Principal Solicitor of the Pine Rivers Community Legal Service (PRCLS) located in Strathpine north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region. The Pine Rivers Community Legal Service is part of Encircle Ltd, which provides community services in the Moreton Bay region. Louise... Read More →
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Mandy Shircore

Director, UQ Pro Bono Centre
Mandy is an experienced legal academic and lawyer. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at James Cook University where she was previously Head of Law. As Director of the UQ Pro Bono Centre, Mandy works with the Centre partners, including community legal centres and other NGO's to... Read More →

Thursday June 17, 2021 11:00am - 12:30pm AEST
Hotel Grand Chancellor Conference Centre 23 Leichhardt Street Brisbane City, QLD 4000
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