Community Development Conference 2023

The 2023 Community Development Conference will take place at Crown Perth, Burswood on Thursday 14 - Friday 15 September 2023. 
The Community Development Conference 2023 brings together the professionals and the projects shaping resilient communities across our state.
Through a thoughtful program of presentations, masterclasses and networking opportunities, community development professionals share the knowledge, insights and inspiration currently benefitting local communities in Western Australia.
Speaker Highlight
Dr Tanya Finnie is a global cultural strategist with expertise in building meaningful relationships and inclusive spaces. As a multi award winner, who worked on every continent, Tanya brings global experience pertaining to culture and diversity. As the Director of Redhead Communications, she assists organisations to increase their cultural intelligence and grow their human capital, to be more collaborative and leverage their diversity.

She is a TEDx speaker, certified Global Goodwill Ambassador and voted as ones of Perth's Top 100 Small Business Influencers. She is a long-standing mentor for UWA postgraduate student and a mentor to CALD communities on boards via the Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI). She is also the founder of the two-day Diversity and Inclusion Summit.
Speaker Highlight
Professional Speaker and Trainer, Glenn Capelli delivers powerful and provocative ideas for today's world. Glenn's contemporary methodology, real life examples and relatable stories will help you create sustainable high-performance workplaces and relationships. Delivered in a clear, precise and engaging presentation style, you'll think, laugh, discuss, extend and walk away with immediately applicable and practical strategies.

Glenn Capelli has delivered a message of creativity, dynamic thinking, innovation and high-performance leadership to audiences around the world. An author, songwriter and radio and television presenter, Glenn has emerged as one of Australia's most awarded and sought after professional speakers.

Community Development Awards 2023
The LG Professionals WA Community Development Awards aim to formally recognise the significant contributions made by Community Development professionals across a range of organisations working in the field of community development in Western Australia.

Four awards will be presented to outstanding professionals from both regional/rural and metropolitan areas within the following categories:
Innovation and/or Innovative Partnership
(1 x Regional/Rural winner and 1 x Metropolitan winner)
Young Leader 
(1 x winner)
Community Development Meritorious 
(1 x winner)

 

Registration Costs


Early Bird Full Conference
(Registration before 17 August)
Member $960 | Affiliate $1080
Young Professional / LGWA $1140
Non-Member $1200

*Local Government Subscribers
Bronze: $1080 | Silver: $1020 | Gold: $960

Full Conference
(Registration after 17 August)
Member $1120 | Affiliate $1260
Young Professional / LGWA $1330
Non-Member $1400

*Local Government Subscribers
Bronze: $1260 | Silver: $1190 | Gold: $1120

One Day
Member $670 | Affiliate $755
Young Professional / LGWA $800
Non-Member $840

*Local Government Subscribers
Bronze: $755 | Silver: $715 | Gold: $670

Live Streaming (Refer to conference program for live streamed sessions)
Member $320 | Affiliate $360
Young Professional / LGWA $380
Non-Member $400

*Local Government Subscribers
Bronze: $360 | Silver: $340 | Gold: $320

Dinner
$50 per person with Full Conference Registration
$80 per person with One Day Registration
$80 Partner Dinner Registration

*Click here to see if your local government is a subscriber

Please email [email protected] for your local government subscriber discount code.

(2 x discounted registrations for non-individual members per subscriber local government, non-member price applies to additional registrations)