We are committed to strengthening the healthcare and aged care sectors through education & knowledge
to deliver care that promotes dignity and confidence. By supporting these critical sectors, we strive to enhance the wellbeing, respect, & empowerment of all Australians in their care journey.
Healthcare
We connect healthcare leaders and clinicians with innovative solutions and models to drive improvement in patient care and service delivery, and ultimately achieve better outcomes.
Aged Care
We create impactful events that spotlight timely reform and change within the aged and community care sector, and foster meaningful dialogue by bringing together key decision makers, aged care providers, and the voices of participants.
Thought leaders. Trailblazers.
Expert facilitators.
Our speakers are experts in their field.
Deb Carlon
Project lead
Healing Place: Victoria’s first Lived Experience Residential Service, Mind Australia
A/Prof. Raju Lakshmana
MBBS, MD (Psych), FRANZCP, AFRACMA, Additional Director of Psychiatry, GVAMHS
GV Health
Treasure Jennings
Chair Commissioner
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (Victoria)
A/Prof Bridget Hamilton
Director, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing
University of Melbourne
Carole Schneebeli
Associate Director, Nursing Regional Forensics
Auckland Regional Psychiatric Services, New Zealand
Duncan McKellar
Psychiatrist, Clinical Specialist
The Dementia Centre, HammondCare
Tahlia Grant
Clinical Nurse, Acute Care Team
Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service
Julie O’Sullivan
Mental Health Occupational Therapist & Co-author
Sensory Modulation Resource Manual
Shiobhan Sharpe
Post Discharge Consumer Coordinator, First Nations Lived Experience Peer Worker
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Mandy Smith
Mental Health First Responder & Virtual Care Coordinator
Hunter New England Local Health District
Bill Kuluris
Senior Nurse Lead Clinician
Echuca Community Mental & Wellbeing Health Service, Bendigo Health
Nevilla Kiriona
Team Leader, Acute Care Team
Gold Coast Mental Health & Specialist Services
Kim Lappin
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Acute Care Team
Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service
Paul Preisz
Director of Emergency Department
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
Dr Jennifer Babb
Director, Statewide Services, Alfred Mental and Addiction Health
Alfred Health
Dr Rajlaxmi Khopade
Consultant Psychiatrist
Goulburn Valley Health
Chris Ryan
Director of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, St Vincent’s Hospital
Sydney and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney
Cathy Daniel
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Nurse, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Senior Lecturer Nursing, University of Melbourne
Timothy Wand
Professor of Nursing (Mental Health)
University of Wollongong & Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Adrian Armitage
Chief Executive Officer
Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN)
Dr. Ravi Bhat
Divisional Clinical Director, Adult Mental Health Service
Goulburn Valley Health
Dr. Melanie Turner
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist & Deputy Chief Psychiatrist, SA Health
Elected Board Director, Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
Simon Stafrace
Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University & Program Director of Mental & Addiction Health
Alfred Health
Dr. Loren Sher
Clinical Director, The Victorian Virtual Emergency Department
Northern Health
Lisa Orcher
Chief Executive Officer
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Ageing & Aged Care Council
Chris Stewart
Chief Executive Officer
Helping Hand
Ross Joyce
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
Dr Melanie Tan
Independent Clinical Governance & Medico-legal Consultant
Dr Melanie Tan Consulting
Linda Justin
Director
Commonwealth Association for the Ageing
Penelope Eden
Partner & National Aged Care & Human Services Sector Lead
Minter Ellison
Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM
President
Australian Human Rights Commission
Mel Metz
Assistant Secretary Legislative Reform Branch
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
Alan Thorpe
Founder, Director & Facilitator
Dardi Munwurro (Strong Spirit) and Victoria's NAIDOC Male Elder of the Year
Dr Kristin Diemer
Principal Research Fellow, Department of Social Work
The University of Melbourne
Dale Williams
Ngarra Jarranounith Place Team Leader (Residential program)
Dardi Munwurro
Lisa McPhie
Project Coordinator and Facilitator
ARC Gender Relations Project, Men and Family Centre (Bundjalung Country, Northern Rivers, NSW)
Hunter McBride
Project Coordinator and Facilitator
ARC Gender Relations Project, Men and Family Centre (Bundjalung Country, Northern Rivers, NSW)
Sarah Drury
Project Coordinator and Facilitator
ARC Gender Relations Project, Men and Family Centre (Bundjalung Country, Northern Rivers, NSW)
Dr Brodie Evans
Practice Manager
YFS SE QLD; Queer and Trans Workers Against Violence (QTWAV)
Dr Astrid Perry OAM
Head of Women, Equity & DFV, Stakeholder Relations, Research & Policy
SSI
Susan Beattie
Director, Policy and Systems
Queensland Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (QNADA)
Luke Addinsall
Mental Health Social Worker and FDV Specialist & Private Practitioner & Counsellor
The Centre of Change
Hayley Foster
Director – Family Violence, Director – Access, Equity and Inclusion
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Hayley Boxall
Research Fellow
Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
Prof Michael Flood
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice, School of Justice
QUT
Judge Kate Hughes
Chair of the Family Violence Committee
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Donna Dark
Principal Consultant and Owner
Lighthouse Advisory Services
Aunty June Riemer
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
First Peoples Disability Network Australia
Jennine Blundell
Head of Local Area Coordination NDIS Partners in the Community
Uniting
Richard Burn
Executive General Manager Growth
Independence Australia
Tamara Weaver
Director Community Engagement
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Dr Jeffrey Chan
Deputy Commissioner Practice Quality and Clinical Advisory Division & Senior Practitioner Behaviour Support
NDIS Quality and Safeguards
Akii Ngo (They/Them)
Disability, Equity, Inclusion and Gender Equity Activist, Family and Intimate Partner Survivor-Advocate, Accessibility Educator & Trainer. Councillor
Victorian Disability Council - International Day People with Disabilities Ambassador | United Nations - Consultant: Senior Co-Design & Engagement Advisor | National Disability Insurance Agency
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM
2021 Queensland Australian of the Year
Doctor, Lawyer, Researcher and Disability Advocate
The Honourable John Ryan AM
Royal Commissioner
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Anna Love
Chief Mental Health Nurse, Executive Director of Clinical & Professional Leadership Unit
Safer Care Victoria
Professor Brett McDermott
Director
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Tasmania & Tasmanian Nominee for Australian of the Year 2023
Fonda Voukelatos
Deputy Chief Executive
Uniting AgeWell
Mary O’Hagan
Executive Director of Lived Experience
Department of Health Victoria VIC
Dr Rosy Walia
Chief Executive Officer
Multicultural Care
Dr. Jonathan Karro
Clinical Director of Emergency Medicine
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Pat Sparrow
Chief Executive Officer
COTA Australia
Dr. Ruth Vine
Australia’s first Deputy Chief Medical Officer & Interim CEO
National Mental Health Commission
Michael Lye
Deputy Secretary, Ageing and Aged Care
Department of Health and Aged Care
Hon Anika Wells MP
Minister for Aged Care & Minister for Sport
Upcoming Events
Key industry partners and endorsers
Our attendees
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Accelerate your knowledge, confidence and leadership
Over the course of 12 months, you’ll gain access high-calibre live online seminars, led by highly-rated expert facilitators.
You’ll learn valuable leadership skills and gain the resilience to tackle any challenge.
Commit to your growth and take your career to the next level.
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Experience our events
Women of Colour Leadership & Allyship Summit March 2023, Canberra – Melbourne Business School
Enhancing Investigations & Enforcement Outcomes May 2023, Canberra – Comtrac
Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit July 2023, Canberra
Enhancing Investigations & Enforcement Outcomes May 2023, Canberra
The Future of Home and Community Care April 2023, Sydney
First Nations Leadership & Allyship Summit November 2023, Brisbane
Women of Colour Leadership & Allyship Summit March 2023, Canberra
LGBQTIA+ Leadership and Allyship Summit February 2023, Canberra
Women in Defence & Defence Industry Leadership Summit June 2023, Canberra
What our delegates say
The diversified and high level expertise of the presenters and panellists ensured quality of information. This conference was presented in a well paced format and there was ample opportunity to network and ask questions”
Community Care Intake Officer
ECHO Empowering Services, July 2023
A terrific and informative two days. Even though I joined virtually, I still felt involved and included. It was great to hear positive outlooks in this time of uncertainty for organisations”
Chief Executive Officer
Caladenia Dementia Care, April 2023
An informative and innovative experience, with high calibre speakers united in a common goal to provide great services and supports in partnership with older people”
Group Practice and Clinical Governance Lead
Advanced Personal Management, April 2023
Very Professional and relevant training”
Quality Manager
Blue Haven
Inspiring and practically very useful”
Project Manager - Quality
Carers ACT
Dr Cathy is so knowledgeable and dynamic in her presentation style and gave us plenty of translatable examples.”
Senior Manager
Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network,
Great Masterclass covering highly topical and critical sector challenges; great facilitator, well done.”
Chief Executive Officer
Suncare Community Services
I attend the conference while traveling from Adelaide to Darwin. I love being portable, and the remote attendance option was definitely advantageous. The topics were current and I loved the real-life relay of political information. The cadidness of presenters was also refreshing.”
Pam Thomson
Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network
What a fantastic event which covered so many aspects of the NDIS. The quality of speakers and presentations was amazing”
NDIS Package Coordinator
Rural Support Service SA Health
October 2022
I really enjoyed this event. It reassured me that we are on the right track in the quality space, but also provided some great tips on how to further improve and enhance what we are doing now and in the future”
Lead Quality Audit and Investigation
Afford, The Australian Foundation for Disability
October 2022
This conference was relevant to the work we are doing in our department, there were plenty of takeaways from the presentations. The workshops were useful and practical.”
Assistant Director Data Governance Section
Department of Health and Aged Care
The diversified and high level of expertise of the presenters and panellists ensured quality of information.
Esther Cowan-Hackett
Eacham Community Help Organisation Inc.
Always well run events with a line-up of knowledgeable speakers. Ideas were exchanged, people were supportive and networking was positive.
Val Fell
COTA
Attended The Future of Home and Community Care 2023
The conference presented a wonderful opportunity to re-connect with peers. It was fantastic to make new connections and be reminded of past relationships.
Sharon Delahunty
Department of Health WA
The Hatchery orchestrates a fantastic conference, with an edge for perfection. The networking component adds an extra layer of value to these conferences, making them the best I’ve experienced so far.
Kim lappin
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
The Hatchery’s conferences are thought provoking with research and evidence on topics that are both current and futuristic.
Sharon Grocott
WayAhead Workplaces
An excellent forum for networking and learning about the prevalent issues impacting our community at a national level. The lineup of panelists and presenters was fantastic, and the event’s thoughtful organisation made it truly standout.
Lily Hodgson
Headspace CCLHD
Attended Improving Indigenous Health Outcomes 2023