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Presenting at IWC25

Conference Theme: Walking Together, Flourishing Together: Pathways to Indigenous Wellbeing

If you are passionate about culturally responsive solutions for Indigenous wellness and you have insights, ideas, research, results or future plans to share — please apply to present now.

Apply to present at IWC 2025

Final applications due Friday 9 May 2025

Why Present at IWC?

  • This is your chance to share your valuable work, programs, research and initiatives with the wider Indigenous Wellbeing community.
  • Boost your professional presentation skills, build your self-confidence and grow in leadership and influence.
  • Contribute to the future direction the sector and use your voice and expertise to create change for Indigenous community.
  • Inspire your community with your ideas, insights, research, stories and case studies.
  • Your attendance as a presenter guarantees a personalised certificate to use towards CPD points.
  • As a presenter you will receive the biggest discount to attend the conference, as well as gaining a special discount which you can share with your colleagues, friends and followers.
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The IWC25 Program

Conference Theme: Walking Together, Flourishing Together: Pathways to Indigenous Wellbeing

With the full program to be announced in the coming months, take a look at the main topics and subtopics which will form the program.

IWC25 Topics (Click to Expand)

  1. Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship: Indigenous Perspectives
    • Traditional ecological knowledge and its relevance in contemporary environmental management.
    • Case studies showcasing successful Indigenous-led conservation initiatives and sustainable practices.
    • Indigenous perspectives on climate adaptation and land management.
    • Traditional ecological knowledge as a resource for global climate justice.
    • The connection between ecological health and community wellbeing.
    • Land rights and their health and social impacts.
    • Co-designing conservation projects with Indigenous communities.
    • Cultural fire practices: Reviving ancient methods for modern challenges.

  2. Healing and Moving Forward: Community Resilience and Mental Wellbeing
    • The importance of cultural practices in promoting mental health and community resilience.
    • Healing from intergenerational trauma through cultural revitalisation and connection to land.
    • Collaborative approaches to mental health that integrate both Indigenous and non-Indigenous practices.
    • Healing through heritage: Reviving traditions for modern mental health.
    • Voices of resilience: Indigenous narratives as tools for healing and advocacy.

      Traditional practices: Bush medicine, land stewardship, and storytelling. 

      Intergenerational healing: Stories of resilience and advocacy. 

  3. Education and Youth Empowerment: Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
    • Future generations: Empowering youth voices in wellbeing strategies.
    • Bridging knowledge and tradition: Educational innovations for Indigenous students.
    • Youth-led digital storytelling for preserving cultural narratives.
    • Integrating Indigenous wellbeing into school curricula.
    • Building pathways for Indigenous youth leadership: promoting leadership skills and giving youth voices.
    • Addressing the impact of colonial histories in education systems.
    • Innovations in tertiary education for Indigenous students.
    • Language preservation: Integrating Indigenous languages in schools.
    • Youth and community empowerment within the political landscape

  4. Indigenous Models of Care
    • Exploring strengths-based and holistic health models.
    • Case studies: Māori and Aboriginal-led healthcare programs.
    • Mental health frameworks integrating traditional and Western approaches.
    • On-Country/whenua-based health initiatives for chronic disease prevention.
    • Case studies: Indigenous-led programs addressing community-specific health challenges.

  5. Cultural Lore vs. Legal Frameworks: A Path to Integration
    • Examining the role of cultural lore in shaping Indigenous legal systems and community governance.
    • How cultural lore can complement Australian law, especially in areas such as land management and environmental stewardship.
    • Educational reforms for including Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices in formal curricula.
    • The importance of cultural lore in governance, mental health, and legal systems.
    • Human rights and Indigenous self-determination: Legal and cultural intersections.

  6. Technology and Innovation
    • Digital storytelling and its role in cultural preservation.
    • The use of technology for education and health delivery in remote communities.
    • Innovative approaches to sustaining and sharing Indigenous wisdom.

  7. Cultural Heritage and Artistic Expression
    • Art as healing: Creative expressions of Indigenous identity.
    • Workshops on traditional crafts and cultural practices.
    • Preserving cultural narratives through modern tools and platforms.
    • Intergenerational transmission of artistic traditions.

  8. Economic Empowerment: Building Sustainable Futures
    • Indigenous-led enterprises and economic development.
    • Strategies for fostering financial independence in communities.
    • The role of cultural tourism in economic growth.
    • Supporting Indigenous women and youth in entrepreneurship.

Presentation Styles

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Oral Presentation

Take to the stage and present to the audience in a 15 or 25 minutes speaking session with 5 minutes for questions.

Masterclass Presentation
Keep the attention of attendees via engaging, hands-on learning experience in a 60 minute masterclass.
Panel Presentation

Panel presentations bring together views from a group of presenters into a discussion of innovative ideas, current topics, and relevant issues. Each panel session will run for 60 minutes and will consist of at least 3 panel members.

Poster Presentation

Visually showcase your research or services via a printed poster, displayed in the conference exhibition area for the duration of the conference. A dedicated 30 minute poster session is included in the conference program. Posters also displayed virtually to e-delegates.

Important Dates

 

 

Presenter applications close Friday 9 May 2025
Notifications to presenters Monday 2 June 2025
Acceptances and registrations due Thursday 19 June 2025
Program launch Thursday 26 June 2025
Scholarships close Friday 15 August 2025
Conference dates Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 October 2025