PRESENTATIONS

Matt Newlands & Narelle Mason - Frontline Mental Health
Understanding stress & trauma in community-facing roles. Resilience in practice: Building capacity for sustainable service 

Michelle Hayes - MacDonnell Regional Council
Slow and steady wins the race: Education as a key driver in animal management and social change

Petra Edwards & Dani Scuteri - City of Charles Sturt
Charles Sturt's doggy days - A new approach to pet education through animal behaviour lens

Kylie Ashley - Cradle Coast Authority
Removing barriers to better cat ownership in the northwest Tasmania

Kelly Long - The Lost Dogs' Home
Dogs in the park: Preventing surrenders through free community training

Jenny Turton - Animal Management in Rural & Remote Indigenous Communities
Culturally & contextually appropriate animal management education and training support for remote indigenous communities

Petra Edwards & Dani Scuteri - City of Charles Sturt
Stay updated, not outdated: What animal management officers need to know about dog training

Jack Schofield - City of Cockburn
Enhancing mental health support in animal management: Proactive strategies for officer well-being

Anita Olden - La Trobe University
Professional quality of life, mental health and intention to leave in animal management officers: Exploring the role of job demands and resources

Katie Belt - The Lost Dogs' Home
Keeping pets and families together: A compassion approach to surrender prevention

Tony Gabrio - Blacktown City Council
From vision to reality: Delivering Blacktown City Council's $39 million Blacktown Animal Rehoming Facility (BARC)

Daniel Kennedy - Wollongong City Council
Implementation of the animal care and impounding services (Wollongong Pet Connection)

Dr Gemma Ma - RSPCA NSW & Dr Brooke Kennedy - University of New England
Keeping cats safe at home: A holistic approach to domestic cat management in NSW

Fra Atyeo & Ben Radford - Bendigo Animal Relief Centre
Proactive shelter population management: increasing returns to owners and reducing shelter intake

Jenny Cotterell - Australian Pet Welfare Foundation & Dr Diana Rayment - Australian Institute of Animal Management
Cat conversations: Demystifying modern domestic cat management

Allie Small - The Vet Project
Fur the greater good: Alternatives to euthanasia in cat management

Professor Jacquie Rand - Australian Pet Welfare Foundation
Resolving complaints: Smarter local strategies to keep cats out of the pound

Jenny Cotterell - Australian Pet Welfare Foundation
From enforcement to engagement: Sustainable cat management works for communities  

Brad Schofield - City of Salisbury
Cat population management: A desexing and rehoming strategy for local government

Stephanie Houten & Anna Battese - Animal Welfare Victoria
Partnering for progress: Improving cat management and pet rehoming

Anthony Gionfriddo - Architecture Matters
Creating an effective design strategy for modern animal welfare facilities: Aligning best practice with built and operational realities

Dr Diana Rayment
Decoding dangerous dog behaviour assessments: How, why and what behaviour professionals need from you

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AWARDS

Leader of the Year - Fra Atyeo - Bendigo Animal Relief Centre
Animal Management Officer of the Year - Jayden Drewett - Roxby Council
Excellence in Innovation - Wollongong City Council - Animal Care & Impounding Services

        

Silver Sponsors

  

               

Bronze Sponsors