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The 2023 In~Person Only
​Program

Subject to possible change
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Doula Conference 2023 is a national conference for doulas and people who have an interest in pregnancy, birth and postnatal care.
​This event will take place during World Doula Week on the l
ands of the Kabi Kabi people and the Jinibara people.
~ Friday dinner to Sunday Lunch ~
24th - 26th March, 2023
(​all times are in AEST)

Friday


8:30am - 5:00pm

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Pre-Conference Workshop
​Birth Cartographer Training
Maroochy Waterfront Camp & Conference Centre
​42 David Low Way, Diddillibah, QLD
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4:00pm

Arrive and Check~in
For those utilising the venue accommodation
Maroochy Waterfront Camp & Conference Centre
​42 David Low Way, Diddillibah, QLD

6:00pm

Dinner and Welcome for all
The Maroochy Waterfront Room

7:00pm

Special Kabi Kabi Welcome & workshop

Saturday


7:30 - 8:30am

Breakfast in The Maroochy Waterfront Room
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the for those utilising the venue accommodation

8:45am

Saturday Welcome

9:00am

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Dr Rachel Reed​ (Keynote)
'Relationships within the childbirth rite of passage’
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10:00am

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Naomi Jansson
'Ancestral and Modern Weaving in Postpartum Doula Care'
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10:45

Morning Tea

11:15am

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Philippa Scott
'Energy transference'
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12:00pm

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Alison Collins​
​'Mother-led Wild Pregnancy and Freebirth'
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12:45pm

Lunch

1:30pm

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Anna Watts
'To grow yourself, you must know yourself' 
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1:30pm

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Vicki Hobbs
'Nurturing the Nurturer'
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3:00pm

Afternoon Tea

3:30pm

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Karen Shlegeris
'Preparing partners for positive birth'
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4:15pm

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Rhea Dempsey
​'Birth and Attachment Dynamics'

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6:00pm

Dinner and Celebration for all
The Maroochy Waterfront Room

Sunday


7:30 - 8:30am

Breakfast in The Maroochy Waterfront Room and Checkout 
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the for those utilising the venue accommodation

8:45am

Sunday Welcome

9:00am

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Jane Hardwicke Collings​
'The Ebb and Flow'
​~ understanding the cycles and how they impact everything​​
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10:30am

Morning Tea

11:00am

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Jenny Blyth
'Beyond Consent'
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12:30pm

Closing Ceremony
Jane Hardwicke Collings​

1:00pm

Closing Lunch
The Maroochy Waterfront Room

2:00pm

End of conference
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Conference MC
Bernadette Lack

Holder of Ceremony
​Jane Hardwicke Collings

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