About
📅 Thursday, 25 September 2025
⌚ Registration opens at 8:30am
📍Gadigal Country
Aerial Function Centre
Building 10, Level 7, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo New South Wales 2007
Secure your spot
Scan the QR code below or click here to secure your spot at this must-attend conference.
Our Theme
“Safe | Strong | Supportive” is a continuation of our last conference. We recognise that our vision to see children thrive within safe, strong and supportive families and communities is ongoing.
This year, it’s about reinforcing this message and showcasing our sector’s unwavering commitment to safe children, strong families and supportive communities.
Speakers
Emceed by Karen Bevan, CEO of Full Stop Australia, our event features a powerful lineup of speakers with more to be announced soon.
One of our keynote speakers, Professor Daryl Higgins, will present “Hope is a Strategy: Harnessing Evidence to Build a Safer, Stronger Future.”
Drawing on the findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study, Professor Higgins will confront the stark realities of child maltreatment in our communities. In his opening keynote, he challenges us to ask: In the face of such evidence, can we still believe in early intervention and prevention? His presentation offers a compelling vision for how our sector can transform data into action—and despair into hope.
FAQs
Accessibility
The Aerial is a disability accessible venue, with lifts, ramps and an accessible bathroom on site. A hearing induction loop is also available on request.
Fams is proud to be a Hidden Disability Sunflower organisation. To find out what this means, click here.
A space will be available for participants who need a moment of quiet and calmness away from distractions.
Remote and Regional Scholarships
Fams is committed to supporting our rural, remote and regional colleagues attend our conference. We reinvest our registration fees into our scholarship programs.
NFP organisations from eligible locations are able to apply for a scholarship to contribute towards travel and accommodation.
Further details will be released with registration.
Parking and Transportation
Paid parking is available on-site at the Interpark UTS Car Park. Enter from Thomas St (travelling west) and a lift to the function centre is accessible from the car park.
Limited metered street parking is available on Thomas Street.
Aerial is a 5-minute walk from Central Railway Station and 15 minutes to the Sydney CBD. Public buses run regularly between UTS and the city.
Sydney airport is a 30-minute drive (allow for traffic).
Conference Planning
Our Conference is organised by an Advisory committee. This committee includes Fams team members including the Board plus diverse representation from our sector.