2025 State Conference
Event date: 24th & 25th September 2025
Our 2025 State Conference is being held over two days at the Paranaple Convention Centre in Devonport on the 24th and 25th September 2025.
Our theme this year is “change needs change”.
This year, our conference features keynote speaker Tracy Hall. Tracy Hall is a senior marketing executive turned author and keynote speaker. Her life went from fact to fiction overnight in 2017 when the man she had been in a relationship with for almost 18 months was arrested outside his Bondi Beach apartment. Tracy quickly became known as Hamish McLaren's famous 'last victim' thanks to her role in The Australian's hit podcast WHO THE HELL IS HAMISH. Today, Tracy speaks publicly about intimate fraud, scams, trust, financial empowerment, vulnerability and resilience.
If you would like to attend the 2025 State Conference, please contact us by selecting the button below and sending us a contact form with your name and the number of people who would like to attend.
2025 State Conference Program
Conference Day 1
8.30am: registrations
9.00am: Welcome to country – Paul Dare
9.05am: Conference opening – Jodie Stokes
9.15am: President’s welcome – Danielle Slade
9.25am: Devonport mayor welcome - Alison Jarman
9.35am: Keynote speaker – Tracy Hall
10.30am: Money Minded Digital Confidence – Domenic Rosina
11.00am: Morning tea
11.30am: Telstra hardship program – Niva Surbevski
11.45am: FCA update – Peter Gartlan
12.15pm: Tax Ombudsman – Ruth Owen , UTAS Tax Clinic – Donovan Castelyn, Rebecca McCullagh
1.00pm: Lunch
2.00pm: BANK UPDATES: ANZ – Edward Tawil, Westpac – Eman Maher, CBA – Christian Shaw
3.00pm: North West Community Legal – Ryan Gilmour
3.30pm: Afternoon tea
4.00pm: RAIN (financial abuse) – Olivia Smith
4.30pm: Compassion Fatigue – Ben McGregor
5.00pm: Day #1 finish and dinner info – Lynne Watson
6.30pm: Dinner at Prems
Conference Day 2
8.30am: Trivia Quiz – Fiona Moore
9.00am: Gamblers Help – Speaker TBC
9.30am: TasWater – Jacqui Parker
10.00am: ENERGY PROVIDER: Solstice Energy – Michelle Badkin & Kelly Langmaid, 1st Energy - Vineela Paladugu, Aurora Energy – Kim Sideris, Ian Hermanis, Olivia Carnes
10.45am: Morning tea
11.15am: AFCA Scams – Neva Skilton
12.00pm: Knowmore Legal Service – Nina Franceschi & Frances Carlow
12.30pm: lunch
1.30pm: Tas Collection Service – Katrina de Kaste
2.00pm: AFCA – Neva Skilton
2.15pm: TIO – Justin Zerafa
2.30pm: CreditCorp – Laura Pringle
3.00pm: Conference conclusion – Danielle Slade
3.15pm: FCAT - AGM and general meeting (members only)
If you would like to attend the 2025 State Conference, please contact us by selecting the button below and sending us a contact form with your name and the number of people who would like to attend.
