Today was the first whole of centre meeting for the Children;s Voices Centre for 2026. It was exciting to welcome affilaites and HDR students to The Treehouse in Bathurst, and online.
We were pleased to welcome:
- CVC staff: Sharynne McLeod, Tamara Cummiong, Kathy Cologon, Carolyn Gregoric
- CVC affiliates: Helen L. Blake, Lucia Wuersch, Brendon Hyndman, Sarah Verdon, Libbey Murray, Joanne Grimmond, Hannah Greig, Jessica Sears, Lindsay Smith, Sabrina Syed, Katrina Gersbach, Sarah Stenson, Kate Margetson, Kate Freire, Cyrena Hunt-Madden, Leena Awawdeh,
- HDR students: Gotham Roy, Arifa Rahman
- CVC visitors: Wiebke Freese from Lubeck University, Germany
Topics included:
- Welcome to 2026: vision, mission, areas of focus
- Children’s Voices Centre achievements in 2025: Establishment: Launch, The Treehouse; collaborations
- Impact: World Health Organization; United Nations Foundation, Grants, publications, presentations
- Children’s Voices Centre staff, adjuncts, affiliates, higher degree students, visitors, friends,
- Recruitment for new Senior Administration Officer: http://internal-jobs.csu.edu.au/ci/en/job/498693/senior-administration-officer
- CVC2026 conference: Chairs: A/Prof Kathy Cologon, Prof Sharynne McLeod, A/Prof Tamara Cumming; Secretary: Dr Carolyn Gregoric. Committees
- CVC research community meeting: Every Thursday 12-1pm; Call for presenters; Competition to make up name; Call for sites in Albury, Dubbo, Orange, Wagga, Port Macquarie etc.
- Children Draw Play project
- World Health Organization project: scoping review and children’s perspectives of health research
- Website: Suggestions for updates and refining research areas
- Notification of meeting to set CVC Workforce research agenda
- Call for Newsletter Edition 2
- CVC whole of centre meeting: bimonthly, first Thursday of month starting February 5
- The Treehouse: Drop in and say hello on Wednesdays 12-1pm
