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Aged & Community Services Australia

Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA), has established itself as the industry’s leading body in the aged and community care industry. ACSA represents church, charitable and community based organisations providing housing and supported accommodation, residential and community care services to over 700,000 older people, younger people with a disability and their carers. They provide 50,000 retirement village units across Australia.

Perth, Western Australia - The Host City

Western Australia is adored for its brilliant blue skies, warm sunny climate and white sandy beaches. It is a land blessed with some of the world's most precious natural phenomena including the dolphins of Monkey Mia, the 350-million-year-old Bungle Bungle range and the towering Karri forests of the South West.

Spanning over 2.5 million square kilometres (1 million square miles), Western Australia extends into different climatic zones simultaneously. When it is warm and dry in the north of the State, it is cool and wet in the south - that is how big Western Australia is. Perth, the capital city of the State, is home to 1.38 million people and enjoys more hours of sunshine than any other capital city in Australia.

Sophisticated yet uncomplicated, the lifestyle in Western Australia is a relaxed one. Perth offers visitors a variety of multi-cultural restaurants, cafes, bars and nightclubs. Spend a day shopping, cruising on the Swan River, relaxing on a secluded beach, or play a round of golf on one of Perth's many courses. Take a day tour east to Wave Rock, or south to the Margaret River region. Rottnest Island also makes a wonderful day out, with pristine blue water, and long stretches of white sandy beaches. Spend a day exploring the island on bicycle, catch the bus or train tour and explore spectacular marine life. Bordered largely by desert to the east, Western Australia is bound by 12,500 kilometres (7,813 miles) of the world's most pristine coastline to the west.

ACSA 2009 Conference Organising Committee

Frank SchaperConference Chair, CEO Alzheimer’s Australia WA
Carole BainGeneral Manager Home Support Services, Silver Chain
Leonie BellOffice Manager, ACSWA
Lesley DredgePolicy Officer, Aged & Community Services Australia
Ray GlickmanCEO, Amana Living
Trudi HodgesCEO, Dale Cottages
Stephen Kobelke CEO, ACSWA
Pat Sparrow National Policy Manager, Aged & Community Services Australia
David Spinks CEO, Elderbloom
Christine Stanton Business Development Manager, ACSWA


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