MAC National Symposium – Grief Management with a CALD Focus

Join us for a powerful and inclusive national symposium exploring grief and bereavement through a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) lens. This event brings together practitioners, community voices, and lived experiences to reshape how we understand, support, and walk alongside grief across cultures.

Why attend?
Grief is universal, but how it is expressed, supported, and understood is deeply cultural. This symposium moves beyond theory to deliver a balanced, practice-focused experience grounded in:

• Cultural safety (not just competence)
• Trauma and grief informed care
• Equity of access and inclusion
• Respect for spiritual, religious, and community traditions
• Recognition that there is no single “right way” to grieve

Featured Speakers

• Christopher Hall, AM
  CEO, Grief Australia
• Anna Howard
  CEO, Murray Mallee Aged Care Group
• llze Radzins
  President, Latvian Association of SA
• Cecilia Chiolero
  Manager, PICAC (COTA NT)
• Dr Olivia Farrer (PhD, APD, SFAHE)
  Senior Research Fellow – CareSearch inc palliAGED, Senior Lecturer – Nutrition, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying (RePaDD) & College of Health and Enablement (CHE)

What to expect?

• Workforce-Focused Learning; build confidence and capability
• Person Centred Perspectives
• Family & Community Voices
• CALD Grief Experiences
• Practical Tools & Takeaways
• Networking & Collaboration

Be part of shaping the future of grief care.

This is more than a symposium, it’s a call to action to create equitable, culturally safe, and compassionate grief support for all communities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, reflect, connect, and lead change.