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MEDIA INFORMATION

Lived Experience and Community-Managed Alliance Parliamentary Breakfast

EMBARGOED UNTIL 9.30AM 31 MARCH 2026.

This page includes details for media including speaker names, photos, document etc. Please DO NOT share anything public until after 9.30am 31 March 2026.

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Photos of the event coming shortly after the event.

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Information about speakers coming soon.

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Professor Paul Flatau's paper will be published here soon.

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Host Organisations

These five peak bodies are working collaboratively and have come together to host the Parliamentary Breakfast.

Mental Health Carers Australia

CEO Katrina Armstrong

Visit website: https://www.mentalhealthcarersaustralia.org.au/

Gayaa Dhuwi Australia

CEO Rachel Fishlock (Rachel was unable to attend the event in person, Gayaa Dhuwi was represented by Tom Hodge).

Visit Website https://www.gayaadhuwi.org.au/

National Mental Health Consumer Alliance (NMHCA)

CEO Priscilla Brice (Priscilla was unable to attend the event in person, NMHCA was represented by Jen Nixon).

Visit website: https://nmhca.org.au/

Indigenous Australian Lived Experience Centre

CEO Aunty Vicki McKenna

Visit website: https://ialec.com.au/ 

Community Mental Health Australia

CEO Kerry Hawkins

Visit website: https://cmha.org.au/

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If you have any questions regarding media for the event, please contact:

Host Organisations Point of Contact
Kerry Hawkins
CEO
Community Mental Health Australia
Email: ceo@cmha.org.au
Tel: 0403 961 498

or

Event Manager and Communications Consultant
Roxanne Grey
Email roxy@roxannegrey.com
Tel: 0431 281 125
Roxanne has been engaged by the 5 hosting organisations to assist with event management and communications.