Activities

The Cranlana Programme conducts a range of round-table seminars. The seminar types include Colloquia, Symposia, Policy Seminars and Custom-designed Seminars. All seminars employ the same methodology of moderated round-table dialogue based on a carefully selected set of readings that are designed to inform, focus and stimulate discussion and challenge pre-conceived thinking.

The Colloquium (Definition, objectives, benefits, methodology)
Colloquium Dates (General for Melbourne and Western Australia)
Colloquium for Future Victorian Public Sector Leaders and Dates
Symposia
Policy Seminars
Custom Designed Seminars
Business

Colloquium Dates for 2011
Melbourne, Victoria

Colloquia will be held in Melbourne in 2011 on the following dates:

  • Sunday 1 May - Friday 6 May (completed)
  • Sunday 19 June - Friday 24 June (completed)
  • Sunday 24 July - Friday 29 July (completed)
  • Sunday 18 September - Friday 23 September (closing date for registration 5 August)
  • Sunday 6 November - Friday 11 November (closing date 23 September)
Perth, Western Australia

A Colloquium is held annually in Perth in collaboration with Curtin University. The date for the Perth colloquium is:

  • Sunday 20 November- Friday 25 November (closing date 7 October)
Canberra, ACT

Two colloquia will be held in Canberra in 2011 for senior staff of the Australian Public Service. The dates for these are:

  • Sunday 20 March - Friday 25 March (completed)
  • Sunday 4 December- Friday 9 December (closing date 21 October)
Victoria Public Sector

Four colloquia will be held for Future Victoria Public Sector Leaders in 2011. The dates for these are:

  • Sunday 6 March - Friday 11 March (completed)
  • Sunday 22 May - Friday 27 May (completed)
  • Sunday 23 October - Friday 28 October (closing date 9 September)

 

Colloquium Dates for 2012
Melbourne, Victoria

Colloquia will be held in Melbourne in 2012 on the following dates:

  • Sunday 6 May - Friday 11 May
  • Sunday 17 June - Friday 22 June
  • Sunday 15 July - Friday 20 July
  • Sunday 16 September - Friday 21 September
  • Sunday 11 November - Friday 16 November
Perth, Western Australia

The date for the Perth Colloquium will be advised in 2012.
Canberra, ACT

Two colloquia will be held in Canberra in 2012 for senior staff of the Australian Public Service. The dates for these are:

  • Sunday 18 March - Friday 23 March
  • Sunday 25 November - Friday 30 November
Victoria Public Sector

Four colloquia will be held for Future Victoria Public Sector Leaders in 2012. The dates for these are:

  • Sunday 18 March - Friday 23 March (Level 6)
  • Sunday 20 May - Friday 25 May (Level 4 & 5)
  • Sunday 5 August - Friday 10 August (Level 6)
  • Sunday 7 October - Friday 12 October (Level 4 & 5)

 

Australian Public Service Colloquium

The Cranlana Programme is delighted to offer custom-designed seminars specifically tailored to senior executives in the Commonwealth and State public services.

Based on the highly successful Colloquium model offered in Melbourne and Perth, the inaugural Canberra Public Sector Colloquium was held in Canberra in December 2009, followed by two successful events in 2010.

In 2011, two further colloquia will be held from:

  • Sunday 20 March - Friday 25 March (completed)
  • Sunday 4 December - Friday 9 December
Colloquium for Future Victorian Public Sector Leaders

The Cranlana Programme conducts two tailored Colloquia each year for participants from the Victorian Public Sector, which are aimed at emerging and future leaders.  They have been specifically designed to provide public service leaders with an opportunity to refine their skills and judgment in the areas of leadership, adaptive thinking, communication, ethical judgment, strategic capacity, cultural sensitivity and collaboration.  Participants are challenged to consider alternative views, to practice the skills of practical reasoning and respectful debate, and to learn the value of considered reading and informed reflection in dealing with complex social, political and economic issues.

Dates of the Victorian Public Sector Colloquium:
  • Sunday 6 March - Friday 11 March (completed)
  • Sunday 22 May - Friday 27 May (completed)
  • Sunday 21 August - Friday 26 August (closing soon)
  • Sunday 23 October - Friday 28 October

The State Services Authority coordinates the Victorian Public Sector involvement in the Colloquium. Interested applicants will need to submit a completed application form to their Department's Human Resources area.

If you are unsure whether you are eligible to apply for the Victorian Public Sector Colloquium or the senior level Colloquium please contact The Cranlana Programme Office.

Symposia

A Symposium is a two or three day seminar designed to foster dialogue, enhance understanding and provide opportunities for creative thinking around issues of importance within Australian society.

Symposia largely draw upon key Colloquium themes and include such topics and issues as:

Symposia use the methodology of moderated discussion around a set of selected texts, but adopt a variety of formats and allow more time for discussion of specific areas of concern.

Participants are usually people with senior responsibility from sectors involved in the topic addressed by the seminar.

Symposia are moderated by acknowledged experts and in some instances held in collaboration with other organisations.

For further details regarding the Justice & Society Symposium, click here

Policy Seminars

The purpose of the Policy Seminars is to convene leaders and experts in particular fields to explore and analyse new models and options and draw recommendations around issues of long-range importance.

The Policy Seminars use the same methodology as other Cranlana Programme seminars. Participants in these seminars focus on the values and principles that underpin consideration of particular issues, in addition to ideas and recommendations presented in a set of specifically commissioned discussion papers.

Discussions at the Policy Seminars, and the recommendations therein, are published as Cranlana Occasional Papers. These papers are circulated nationally to selected organisations and personnel.

Policy Seminars are moderated by acknowledged experts and in some instances held in collaboration with, or sponsored by, other organisations.

In recent years Policy Seminars have addressed a range of topics, including:

  • Local Government, Leadership and Community Strengthening - sponsored by the Municipal Association of Victoria and developed in consultation with representatives from Victoria University, the Municipal Association of Victoria and the Department for Victorian Communities. Local Government Discussion Paper (pdf file)
  • Pathways for Reconciliation - sponsored by Department of Premier and Cabinet Victoria, Department for Victorian Communities, Rio Tinto Aboriginal Foundation, Wesfarmers Ltd and Westpac Banking Corporation
  • 2020: A Vision for Aged Care in Australia - sponsored by The Myer Foundation
  • Indigenous Australia: Understanding Concepts of Culture and Community - sponsored by Wesfarmers Ltd, Rio Tinto Ltd and Westpac Banking Corporation
  • Australian Identities: Toward a Common Future - sponsored by The Myer Foundation
  • Dilemmas in Competitiveness, Citizenship & Community - sponsored by the Business Council of Australia

Customed Designed Seminars

The unique approach of The Cranlana Programme - the study of carefully assembled texts under the guidance of a skilled moderator - enables the design of special seminars, directed at meeting the particular needs of an organization or profession.

Whether as a consultant, provider or partner, The Cranlana Programme is keen to explore the potential of collaboration with others in the development and provision of custom-designed seminars.

Custom-designed seminars which have been offered by The Cranlana Programme in past years include:

  • Power & Self Interest - conducted for the Australian Defence College, Canberra
  • Power, the Individual and the Rights of Nations - conducted for the Australian Defence College, Canberra
  • Democracy & Citizenship: Leading Communities - conducted at the request of Bayside City Council, the City of Kingston and the City of Port Phillip
  • Knowledge, Power and Justice - held as part of the Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures
  • Dirty Hands - Political Action and Moral Responsibility - held as a further event to the Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures

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