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• Discover the free Food and Nutrition Education Resource Portal

  • When
    24 Mar 2026
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    7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Join Peta Craig as she introduces the Food and Nutrition Education Resource Portal, a one-stop hub of free primary and secondary school resources.

  Discover how the portal supports teaching in Health and Physical Education and Design and Technologies, aligned with the latest version of the Australian Curriculum. Peta will show how to navigate the portal, explore key resources, and get practical ideas for the classroom.

  To register: Home Economics Institute of Australia (HEIA) - Online store product

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• Inside culinary nutrition with Emma Stirling

  • When
    23 May 2026
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    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Pde East Melbourne (enter via Young St)

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  Inside culinary nutrition with Emma Stirling

  Spend a morning with Associate Professor Emma Stirling, a leading expert in nutrition and dietetics at Australian Catholic University (ACU). Emma is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, Fellow of Dietitians Australia, and an award-winning nutrition communicator.

  As Culinary Nutrition Practice Lead, Emma brings extensive experience from the food, hospitality, media and health sectors into this exciting field. Culinary nutrition is a fast-growing field of interprofessional practice with opportunities for educators and home economists.

  During the morning, Emma will:

  • show us around the kitchen gardens
  • share her expert insights into culinary nutrition
  • highlight opportunities in short courses in skill development.

  Light refreshments will be provided and a small gift provided to each participant.

  We will also celebrate the King and Amy O’Malley Trust scholars and recognise their achievements.

  Saturday 23 May from 10.00 am – 11.30 am

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• HEIA(WA) World Home Economics Day celebrations

  • When
    6 Jun 2026
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    11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    The Cooking Professor, 267 Scarborough Beach Rd, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016

  

  Join for us for the HEIA(WA) World Home Economics Day celebrations at The Cooking Professor, 267 Scarborough Beach Rd, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016

  Details regarding menu coming soon - so stay tuned!!

  The HEIA(WA) Team

  
  

  
  

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• Industry 5.0 Food and Textile Design Education seminar

  • When
    12 Jun 2026
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    9:30 AM - 3:15 PM
  • Location
    Launceston Church Grammar School - Senior Campus 36 Button St Launceston Tasmania 7248

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  Join your fellow Home Economics peers in a day of exploration and learnings as we forecast the fifth industrial revolution where technology and ethics come together to foster a more sustainable and technologically productive future for food and textiles.

  The day will consist of a gathering of educators and industry professionals who will engage within a range of interactive workshops and talks coming away with practical educational strategies.

  HEIA(Tas) is pleased to host this event, with the program outlined below. For further details and to register, please visit the event page.

  Program

  9:30 am: Registration and networking

  10:00 am – 10:25 am: Welcome and keynote speaker

  10:30 am – 11:15 am: Session 1

  11:20 am – 12:05 pm: Session 2

  12:10 pm – 12:55 pm: Session 3

  12:55 pm – 1:40 pm: Lunch & networking

  1:40 pm – 2:25 pm: Session 4

  2:30 pm – 3:15 pm: Session 5

  
  

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• HEIA(Q) state conference 2026

  • When
    31 Jul 2026
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    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

  Save the date ‒ HEIA(Q) have set the date for their 2026 annual conference at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

  Registration - HEIAQ.

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• 2027 national conference

  • Start
    4 Jul 2027
  • End
    7 Jul 2027
  • Location
    Sydney

  Something exciting is coming your way! It's our 2027 national conference in Sydney. Get ready for fresh ideas, bold thinking, and inspiration! Keep 4–7 July 2027 free in your calendar. Full details regarding speakers and opportunities to present concurrent sessions will be shared as they come to hand, but we promise it is an event you will not want to miss. Stay tuned!

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