#PHC2026
Preventive Health Conference 2026
'Sustaining Prevention'
Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 May 2026
Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart, Nipaluna Country/Hobart, Tasmania
Satellite Events
Satellite event refers to any activity which is independently organised, offered, and/or accredited by an organisation other than the Public Health Association of Australia and held before, during or after the Public Health Conference 2026.
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Please provide your Satellite Event details using the headings list at the bottom of this page and email it to events@phaa.net.au:​​​​​​​
Advancing Health Promotion: Ottawa Charter Workshops
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Date: Monday 4 May 2026
Start time: 8:30am
End time: 5:00pm
Venue & location: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania
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Event summary: Join Health Promotion Practitioners from across Australia for an Energising, Interactive Gathering and Strengthen our Collective Impact as we Mark 40 years of the Ottawa Charter!
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Connect with your community
Build strong networks and spark meaningful conversations with colleagues shaping Australia’s health promotion future. -
Grow your practice
Take part in interactive, skills‑building workshops grounded in the Ottawa Charter’s Action Areas, practical, relevant, and ready to apply. -
Celebrate 40 years of the Ottawa Charter
Reflect on its legacy, explore its power in today’s complex health landscape, and consider what the next 40 years must deliver. -
Build momentum toward IUHPE 2028
Help set the tone for Australia’s global contribution to health promotion ahead of the 2028 World Conference. -
Kickstart the week with purpose
Held just before the Public Health Association of Australia's (PHAA) Preventive Health Conference making it the ideal lead in for a week focused on prevention. -
Uniting Australia’s Health Promotion Leaders for What Comes Next
Join us in Hobart on Monday 4 May 2026 for our national workshop-based event held the day before the Preventive Health Conference.
This gathering brings together practitioners, researchers, students, community leaders, and advocates to strengthen professional capability, connection, and collective momentum for health promotion in Australia.
In 2026, we mark the 40th Anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, a milestone moment to reflect on its legacy and re‑energise our commitment to equity, empowerment, and prevention. This event also builds toward AHPA’s engagement with the IUHPE World Conference 2028, supporting a strong, future‑ready health promotion workforce.
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Target audience: Health promotion practitioners, researchers, students, community leaders, advocates.
Registration cost:
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AHPA/PHAA/AEA Members: $88.00*
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AHPA Members Concession: $66.00
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Non-Members: $198.00
*PHAA and AEA members are eligible for the AHPA member rate.
Registration link: Eventbrite registration page here
Host/Facilitating Organisation: Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA)
Contact name: Lauren Richardson
Contact email: eo@healthpromotion.com.au​
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National School Food Summit
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Date: Monday 4 May 2026
Start time: 9am
End time: 5pm
Venue & location: C3 Convention Centre, South Hobart
Event summary: School Food Matters, in collaboration with Federation of Canteens in Schools is excited to bring the National School Food Summit to Hobart in May 2026.
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Join us for a national conversation about the future of food in schools - where shared goals, and collaboration are the key ingredients for success. The summit will discuss School Food Service Operations as well as National Network Research and Projects.
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Target audience: Leaders, organisations, practitioners, policymakers, and researchers - from government and education sectors, producers, and food service operators working in the school food space.
Registration cost: $80pp inc. gst
Host/Facilitating Organisation: School Food Matters in collaboration with Federation of Canteens in Schools
Contact name: Alicia Hansen
Contact email: aliciah@schoolfoodmatters.org.au​​
Pathways into Prevention: A networking event for prevention professionals
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​Date: Thursday 7 May 2026
Start time: 7am for 7.15am start
End time: 8.45am
Venue & location: The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel, 1 Macquarie Street, Hobart
Flyer Link: n/a
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Event summary: Pathways into Prevention is a mentoring event offering early- to mid-career professionals in the chronic disease prevention workforce an opportunity to build your network and gain insights from experienced professionals working to improve health across Australia. The event will bring together people working across research, policy, health services and community organisations.
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Target audience: Early- to mid-career professionals in the chronic disease prevention workforce, including PhD students, academics, policy officers, and project officers, with roughly up to 15 years’ experience.
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Registration cost: $20, includes light breakfast
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/pathways-into-prevention-a-networking-event-for-prevention-professionals-tickets-1985772740723?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Host/Facilitating Organisation: Hosted by The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre’s Emerging Leaders Network (ELN)
Contact name: Karen Metcalfe
Contact email: karen.metcalfe@saxinstitute.org.au
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