A large red and black cargo ship sailing on the ocean at sunset, with a distant horizon and a few smaller ships visible.

2026 Conference

Wellbeing at Sea: Shared Responsibility, Stronger Support

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Poster for Seafarers Welfare Conference 2024, held from July 15 to 18 in Fremantle, WA, featuring colorful target icons with various slogans and goals related to welfare and justice for seafarers.

14 July - Trip to Rottenest Island (extra cost)

15 July - Trip to Bunbury

16 July - Australian Seafarers Welfare Council (ASWC) meeting

15 July - Opening Night - Cocktail Reception - OPEN TO ALL

16 July - Conference - OPEN TO ALL INDUSTRY

17 July - Conference - OPEN TO ALL INDUSTRY

18 July - Conference - OPEN TO ALL INDUSTRY half day until 1pm for industry / full day for providers.

19 July - CISM Training - OPEN TO WELFARE PROVIDERS ONLY

A lighthouse on a rocky coastline at dusk with the ocean in the background.

2023 Conference -
Melbourne 4th and 5th September

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Black and white line drawing of the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and a large ship with logos reading 'Stella Maris' and 'The Mission to Seafarers', along with a large fern leaf and several stars in the sky.

2022 | sharing experience

23rd to 26th November 2022

We held the joint conference Australia and New Zealand with Stella Maris in Sydney at the Mary MacKillop Place Conference Centre.

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2021 | Moving Forward

7 - 9 Sep, Online. Supporting seafarers in a world living with Covid-19

Talks and Resources
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2019 | One Body with Many Members

9 - 13 Sep, Brisbane QLD

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2017 | Building Stronger Partnerships

7 - 11 Aug, Portland VIC