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NSW: Term 3 Conference 2026 @ St Philip's Christian College - Newcastle (30 Sep 2026)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

When : 30 September, 2026

Where : St Philip's Christian College - Newcastle
SPCC Theatre

Thank you to our sponsors:

8:00 - 8:50 (50 mins)	Coffee, Registration Location: Education Centre
9:00 - 9:10 (15 mins)	Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Housekeeping Hayden Shaw & Lance Gierhart
9:10 - 9:30 (20 Mins)	Sponsor Introductions
9:30 - 10:00 (30 mins)	Overview of ICT at St Philip's Christian College Hayden Shaw
10:00 - 10:30 (30 mins)	Session 1 - Bridging ‘Networks’ – The Power of Real-World Learning IT leadership isn't just about the systems you run; it's about the community you build. Matt draws on more than 25 years of experience in education IT, along with hands-on involvement in the Duke of Edinburgh Award and Army Cadets, to share how genuine, real-world connections with students build trust that no helpdesk ticket ever could. Speaker: Matt Darby – Head of ICT - St Aloysius' College
10:30 - 11:15 (45 mins)	Morning Tea
11:15 - 12:00 (45 mins)	Panel: Beyond Ticket Counts: Measuring ICT Service Quality and Building a Culture of Service ICT service delivery is about far more than tickets, response times, and technical support. Our panel will explore how ICT teams in Edu create value through relationships, community engagement, and service culture to enable teaching and learning across the school. What does success really looks like in Edu IT, why people choose to serve in this space, and how ICT teams can move beyond break-fix support to become trusted partners in their school communities. Panelists: Andrew Kolasinski (SPCE), Dallas Gill (Charlton Christian College),
12:20 - 1:00 (1 hour)	Session 3 - See IT in Action: A Guided Tour of Systems, Spaces and Student Learning Environments A tour of the St Philip's Christian College Central Office and Newcastle site, exploring technology initiatives, learning spaces, and operational practices. Rather than attempting to provide all the answers, this session aims to showcase areas of interest to ICT Services teams to facilitate discussion around the common opportunities and challenges facing us all. You will be encouraged to share ideas, experiences, and perspectives with peers, and hopefully take away something valuable for your own school.
13:00 - 13:15 (15 mins)	MITIE Update Speaker: Lance Gierhart, MITIE Committee
13:15 - 14:30 (75 mins)	Lunch
14:30 - 15:15 (45 mins)	Session 4 - A Hitchhikers Guide to Payroll Replacement in Schools Suddenly put in charge of replacing your school’s core payroll platform? Don't panic. Designed specifically for School IT heads thrown into the deep end, this session acts as your crash course in evaluating, selecting, and implementing a new Payroll (and HR) ecosystem. We will discuss strategies to identify the most appropriate vendors, audit their Payroll and HR compliance claims, avoid costly integration traps, and confidently lead a system replacement project—even if you've never run a pay cycle in your life. Speaker: Damien Lumley, Senior Education Consultant, Accucom & Graeme Kachel, ISNSW
15:15-15:30 (15 mins)	Sponsors Session & Door prizes
From 15:45	Networking Drinks

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Parking for St Philips Christian Christian College - Newcastle is via the Harriet Street gate.

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Graeme Kachel Bio:

Formerly Director of Technology at both Loreto Normanhurst and St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill, Graeme brings a deep, battle-tested understanding of school IT infrastructure to the table. Over the last three years with Independent Schools NSW (ISNSW), he has worked directly alongside school leadership teams, helping them cut through the noise, untangle complex technology stacks, and strategically plan for seamless, future-proof change.

Damien Lumby Bio:

With nearly 20 years on the frontlines of complex enterprise transformation, Damien has guided organizations through HR and Payroll system overhauls—from the high-pressure of Swiss Banks during the GFC to helping grow agile tech startups. Since 2020, he’s brought that battle-tested expertise directly to the education sector, helping Independent Schools de-risk critical replacements, bridge the gap between technical infrastructure and operational compliance, and navigate their most challenging Payroll change journeys.

QLD: Term 3 Conference 2026 @ Hillbrook (1 Oct 2026)

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

When : 1 October, 2026

Where : Hillbrook
Recreation Centre

Thank you to our sponsors:

8:00 - 8:50 (50 mins)	Coffee, Registration Location: REC Building
9:00 - 9:10 (10 mins)	Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Housekeeping
9:10 - 9:15 (5 mins)	Sponsor introductions
9:15 - 9:45 (30 mins)	Overview of ICT at Hillbrook Lee Pickering, Director of ICT, Hillbrook
9:45 - 10:30 (45 mins)	Session 1 - Leading from the front: Focusing on People not Tech during an IT Project Rollout Sharing how the school system has transformed the way projects are implemented and led, with a focus on leading from the front, relational change and applying ADKAR principles to achieve successful outcomes. Speaker: Anne Korte - ICT Project Coordinator, Seventh-day Adventist Schools
10:30 - 11:15 (45 mins)	Morning Tea
11:15 - 12:00 (45 mins)	Session 2 - Speaker: Ken Gideon, QLD Branch Manager, ACS
12:00 - 12:45 (45 mins)	Session 3 - Essential Eight, NIST CSF and ISO 27001: How to choose for your school If you lead IT at an independent school, you have probably been asked which cybersecurity framework the school should adopt. The question usually comes from the board or the business manager, and they already have a framework in mind. Each framework does a different job, though, and the right choice depends on the job your school needs done. This article explains what each one is for, what is changing with the Essential Eight in 2026, and how to choose. Speaker: Toby Kerrison, Chief Technology Officer, Netstrategy
12:45 - 13:00 (15 mins)	MITIE Update Speaker: Brenton Harty, MITIE President
13:00 - 14:15 (75 mins)	Lunch
14:15 - 15:00 (45 mins)	Session 4 - We Didn't Delete Active Directory. We Starved It. A practical case study of how Ambrose Treacy College removed Active Directory by systematically reducing dependencies rather than running a large migration project. Learn how we challenged common assumptions about hybrid environments, security, cost, and legacy systems using a simple decision model: Move it, Reroute it, or Retire it. Speaker: Sebastian Tabulo
15:00-15:30 (30 mins)	Sponsors Session & Door prizes

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Hillbrook is at 45 Hurdcotte Street, Enoggera.

To reach the Recreation Centre, use the driveway between Hillbrook and the Scout Hall. Please note that general parking is not available at the end of this driveway.

Parking will be either street parking or at the Hillbrook carparks shown on the map, in front of the football field.

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Brenton Harty - Director of PLC and Privacy Office, PLC
Brenton Harty is Director of ICT and Privacy Officer at Presbyterian Ladies’ College Melbourne. He has extensive experience leading ICT, cybersecurity, privacy, governance, risk and digital transformation in schools, with a strong focus on practical approaches that help school leaders understand technology risk and make informed decisions.

Toby Kerrison - Chief Technology Officer, Netstrategy

Toby brings more than two decades of experience in Independent Schools to his role as CTO at NetStrategy, an IT Managed services provider who have been serving schools for 40 years. Prior to NetStrategy, Toby led the ICT function at Swan Christian Education Association in Perth, and Oxford Falls Grammar in Sydney, as well as advising leadership and ICT teams in Independent schools throughout Australia. He now draws on that background to help schools across Australia structure IT partnerships that are practical, accountable, and aligned to how schools actually operate.

Anne Korte - ICT Project Coordinator, Seventh-day Adventist Schools

I began my journey in education in 2003, when Hills Adventist College was a small vibrant primary school of just 187 students. Over the years, I have had the privilege of witnessing—and helping shape—its transformation into a thriving two-campus college serving around 800 students from Prep to Year 12. Being part of the vision, planning and establishment of both campuses has been one of the most rewarding chapters of my career.

In 2022, I stepped into a broader role leading project rollouts across six schools, supporting a diverse community of more than 600 staff and 3,200 students. As part of a dedicated team of 14, I work alongside school leaders and staff across the Greater Sydney region, navigating the unique opportunities and challenges of communities that span from lower socio-economic areas to Sydney’s affluent North Shore. My passion lies in bringing people together through change—ensuring that technology serves as an enabler, while relationships, trust and shared purpose remain at the heart of every project.

ACT MITIE Meet-up (1 Oct 2026)

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT

You’re Invited – MITIE ACT Meet-Up

Join us for a casual afternoon meet-up at St Francis Xavier College, where we’ll:

Hear an introduction to the school
Share insights
Enjoy drinks and nibbles while networking with peers

Location:
St Francis Xavier College
Learning Commons - Library
Barnard Circuit, Florey

Date: Thursday, 1 October, 2026

Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

This is a great opportunity to reconnect, swap ideas, and talk shop in a relaxed and supportive environment.

Not already a MITIE Member - Register here (free): https://mitie.edu.au/join-us

We’d love to see you there!

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WA: Term 3 Conference 2026 @ Rehoboth Christian College (6 Oct 2026)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

When : 6 October, 2026

Where : Rehoboth Christian College - Kenwick Campus
Gymnasium

Thank you to our sponsors:

8:00 - 8:50 (50 mins)	Coffee, Registration Location: Gymnasium
9:00 - 9:10 (15 mins)	Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Housekeeping
9:10 - 9:15 (5 mins)	Sponsor Introductions
9:15 - 9:45 (30 mins)	Overview of ICT at Rehoboth Christian College Nathan Yurisich
9:45 - 10:30 (45 mins)	Session 1 - From Spreadsheets to Seamless How we transformed recruitment and onboarding with Microsoft 365 & Cognito Forms Recruitment at many schools still relies on spreadsheets, Word documents, and email chains. In this session we'll share how we built an end-to-end workflow using Cognito Forms, SharePoint Lists, Power Automate and Power Apps that takes a recruitment request from approval right through to onboarding, creating a streamlined and auditable process that saves time and improves visibility for leaders. Speakers Kylie Van Der Zee - Human Resources Officer & Roald Schutte - Database and Applications Administrator, Rehoboth Christian College
10:30 - 11:15 (45 mins)	Morning Tea
11:15 - 12:00 (45 mins)	Session 2 - ICT Cybersecurity, Incident Readiness and Privacy Response A practical session for school ICT leaders examining current cyber risks, the controls and evidence that matter, privacy and data breach obligations, and how prepared schools are to respond when an incident occurs. The session will focus on assurance, risk ownership, incident readiness and the questions ICT leaders should be able to answer for their Executive and Board Speaker: Brenton Harty, Director of PLC and Privacy Office, PLC
12:00 - 12:45 (45 mins)	Session 3 - Journey to the Cloud at Rehoboth Christian College Explore how the ICT team at Rehoboth Christian College deliberately shifted from a traditional on premise environment to a predominantly cloud first model — without leaning on IaaS. Come see how the college reduced its on prem footprint from more than a dozen servers to just two VM hosts, eliminated local Active Directory, and simplified operations through service led platforms such as Microsoft Intune, Juniper/Mist and PaperCut. Attendees will gain insight into the decisions, trade offs, and practical lessons learned along the way. Speaker: Nathan Yurisich, ICT Manager, Rehoboth Christian College
12:45 - 13:00 (15 mins)	MITIE Update Speaker: Brenton Harty, MITIE President
13:00 - 14:15 (75 mins)	Lunch
14:15 - 15:00 (45 mins)	Session 4 - The Parent Journey Using technology and process to build trust at scale As schools grow, communication often becomes fragmented and inconsistent. We'll share how we mapped the parent journey, identified gaps and introduced improvements to ensure families receive timely, relevant and consistent communications regardless of campus, year level or stage of enrolment. Speaker: Jo Beckingham - Projects Officer, Rehoboth Christian College
15:00-15:15 (15 mins)	Sponsors Session & Door prizes

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The MITIE conference will be held at Rehoboth Christian College - Kenwick Campus which is located at 92 Kenwick Road, Kenwick.
Parking - Please enter the College via Gate 2, 280 Brixton Street and you can park on the grounds. The Gymnasium is directly behind the carpark.

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