Invigorate 2026 is a new early childhood conference for educators everywhere.
Held annually in South West Sydney, NSW, we welcome early childhood educators and teachers from across the country to join us for a day of learning and networking via exposure to creative & innovative teaching methods where we come together to learn how to best nourish and nurture the next generation.
Featuring a lineup of Australia’s most renowned early childhood educators and experts, this day long event will inspire attendees through speeches, panels & workshops to look to the future of early childhood education, equipping them with innovative teaching techniques that incorporate art, music, theatre, technology and animal-play.
We believe you never stop learning or growing, so we encourage curiosity and shared discovery between our attendees so that together we might continue to challenge and evolve pre-conceived thinking and practice in the early childhood profession.
12th september 2026
8:30am-3:30pm
Ottimo House 205 Campbelltown Rd, Denham Court NSW 2565
FREE CAR PARKING
2026 PRESENTERS
2025 Gallery
Don’t forget to self-nominate this amazing 5hr professional development as Elective PD.
2026 MARKETPLACE
COMING SOON
We are proud to present an exceptional line-up of thought leaders shaping contemporary practice in early childhood education ✨
Join us as we hear from:
Anthony Semann
The Risk of Not Debating: Supporting You and Your Team to Work Towards Quality Practice
Kelly Goodsir
Spaces That Think: Inquiry, Documentation & Research in the Learning Environment
Adam Christie
Reclaiming the Extraordinary: Attuning to the Everyday
Tamara Holmes
WE are ALL researchers TOGETHER: Pedagogical ‘BIG-NESS’ in practice
Each presenter brings deep insight, practical reflection, and powerful ideas designed to inspire meaningful change in practice, leadership and pedagogy 💡
🎟 View the full speaker line-up:
https://invigorateconference.com.au/presenters-2026/
🛍️ Our Market Stalls are BACK for 2026! 🛍️
We’re excited to announce the return of our Invigorate Market Stalls — showcasing unique products, services, and ideas within the early education space ✨
Limited spots available.
If you are interested in exhibiting, please email us at:
📩 hello@invigorateconference.com.au
⏰ Early Bird Ends at Midnight! ⏰
Last chance to grab your discounted tickets to the biggest early education conference in Southwest Sydney before prices go up! 🎟✨
✔ Full-day access (8:30am–3:30pm)
✔ Meals included
✔ Inspiring speakers + fresh ideas
✔ Connect with your educator community
Grow your practice, recharge your mindset, and leave feeling inspired ✨
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🤝 Team Bonding & Professional Networking 🤝
Invigorate Conference brings educators together to connect, collaborate and grow within a supportive professional community.
Build meaningful connections, share ideas and leave inspired alongside like-minded professionals across Southwest Sydney ✨
✔ Connect with educators
✔ Strengthen team culture
✔ Share ideas & best practices
✔ Grow your professional network
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https://invigorateconference.com.au/tickets-2026/
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At Invigorate Conference 2026, Tamara Holmes invites us to explore the power of collective thinking, collaboration, and pedagogical “BIG-NESS” in everyday practice.
This inspiring session reflects on researching alongside children, making learning visible, and creating learning communities where everyone’s thinking and contributions are valued.
Because when we learn, reflect, and research together, we create space for deeper learning for children and ourselves.
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At Invigorate Conference 2026, Adam Christie invites educators to reflect on the beauty, complexity, and possibility held within ordinary moments.
This thoughtful session explores how attuning to everyday encounters can create opportunities for deeper reflection, meaningful dialogue, and intentional decision making in practice.
Because sometimes the most extraordinary learning begins in the moments we almost overlook.
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At Invigorate Conference 2026, Kelly Goodsir invites educators to reflect on how intentional environments can nurture enquiry, make thinking visible, and position educators as researchers alongside children.
This inspiring session explores enquiry-based learning, living documentation, and creating dynamic spaces where curiosity, complexity, and meaningful engagement are valued.
Because powerful learning environments do more than occupy hands. They inspire thinking, wonder and discovery.
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At Invigorate Conference 2026, Anthony Semann’s keynote will challenge us to rethink the role of debate, dialogue, and differing perspectives in creating quality practice.
This session invites educators and leaders to reflect on team culture, productive tension, and the importance of environments where thinking is visible and voices are valued.
Because the real risk is not disagreement. It’s staying comfortable and standing still.
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⭐ Speaker Highlight: Tamara Holmes
Tamara has worked in early childhood education for over twenty years, from community childcare to junior primary classrooms.
Tamara currently teaches and learns with pre-schoolers at Pennington Children’s Centre, located in a vibrant and diverse community in Adelaide’s west.
Tamara’s passion for documenting learning, both children’s and her own, has developed and refined over time with support from the team of educators and leaders she learns alongside and from the valued mentorship of Prof. Alma Fleet.
Tamara believes in and advocates for pedagogical documentation as a way of working with children and families because it strengthens relationships, makes visible growth and learning over time and values children as capable thinkers. Tamara also identifies pedagogical documentation as a tool for self-reflection. Before becoming an educator, Tamara was (and may well still be) a visual artist; her creative disposition contributes to her love of writing and her aesthetic approach.
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⭐ Speaker Highlight: Adam Christie
Adam Christie works alongside leaders and teams to strengthen practice through leadership development, mentoring, coaching and bespoke professional learning.
Adam holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and Arts from Flinders University and a Diploma in Strategic Leadership. He is co editor of Redefining Planning and Assessment: Seeing Children Through Pedagogical Documentation and is deeply interested in ethics, systems leadership, pedagogical documentation and practitioner inquiry that honour children’s learning, thinking and voice.
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Kelly Goodsir is a pedagogical leader who walks alongside educators, leaders, and organisations, empowering them to think and learn. 🌱
With over two decades of experience across New Zealand and Australia, her work is grounded in deep listening, intentional inquiry, and a belief in purpose-filled practice. Kelly supports teams to explore the “why” behind their decisions, transforming everyday pedagogical interactions into meaningful opportunities for teaching and learning. 📚✨
Her approach is both courageous and compassionate- creating space for slow thinking, shared meaning, and the joy of discovery. A published author, sought-after speaker, and engaging facilitator of professional learning, Kelly brings clarity to complexity and connects theory to practice through real-world examples.
She is widely recognised for her commitment to the rights of children and educators, her creative spirit, and her ability to inspire change from the inside out.
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