10th to 16th October 2019
Australian Mediation Awareness Weeek
ADR = Appropriate Dispute Resolution
About Australian Mediation Awareness Week
Our mission is to increase the use of appropriate dispute resolution before or instead of going to court.
#AuMAW helps to engage, educate and inform the Australian community about the benefits of ADR (appropriate dispute resolution)
Thursday 10th to Wednesday 16th October 2019
Event Presenters

Joanne Law
Co-founder of Interact Support and Director of Mediation Institute

Paul Kenna Law
Co-founder of Interact Support and Family Lawyer and Mediator

Janis Bull
Owner of Bendigo Mediation, Counsellor and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Anne-Marie Cage
Owner of DivorceRight Divorce Coach, Lawyer and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Fiona Kirkman
Family Lawyer, FDRP and FamilyProperty Legal Tech owner

Lee Lee
Masters in Dispute Resolution, JP and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (Pending)
Public Events
Supporters in 2019

Fiona Kirman
Fiona Kirkman is a non-adversarial Family Lawyer and Family Mediator. She’s revolutionising the family dispute resolution industry with her legal tech products like FamilyProperty. The

Lee Lee
Lee Lee is an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Regional Program Manager for Interact Support and a JP in North Queensland.

Susie Rayner
Susie Rayner is a NMAS Accredited Mediator, FDRP and New Ways coach.

Anne-Marie Cade
Anne-Marie Cade is a Divorce Advisor, Educator, Mediator, Divorce Coach and Parenting Coordinator

Janis Bull
Janis Bull is a NMAS Accredited Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner based in Bendigo in Victoria.

Joanne Law
A specialist provider of vocational and industry recognised training in mediation and family dispute resolution qualifications.
2019 is the 4th Australian Mediation Awareness Week
- in 2019 #AuMaw2019 will be between the 10th and 16th October with a theme of ADR = Appropriate Dispute Resolution
- In 2018 #AuMAW2018 was between the 15th and the 21st October with a theme of “Let’s talk about it”
- In 2017 #AuMAW2017 was between the 14th and 20th October.
- In 2016 #AuMAW was held the 7th and 13th December.
- Australian Mediation Awareness Week 2016 was inspired by the UK Mediation Awareness Week 2016 and forms part of an international effort by mediators to improve understanding of the benefits of mediation.