Building Bridges is the theme of this year’s annual early childhood conference to be hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU), together with the City of Wodonga. The aim of the conference is to build many bridges: between Victoria and NSW, between early childhood educators and primary school teachers, between student teachers and teachers, and between educators and the public. The two day conference, to be held this Friday 17 and Saturday 18 August for the first time in Wodonga, features guest speakers with national and international experience, including the motivational Cathy McGowan, leading educator and Principal of Benalla Primary School Heather Leary and CSU’s Professor Sue Dockett and Associate Professor Bob Perry. The program also includes research completed and presented by CSU final year education students at the University’s Albury-Wodonga Campus on such topics as autism, computer literacy and language in early childhood. Teachers and parents across southern NSW and North East Victoria have been invited to attend.