The 20th National Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA) and Western Australia District High School Administrators' Association (WADHSAA) joint conference proceedings, based on the theme "Working Together, Staying Vital," was held in Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia, in June 2004. The proceedings contain 13 keynote addresses and conference papers. Keynote addresses in the proceedings include: (1) Indigenous Education: A Collective Task for All Australians (Stephen Kemmis, Marianne Atkinson, and Roslin Brennan Kemmis A.M.); (2) From Conference Resolution to Project Implementation: ABCDE--A Strategy for the Revitalisation of a Rural Community (Murray Lake, David Platt, and Grant Draper); and (3) Creating Magnificent Schools and Productive Futures--Ways Forward for Rural Education (John Edwards and Bill Martin). Refereed papers include: (4) The State of Rural Education in Pre-Service Teacher Education Courses (Colin R. Boylan); and (5) Infusing Pedagogy into Place Based Education (John Bryden and Colin Boylan). Non-refereed papers include: (6) My Kid Doesn't Dob (Tony Beswick); (7) Space and Equity in Rural Education [Abstract] (Bill Green); (8) A Classroom without Walls--"Live" e-Learning with Centra 7[TM] (Enver Malkic); (9) Internet Safety for Rural Communities (Jane Marquard); (10) Follow the Dream--A Secondary Aspirations Strategy for Aboriginal Students (Doug Melville); (11) What Is Rural? A Discussion with an American Rural Educator (T. R. Munsch); (12) Student Council Virtues Project (Sarah Pendlebury and Kane Benson); (13) Linking the Technologies (Kate Haddow and Salli Thomas); (14) Nurturing Innovation in Rural Education (Mark Weir); (15) Mentoring--All the BUZZ (Matt Wren); and (16) Youth Re-Engagement through Community Partnerships (Australian Rural Education Award Winner 2004: Whyalla Economic Development Board, Inc.). Individual papers contain references, tables, and figures. [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]