Events
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Thursday Morning
Ms Penelope Wensley AC, Governor of QLD
Minister Andrew Powell, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection
David Walker, Chair of National Landcare Network
Tim Wright, Balala Landcare Group
Thursday Afternoon
Train the children now and protect the environment for the furture
Greg Grimes, Lockyer Valley Landcare
Queenslands threatened animals: a resource guide
Lee Curtis and Andrew Dennis, Wildlife Protection Authority
Natural disaster response in partnership with landcare
Evan Kruckow, Conservation Volunteers
The healthy country proof of concept project
Morris McInnes, Healthy Country Local Committee
Engaging Gen Y
Jelenko Dragisic, CEO Volunteering QLD
Pigs might fly
Leigh Deutscher, Desert Channels
The Sunshine Coast rivers initiaitve and effective partnership
Peter Armstrong, Sunshine Coast Council and Phil Moran, Noosa and District Landcare
The carbon offset market – where are we now
Andrew Wilson, Ensight
Friday
How to do governance: simple techniques for a challenging role
Victoria Lister, Nonprofit Assist
Keeping the baby: corporate governance for NFP’s
Ann Houston, Integra Management Services
Saturday Morning
Les Robinson, Director, Enabling Change
Matthew Reddy, International Rivers Foundation
Maintaining a community group
Phil Moran, Noosa Landcare
Reef guardians – recognising stewardship in the paddock and beyond
Kate Steel, GBRMPA
Erosion and environmental benefits through natural turfgrass use
Jim Vaughan, Turf QLD
Health and social impacts for from healthy environments
Dr. Graeme Sait, Co-founder Nutri-Tech Australia
Environmental offsets: opportunities and implications for landholders
Kate McBean, Ecofund
Legal tips to help your community respond to mining and coal seam gas proposals
Jo-anne Bragg, Environmental Defenders Office
Application for ecosystem services
Simone Maynard, SEQ Catchments
Saturday Afternoon
What can regional bodies do to build community and regional resilience
Prof. Helen Ross, University of QLD
Closing the loop – returning nutrients from balconies and backyards to the paddocks
Colin Thun, Compost QLD
The Australian marine debris initiative, our place in an international issue
Heidi Taylor, Tangaroa Blue
Engaging rural and remote communities: a practice framework
Dr. Jenny Moffat, University of QLD
Forest carbon storage
Don Butler, QLD Herbarium
Beyond Calicivirus: the importance of rabbit control for biodiversity conservation
Brian Cooke, University of Canberra
The challenge of motivating communities towards adoption and management of their waterways
Rachael Nasplezes, Healthy Waterways
Cultural awareness and engagement strategies
Beverly Hand, John Pearson Consulting
Celebrating diversity – cultivating volunteers in our community
Robyn Mapp
Community awareness and engagement strategies
Jeff Kraus, Fitzroy River and Coastal Catchments
Gallery
Junior Landcare
