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| Sunday 26 September 2010 | |
| 5.00 - 7.00 | Welcome Function School of Art Foyer, Australian National University |
| Monday 27 September 2010 | |||||||
| 8.00 | Registration and Arrival Tea and Coffee | ||||||
| 8.30 | Welcome to Country | ||||||
| President's Address: Phil Smith, National President, Australian Association of Environmental Education | |||||||
| 9.20 | Keynote Address: Professor Tim Flannery, inaugural Panasonic Chair in Environmental Sustainability, Macquarie University, Sydney | ||||||
| Ministerial Address (TBC) | |||||||
| 10.20 | Wrap up and Housekeeping | ||||||
| 10.30 | Morning Tea (Mentoring Opportunity) | ||||||
| 11.00 | Keynote Address: Why We Don't Do What We Say We'll Do Dr Carmen Lawrence, Professorial Fellow, University of Western Australia and Director of the Centre for the Study of Social Change in the School of Psychology |
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| 12.00 | National Initiatives | ||||||
| 12.30 | Lunch SIG Meetings: Research, Early Childhood and Teacher Education |
Creative Space Open  |
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EfS Careers and Business |
Programs and Projects |
Water EfS |
Research Leading Change |
Community |
Waste and EfS |
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| 1.30 | 129 Opportunities to Embed Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Educational Reform into the Education Revolution, Dr Michael Smith, ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, ACT |
13 CarbonKids: Tackling Climate Change, Angela Colliver, CSIRO, ACT |
88 Waterharve-sting: Hydrating and Educating, Tim Edmondson, Orana School, ACT |
75 Insights into EE from the International Handbook of Research on EE, Bob Stevenson, James Cook University, QLD | 131 Building Sustainable Communities, Kylie Walker, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW and Karen Paroissien, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW | 21 Measuring and Addressing the Ecological Impact of Household Food Waste in Australia, David Baker, The Australian Institute, ACT | |
| 2.00 | 111 Bridging the Gap of Greenskills: Engaging Employers in Trade Industry, Jeremy Geach, TAFE Riverina Institute, NSW |
34 Professional Development That Delivers Education for Sustainability – The ‘Guide Beside’ Approach, Sarah Houseman, Victorian Association for Environmental Education, VIC and Pat Armstrong, Armstrong Consulting, VIC | 109 Creating Urban Wetlands: Environment, Education and Eleocharis, Edwina Robinson, Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water, ACT | 137 Extinction of the Speckled Warbler? Reflecting on the Failure of Natural History Pedagogy Within Australian Environmental Education Research, Alistair Stewart, La Trobe University, VIC | 102 New Media and Environmental Education - Potential for Local and Systemic Change, Naomi Bower, University of Western Sydney, NSW | 84 Considering Waste, Science and Psych: Leading and Supporting Advanced Shifts to Sustainable Living, Anne Pettit, Pettit Projects, WA | |
| 2.30 | Leading Change for Sustainability in the VET Sector - the Green Skills Agreement , Jason Van Ballegooyen, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | 99 Learning, Leading and Living for the Earth – Reflections on 20 Years of Passion, Participation, Partnerships and Persistence as the Keys to Transformational Change, Sue Lennox, OzGREEN, NSW Contermporart | 134 Results of Community Participation and Education in Describing Relationships Between Human Impacts and a Coastal Lagoon, Karen O’Neill, Community Environment Network, NSW | 128 Why do Social Research? – Who Cares?, Lynne McLoughlin, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW | 77 Vehicles for Social Change: The Watershed Bike Library, Mithra Cox, The Watershed (Marrickville and City of Sydney Councils), NSW, Devin Gibson, University of New South Wales, NSW, Megan Bennett,The Watershed (Marrickville and City of Sydney Councils), NSW | 132 The Love Food Hate Waste Education Program; Lessons from a Multidisciplinary Team Approach, Janet Sparrow, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW and Catherine Baird, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW | |
| 3.00 | Afternoon Tea | ||||||
| Business and Workplace EfS | Climate Change Community and Professional | EfS and Local Government | Research | Art/s and EfS | Curriculum | Youth Program | |
| 3.30 | 51 Place-Based Environmental Education: Sustaining Social Outcomes, Mike Bartlett, Sydney Olympic Park Authority, NSW | 130 Transforming Education and Training for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Dr Michael Smith, ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society | 69 Partnerships for Sustainability – Tools, Tips and Lessons Learnt, Niki Carey, Local Government and Shire Association, NSW | 42 Whole Organisation Approaches to Environmental Education: A Framework for Systems Thinking, Dr Chris Eames, University of Waikato, New Zealand | 138 Communicating Environmental Messages Through the Arts: Reflections on 6 Years of Practice, Christine Watson, Common Ground Exhibitins and Research | 17 New Swedish Curricula with New Syllabuses Implemented from August 2011, Claes Andersson, Hippocampus, Sweden | Mentoring Session 1: Building Connections |
| 4.00 | 142 Industry Partnerships: The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (NSW) Energy Efficiency Training Program, Rachel Haley, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW and Scott Nicholson, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW |
89 Turning Down the Heat – Community Education for Climate Change, Greg Hunt, South East Councils Climate Change Alliance, VIC | 31 Moving Forward in Local Government – USSA Lessons for Organisational Change, Sue Martin, Local Government and Shire Association, NSW | 61 What do the Students Think? – The Effectiveness of Environmental Education for Sustainability as Reported by Students, Kelsie Prabawa-Sear, Eco Change Consulting, WA | Field Studies: Pedagogic and Community Benefits of Addressing the Environment Through Art, John Reid, Australian National University, ACT |
101 Sustainability Action Process and Student Learning, Mark Caddey, New South Wales Department of Education and Training, NSW | |
| 4.30 | 87 Converting Ideally to Reality: An Australian Mining Company Moving Towards Carbon Neutrality, Ken Allen, Nex Metals Explorations Ltd, WA | 113 The SEE-Change Movement in the ACT, Emeritus Prof Bob Douglas, SEE-Change, ACT | 8 The GreenHouse Program: Testing Social Marketing Approaches to Change the Behaviour of High Consuming Households, Margot Finn, Sustainability Victoria, VIC |
78 Complexity Theorising and Complexity Reduction: Implications for Environmental Education Research, Noel Gough, La Trobe University, VIC | 123 Communicating an Understanding of Climate Change Through Art Forms – Developing a Program for CSIRO Discovery, Sue Jones, DanceKids, ACT | 122 Service Learning- Quality Teaching and Values Education - Realistic, Meaningful and Engaging, Amanda Gregory, NSW Department of Education and Training, Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority - Waterwatch, NSW | Youth Workshop 1: Acheiving Aspirations |
| 5.00 | Wrap up Day One | ||||||
| Tuesday 28 September 2010 | ||||||||
| 8.30 | Registration and Arrival Tea and Coffee | |||||||
| 9.00 | Keynote Address: Why No One Wants to (Really) Believe the Climate Scientists Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, a joint centre of the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne |
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| 10.00 | Morning Tea (Mentoring Opportunity) | Creative Space Open |
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Workplace Sustainability |
Pedagogy of Climate Change |
EfS and Government |
Leading Research |
Indigenous EfS |
Citizen Science and Phenology |
Health and Well Being |
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| 10.30 | 140 Green Business: What you do and how you do it, Warren Overton, Viridis E3 | 32 Sharing the Wins – How a Large Boys Boarding School is Becoming a Sustainable School, Sue Martin, St Ignatius College Riverview, NSW | 64 Engaging and Equipping People for Change: The Australian Government’s Approach to Education for Sustainability, Dr Owen Cameron, Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, ACT | 53 What is Unique About EE Research and Policy in Australia?, Bob Stevenson, James Cook University, QLD | 120 Caring for Country in an Urban Sustainability Context - An Aboriginal Perspective, Shannon Field, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW | 3 Is There Nothing Citizen Science Cannot Do, Associate Professor Stuart Pearson, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, ACT | 23 Sustainable Education in Schools: Flow on Effects to Health and Well Being, Louise Cooke, University of Canberra, ACT | |
| 11.00 | 93 Ecological Footprint Calculation at Blacktown City Council, Julian Crawford, EcoSTEPS, NSW | 6 Climate Change: Creating Online Education in Western Australian Primary Schools, Dr Jennifer Pearson, Edith Cowan University Australia, WA and Elaine Lewis, Doctoral Candidate, Murdoch University, WA | 125 Cultural Influences in Thai Environmental Leadership, Sunisa Kongprasit, Faculty of Education, LaTrobe University, Bendigo Campus, VIC | 14 Transition to Sustainability: ECU South West, Sandra Wooltorton, Edith Cowan University, WA | 35 Recording Local Aboriginal Knowledge for the School Curriculum, Jo Donovan, ACT Aboriginal NRM Facilitator, ACT and Vanessa Whelan, ACT Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water, ACT | 55 ClimateWatch: Building Australia’s National Phenology Network, Andy Donnelly, Earthwatch Institute, NSW | 10 Emerge from the Crises of Small Thinking with Awakening the Dreamer and Changing the Dream, Mark Spain, Global Learning, ACT | |
| 11.30 | 124 Planning, Implementing and Measuring Targeted Behaviour Change Across Communities of Practice, Ian Kininmonth, TargetOn Pty Ltd, WA | 139 Constructing and Delivering Climate Change Education in the Tertiary Sector, Janette Lindesay, Masters in Climate Change at ANU, ACT | 60 A Fresh Approach to Collaboration or are We Just Strange Bedfellows?, Vera Lubczenko, Sustainability Victoria, VIC | 47 Teaching and Learning in Environmental Education: A Framework for Developing Action Competence, Dr Chris Eames, University of Waikato, New Zealand | 100 Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and Science: New Pathways for Education in Queensland, Jim Walker, CSIRO Office of Indigenous Engagement, QLD and Larelle McMillan, CSIRO Indigenous Livelihoods Research program, QLD | 59 Engaging the School Community in Sustainability Concepts Through Bird Monitoring: The Birds in Schoolyards Project, Dr Holly Parsons, Birds Australia Discovery Centre, NSW | 115 A Dialogue of Silence: Exploring Personal Wellbeing and Meaning Through Eros and Thanatos, Jennie Hermiston, Latrobe University, VIC | Youth Workshop 2: Leadership for sustainability - From the Inside Out |
| 12.00 | 94 Putting Colour and Oomph into Making Decisions – The Role of Education in Developing Policy, Jane Ryan, Victorian Association of Environmental Education, VIC and Greg Hunt, South East Councils Climate Change Alliance, VIC | 1 Education for Sustainability (EfS) Guide for Victorian Schools, Conrad Remenyi, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, VIC | 50 Sabah Environmental Education Network (SEEN): Its Journey and the Way Forward, Susan Pudin, Environment Protection Department, Sabah, Malaysia | 22 ‘Converting the Bubble Wrap Generation into Eco Warriors’: Results on the Effectiveness of a Co-signed Protocol, Peter Andersen, University of Wollongong, NSW | 92 Interculture in Contemporary Environmental Education, Hilary Whitehouse, School of Education, James Cook University, QLD | 67 Engaging Students in Climate Change Science Via Mobile Educational Tools, Piers Higgs, Gaia Resources, WA | 133 Making the Links Between Healthy Relationships and Healthy Planet: Restorative Practices and Sustainability Education, Phil Smith, KnowHands Education Consultancy and Anna McKenzie | |
| 12.30 | Lunch and Council of Wisdom | Creative Space Open | ||||||
| 1.30 | Field Trips |
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| 6.30 | Evening Performance of Too Hot to Handle at the Street Theatre$18 per person. For bookings click here | |||||||
| Wednesday 29 September 2010 | ||||||||
| 8.00 | Registration and Arrival Tea and Coffee | |||||||
| 8.30 | Keynote Address: Climate Justice: The Challenging Situation Faced by the Carteret's in PNG Exemplifies What is Happening all Over the Pacific as Islanders Face Rising Sea Levels and the Storms Associated with Climate Change Ursula Rakova, Executive Director, Carterets Integrated Relocation Program |
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| Keynote Address: The Complex Environmental Problems Facing our Planet are not Going to be Solved by Narrow Discipline Based Perspectives Richard Baker, Deputy Dean, College of Science, Australian National University |
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| 10.00 | Morning Tea | |||||||
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Food for One Small Planet |
Ecosystems and Biodiversity |
Water EfS |
Preservice Teachers and Research |
Schools to Community |
EfS Programs/ |
Youth Program |
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| 10.30 | 11 Sustainable Agriculture: An Environmental and Educational Imperative, Nigel Grant, National Association of Agricultural Educators, QLD | 36 ‘My Garden is Wren-Friendly’: Changing Attitudes to Biodiversity Through an Icon Species Awareness Project, Judy Christie, Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority, NSW | 117 Local Partnerships for Monitoring Aquatic Health, Margo Smith, Aquatic Ecosystems Monitoring, Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW and Ingrid Berthold, Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority, NSW | 74 Teaching Sustainability: Perspectives on a Collaborative, Experiential Environmental Education Program for Pre-service Teachers, Wendy Nielsen, University of Wollongong, NSW and Peter Andersen, University of Wollongong, NSW | 86 Tapestry of Relationships: The Millennium Kids Approach to Sustainability Facilitation, Zarin Salter, University of Western Australia, WA | Pacific Neighbours History Project, Syd Smith, NSW | Youth Workshop 3: Learning through Nature | |
| 11.00 | 81 Deforestation and Land Degradation in Queensland - The Culprit, Lefki Pavlidis , Formerly of Queensland Department of Environment and Resources Management, QLD | 136 Still Settling? Exploration of the Biological Cringe of Early Childhood Picture Books in Australia, Alistair Stewart, La Trobe University, VIC | 26 Fertilise Wise – A Behavioural Approach to Residential Nutrient Reduction, Amy Krupa, South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare, WA | 105 Drivers and Blockers: Embedding Education for Sustainability (EfS) in Primary Teacher Education, Sue Wilson, Australian Catholic University, ACT | 15 Silos, Systems and Circles: Case Study on the Impact of AuSSI-WA at a Primary School, Elaine Lewis, Murdoch University, WA | 12 ResourceSmart Education - Taking the Next Steps Along the Education for Sustainability Journey in Victoria, Jane Liefman, Sustainability Victoria, VIC and Lisa Benn, Sustainability Victoria, VIC | ||
| 11.30 | 110 Experiential Learning for Students: Linking Industry and the Environment, Ben Stockwin, Primary Industries Education Foundation, ACT |
49 Koalas Future – Time to Act, Ruth Vickery, Community Environmental Education Officer, Redlands IndigiScapes Centre, Redland City Council, QLD | 70 Area Planning: Delivering Sustainable Water Services to Sydney, Zoe Moffat, MWH and SewerFix Wet Weather Alliance, NSW | 72 Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Sustainability as ‘Professional Practice’, Hilary Whitehouse, James Cook University, QLD | 73 Communities and Sustainable ResourceSmart Schools in Victoria: Then, Now and into the Future, Annette Gough, RMIT University, VIC, Robbie Guevara, RMIT University, VIC, and Jeff King, RMIT University, VIC | 66 ResourceSmart Education - Using SETS (Schools Environment Tracking System) a Data Management Tool to Assist Schools in their Education for Sustainability Journey in Victoria, Australia, Lisa Benn, Sustainability Victoria, VIC | Creative Space Open | |
| 12.00 | 91 Food Choices and Maintaining a Safe Climate, How Are They Connected, Jenny McCracken, Supreme Master Ching Hai Association, VIC |
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Biodiversity in the Front Yard: An Investigation of Urban Landscape Preferences, Dr Catherine Baudains, Murdoch University, WA |
71 Evaluating the Impact of an Education Program for School Students; The Ribbons of Blue Story, Richard Olive, Ribbons of Blue, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA
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9 Collaborative Journeys in Sustainability Education: Pre-service Teachers’ Experiences of an Interdisciplinary, Outdoor Education Project, Alison Lugg, Faculty of Education, La Trobe University, VIC | 116 Successfully Engaging Communities Through Catchment-based Education: Waterwatch!, Ingrid Berthold, Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority, NSW | 104 Love that Database! - Tracking the Sustainability outcomes of EE/EfS Programs, Jenny Dibley, Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative ACT Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water, ACT | ||
| 12.30 | Lunch and Council of Wisdom | |||||||
| WORKSHOPS | ||||||||
| Workplace Sustainability | Programs and Projects | Water | Research | Health and Wellbeing | Environmental Sustainability | Engaging Young People | ||
| 1.30 | 112 The Sustainability Challenge. A Revolution in Sustainability Education and Cultural Auditing, Anne-Maree Huxley, Models of Success and Sustainability, VIC | 95 Using Appreciative Inquiry to Create Collaborative Connections Across Multiple Systems, Tanya James, Blue Mountains City Council | 4 Sustaining River Life: A Years K-12 Curriculum and Activities Guide for Teachers and Natural Resource Managers, Tanya Rucosky Noakes, ACT Waterwatch, ACT | 65 Facilitating Change: Weaving Significant Stories of EfS Programs in Victorian Schools, Jose Roberto Guevara, RMIT University, VIC, Jeff King, RMIT University, VIC, and Julie Harris, Sustainable Living, Sustainability Victoria, VIC | 58 The Transition Movement: Courage, Hope, and Ethical Action. A Whole Community Response to Peak Oil and Climate Change, Adrian James, St Leonard’s College, VIC and Zsuzsi Soboslay, Body-Ecologist and lecturer/teacher, ACT | 2 Environmental Understandings of The Sea to Snow Crossing – Facilitating Reflection for Sustainable Design, Place-based Learning and Land Care Action, Dean Turner, The Crossing Land Education Trust, Bermagui, NSW | 108 Communicating the Global Warming and Climate Change Issue to Young People Empowering and Inspiring Action, Pearl Tassell, Carbon Planet, SA | |
| 2.15 | 7 How Doing One Less Thing is Improving Education for Sustainability Practice in Victoria, Andrew Rixon, Managing Director, Babel Fish Group Pty Ltd and Julie Harris, Education for Sustainability Program Manager, Sustainable Living, Sustainability Victoria, VIC |
63 Sustaining Our Towns – Fostering Change Through Collective Thinking and Action, Tracey Rich, Sustaining Our Towns, NSW and Kerryn Hopkins, Sustaining Our Towns, NSW | 82 Catchments, Corridors and Coasts: A Whole Catchment Professional Learning Experience, Dr Catherine Baudains, Murdoch University, WA, Amy Krupa, South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare, WA, and Elaine Lewis, Murdoch University, WA | 52 What are the Lessons for Teacher Education for EfS from James Cook University Research?, Hilary Whitehouse, James Cook University, QLD and Bob Stevenson, James Cook University, QLD | 30 Engaging Community Through Conversations, Sarah Houseman, Victorian Association for Environmental Education, VIC and Mark Spain , Global Learning, ACT | 20 Sustainability in your School: Classroom to Curriculum, Karen Jones, Tribal Frog Pty Ltd, VIC | 27 Leading for Change: Tomorrow’s Leaders for Sustainability’s Approach to Preparing Young People for a Sustainable Future, Pat Armstrong, Pat Armstrong Consulting, VIC | |
| 3.00 | Afternoon Tea (Mentoring Opportunity) | |||||||
| 3.30 | Youth Panel |
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| 4.30 | AGM for Relevant Members | |||||||
| 7.00 | Conference Dinner, Old Parliament House | |||||||
| Thursday 30 September 2010 | ||||||||
| 8.00 | Registration and Arrival Tea and Coffee | |||||||
| 8.30 | Keynote Address: Community Activism, Transformative Learning: Sustainable Change in Environmental Education Professor John Smyth, Research Professor of Education, School of Education, University of Ballarat, VIC |
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Reducing our Ecological Footprint |
Programs and Projects | Water EfS |
Evaluation and EfS |
Schools |
Youth Program |
Biodiversity |
Creative Space Open |
| 9.00 | 29 Scaling-up Impact: Knowledge-based Organisations Working Toward Sustainability, Sarah Houseman, Victorian Association for Environmental Education, VIC | 44 Kids Teaching Kids – A Call for Action Across Australia, Michelle Pipino, Firestarter Pty Ltd, VIC and Cat Kozlowski, Firestarter Pty Ltd, VIC |
121 International Partnerships in Environmental Education (Catchment Education), Amanda Gregory, NSW Department of Education and Training, Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority - Waterwatch, NSW | 106 Proving Our Worth – A Critique of Our Evaluation Efforts,Grahame Collier, T Issues Consultancy, NSW |
Creating Opportunities for Leadership through Environmental Education in a Primary School, Jennifer Macdonald, Hawker Primary School, ACT | Enviro Travel - The Difficulties of Environmentally Friendly Travel, William Mudford | 5 Experiential Biodiversity and Sustainability Education in the Spotlight, Elaine Horne, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA | |
| 9.30 | 38 A Taste of Science: Community Fair Assessed in Terms of the National Action Plan for EfS, Dr Jennifer Pearson, Edith Cowan University Australia, WA, Elaine Lewis, Murdoch University, WA and Amy Krupa, South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare, WA | 33 What Can I Do – Become a Young People Ambassador, Narelle Sargent, Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, ACT |
114 With the Drought Broken in Queensland – What Context for Water Conservation Education?, Dr Ian Johnson, Allconnex Water, QLD | 48
Weaving an Eco-Friendly Web: Korean NGO Reflections on the Impact of a School Education Program, |
Solarschools.net Understanding Energy Use and Taking Action, Dalia Mikhail, Grassroots Marketing Alliance | Youth Workshop 4: Reflections and Resolutions |
25 Show Us Your Ocean! Connecting with the Ocean Through Underwater Photography, Steven Andrews, Curtin University, WA |
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| 10.00 | 126 Making Sustainability Affordable, John Kenworthy, The Village Building Co, ACT | 56 Climate Change Through the Eyes of a Kiribati Child, Amanda Lloyd, Diocese of Wollongong, NSW | 135 Australian Marine Debris Initiative, Kristy Theissling, Tangaroa Blue Ocean Care Society, WA
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90 Evaluating EfS: 10 Years, a Reflection, Trends and Challenges, Larraine J Larri, Renshaw-Hitchen and Associates Pty Ltd, NSW |
127 Can Cooking, Eating and Sharing a Meal at School Create Change?, Trish McEwan, Merici College, ACT |
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118 EfS in the Parks, Jo Bishop, Cleland Wildlife Park, Department for Environment and Heritage, SA |
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| 10.30 | Morning Tea (Mentoring Opportunity) | |||||||
| 11.00 | Keynote Address: Rod Quantock, Respected Comedian, Writer, Newspaper Columnist, Director, Producer and Consultant, his humour has proven to be a great avenue to deliver powerful messages about the reality of climate change | |||||||
| 11.30 | Council of Wisdon - Reflections | |||||||
| 12.00 | Footprint Report | |||||||
| 12.15 | Youth Report and Wrap Up | |||||||
| 12.45 | Handover to next Conference Organiser | |||||||
| 1.00 | Lunch | |||||||
| 1.30 | MEETINGS |
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