Conference Program
Plenary program
This year’s conference promises a dynamic program of site visits, workshops and presentations by exciting and motivating speakers. Click here to download a printable version. The concurrent speakers and site visits program, which takes place on Thursday, can also be viewed on this page – click here to view, or scroll down.
| DAY 1 Wednesday 25 October 2017 |
SESSION | DETAILS |
| 8:00AM-9:00AM | REGISTRATION | |
| 9:00 AM-10:30AM | Landcare NSW MUSTER | Grassroots Landcarers forum with Landcare NSW (free to attend) |
| 10:30AM | MORNING TEA | |
| 11:00AM-12:00PM | Landcare NSW MUSTER | Landcare NSW (free to attend) |
| 12:00PM | LUNCH (for Muster attendees only) | |
| 12:30PM | CONFERENCE OPEN | |
| Welcome to Country | ||
| Welcome by MC | Anne Delaney | |
| Welcome address by Landcare NSW & Local Land Services | ||
| Welcome address by Members of Parliament & Deputy Mayor | Cr David Thurley | |
| 1:30PM-2:45PM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Dr Karl Kruszelnicki |
| 2:45PM-3:30PM | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 3:30PM-4:30PM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Stan Grant |
| 4:30PM-5:00PM | PLENARY SESSION |
Biodiversity Conservation Trust
|
| 6:30PM-9:30PM | WELCOME RECEPTION – QE2 Square |
| DAY 2 Thursday 26 October 2017 |
SESSION | DETAILS |
| 8:00AM | Marshalling onto buses for Field Trips – leave 8.30AM | BIODIVERSITY & AGRICULTURE Streams |
| 9:00 AM-10:30AM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS at Albury Entertainment Centre (AEC) | ABORIGINAL LANDCARE & WATER Streams |
| 10:30AM-11.00AM | MORNING TEA | |
| 11:00AM-12:00PM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS at AEC | ABORIGINAL LANDCARE & WATER Streams |
| 12:00PM-12.45PM | LUNCH at AEC | |
| 12:45PM | Marshalling onto buses for Field Trips – leave 1.00PM | ABORIGINAL LANDCARE & WATER Streams |
| 1:30PM-2:15PM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS at AEC | BIODIVERSITY & AGRICULTURE Streams |
| 2:15PM-3:00PM | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 3:00PM-4:00PM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS at AEC | BIODIVERSITY & AGRICULTURE Streams |
| 4:-00PM-6:00PM | FREE TIME or state-based networking sessions – RLFs, LLCIs – local adventures or retail therapy |
|
| 6:30PM | GALA DINNER & LANDCARE AWARDS | Dinner, refreshments & dancing |
|
DAY 3 |
SESSION | DETAILS |
| 9:00AM-9:45PM | Landcare NSW Update and Muster Feedback | |
| 9:45AM-10:30AM | Local Landcare Coordinator Initiative Update | |
| 10:30AM-11.00AM | MORNING TEA | |
| 11:00AM-12:00PM | PLENARY SESSION | Lynne Strong, Josh Gilbert and Anika Molesworth |
| 12:00PM-12.30PM | PLENARY SESSION | Hawkes Brewing Co. |
| 12:30PM-12:45PM | PROGRAM CLOSE | Assistant Minister to the Deputy PM, The Hon. Luke Hartsuyker MP (introduction by Member for Farrer, The Hon. Sussan Ley MP), |
| 12:45PM | Next conference announced | Robert Dulhunty (Chair, Landcare NSW), Richard Bull (Chair, Local Land Services) |
| 1:00PM | CONFERENCE CLOSE | Anne Delaney |
Thursday concurrent speakers & site visits program
Download printable version* This program may be subject to minor changes
| Thursday 26/10/2017 |
BIODIVERSITY STREAM Wirraminna EEC Field Visit | AGRICULTURE STREAM Woomargama Station Field Visit |
ABORIGINAL LANDCARE STREAM Wonga Wetlands Field Visit |
WATER STREAM Lake Hume Weir Field Visit |
| 8:00: AM | Meet at Albury Entertainment Centre courtyard |
Meet at Albury Entertainment Centre courtyard | ||
| 8:15: AM | Marshal to buses | Marshal to buses | ||
| 8:30: AM | Buses leave for Wirraminna EEC | Buses leave for Woomargama | ||
| 9:00: AM |
Chair – Richard Bull Hosts – Stacee Bell / Darryl Jacob |
Chair – Dale Stringer Host – Claire Cannon |
Chair – Sam Kirby, Banquet Hall Debbie Repschlager – Partnerships for Working on Country Jeanette Crew – Being an Aboriginal Landcare Coordinator |
Chair – Gary Rodda, Theatrette Neil Bull – Bitterns in Rice David Mitchell – Ling-term salinity monitoring Mark Bulley – Fish Habitat Network |
| 9:30 AM | Morning tea | Morning tea | ||
| 10:00 AM | Luke Pearce – From little fish, big partnerships grow Emma Stone – Frog song success Matt Cameron – Threatened Species Squirrl Gliders LAMP project |
Doris Razeng – Fighting the blackberry blues: a community response Janelle Jenkins – Why 5 LLSs deliver ‘Trouble with Sub’ |
||
| 10:15AM | Morning tea | Morning tea | ||
| 10:45AM | Workshop Joanne Lenehan (OEH) – Discussion session about Aboriginal Landcare |
Workshop Siwan Lovett (ARRC) – The Rivers of Carbon Model |
||
| 11:30 AM | Return to AEC by bus | Return to AEC by bus | ||
| 11:45 AM | Lunch at AEC | Lunch at AEC | ||
| 12:00 PM | Lunch at AEC | Lunch at AEC | ||
| 12:45 PM | Marshal to buses | Marshal to buses | ||
| 1:00 PM | Corowa District Landcare Group Climate workshop, Theatrette Nola Hancock (Macquarie University) – climate change reveg manual Dave Hunter (OEH) – State level policy on threatened species Ian Lunt (Charles Sturt University) – social engagement in NRM |
Banquet Hall Mel Craig – Engaging with local blueberry farmers for increased sustainability |
Buses leave for Wonga Wetlands | Buses leave for Hume Weir |
| 1:30 PM |
Chair – Curtis Reid Hosts – Wagirra Crew John Hawkins – Wonga Wetlands overview Small group discussions and demonstrations Presenters – Ruth Davys, Pettina Love, Wagirra Crew |
Chair – Gary Rodda Jacqui Hickey – Site tour of Hume Weir wall and brief overview of how NSW Water delivery works Water policy discussion, Lake Hume Resort Perin Davey – An in-depth look at the challenges facing Australia’s water landscape and the approach government agencies are taking to address them Phillip Glyde – Murray Darling Basin Authority overview Digby Jacobs – MDBA riparian programs Afternoon tea |
||
| 2:00 PM | ||||
| 2:30 PM | Afternoon tea | Afternoon tea | ||
| 3:00 PM |
Josh Gilbert – Indigenous perspectives of sustainability, funding cycles and longevity Linda Cavanagh – Boorowa Landcare meet Parliamentary Friends of Landcare |
Liz Blair – Collaboration counts: what does true collaboration look like? Guy Webb – Fungi that sequesters carbon – increasing soil carbon for a more sustainable farming future
|
Afternoon tea | Afternoon tea |
| 3:15 PM | Hilton Taylor – Commonwealth Environmental Water | |||
| 3:30 PM | Return to AEC by bus or enjoy the Yindyamurra Sculpture Walk n the Wagirra Trail (2.3km, easy grade). Bus will collect walkers from Kremur Rd at 5:00 PM. | |||
| 3:45 PM | Return to AEC by bus | |||
| 4:00 PM | State/Regional Meetings, Adventures, Retail Therapy, Visits, Media opportunities | |||
| 6:30 PM | Gala Dinner pre-dinner drinks | |||
| 7:00 PM | Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony with dancing! | |||
Follow Us!