STATE NRM CONFERENCE 2015

21–23 September 2015

Mandurah Performing Arts Centre • Western Australia

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Preliminary Program

Tuesday 22 September 2015

8.00 am
Registration Opens
8.30 am
Conference Opening with Master of Ceremonies - Verity James
8.45 am
Welcome to Country: Harry Nannup (Elder)
8.55 am
Welcome by Hon. Ken Baston MLC, Minister for Agriculture and Food; Fisheries
9.10 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Winthrop Professor Carmen Lawrence
Care not plunder
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10.00 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr Denis A Saunders AM
Cockies and cockies; a journey through a period of great change in rural landscapes and in society’s expectations of land managers.
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10.50 am
Morning Tea amongst the exhibits
STREAM
11.20 am
The Boardwalk Theatre

Biodiversity
conservation

Restoring Flora and Habitats on the Amazing Abrolhos

Batavia Coast Maritime Institute/Durack Institute of Technology
Maryke Gray

Dance Studio

Sustainable
Agriculture

Large Scale Low Cost Biodiverse Reforestation Carbon Sinks

Carbon Neutral
Kent Broad

Fishtrap Theatre

Monitoring
 

Can Bird-Monitoring be Used to Assess the Ecological Outcomes of Nature Resource Management?

Conservation Council WA
Nic Dunlop

STREAM
11.50 am
The Boardwalk Theatre

Biodiversity
conservation

A Peninsula of Competing Priorities – Threatened and Priority one Ecosystems (TECs and PECs) on the Broome Peninsula

Environs Kimberley
Louise Beames and Tim Willing

Dance Studio

Sustainable
Agriculture

Environmental Plantings can Provide a Commercial Return: Sandalwood’s promise

The University of Western Australia
Liz Barbour and Joerg Bohlmann

Fishtrap Theatre

Monitoring
 

Provision of Photo-monitoring Services for NRM Projects

Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Felicity Beswick

12.20 pm
Lunch amongst the exhibits
1.20 pm
Lunch Continues as well as poster sessions.
STREAM
1.50 pm
The Boardwalk Theatre

Capacity

Changes in the NRM/ Landcare Officer role and finding the balance – past, present and future

Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Rodger Walker

Dance Studio

Partnerships

Building Partnerships for Conservation

The Nature Conservancy
Tony Jupp

Fishtrap Theatre

Biosecurity

Project Dieback – Action and Opportunities for Protecting Biodiversity Assets

South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc.
Elissa Forbes

STREAM
2.20 pm
The Boardwalk Theatre

Capacity

Small Investment Big Outcomes: Celebrating Landcare on the South Coast

South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc.
David Broadhurst

Dance Studio

Partnerships

Peron Naturaliste Partnership – Regional Coastal Adaptation Planning

Peron Naturaliste Partnership
Joanne Ludbrook

Fishtrap Theatre

Biosecurity

A Symbiotic Relationship – Research and Community Action for Feral Pig Control

Chittering Landcare
Sue Metcalf and Peter Adams

STREAM
2.50 pm
The Boardwalk Theatre

Capacity

Strengthening Landcare in WA

WA Landcare Network
Jill Richardson and Dr Aruni Jayasekera

Dance Studio

Partnerships

Fire Leadership, Management and Collaboration in the WA Rangelands

Rangelands NRM
John Silver

Fishtrap Theatre

Biosecurity

Here Comes the Bride …Again. The Necessity on Ongoing Bridal Creeper Control

Katanning LCDC
Andrea Salmond and Ella Maesepp

3.20 pm
Afternoon tea
STREAM
3.50 pm
The Boardwalk Theatre

Biodiversity
conservation

Pilbara freshwater fishes: field guide and documentary

Murdoch University - Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit, Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research
Dr David Morgan

Dance Studio

Technology
 

NARvis: taking Natural Resource Management into the cloud

Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Emma Jackson and Sarah Samulkiewicz-Taylor

Fishtrap Theatre

Innovation
Technology

Act Local; Think Global – The Importance of Sharing Local Species Project Data for Global Conservation Impact

Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Richard McLellan

STREAM
4.20 pm
The Boardwalk Theatre

Biodiversity
conservation

Conserving south-western Australia’s rarest and most threatened freshwater fishes

School of Veterinary & Life Sciences – Murdoch University
Stephen Beatty

Dance Studio

Technology
 

The Living Lakes of Gondwana Link – Tapping into Google Earth and Other Digital Resources for Networking and Promotion

Green Skills
Basil Schur, Dr Louise Duxbury and Keith Bradbry

Fishtrap Theatre

Innovation
Technology

Aquila Project – Detecting Target Weeds Using Crowd Sourced Volunteers to Search Ultra High-Resolution Aerial Imagery Over the Internet

West Kimberley Rubber Vine Eradication Program
John Szymanski

STREAM
4.50 pm
The Boardwalk Theatre

Biodiversity
conservation

Midwest Pests: Invasive Aquatic Pests in Southern Pilbara Rivers

Durack Institute of Technology's Batavia Coast Maritime Institute
Dr Colin Johnson

Dance Studio

Technology
 

#DoMoreGood: Using @Twitter to Increase your #NRM Group Impact – by @Richard McLellan

Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Richard McLellan

Fishtrap Theatre

Innovation
Technology

Incorporating Climate Change into NRM

Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Emma Jackson, Guy Boggs, Jodie Deeley, Kaylene Parker, Elizabeth Kingston, Kelly Fulker and Mike Christensen

5.20 pm
Day 1 Concludes
6.30 pm to late
2015 WA Landcare Awards Presentation
Mandurah Convention and Exhibition Centre, 22 Ormsby Terrace, Mandurah

Held since Landcare was launched nationally, the Landcare Awards recognise the volunteers who are the backbone to the grass-roots movement—one of the leading volunteer forces in Australia.

The 2015 WA Landcare Awards will be presented at a gala dinner as part of the 2015 State Natural Resource Management Conference.
There are nine categories:
  • Australian Government Individual Landcarer
  • Australian Government Landcare Facilitator or Coordinator
  • Australian Government Innovation in Sustainable Farm Practices
  • Australian Government Partnerships with Landcare
  • Coastcare Award
  • Junior Landcare Team
  • Manpower Young Landcare Leader
  • Indigenous Land Corporation Land Management
  • Fairfax Media Landcare Community Group.

All winners of the WA Landcare Awards will go forward as finalists to the 2016 National Landcare Awards.
 
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