Preliminary Program
Tuesday 22 September 2015
Care not plunder
Cockies and cockies; a journey through a period of great change in rural landscapes and in society’s expectations of land managers.
Biodiversity
conservation
Restoring Flora and Habitats on the Amazing Abrolhos
Batavia Coast Maritime Institute/Durack Institute of Technology
Maryke Gray
Sustainable
Agriculture
Large Scale Low Cost Biodiverse Reforestation Carbon Sinks
Carbon Neutral
Kent Broad
Monitoring
Can Bird-Monitoring be Used to Assess the Ecological Outcomes of Nature Resource Management?
Conservation Council WA
Nic Dunlop
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
Sustainable
Agriculture
Environmental Plantings can Provide a Commercial Return: Sandalwood’s promise
The University of Western Australia
Liz Barbour and Joerg Bohlmann
Monitoring
Provision of Photo-monitoring Services for NRM Projects
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Felicity Beswick
Capacity
Changes in the NRM/ Landcare Officer role and finding the balance – past, present and future
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Rodger Walker
Partnerships
Building Partnerships for Conservation
The Nature Conservancy
Tony Jupp
Biosecurity
Project Dieback – Action and Opportunities for Protecting Biodiversity Assets
South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc.
Elissa Forbes
Capacity
Small Investment Big Outcomes: Celebrating Landcare on the South Coast
South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc.
David Broadhurst
Partnerships
Peron Naturaliste Partnership – Regional Coastal Adaptation Planning
Peron Naturaliste Partnership
Joanne Ludbrook
Biosecurity
A Symbiotic Relationship – Research and Community Action for Feral Pig Control
Chittering Landcare
Sue Metcalf and Peter Adams
Capacity
Strengthening Landcare in WA
WA Landcare Network
Jill Richardson and Dr Aruni Jayasekera
Partnerships
Fire Leadership, Management and Collaboration in the WA Rangelands
Rangelands NRM
John Silver
Biosecurity
Here Comes the Bride …Again. The Necessity on Ongoing Bridal Creeper Control
Katanning LCDC
Andrea Salmond and Ella Maesepp
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
Technology
NARvis: taking Natural Resource Management into the cloud
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Emma Jackson and Sarah Samulkiewicz-Taylor
Innovation
Technology
Act Local; Think Global – The Importance of Sharing Local Species Project Data for Global Conservation Impact
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Richard McLellan
Biodiversity
conservation
Conserving south-western Australia’s rarest and most threatened freshwater fishes
School of Veterinary & Life Sciences – Murdoch University
Stephen Beatty
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
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
Biodiversity
conservation
Midwest Pests: Invasive Aquatic Pests in Southern Pilbara Rivers
Durack Institute of Technology's Batavia Coast Maritime Institute
Dr Colin Johnson
Technology
#DoMoreGood: Using @Twitter to Increase your #NRM Group Impact – by @Richard McLellan
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
Richard McLellan
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
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.