Eco-Connect Environment Forum
The Gympie Region Environmental Advocacy Team (GREAT) is hosting the Eco-Connect Environment Forum on Sunday 8 September at the Gympie campus of the University of the Sunshine Coast. This jam-packed forum is a must-attend event for anyone interested in environmental initiatives and opportunities for participation.
Starting with an early-morning bird walk on the beautiful UniSC Gympie Campus, Eco-Connect includes inspiring presentations, practical workshops, informative displays, and invaluable networking opportunities with like-minded people and environmental leaders.
Tony Wellington, former Noosa Mayor, wildlife photographer, and conservationist will speak about the special biodiversity of our region. His emphasis will be on making conservation gains in the face of seemingly obstructionist governments. Tony will use regional examples to demonstrate that many significant conservation wins have occurred under conservative political regimes.
Mail and female Glossy black-cockatoos image courtesy Spencer HitchenYoung conservationist,
Spencer Hitchen, will also be there to speak about his journey to Stand UP for Nature Day and his campaign to Save Sunrise Glossies.
Eco-Connect also features presentations, workshops and displays on creating frog habitat, using tech in the field to record flora and fauna observations, wildlife rescue, the Detection Dogs for Conservation, update on koala conservation in action, weaving with Cat’s Claw creeper vine, land stewardship and much more.
Download a copy of the program here.
Registration is available through Humanitix at
https://events.humanitix.com/great-eco-connect-environment-forum
Tickets cost $30 for adults or $20 for students/concession which includes morning tea and lunch so please remember to advise of any dietary requirements. For those wishing to attend the presentations online, the cost is $10.
GREAT is a consortium of representatives from community environment and sustainability groups in the Gympie region, formed to collectively promote a cohesive approach to the protection of the environment, and maximise the advocacy of its members with local, state and federal agencies. For more information, visit the website www.great.org.au
Eco-Connect is proudly sponsored by Gympie Regional Council, the Gympie STEM Hub and the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee.