Recreational fishing in Australia has changed a lot over the years – it’s not enough to just know a lot about catching fish, we’re constantly bombarded by a flurry of information, issues, and politics which impact on our sport, and our enjoyment of it. Climate change, marine parks, sharing fish stocks with other sectors, and the need to be vigilant in caring for our waterways and fish habitat are just some of the issues on the recreational fishing landscape today in Australia.
Now more than ever, it is important that the rec fishing community come together to discuss important issues, share ideas, and develop a vision for a bright future for recreational fishing in Australia. The National Recreational Fishing Conference 2012 will be held on the Gold Coast between 17-19 August. The event is a collaboration between Recfish Australia and the Australian Fishing Trade Association and will be part of a full week of events and activities relating to recreational fishing.
So join the conversation about the future of rec fishing in Australia, jump on the conference website and register today. I look forward to seeing you there!
Matt Barwick, Recfishing Research Extension Manager
eWater will officially launch Source, Australia’s new hydrological modelling platform. The launch of this platform is timely, particularly given the findings of a major report on water management recently released by the ATSE that says:
Water is key to Australia’s long-term productivity and quality of life, which will be underpinned by better understanding and managing it, based on technological innovation and scientific advances (more here)
Find out about the ground-breaking capabilities of Source for integrated water management and hear from experts on environmental flows, modelling river systems and urban water management at the Source 2012 conference.
Water and environmental management training is also offered on Thursday 31 May & Friday 1 June, Canberra. Following the Source 2012 conference, eWater presents hands-on professional training courses for water management on the Source modelling platform, stormwater modelling with music, Eco Evidence and the new Eco Tool suite.
Find out more and register
Jo Webb, eWater
The National Water Commission is running a full day National Groundwater Workshop during OzWater 2012. The workshop, to be held on 10 May, will explore Australia’s Groundwater Challenge:past, present and future.
It will provide a unique opportunity to learn about the latest science and knowledge in key groundwater areas and gain an understanding of Australia’s groundwater resources. The workshop will also highlight the future challenges for integrated groundwater management. There will be time during the workshop for Q&A and panel discussion.
If you have already registered to attend OzWater there is no additional fee for this workshop. However, if you would like to attend this important workshop you will need to register for OzWater. Registration can be completed at http://www.ozwater.org/registration
The National Water Commission looks forward to meeting you at the workshop.
Sue Aiesi
Fancy a change from the project management, resilience thinking, and workplace effectiveness training? I thoroughly recommend these one day workshops with The Happiness Institute. I benefited enormously from the course I did with Dr Tim Sharp to get my Executive Certificate in Positive Psychology, and these one day workshops are a great introduction to the theories, techniques and approaches we can all use to increase our life satisfaction and enjoyment.
Melbourne and Sydney workshops are sold out, however, in May there are some spaces for the Perth workshops, and then there are spots free in the June-July events running in Canberra, Newcastle, Brisbane and Adelaide. I am going to the Canberra workshop to get a refresher …. Register now.
Siwan
- Judy Christie, Siwan Lovett, Nicola Dixon, Jeanie Muspratt (LtoR)
The Sydney Metropolitan CMA’s 2012 Community Forum was a great success thanks to Siwan’s inspiring key note address “Connections that Count: People, Place and Passion” and her work in helping plan and facilitate the event. The event was attended by 90 environmental volunteers from across the whole Sydney region who enthusiastically participated in the day. Siwan worked closely with our Forum planning team for several months to develop an integrated Forum program.
Her presentation set the scene for two interactive sessions that engaged 90 members of the community in priority setting, followed by the groups being facilitated to develop aspirational stories of action. Prior to the Forum Siwan also ran a short session for CMA staff with tips on how to facilitate groups and what to expect from the process. Feedback from volunteer participants was enthusiastic:
“Well organised and enjoyable Forum. especially Siwan’s input.”
“I particularly enjoyed the different slant put forward by Dr Lovett.”
”We worked hard!!! But it was excellent”
“This year was as good as could be”.
Nicola Dixon, Judy Christie and Jeanie Muspratt
I am so pleased that this event was such a success. The SMCMA team gave a lot of thought to how the day could be run to meet the needs of the volunteers and engage them in the development of the new Sydney Metropolitan Region Catchment Action Plan. It was a pleasure to be involved, and if you are planning an event with your local community I am sure Judy, Nicola and Jeanie would be happy to share their experiences. Siwan
Recreational fishing in Australia has changed a lot over the years – it’s not enough to just know a lot about catching fish, we’re constantly bombarded by a flurry of information, issues, and politics which impact on our sport, and our enjoyment of it. Climate change, marine parks, sharing fish stocks with other sectors, and the need to be vigilant in caring for our waterways and fish habitat are just some of the issues on the recreational fishing landscape today in Australia.
Events | Siwan Lovett | 
16 May 2012 12:46 pm | 
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