Australian Network for Plant Conservation National Conference, Perth, 28 Sept-1 Oct
The theme of this year’s ANPC conference is: planning conservation to achieve restoration. I attended an ANPC conference last year in the Grampians (Vic), and was very impressed with the commitment, insight and expertise of all those who attended. I recommend anyone with an interest in native plants take the opportunity to get along to [...]
Knowledge and Information Framework and collaborative sharing space for Qld NRM
A new Knowledge and Information Framework outlining how regional natural resource management (NRM) knowledge and information needs across Queensland can be better managed has been released by the Regional Groups Collective (RGC), which represents the state-wide interests of the 14 regional NRM bodies in Queensland. To download the framework click here or visit the Collective [...]
Making sense of complexity
Last week I attended Dave Snowden’s Making Sense of Complexity workshop and, over the next few weeks, I am going to share with you a few of the ‘gems’ I learnt through the experience. The first of these is about the need to differentiate between people who cook using a recipe book, and chefs, who [...]
Attracting the corporate dollar
Last week I attended a workshop the Australian Government organised for natural resources management agencies, government and non-government, to share their insights into how to attract the corporate dollar. There were some excellent presentations from a range of small and large organisations about how they have built relationships and developed corporate partnerships. My take home [...]
Billabong Boy – book review
I read Billabong Boy in two nights, not wanting to put it down as it was a pleasure to read. Arron is honest about the opportunities and the challenges he has confronted in trying to keep a business going that focuses on ‘kids teaching kids’, in a natural resources management sector that is not ‘flush [...]
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