Full audio and powerpoint slides from this major conference held at Univ. of Oxford in Sept. 09 are available online here. Melbourne’s Prof. David Karoly was there, giving a paper on the Australian bushfires.

Potter Rural Community Research Network (RCRN) – 2010

RMIT University Hamilton is a dynamic centre of rural and regional learning
and is actively engaged with local stakeholders in building a platform for
community-driven, evidence-based research, with a focus on creating
positive rural futures.

Two Hamilton based PhD places, funded for three years, are available as
part of the RCRN project, to drive a leading edge, internationally linked
research agenda.

Potential areas of research include complex systems, food security, low
carbon regional futures, collaborative regional governance for natural
resource management and rural innovation networks.

Expressions of interest are welcomed from suitably qualified candidates, to
undertake PhDs in one or more of these research areas.

For more information contact Dr Paul Collits, or Dr Kaye Scholfield, on 03
5572 0500 or email  rmithamilton at rmit.edu.au
 www.rmit.edu.au/hamilton

Jeanette Longfield’s degree in International Relations and a Masters in Development Studies led to work as a Policy Analyst at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, and campaigning at the Coronary Prevention Group. Four years on she became Co-ordinator of the National Food Alliance which merged with the Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment (SAFE) Alliance to form SUSTAIN.
As SUSTAIN’s Co-ordinator, Jeanette contributes to a number of food policy committees, liaises with the Food Standards Agency, and appears regularly in the media representing a public interest view on food policy issues. She was awarded an MBE for services to food policy in 2007.

SUSTAIN (UK) – The alliance for better food and farming. SUSTAIN advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity. SUSTAIN represents around 100 national public interest organisations working at international, national, regional and local levels. http://www.sustainweb.org/

Sustain (UK) has inspired the development of a similar organisation in Canada - http://sustainontario.com/

http://vimeo.com/6662314

A second one by Tim Forcey   http://vimeo.com/6714481

Recorded with permission by Darren Lewin-Hill. Darebin Safe Climate Forum, Darebin Arts Centre, Melbourne, 17th September 2009.

The United Nations climate change negotiations this December are the world’s best chance to reach agreement on a strong global treaty to reduce greenhouse pollution. You have the chance to put pressure on our Government to let them know our generation wants strong action on climate change.

• Voting week is 14th – 21st September. *During this week, you can vote for what kind of world you want to live in – in person at a voting event on campus, or online.
• Hundreds of Youth Decide voting events are taking place this week, all over the country. This week at University of Melbourne there will be Youth Decide voting stations around campus and a voting event with food, music and fun for all on Thursday 17th September from 12-2pm at Concrete Lawn, Union House. Join us to cast your vote for the world you want to inherit.
• Youth Decide is organised by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and World Vision Australia. After voting week, the results will go directly to our politicians, to the United Nations climate week in New York, and with a delegation of 20 youth to the Copenhagen climate change negotiations.
• Climate change is getting worse, and our political leaders are failing to act – but our generation can change this. No one can do everything – but everyone can do something. Vote in Youth Decide between September 14th -21st to decide the future of the world.
• Watch the video and learn more: www.youthdecide.com.au

KEYNOTE: Dr. Malcolm Gill (The Fenner School, ANU)- The Bushfire Problem” . Author of Mackey, B., Lindenmayer, D.B., Gill, A.M., McCarthy, M.A. and Lindesay, J. 2002. Wildlife, Fire and Future Climates. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. Editor of  Bradstock,R.A., Williams, J.E. and Gill, A.M. (eds) 2002. Flammable Australia: The Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a Continent. Cambridge University Press.

Date: Thursday 17th September

Time: 6-8pm

Location: Melbourne Law School (University Square, 185 Pelham St, Carlton)

RSVPs and any enquiries to :  triplehelix.melb “at” gmail.com, 0408 525 071

1) Coastal Policy and Planning, Public Land Division. Oct/Nov ‘09-January ‘10. Environmental science background preferred. Coordinate summer environmental activities along the coast.

2) Integrated River Health, Sust. Water, Envt. & Innovation Division. 3-4 months work on Integrated River Health Projects. Contribute to the VIC strategy on Healthy Rivers, Estuaries and Wetlands, work on a stream condition study.

3) Groundwater and licensing, Water Entitlements and Strategies Div. Obtain and validate groundwater data over the summer break. Hydrogeology, data/statistics background.

For all of these contact Garry Stock in Employment Strategies, DSE, garry.stock “at” dse. vic.gov.au  ph 9 6378216. There are copies in the OEP office.

4) For undergrads, go to dse.vic.gov.au and enter “cadetship” or go here to see about the DSE cadet scheme, which recruits high potential science students from VSE and 1st year university, supports them with a $9000 yearly stipend, and employes them at end of university study. Deadline, 1st October.

Over at Australian Conservation Foundation, if anyone is interested in an internship please contact Lee Tan L.Tan “at” acfonline.org.au who is the Asia Pacific coordinator.Lee is particularly looking for an intern for policy development on climate change in the Asia-Pacific region