Collaborative Approaches to Natural Resource Management

October 23, 2009 – 8:00 am

A symposium to be hosted by the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne

9am – 5pm, Wednesday 25th November 2009
Melbourne Business School, 200 Leicester Street, Carlton

Environmental issues, from climate change to water catchment management to the devastation wreaked by bushfires, tsunamis and hurricanes, are crucial issues for governments around the world. There is a growing need to find novel ways to deal more effectively with these issues using collaborative approaches. This symposium brings together local and international experts on this topic to describe contemporary research on collaborative approaches to natural resource management, and to discuss ways forward in meeting the governing challenges related to these issues.

This one day event will be of interest to anyone concerned with environmental issues, and specifically to those working in policy development and service delivery, and to public policy researchers.
Registration for this event is $150 (inc GST) which included morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

For more information, or to register, please direct your browser to:
 http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/…

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Pedal Back To 350

October 21, 2009 – 10:37 am

24th October 2009 – International Day of Climate Action

‘Pedal back” is a part of the 350.org day of global climate action. This Saturday, YOU and a lot of BIKES will fill the streets and become part of this global movement against climate catastrophe.

THE DETAILS
What: A mass fun-filled bike ride through Melbourne
Meet: This Sat, 10.30am, Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne St entrance
Bring: Your bike (or a borrowed one!)
Wear: Yellow (and a smile!)
For: Pedal Back to 350, a mass ride through the city, culminating in HUMAN SIGN formation, music and speakers at Alexander Gardens
Followed by: FANTASTIC concert at Ceres -’ Sounds of 350′. $8 entry.

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Spirituality and the earth

October 13, 2009 – 10:44 am

1.45 pm, Sunday 25 October 2009 St. Francis’ Monastery Hall, Elizabeth & Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne.

This is the third conversation in our series, Climate change: culture of transition. The series is a follow-up to the publication of Golden Years: Grounds for Hope.

In this seminar, Spirituality and the earth, we continue to explore our response to climate change. We look at the intimate relationship between our spirituality and the earth. As a starting point, we draw on the inspiration of Fr Thomas Berry who died on 1st June. He was an outstanding thinker in ecological theology and his writings opened new windows for us. Three speakers to start discussion: Jim Bowler, Geoff Lacey and Jan Watson.

Recommended reading in advance:

Thomas Berry 1990, The dream of the earth. Veronica Brady 2003, Journey into the land, in Changing places: re-imagining Australia, ed. John Cameron, pp. 264-271. Thomas Merton 1968, Conjectures of a guilty bystander, part 3.

PROGRAM
1.55 Registration – 4.40 Meeting closes.

Access: The Monastery Hall is next to St Francis’ Church, behind the Pastoral Centre: close to Melbourne Central Station and tram routes. Enter from Lonsdale St.

A contribution to cover costs will be appreciated.

ENQUIRIES: Geoff Lacey (9489 4784) [ glacey at unimelb.edu.au]; or Annette Atkinson (9381 4505) [ jeffann at bigpond.net.au].

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PhD SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

October 12, 2009 – 1:53 pm

RECONSTRUCTING SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIAN CLIMATE VARIABILITY SINCE 1788 USING EARLY INSTRUMENTAL DATA

An opportunity exists at the University of Melbourne for a PhD candidate to consolidate and extend our understanding of Australia’s pre-20th century climate through recovering and rehabilitating early instrumental observations. We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to analyse early instrumental data for south-eastern Australia as part of a broader Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage project. This landmark project brings together a team of Australia’s leading climate scientists, water managers and historians with the common goal of reconstructing south-eastern Australian temperature, rainfall and atmospheric pressure over the past 200–500 years using palaeoclimate, documentary and early instrumental data.

The PhD project will involve ‘rescuing’ meteorological observations from 1788 to 1860 from a variety of sources, quality controlling and homogenising these observations, and analysing the results using state-of-the-art statistical techniques. Data accessed during this project will help develop the longest running instrumental climate records in Australia, providing us with a foundation for assessing climate variations in south-eastern Australia over the past 200 years. These extended records of temperature, rainfall and atmospheric pressure variability will allow better planning for water storage and improved testing of climate model simulations.

This prestigious Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI) award includes an annual tax-free scholarship of $26,140 and additional research support funding of $6,000 per year. It will provide the candidate with an outstanding research project with direct industry linkages, including the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Murray Darling–Basin Authority, Melbourne Water and the UK Met Office. To be considered for this position you should have:

· First class honours science degree (e.g. meteorology, physical geography, atmospheric science)

· Demonstrated knowledge and experience using climate data
· Demonstrated ability (or clear potential) to liaise, collaborate and interact with a range of scientists and industry professionals
· Capacity to work independently while contributing to core project objectives
· Outstanding written and oral communication skills
· Skills using a range of computer software eg. Office, specialised scientific programs, statistical packages, online content management systems and databases
· Australian or New Zealand citizenship or be an Australian permanent resident and not be receiving similar funding from a commonwealth government program
· Availability to commence this full time opportunity no later than 1 March 2010

To apply for this position, please forward your curriculum vitae and complete academic transcript, together with a one page statement on why you want to undertake graduate study in this project, no later than Friday 16 October 2009 to Professor David Karoly ( dkaroly at unimelb.edu.au) and Dr Joelle Gergis ( jgergis at unimelb.edu.au).

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Senator Bob Brown to Launch Voluntary Simplicity: The Poetic Alternative to Consumer Culture

October 12, 2009 – 1:08 pm

The leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Bob Brown, will be launching Samuel Alexander’s new book, Voluntary Simplicity: The Poetic Alternative to Consumer Culture on Tuesday, 13 October, at 4.20pm, in room 920 of the Melbourne Law School building.

Tuesday, 13 October 4.20pm
Room 920 of the Melbourne Law School building. (The Melbourne Law School building is at University Square, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton. Room 920 is on the ninth floor, turning left down the hall.)

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to  query-environment at unimelb.edu.au, as places are limited.

Senator Brown will say a few words introducing the book, and then Samuel Alexander will speak briefly about the book, followed by refreshments. Copies of the book will be available for $20.

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National Ride To Work Day – 14 Oct 2009

October 7, 2009 – 9:31 am

National Ride To Work Day is on Wednesday 14 October 2009.

Experience the fun of riding to work and enjoy the many health, financial and environmental benefits.

Workplace Coordinators- receive a free promotional kit

Participant Registration – make your ride count!

Register to host a community breakfast and celebrate the event in your community.

All registrants go in the draw to win a Trek 7.6 FX bike valued at $1,999.

Visit https://www.registerridetowork.com.au/home for more details.

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A Crash Course In Climate Law

October 5, 2009 – 1:38 pm

Environment Defenders Office:
Training for Community, Climate Action Groups and Individuals

Wednesday 14th October 2009
7.00PM – 9.00PM
Guide Hall 1 Faversham Road, Canterbury

climate-law-flier

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Green New Deal: Ecology, Economy, Democracy

October 5, 2009 – 1:12 pm

Green New Deal:
Ecology, Economy, Democracy
University of Melbourne 24-25 October 2009

From ideas to action,  at the Green New Deal conference.
 Keynote speaker, live via video link from the UK: Prof Tim Jackson (Surrey Uni), author of Prosperity Without Growth, plus an exciting and diverse line-up of presenters from all over Australia and from Indonesia. Participants are invited to organise forums, workshops and activities, exchange experiences, and share a sense of optimism about our ability as a global society to meet the challenges ahead.

Registration and information:
www.greeninstitute.org.au (the thinktank of the Green Party)

Plus:
Friday 23 October:
The Greening of Politics.
Public Lecture by Senator Bob Brown.
Email  leanne.minshull at aph.gov.au
Presented by the Green institute

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PEN Green Jobs/Career/Networking Workshop

October 5, 2009 – 12:57 pm

PEN Green Jobs/Career/Networking Workshop

with Anne McLean Executive, Environmental Jobs Network and Gordana Marin,
Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability

Hosted by the Postgraduate Environment Network (PEN) in
association with the Office for Environmental Programs

greenjobs

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Jeanette Longfield talk on UK food campaigning

September 22, 2009 – 6:03 pm

Victorian Food Policy Coalition
Steering Committee
World Food Day Invitation
2.30-4.30 PM
Friday 16th October 2009
Theatre 2 – Basement Room 1.20
University of Melbourne
221 Bouverie Street (corner Bainbridge Place)
CARLTON 3053
Guest Speaker
Jeanette Longfield MBE. Co-ordinator SUSTAIN (UK)
A strategic approach to food – policies & pitfalls. The work of SUSTAIN.

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/

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