National Forum

Welcome
Ms Marie Taylor, Walyalup Nyoongar Community
Biography

Michal Lewi AM, Chairman, National Trust of Australia (WA)
Biography
Presentation

Opening
Mr Max Kitchell, Head of the Natural Heritage Division, Environment Australia
Biography
Presentation

Dr Wally Cox, Chief Executive Officer, Department of Conservation and Land Management (WA)
Biography

Working with Private Giving
Objective: To discuss ways in which corporate landowners and the private sector can better contribute to nature conservation on private land objectives.

Mr Carl Binning, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, 'Achieving a ten-fold increase in environmental philanthropy: Tax Incentives, Conservation Trusts, Capacity Building and Cultural Change'.
Abstract
Biography
Slides from presentation (PDF format)

Mr Tony Howarth, Chief Executive Officer, Challenge Bank, 'Fostering partnerships between business, government and the community, and promoting philanthropy in conservation'.
Biography
Presentation

Ms Jan Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, WA Lotteries Commission, 'Covenanting - Lessons from a long journey'.
Abstract
Biography
Presentation

Bushland for Sale
Objectives: To explore the merits of revolving funds and related activities as tools for achieving good nature conservation on private land outcomes.

Mr Michael Looker, Director, Trust for Nature (Victoria), 'The Revolving Fund concept - keys to a successful operation'.
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Biography
Presentation
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Mr Jim McHugh, Department of Environment and Heritage (SA), 'Overcoming barriers to setting up a Revolving Fund - a South Australian perspective'.
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Biography
Presentation

Mr Keith Bradby, Policy Officer, Sustainable Rural Development Program, Agriculture Western Australia, 'Working with the property market to care for bushland'.
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Presentation
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Ms Jill Turton, Stocker Preston Cowaramup, 'Marketing conservation properties: an agent's perspective'.
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Biography
Presentation

The Role and Emergence of Non-Government Trusts
Objective: To evaluate the role of non-government Trusts as a mechanism for achieving nature conservation on private land; To identify the leading practice attributes of a non-government Trust; To look at different stages of the Trust development process.

Mr Steve MacDonald, Department of Natural Resources (Qld), 'Statutory covenants, Trusts and other mechanisms for protecting the Regional Landscape of SEQ'.
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Biography

Mr Kevin Roberts, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, 'The NSW Nature Conservation Trust - a new partnership for private land conservation in NSW'.
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Biography

Protecting the Bush
Objective: To compare various methods being used across Australia to protect bush on private land.

Dr Jann Williams, Coordinator, Native Vegetation R & D Program, Land & Water Australia, 'The challenge we face in developing sustainable landscapes - how do we make production and biodiversity compatible?'.
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Biography
Presentation
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Mr Ben Carr, Department of Environmental Protection (WA), 'Agencies working together to protect multiple values on private land in WA'.
Biography

Dr Steven Smith, Private Forest Reserve Program, Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tas), 'Get Paid to Keep Your Native Forests! - a unique program provides financial incentives to landowners for conservation covenants to protect the most important forests on private land'.
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Biography
Presentation
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Concurrent Workshops

Workshop: Making Philanthropy Work
Chair: Mr Tom Perrigo, Chief Executive Officer, National Trust of Australia (WA)
Objectives: To identify ways in which the philanthropic sector can better contribute to private land nature conservation objectives; how the Philanthropy tax changes can be put to effective use and to provide feedback on progress to date; and to identify opportunities for establishing partnerships.
Biography
Workshop notes

Workshop: Real Estate Markets
Chair: Mr Keith Bradby, Sustainable Rural Development Program, Agriculture Western Australia
Objective: To develop strategies to increase the conservation-based marketing of bush properties among real estate businesses across Australia. To develop strategies for overcoming impediments to landholders wanting to sell/market their property, or part of their property, for conservation purposes.
Workshop notes

Workshop: Non-Government Trusts
Chair: Mr Carl Binning, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Objectives: Nearly all Australian States have established or are moving to establish independent conservation Trusts. Experience to date suggests that whilst Trusts have been very successful with limited resources, they are only reaching a relatively small pool of highly committed landholders. What strategies and institutional changes are required to increase the pace of private land conservation? What partnerships and alliances should Trusts be seeking to establish?
Biography
Workshop notes

Workshop: Protecting Bushland on Private Land
Chair: Dr Libby Mattiske, Deputy Chairman, Environmental Protection Authority (WA).
Objective: To evaluate differing approaches to statutory protection of bushland on private land.
Workshop notes