2000 South East Queensland Biodiversity Recovery Conference
I initiated, organised, and convened the 2000 South-East Queensland Biodiversity Recovery Conference, which had the theme Taking Biodiversity Conservation “From Vision to Reality”.
Category: Programs, Projects, and Initiatives
Gatton Shire Biodiversity Strategy
I prepared the comprehensive Gatton Shire Biodiversity Strategy in 2000, drawing on the recommendations of the National R&D Program on Rehabilitation, Management and Conservation of Remnant Vegetation to advance innovative win-win solutions to benefit both biodiversity and the landholders and community of Gatton Shire.
Environmental tourism in the Lockyer Valley
Between 1995 and 2000, I assisted Lockyer Valley landholders to explore and develop nature-based tourism and ecotourism opportunities, as an alternative or supplementary income to traditional farming.
Sustainable Management of the Helidon Hills
I led the coordination of the Sustainable Management of the Helidon Hills project in 1998-99. The project was acclaimed for the way in which it engaged the multiple knowledges of the community and other stakeholders in planning for the complex land use and management issues faced by one of the largest remaining areas of mostly continuous bushland in south-east Queensland.
South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery News
I initiated, wrote, compiled, and published the first three issues of South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery News in 1997-98 to provide updates on the initiation of one of Australia’s first multi-species recovery planning projects, the South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery Project.
Glen Rock Green Corps Project
In 1998, I initiated the Glen Rock Green Corps Project, which engaged unemployed young people to carry out nature conservation work and visitor facility construction at the Glen Rock Regional Park in the southern Lockyer Valley.
1998 WWF South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery Conference
I initiated, organised, and convened conference the 1998 WWF South-East Queensland Rainforest Recovery Conference, which brought together a wide range of stakeholders to share their knowledge of rainforest conservation issues and the range of recovery work underway. One of Australia’s first multi-species recovery planning projects was subsequently initiated.
Teddington Weir Vineforest Project
I established the Teddington Weir Vineforest Project in 1997, as a demonstration site for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South-East Queensland Vineforests Project.
South-East Queensland Vineforests Project
I coordinated the WWF South-East Queensland Vineforests Project in 1996-97, as a follow-on to The Vineforest Plant Atlas for South-East Queensland. The project developed proposals for high-priority vineforest sites. It also advocated for better local community knowledge engagement and empowerment in conservation, making substantial progress towards funding for financial assistance for landholders who conserve vineforests.