“Stewardship of Country:
From Past to Future – Australian Stewardship of Country”
Presented jointly by the
Royal Societies of Australia and
Inspiring Australia Victoria
Date: Wednesday, 24 March, 6.00–8.00 pm AEDT
Venue: Live streaming on the RSA Facebook page
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Entry: No charge.
All are welcome
Stewardship of Country, presented by the Royal Societies of Australia and Inspiring Australia Victoria, is a series of three webinars that aim to generate a discussion of landscape and environmental stewardship bridging Indigenous, scientific, economic and social perspectives with supporting ideas for practical action and public good. This initiative represents a fruitful collaboration between the Royal Society of Victoria, the Royal Society of Queensland and the Royal Society of New South Wales with support from the CSIRO.
Stewardship describes a deep relationship between people and place. In modern Australia, it is increasingly proposed as the next step of transition for a culture emerging from its colonial, extractive relationship to the landscape. The transition to stewardship may require we reorganise around the unique characteristics of the country, undertake significant regeneration of damaged ecosystems and deprioritise constant economic growth in favour of an enduring sufficiency gathered from a prosperous and biologically diverse environment. This series poses a fundamental question – who are we becoming as Australians faced with an increasingly unpredictable and challenging future?
Webinar 3: From Past to Future – Australian Stewardship of Country takes us to a broad view of the past to define our approach to the future. We range from the natural history of our continent's diverse landscapes and species, including the traditional approaches taken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to support that diversity, to redefining our relationships with the living world to better rise to the challenges we must collectively face to secure our country's future.
This event will feature four presentations by:
- Dr Anne Poelina, Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council and University of Nore Dame (Keynote)
- Professor Kingsley Dixon, Curtin University
- Dr Michelle Maloney, Australian Earth Laws Alliance, Griffith University
- Mr Barney Foran, Charles Stuart University.
with panellists:
- Dr Mark Stafford Smith, CSIRO Honorary Fellow
- Ms Verity Morgan-Schmidt, Gheerulla Creek Consulting
- Dr Tyson Yunkaporta, Deakin University.
Stewardship of Country will be conducted online as a Zoom webinar. Each event will be livestreamed on the Societies Facebook page free of charge; paid registration is open to those who would like to submit questions and engage in the session as audience members.