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Rediscovering out Threatened Species

Registrations: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wimmera-biodiversity-seminar-2023-rediscovering-our-threatened-species-tickets-671274689667

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Event Poster Rediscovering our Threatened Species 26th Wimmera Biodiversity Seminar 2023 MC Costa Georgiadis From 9am, September 7th Warracknabeal Town Hall, 39 Scott St Tickets from $65 Field trip included Brought to you by Trust for Nature, Victorian Government DEECA, Yarriambiack Shire Council, Barengi Gadjin Land Council, Bank Australia, Horsham Rural City Council, Wimmera CMA and GWMWater.
26th Wimmera Biodiversity Seminar 2023 Program Rediscovering Our Threatened Species 8:30am Registrations Costa Georgiadis (Gardening Australia) - Acknowledgement of Country, Introducation - House keeping. Dr Fiona Fraser (Australian Government) - Threatened Species Commissioner (Seminar Opening Video). Prof. Brendan Wintle (The University Melbourne) - Growing policy momentum to tackle the global biodiversity crisis. Russell Larke, Marie Velthoven (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria) - Back from the brink: Grevillea gariwerdensis and the collaboration efforts to conserve an endemic species not seen for 25 years. 10:50am Morning Tea - 30 mins. Stuart Harradine (Barengi Gadjin Land Council) - Wotjobaluk Connections to Wilkerr (Dingo). Jonathan Starks (Hindmarsh Landcare) - The Wimmera’s other threatened birds. Damien Cook (Wetland Revival Trust) - Transforming Wirra-lo. 1:00pm Lunch - 1 hour. Elaine Bayes (Wetland Revival Trust) - Searches for the elusive Eltham Copper Butterfly find gold, well copper in the Wimmera. Elizabeth Newton (Trust for Nature) - Reptiles of the Big Desert. Paul Foreman (Blue Devil Consulting) - The role of Aboriginal burning in the biogeography of the temperate grasslands of south-eastern Australia including the Wimmera. 3:30pm Afternoon Tea - 30 mins. TOUR - Trust for Nature Covenant property 6:30pm Dinner - 1 hour. Prizes to be won! Brought to you by Trust for Nature, Victorian Government DEECA, Yarriambiack Shire Council, Barengi Gadjin Land Council, Bank Australia, Horsham Rural City Council, Wimmera CMA and GWMWater.

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