Conference Schedule

Leadership, Reconciliation, Sustainability, Partnerships & Humanities towards Wetland Restoration

Please find below the Conference Schedule as it stands currently. The line-up may be subject to minor changes.

Last edited: 31.01.2023 9:00am

Commence End Duration Presenter/s Organisation Title
DAY 1 Morning Wed 1st Feb SUSTAINABILITY SESSION
8:45 AM 9:00 AM 0:15 hr WELCOME TO COUNTRY & OPENING Opening by Hon. Simone Frances McGurk MLA BA – Minister for Training; Water; Youth
9:00 AM 10:00 AM 1:00 hr Keynote 1 Prof. Anas Ghadouani University of Western Australia Sustainable Waterways Program: Then, Now, Future and Forever WA Waterways
10:00 AM 10:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentations - Round 1 Choose to attend any one of the 3 presentations below
10:00 AM 10:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 1 Winsome MacLaurin Department of Water and Environmental Regulation Kep Katitjin - Gabi Kaadadjan – Waterwise Perth Action Plan 2
10:00 AM 10:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 2 Dr Felicity Bairstow The Wetlands Centre Cockburn No Roe’d Through The Wetlands - Long Term Community Leadership Leading To A Successful Conservation Outcome
10:00 AM 10:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 3 Alex Hickling Wetland Research and Management / SLR Consulting Control And Removal of Invasive Cyprinoid Species Within Western Australian Waterways
10:30 AM 11:00 AM 0:30 hr Morning Tea / Networking 🍰 🍩 ☕ 🍵 🍨
11:00 AM 11:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentations - Round 2 Choose to attend any one of the 3 presentations below
11:00 AM 11:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 4 Dr Stephen Beatty Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University Biodiversity, Threats and Solutions for The Sustainability of Fish and Crayfish in Southwest Wetlands
11:00 AM 11:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 5 Dr Gavan McGrath Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Changing Salinity in Southwest Australian Wetlands: A Review of The SWWMP Database
11:00 AM 11:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 6 Dr Ranjan Sarukkalige Curtin University Infiltration-Based Stormwater Management for Land Development
11:30 AM 12:00 PM 0:30 hr Case Study Jake Daviot Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University Can Anthropogenic Wetland Refuges Support Populations of Threatened Freshwater Mussels Under Drying Climatic Conditions?
12:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 hr Lunch / Networking 🍽️ 🥘 🥗 🥪 🍢 🍴
DAY 1 Afternoon Wed 1st Feb RECONCILIATION & TRUTH TELLING SESSION  Title
1:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 hr Keynote 2 Marie Taylor,
Prof Susan Broomhall,
Chelsey Thomson,
Gina Pickering
Elder-in-Residence at The Wetlands Centre,
Australian Catholic University,
Yelakitj Moort Nyungar Association,
Latitude Creative Services
Listening to Women: Intersections of Western and First Nations Values
2:00 PM 2:30 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentations - Round 1 Choose to attend any one of the 3 presentations below
2:00 PM 2:30 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 1 Dr Nandi Chinna Words Work Consultancy Writing Rivers and Wetlands - First Nations Writing on Water
2:00 PM 2:30 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 2 David Broun
Rita Lusted
Western Australian Department of Education Connecting Aboriginal Knowledge with the Science Curriculum: The Two-Way Science Initiative
2:00 PM 2:30 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 3 Robyn Heckenberg Curtin University Connecting Our Hearts: The Significance of Plant and Wildlife Illustration and The Power of The Visual Narrative
2:30 PM 2:50 PM 0:20 hr Afternoon Tea / Networking 🍰 🍩 ☕ 🍵 🍨
2:50 PM 3:20 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentations - Round 2 Choose to attend any one of the 3 presentations below
2:50 PM 3:20 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 4 Sue & Hazel Dempster Western Wildflower Gardens Convincing to Enrolling Gardeners - A Personal Journey on Building Community
2:50 PM 3:20 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 5 Blake Innes & Lisa Fieldhouse FISH | Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health Creativity as Communication: Engaging Wider Audiences in Alternative Ways
2:50 PM 3:20 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 6 Michelle Antao,
Christopher “Chipper” Taylor,
James “Shorty” Bellou &
Jesse Ala’i
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Karajarri Traditional Lands Association
Groundwater Dependence - Lessons Learnt from Working Together on Country
3:20 PM 3:50 PM 0:30 hr Case Study Fiona Hook Archae-Aus Archaeology of Walliabup (Bibra Lake) Wetlands
3:50 PM 4:30 PM 0:40 PLENARY FORUM Informal Discussion (Optional Attendance)
4:30 PM 5:30 PM 1:00 hr Sundowner 🌅 🍻🍷🍸🍹
DAY 2 Morning Thu 2nd Feb PARTNERSHIPS SESSION  Organisation Title
8:45 AM 9:00 AM 0:15 hr WELCOME TO COUNTRY & OPENING Opening by Mr Josh Wilson MP Member for Fremantle
9:00 AM 10:00 AM 1:00 hr Keynote 1 Adam Peck Rehabilitating Roe 8 Project
City of Cockburn
Rehabilitating Roe 8: How to Deconstruct a Road and Restore Wetlands & Woodlands, with lots of Community Input
10:00 AM 10:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentations - Round 1 Choose to attend any one of the 3 presentations below
10:00 AM 10:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 1 Sam Kowald SPEL Stormwater Floating Treatment Wetlands - Replicating and Enhancing Nature
10:00 AM 10:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 2 Pauline Charman The Wetlands Centre Cockburn Future Directions - WA Wetlands Education: Collaboration is KEY!
10:00 AM 10:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 3 Renée Barton Peel-Harvey Catchment Council Towards A Healthier Bindjareb Djilba
10:30 AM 11:00 AM 0:30 hr Morning Tea / Networking 🍰 🍩 ☕ 🍵 🍨
11:00 AM 11:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentations - Round 2 Choose to attend any one of the 3 presentations below
11:00 AM 11:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 4 Basil Schur Green Skills Inc. Wetland Funding Proposal based on The Cranbrook Lakes Conservation Case Study
11:00 AM 11:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 5 Anthony Santoro Murdoch University Turning Science into Action: The Saving Our Snake-Necked Turtle Citizen Science Program
11:00 AM 11:30 AM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 6 Belinda Robson Murdoch University Restoration Of Urban Wetlands for Dragonfly Biodiversity
11:30 AM 12:00 PM 0:30 hr Case Study Dan Friesen
Jen Middleton
Perth NRM
University of Western Australia
Partners: SERCUL, City of Canning, Water Corp, UWA, DBCA Rivers and Estuaries Branch
Nurdi Way Constructed Wetland and Living Stream Project
12:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 hr Lunch / Networking 🍽️ 🥘 🥗 🥪 🍢 🍴
DAY 2 Afternoon Thu 2nd Feb LEADERSHIP SESSION  Organisation Title
1:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 hr Keynote 2 Prof. Max Finlayson Gulbali Institute for Agriculture, Water & Environment, Charles Sturt University Towards a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands
2:00 PM 2:30 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentations - Round 1 Choose to attend any one of the 3 presentations below
2:00 PM 2:30 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 1 Rory Garven City of Cockburn Wetland Management in the City of Cockburn
2:00 PM 2:30 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 2 John Considine & Dr Marilena Stimpfl Helena River Alliance The Helena River: A Neglected Jewel
2:00 PM 2:30 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 3 Dr Om Dubey ARNOWA IoT-Based Real-Time Smart Water Quality Monitoring Systems for Wetland Management
2:30 PM 2:50 PM 0:20 hr Afternoon Tea / Networking 🍰 🍩 ☕ 🍵 🍨
2:50 PM 3:20 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentations - Round 2 Choose to attend any one of the 3 presentations below
2:50 PM 3:20 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 4 Robyn Pickering Wetlands Conservation Society of WA Inc. Wetland Conservation in WA: Past, Present and Future
2:50 PM 3:20 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 5 Rosanna Hindmarsh Chittering Landcare Centre Wasteland To Wonderland: Recreating Functioning Ecological Wetlands at Chittering Springs and Spoonbill Lake from Degraded Farmland
2:50 PM 3:20 PM 0:30 hr Expert Presentation 6 Georgina Steytler & Shaun Ossinger Eungedup Wetlands Committee / Wilson Inlet Catchment Group Eungedup Wetlands - How they would be managed going forward
3:20 PM 3:50 PM 0:30 hr Case Study Linda Metz South West Catchment Council Case Study on The Restoration Work Undertaken on 3 Ramsar Wetlands in The Southwest Region over the Last 5 Years
3:50 PM 4:30 PM 0:40 hr PLENARY FORUM Informal Discussion (Optional Attendance)
DAY 3 Morning Fri 3rd Feb WORKSHOPS  Organisation Title
6:45 AM 7:00 AM 0:15 hr Guests Arriving at the Centre
7:00 AM 9:00 AM 2:00 hr Workshops Georgina Steytler Internationally acclaimed, Award-winning Nature Photographer Photography & Brekkie with the Birds
9:00 AM 9:30 AM 0:30 hr INAUGURAL PROGRAM Opening Ceremony of the Revamped Wetlands Centre Amphitheatre by Marie Taylor, Elder-in-Residence at The Wetlands Centre and Lord Mayor of Cockburn Mr Logan Howlett JP
9:30 AM 10:00 AM 0:30 hr Morning Tea / Networking 🍰 🍩 ☕ 🍵 🍨
10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2:00 hr Workshops Choose to attend any one of the workshops below
10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2:00 hr Workshop 1 Annamarie Weldon, Liana Joy Christensen &
Lakshmi Kanchi
Poet, The Lake's Apprentice (2014)
Poet, Writer, Ex-editor: Landscope
Poet-in-Residence, The Wetlands Centre
The Poetry of Wetland Textures
10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2:00 hr Workshop 3 Pauline Charman The Wetlands Centre Cockburn Identify and Catalogue Species - DNA barcoding - Fun, Accessible Way to Build Wetland Warriors of the Future
10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2:00 hr Workshop 3 Sue Dempster, Hazel Dempster & Lanie Cottam Western Wildflower Gardens & The Wetlands Centre Cockburn Growing Iconic Local Colour for Wildflower Gardens, A Wetlands Centre Nursery & Propagation Demo
10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2:00 hr Workshop 4 Felicity Bairstow The Wetlands Centre Cockburn All Creatures Great and Small
10:00 AM 12:00 PM 2:00 hr Workshop 5 Mark Welsh Gina Pickering Fabrik Interpretation and Design & Latitude Creative Services Presenting Co-Cultural Values at The Wetlands Centre
12:00 PM 12:20 PM 0:20 hr Showcase Dr Om Dubey ARNOWA Walkthrough of Smart Technology Monitoring Systems implemented at The Wetlands Centre Cockburn
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