PROGRAM

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TIMEPRESENTERTITLE
8:30AM Registrations  
Start 9:00AMWelcome to delegates and housekeepingDr Lucy Commander
 Marie TaylorWelcome to Country 
 Dr Catherine BaudainsRehabilitating Roe 8 Advisory Committee spokesperson
First Session 9:30AMFelicity Bradshaw (The University of Western Australia)Connecting to Country
 Kit Prendergast (Bees in the burbs)Networks of plants and pollinators in urbanised habitats in a biodiversity hotspot
 Narelle Mewburn (Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group)Restoration Ecology – Through the Landcare lens in the mid to upper Canning Southern Wungong River Catchment
Morning Tea 10:30AM (30 minutes) 
Second Session 11:00AMAssociate Professor Rachel Standish (Murdoch University)Undergraduate research at Roe 8: a report of findings from ecological and educational perspectives
 Julian Kruger (Emapper)Rehabilitating Roe 8: Monitoring, management and collaboration using Emapper
 Merryn Pryor (BirdLife )The Great Cocky Count
 Vicky Hartill /  Jane Chambers (City of Cockburn / Murdoch University)Turtle Trackers: Citizen science at Bibra Lake
 Tom Mansfield (PhD Murdoch University)Biological bulldozer meets ecosystem engineer: effects of dieback on habitat use and fungal food of a digging mammal
 Ali Babington (PhD Murdoch University)Future-proof urban greening for Perth: Balancing environmental and social considerations in urban plantings
 Stephen Beatty (Murdoch University)Why care about native freshwater fish (and the challenges of managing invasive species)? 
 Stephen Szydlowski (Friends of Jirdarup Bushland / Town of Victoria Park)Friends of Jirdarup : Caring for the ‘Place of Birds’
Lunch 12:30PM (1hour) 
Third Session 1:30PMOral McGuire (Gundi Consulting)Karl Ngara – A Plan to bring Budjar back….
 Dr Ben Miller / Russell Miller (DBCA)Degradation or Restoration? Interactions between prescribed burning and weed management in urban bushlands
 Kate Sputore / Wayne Walters (Perth NRM)Coastal Restoration and Adopt A Beach in the Perth Region
 Liz Kington (Activate the Wheatbelt)Activate the Wheatbelt Tree Planting and Music Festivals: many hands celebrate Wheatbelt recovery and community through land healing events
Afternoon Tea 2:40PM (20 min) 
Fourth Session 3:00PMInteractive session with panel : Oral McGuire (Traditional Owner), Rachel Standish (Murdoch University), Amy Krupa (SERCUL), Kate Sputore (Perth NRM), Karen Clarke (DBCA) What  are the current challenges in caring for our flora and fauna?
How are people making a difference in their communities?
What changes are needed for the future? 
4.45PMDr Lucy CommanderSummary 
4:00PMDr Lucy CommanderClose

Have a look a the Speaker Biographies and Speaker Abstracts.