2024 WA Landcare Network Annual Gathering - 'Sharing our Landcare Stories'

📷 Genestreaming Journey sculpture at Twin Creeks Conservation Reserve, Porongurup, promoting awareness of evolutionary and cultural connections across the Gondwana Link. Details at Heartland Journeys
Photo Credit: Basil Schur

Join the WA Landcare Network for its 2024 Annual Network Gathering on Friday 1 November 2023.  

We had such a great time at the Cockburn Wetlands Centre last year we are returning again for a day of networking and learning and an evening of celebrations with our landcare champions.

This year's Annual Gathering theme will be 'Sharing Our Landcare Stories'. Storytelling is powerful for landcare impact, fundraising and advocacy and we are looking forward to a day of sharing landcare stories to inspire others, and learning about how we can tell our collective landcare story more effectively.  

The evening's special event will be a Celebratory Sundowner to welcome our 2024 inductees into the WA Landcarer's Hall of Fame.  Please register separately for the Sundowner at the link below.

THE PROGRAM 

A highly interactive event program will provide opportunities for landcare story telling through short presentations and networking opportunities throughout the day including: 

• Welcome to Country
• Keynote by Dr Gretchen Miller, Award Winning Journalist, and Science and Environment Communicator, presenting 'Homeground - The critical role of storytelling about places that matter'.
• Dr Louise Duxbury and Mel Tyas from the National Landcare Network, introducing the new National Landcare Facilitators Program and how it can assist WA landcarers. 
• Panel Discussion - Tips and Tricks for Landcare Storytelling
• Dean Arthurell, Carnaby Crusaders presenting about his work with landcare groups to conserve Black Cockatoos, including the opportunity to view these magnificent birds in his interactive display. 
• Presentations by a raft of landcare member groups sharing their inspiring stories of success, collaboration, and lessons learned.
• WALN Highlights from 2023-24 and What's Ahead for Landcare in a brief WA Landcare Network Annual General Meeting. 
• Catering by Indigenous caters, All Good Grub including gluten free and vegetarian options. 

VIEW THE PROGRAM HERE

OUR SPEAKERS

ABOUT THE EVENT

Free parking is available at the Cockburn Wetlands Centre but we encourage you to carpool where possible. Registrations will commence at 9.00 am with tea and coffee available. Forum proceedings will kick off at 9.30 am sharp. Please bring along your personal water bottle. Water stations are available around the centre. Landcare Groups are invited to bring along banners and promotional information for display on the day. Some table space will be available for this purpose but no display boards. 

Note: This is a paid event, with registration fees making a small contribution to our catering costs. If you are not yet a WA Landcare Member and would like to take advantage of the member discount please join us now - http://www.landcarewa.org.au/our-members/become-a-member/

2024 WA Landcarers' Hall of Fame Celebratory Sundowner
Friday 1 November 2024 5.00 - 7.30 pm

Join us after the Annual Gathering to welcome the 2024 inductees into the WA Landcarers' Hall of Fame.
Drinks and canapés will be served in the Education Room at the Cockburn Wetlands Centre overlooking the centre's wetland while we celebrate and honour the achievements of our landcare champions. 

Find out more and register here https://events.humanitix.com/2024-wa-landcarers-hall-of-fame-celebratory-sundowner

These events are generously supported by the WA Government's State Natural Resource Management Program and the National Landcare Network.