Trust for Nature and Bush Heritage Australia warmly invite you to join the 14th annual Celebrating Women in Conservation Breakfast on Friday 28 February, in recognition of International Women's Day.

We're on the move again to a new, larger venue at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, so we can bring together even more of the environment sector for a morning of inspiration, networking and celebrating women in conservation.

Trust for Nature CEO Corinne Proske and Bush Heritage CEO Rachel Lowry will once again join forces and take up the microphone to co-host the 2025 breakfast!

TEAGAN SHIELDS

'Empowering Aboriginal-led Traditional Knowledge for biodiversity conservation in Australia'

Teagan Shields is a proud Arabana descendant, her family are displaced people as a result of stolen generation and have lived off Country for three generations. She grew up in Newcastle (Awabakal

country) and has worked in the public sector across three states. Teagan has worked in the community engagement and environmental sector for over 15 years including in NSW, QLD and WA as well as at an international level as an ambassador to the World Indigenous Network. She managed and developed the stakeholder engagement strategy for service reform and redesign coordinating the community engagement across WA, with regional and remote Aboriginal communities.

Tegan is currently undertaking a PhD with the University of Melbourne; Investigating systemic changes to empower Indigenous Land and Sea Managers in biodiversity conservation. Currently serving as Deputy Chair of the federal Minister for the Environment’s Indigenous Advisory Committee, Teagan also serves on several committees and boards, including the Biodiversity Council, the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance and the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. Teagan is an Indigenous Research Fellow at Curtin University, working under the Resilient Landscape Hub of NESP.

Note, Keynote presentation will commence at approx 9am AEDT

Option 1 - join us at Sofitel, 7.30am - 11am

If you're in Melbourne we invite you to purchase a ticket or table to the event at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, where you'll enjoy a morning of networking with the cream of the conservation crop, have the opportunity to kick-off some thought-provoking conversations and savour a sumptuous breakfast.

Option 2 - join the event online, 8am - 10.15am

Purchase a virtual ticket and enjoy the event live from any location! Join from the start or come and go as you please. You'll have the chance to chat online with other virtual guests and hear from Bush Heritage and Trust for Nature staff during the event networking breaks.

Want to watch with friends or colleagues, but can't make it to Melbourne, select the event streaming option and hold your own breakfast!

Ticket sales for the in-person event at Sofitel close 7 February, unless sold out prior.

Virtual ticket sales close 12pm February 27

Your ticket fee goes towards the conservation work of Trust for Nature and Bush Heritage Australia. As not for profit organisations, we rely greatly on donations from supporters. Please consider making a donation to Trust for Nature and Bush Heritage Australia.

For event enquiries please email events@bushheritage.org.au

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Traditional Owners of the Kulin Nation, upon whose land this event will take place. We recognise and respect the enduring relationships they have with their lands and waters, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.

Implied Film/Photo Consent
By attending this event you agree to being filmed or photographed, which may be used for marketing or promotional purposes. Bush Heritage reserves the right to use photographs and videos taken at this event without express permission. If you do not wish to have your image recorded, please make your wishes known to the photographer and event organisers.

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