'Celebrating the past and Influencing the future'
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Welcome to Country
at Ninney Rise Leonard Andy DjiruTraditional Owner |
Introduction
Suzie Smith FoNR President |
Brief History of Ninney Rise
Tony O'Malley FoNR committee/Terrain NRM |
50 years ago, Eddie proved Ellison Reef was a normal living reef providing the information for the Innisfail Mining Warden to deny an application for limestone mining.
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Dr John (Charlie) Veron
Keynote speaker Known as the 'Godfather of Coral', Charlie has had a lifetime of researching corals around the globe and has named a fifth of the worlds coral species.
Charlie has just published his autobiography and memoir '' Charlie Veron A Life Under Water' |
Prof Iain McCalman AO is an Australian historian, and a research professor at the University of Sydney. His latest book The Reef - a passionate history includes the history of the "first battle to save the Great Barrier Reef" starting with the saving of Ellison Reef from limestone mining.
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Forum Panel
Prof Bob Pressey
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies - JCU Death by a Thousand cuts.
"Development assessment process is broken, it's been broken for a long time and it is kept broken deliberately." |
Need for better communication techniques to reach all sectors at an emotional level. A powerful way is through nature experiences.
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Q and A
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Glenn De'arth
Research Scientist at Australian Institute of Marine Science "Our studies show that reducing runoff would reduce the current rate of decline in coral loss to enable equilibrium. "Is it a good idea and how the hell do we go about it?" Response: Carol Sweatman; Prof Bob Pressey; Charlie Veron.
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Margaret Moorhouse
Alliance to Save Hinchinbrook (ASH) What can be done about the shortfall in GBRMPA policies to address consequential and cumulative impacts? Response: Prof Bob Pressey. 
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Jo-Anne Bragg
Principal Solicitor Qld Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) "Shouldn't we be toughening up democracy with stronger laws against political donations, cash for access, revolving door between politicians, senior bureaucrats and industry?" Responses: Charlie Veron; Carole Sweatman,
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Sandal Hayes
"There was no response to invitations to this event from local schools. What can we do to reach the students"? Responses: Iain McCalman; Tessa Hempson; Daniel Gschwind; Dianne Tarte
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Wendy Tubman
"We need to act very quickly, what are the actions?" "Revolution against the political elite?" Responses: Charlie Veron; Iain McCalman
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Vito Napoli
Need to get the message out on a lower level, community based level Response: Carol Sweatman
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Ken Parker
"With the current rate of decline of the reef, at what point do we lose the Outstanding Universal Value?" Response: Charlie Veron
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Ingrid Marker
"What narrative, what story can we take away from today?" Response: Iain McCalman; Daniel Gschwind; Eddie Hegerl; Charlie Veron.
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Alex Napoli
"What can we do about hospital waste?" Response: Iain McCalman.
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Hugh Spencer
Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station "We need tourism but there are impacts. How do we manage the impacts?" Response: Daniel Gschwind
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Jon Brodie
"We are preaching to the converted. Where are the cane farmers today? " Response: Iain McCalman; Carole Sweatman; Tessa Hempson.
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Adam Smith
Reef Ecologic I am keen on looking at the future. Where are we going to be when we meet again in five years?" Response: Tessa Hempson
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Ellie Bock
Secretary Queensland Conservation Council "How important is independent statutory oversight of World Heritage?" Responses: Carole Sweatman; Daniel Gschwind; Charlie Veron.
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Liz Downes
"We have heard Charlie's grim predictions for the future. How can UNESCO continue to maintain the reef is not in danger and how does that influence government policy?" Response: Charlie Veron.
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Andy Ridley
CEO Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef "Saving the reef is a really complicated challenge. Charlie, the 15 years thing, is it really over or is it still worth going for it?" Response: Charlie Veron.
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Imogen Zethoven
AMCS 'Stop Adani' Campaign manager "All these things Adani is saying is just smoke and mirrors. We're going to win". |
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Margaret Moorhouse
"Statutory Authority. The difference between the Wet Tropics Act and GBRMPA Act. Why has it not been bought up to World Heritage standard? How do we make them get expert review and what difference would it make?" |
FORUM PANEL: From left; Carole Sweatman; Bob Pressey; Iain McCalman; Charlie Veron; Eddie Hegerl; Daniel Gschwind; Tessa Hempson
Trip to Ellison Reef on Reef Goddess
Welcome to Country at Ellison Reef
Henry Epong
Mandubarra Traditional Owner
Henry Epong
Mandubarra Traditional Owner
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