Category: Past Events

October 2017 Forum Tim O’Hara – Marine Invertebrates Museums Victoria

Posted on 18 September 2017 by Ben Merton   Tim O’Hara  Senior Curator Marine Invertebrates Museums Victoria     In this role, Tim investigates the distribution of biodiversity across the ocean seafloor, by combining data from museum collections from across the planet. This data allows his team to study the evolution of the deep-sea fauna, assist governments to

October 2017 Stop Adani Big Day of Action

Our chance to make a change Posted on 2 October 2017 by Ben Merton Your chance to make a change Just do it Now is the time Coming up in this next week are two events that may encourage the government to accept that climate change is real and that the people are demanding positive

September 2017 Forum Tria Manley – Nature as a Climate Solution

Posted on 15 August 2017 by Ben Merton     Tria Manley Community Organiser The Wilderness Society Victoria   The Great Forest National Park – Nature as a climate solution.   Land clearing and deforestation not only impact greatly on the native and endangered species that live in impacted areas, but contribute dramatically to climate change. Protecting forests

August 2017 Forum Richard Dennis – From Climate Doubt to Economic Doubt

Posted on 3 August 2017 by Ben Merton     Richard Denniss, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute* From Climate Doubt to Economic Doubt           How those who profit from doubt distort the facts & what you can do about it. World leaders first agreed on climate action back in 1992. They agreed that rich