2011 Community Forum Series
This year the EcoCentre continues its hugely successful community forum series. In the past three years 1500 participants from government, community, industry, university staff and students have attended the forums on topics ranging from toxins in cosmetics to emerging cutting edge sustainable technologies. These popular forums utilise expert guest speakers and allow plenty of time for questions and discussion. Vegetarian, certified organic pre forum snacks are served.
- 3 March - Electromagnetic radiation
- 14 April - SEQ food supply - making it sustainable
- 11 August - Beyond zero emissions
- 8 September - Threatened Species Week event: Koala conservation in SEQ
- 22 September - Sustainable Growth: special presentation by John Dee
Sustainable and healthy living workshop series
In 2010 the EcoCentre hosted its first ever workshop series. The workshops provided information on some of the environmental and healthy living issues facing our society, as well as practical solutions you can put in place in your home and within your community to work towards living more sustainable, healthy lives. Based on the success of these workshops, the series will continue in 2011 with the following topics:
- 21 May - Creating a healthy home
- 12 November - Growing your own food with Jerry Coleby-Williams
2011 Environmental and Sustainability Key Dates
| January |
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| 5 |
National bird day |
| February |
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| 2 |
World wetlands day |
| March |
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| 6-12 |
Sea week |
| 6 |
Clean Up Australia day |
| 6-12 | Ground water awareness week |
| 22 | World water day |
| 26 | Earth Hour |
| April |
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| 18 |
World heritage day |
| 22 | Earth Day |
| May |
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| 8-9 | World migratory bird day |
| 8 | World Fair Trade day |
| 12 | Bike to work day |
| 22 | International day for biological diversity |
| June |
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| 5 |
World environment day |
| 8 |
World ocean day |
| 15 |
Global wind day |
| July |
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| 3-10 |
NAIDOC week |
| 11 | World population day |
| 31 | Schools tree day |
| August |
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| 9 | International day of the world's indigenous people |
| 12 | International youth day |
| 23-29 | Keep Australia Beautiful week |
| September |
Biodiversity Month |
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| 1 | National wattle day |
| 5-11 |
National landcare week |
| 7 | National threatened species day |
| 11 | Sustainable house day |
| 12 | National Bilby day |
| 16 | International day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer |
| 18 | World water monitoring day |
| 20-25 | Clean Up the World campaign |
| 22 | World car free day |
| October |
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| 5 | World habitat day |
| 16 | World food day |
| 17-23 | National water week |
| 24 | International day of climate action |
| November |
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| 6 |
International day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict |
| 7-13 |
National recycling week |
| December |
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| 3 | International day of people with disability |
| 5 |
International volunteer day |
| 6-12 | Coastcare Week |
| 10 | Human rights day |
| 11 | International mountain day |
News
Pacific ecotourism prompts PhD study
A Griffith PhD student is visiting the idyllic villages of Fiji and the Solomon Islands
to see how environmental tourism can boost the developing island nations.
Moreton Bay ecosystem still at risk
No-fishing zones implemented to protect the Moreton Bay ecosystem have proven their worth in light of last year’s flooding however the coral reefs and seagrass habitats are still at risk.
Chemistry medal awarded to Griffith academic
Twenty years of analytical science has paid off for a Griffith University professor as he is awarded the 2011 Lloyd Smythe Medal for Analytical Chemistry.