Connecting Country 2026 AGM: Wildfire & Ecological Restoration Presentation with Assoc. Professor Lauren Bennett

Posted on 5 November, 2026 by Hadley Cole

Join us on Thursday 19 November for Connecting Country’s 2026 AGM, with guest presenter Associate Professor Lauren Bennett from The University of Melbourne.

Lauren is a part of the FLARE Wildlife Research team, one of Australia’s largest wildfire research groups. Her research has a focus on processes in Australian ecosystems. Her research involves a diversity of topics including carbon and nutrient cycling, vegetation quality and carbon assessment, plant regeneration strategies, plant interactions with soil, and plant responses to changing climate and fire regimes. Her recent work assesses fire impacts on ecosystems using a suite of integrated methods based on field and remotely sensed data, which are integrated into models for predicting effects of changing climate and fire regimes on ecosystem persistence and carbon stability.

Lauren will share research to date that explores the recovery of ecosystem processes after fire. A topic pertinent to many following the devastation of the January 9 Bushfires in Harcourt and surrounds.

When: Thursday 19 November

Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Where: Mt. Alexander Golf Club, 54 Wimble St. Castlemaine VIC

Cost: Free

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All welcome.

AGM formalities

The following Connecting Country AGM 2026 documents are available to download:

Please note only current Connecting Country members can vote in the AGM. To become a member – click here

For more information please email info@connectingcountry.org.au or phone 0493 362 394

Nominate for the Committee of Management

Want to be more involved with Connecting Country? Why not consider becoming a committee member. We are actively looking for new committee members to broaden the skills of our Committee. The positions require 2 hours per month to attend committee meeting plus small amounts of reading or work time as required to keep the organisation rolling. If this sounds like you, please complete a nomination form or contact our office to discuss via info@connectingcountry.org.au.

The 2026 AGM is sponsored by Ian & Shirley Normal Foundation

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