The Norman Wettenhall Foundation Annual Lecture
Posted on 26 October, 2009 by Connecting Country
The Norman Wettenhall Foundation
Annual Memorial Lecture 2009
Thursday 19th November, 5pm, Museum, Age Theatre
Tickets are $25 and bookings are essential.
Click here for an invitation
Taking the Long View – vision and transformation in an age of change
Speakers: Leon Costermans, Professor John Wiseman, Robyn Edwards
From space, our planet is a symphony of blue and green amidst swirling clouds. We often forget that the earth’s land and oceans have not always been so benign. Life on earth has faced huge challenges in the past, from volcanism and ice ages to the sudden death following a meteor impact. Leon Costermans, well known environmental author and botanist, is about to publish a new book on geology and landscapes. As our first speaker, Leon will set the scene with his graphic exposition of the underlying geological influences that have shaped the structure and content of south-east Australia’s natural living environment.
There have been several major extinctions in the earth’s past. Now we confront an enormous challenge of our own making. Normal political processes can’t cope with this current environmental crisis. It is clear that we need a different sort of leadership, working towards creating and implementing an integrated, sustainable vision of the future.
Our second speaker, Professor John Wiseman, is the director of the McCaughey Centre at the University of Melbourne and the founding chairperson of Safe Climate Australia. He will canvass how we might work together to transform the way we live, giving examples of past inclusive approaches that have successfully negotiated a passage through times of turmoil.
Finally, Robyn Edwards from Trust for Nature will provide a practical example of how leadership at the local level can effect landscape change for the better. Robyn, we are proud to announce, is the inaugural recipient of a three year Landscape Restoration Fellowship from the Norman Wettenhall Foundation.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions of the panel of speakers at the end of the Lecture.
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