CEO Carolyn Hall and Company Secretary Kathy Kelly were joined by Landscape Planners Annabel Manning and Brooke Cunningham for the event, which was attended by 650 delegates from around Australia.
Monday featured a host of great plenary sessions and concurrent streams that explored nature repair and climate adaptation, community projects around Australia, technology and innovation advancing land management, biodiversity restoration, carbon markets and protecting landscapes at the catchment scale. The day concluded with a welcome reception giving the team the chance to connect with new communities and catch up with familiar faces.
Tuesday’s highlights included an inspiring presentation from Joe Morrison, CEO of Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation, on the importance of integrating Indigenous Knowledge into ecological restoration and conservation projects. This was followed by a panel which featured discussions from Joe Morrison, Natalie Sommerville, Samantha Murray and Toni Hay on the importance of understanding different perspectives, building trust and working together to share knowledge and heal our landscapes.
Tuesday evening’s National Landcare Awards, hosted by Costa Georgiadis (in sequin flare trousers), celebrated the projects, communities and achievements of Landcare groups Australia wide. Among the most coveted recognitions were Holbrook Landcare Network (NSW), which took home the Bob Hawke Landcare Award, while Dr Susan Orgill (ACT) won the General Jeffery Soil Health Award.
