Partnerships & Training Opportunities

EAUC 14th Annual Conference: 22nd March - 24th Marth 2010

“Engage, Change, Sustain - from planning to practice”

Bangor University, Wales

This key sector conference will deliver critical insight, tools and contacts to ensure universities and colleges can meet today’s challenges:

• carbon reduction targets and legislation
• reduced funding and space utilisation
• accounting for environmental and social impacts

This conference aims to engage delegates to become leaders of the sustainability agenda.

This conference will enjoy expert keynote speakers, plenary, exhibition, networking opportunities, case studies and interactive workshops and will bring together the sectors’ key thinkers and examples of best practice under on roof of discussion and exploration. More details information can be found in the flyer below.

This year an “early-bird” discounted conference rate is available if you book before 12th February. Take advantage of the “early-bird” rate and book now - places are limited, so hurry to avoid disappointment.

Further details on the conference and how to book can be found here. The new online booking system is now available - so booking your place could not be easier!

EAUC looks forward to seeing you and your colleagues at the sustainability event of the year! Meanwhile, if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the EAUC.

EAUC Conference flyer

TEFMA Carbon Footprint Workshop

Universities dealing with Climate Change

11&12 June 2009

USC Noosa Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, QLD

The 2009 TEFMA Carbon Footprint Workshop promises to be an excellent workshop for anyone working within the tertiary sector. The theme for this very important workshop is ‘Carbon Footprint - Universities dealing with Climate Change’.

The workshop will be relevant and valuable to all tertiary institutions and you are encouraged to include those working in Finance, Traffic & Parking and Purchasing Sections of your institutions in this workshop.

Click here for more information and registrations.

CSU environmental initiatives

The information session on CSU environmental initiatives is being held as part of World Environment Day. The information session will cover projects such as:

• Energy and water conservation initiatives planned and completed of Wagga Wagga Campus
• Student driven environmental initiatives
• What is CSU Green
• Small Communities Closed Loop Organics Recycling Pilot Project which is being run in conjunction with the Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils (REROC) Waste Forum

At the completion of the information session, attendees will have the opportunity to tour the Organics recycling facility.

Date: Thursday 4 June 2009

Time: 10.00am to 11.30am including morning tea and tour

Venue: Joyes Hall Gallery Room, Pine Gully road, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga

RSVP: REROC on 02 6931 9050 or mail@reroc.com.au by Tuesday 2nd June 2009

The Talloires Declaration

The Talloires Declaration is a official statement signed by over 300 universities throughout the world, that commits universities to environmental sustainability in higher education. It is comprised of a ten-point plan for incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy into the teaching, research operations and outreach of universities and colleges. A number of Australian universities have signed the Talloires Declaration and have developed action plans for its implementation.

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University Leaders for a Sustainable Future

The secretariat for signatories of the Talloires Declaration is resides within University Leaders for a Sustainable Future, this website contains an abundance of information about EfS initiatives around the world.

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Fostering Sustainable Behaviour through Community Based Social Marketing

Fostering Sustainable Behaviour through Community Based Social Marketing website produced by Environmental Psychologist Doug McKenzie Mohr. Relevant training need: An understanding of CBSM and its application to fostering sustainable behaviour.

This website consists of six resources: an online guide which provides valuable information on the use of community-based social marketing to design and evaluate programs to foster sustainable behavior; searchable databases of articles, cases, graphics, and downloadable reports on fostering sustainable behavior, and discussion forums for sharing information and asking questions of others.

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Eco Office

Familiarity with Action planning, implementation, evaluation of change strategies and project management.

• Identifying need for change
• Action planning
• Implementation
• Evaluation

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The Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability Conference

Opportunities to learn from the experiences of other Environmental Change Practitioners.

Each year, the ACTS conference is held to enable sustainability practitioners and educators to learn from each other’s experiences via the presentation of focussed papers, or via more interactive workshops. Attending this conference is a highly worthwhile investment for anyone new to the realm of greening organisations, and provides a great opportunity to meet people in similar fields of work. Details of each annual ACTS conference and how to register are displayed on this website.

ACT/NSW Environmental Managers Network

Opportunities to learn from the experiences of other Environmental Change Practitioners, Training in environmental auditing and reporting to assist with measuring progress.

In mid 2006, a series of training programs will be run for environmental managers/ practitioners in the ACT and surrounding NSW region. This series of training programs will cover environmental themes such as cultural change for sustainability, waste management, biodiversity management, environmental risk reduction, water conservation management, and sustainable transport.

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Environmental Protection

Governments throughout Australia have Environmental Protection legislation, which must be adhered to by tertiary bodies. It is important to establish a good partnership with local environmental protection authorities, and to seek their help in clarifying environmental risk issues and responsibilities. Each state has their own Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).