• Corals’ Last Stand

    Program

    Corals’ Last Stand

    Meeting Room

    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    Watch this documentary about the fight to protect Scott Reef and learn how to organise your own successful screening to build community power.

    Corals’ Last Stand, 28 mins, directed and Produced by Jane Hammond

    Read more about the film here

  • Restoration Skills Lab Workshop

    Program

    Workshop | Restoration Skills Lab

    Learn the basics of non chemical urban bushland restoration

    Education Room

    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    Urban environments are facing increasing pressures that threaten ecological systems, drive biodiversity loss, and leave communities feeling overwhelmed. Hope lies in alternative approaches to urban bushland management that have proven effective worldwide.

    • In this hands-on workshop, you will learn:
    • Why non-chemical ecological restoration is essential
    • The benefits of non-chemical approaches compared to chemical weed control
    • Core principles of non-chemical ecological restoration
    • How to set the right foundations, including decolonisation, environmental justice, and biodiversity and climate protection
    • Practical steps to start, implement, and measure your restoration projects

    Hosted by:

    Jane Bremmer, Friends of Success Hill Reserve

  • From Protest to Policy

    Program

    From grassroots to government

    Strategies that shift power and policy

    Main Hall

    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    Join former CCWA Executive Directors turned parliamentarians to learn what it takes to influence decision-makers and drive meaningful change.

    The panel will share lessons learned from campaigns, compare approaches from inside and outside parliament, and reflect on how CCWA can continue to exert positive influence. Expect insights on current challenges facing the environmental movement and practical strategies drawn from past successes to tackle today’s complex issues.

    Panellists
    • Jess Beckerling
    • Chris Tallentire
    • Rachel Siewert
  • Panel discussion and Q&A Local Legends

    Program

    Local Legends

    Community-led projects from across WA

    Main Hall

    9:30 AM – 10:30AM

    Across Western Australia, communities are stepping up with powerful, place-based responses to the challenges of our time.

    This panel showcases inspiring examples of community-led action, from local organising and resilience-building to models of community ownership and care for Country.

    Framed through the lens of bioregional resilience, the conversation will explore how people are meeting their own needs, strengthening local systems, and reimagining what’s possible, on their own terms. 

    Panellists:

    • Peter Kenyon
    • Melanie Bainbridge
    • Verity Morgan-Schmidt
  • Early Morning activity

    Program

    Cultural Walk

    Country Tracks – Step into Boodja Biddi

    Main Hall

    7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

    Take a guided cultural walk through the Bibra Lake Wetlands. Discover the rich stories of Noongar Country, where every plant and animal has a purpose. Learn traditional uses of local flora and fauna, and connect with the land through the knowledge passed down for generations.

  • Housekeeping

    Program

    Housekeeping

    Overview Day 2

    Main Hall

    9:20 AM – 9:30 AM

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  • Day 1 Reflections

    Program

    Reflections

    Key takeaways and next steps

    Main Hall

    4:40 PM – 5:00 PM

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  • Accelerating the shift to renewable energy

    Program

    Session 4 | Accelerating the shift to renewable energy

    Main Hall

    3:30 PM – 4:40 PM

    How can we accelerate the renewable energy transition without sacrificing WA’s rich biodiversity?

    This panel brings together experts in conservation, energy, and climate to explore how WA can deliver an energy transition that’s fast enough to rise to the climate challenge, while safeguarding our precious wildlife, landscapes, and communities.

    Panellists:

    • Jess Panegyres, Director, Solutions for Climate WA
    • Wilf Johnston, Executive Director, Roquette Advisory
    • Oral McGuire, Director, Noongar Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Noongar Land Enterprises Indigenous, Research Lead ARC Training Centre for Healing Country, Curtin University
    • Piers Verstegen, Independent researcher and consultant
    • Jai Thomas, Deputy Director General, Coordinator of Energy, Department of Energy and Economic Diversification
  • WA Wildlife Hospital Tour

    Program

    WA Wildlife Hospital Tour

    WA Wildlife Hospital

    1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

    WA Wildlife is the first dedicated native wildlife veterinary hospital in Western Australia, admitting over 6,500 sick, injured, and orphaned animals every year.

    As a not-for-profit organisation, we combine rescue, rehabilitation and education to protect our unique native species and inspire community action.  

    Protecting Wildlife, Preserving Tomorrow. 

  • Yarning Circle

    Program

    Yarning Circle

    Caring for Country, Together

    Marquee

    1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

    This yarning circle invites participants to come together in a respectful, open space to reflect on what it means to care for Country — now and for future generations.

    Guided by Indigenous ways of knowing, participants will be encouraged to listen deeply, speak from the heart, and share stories of connection, stewardship, and hope.

    Through honest conversation, the session will explore how Traditional Custodianship and community collaboration can guide us in caring for Country amid climate change and modern land use pressures.

    Hosted by:

    • Elder Vivian ‘Dwardinan’ Brockman Webb
    • Richard Nelly
    • Nathaniel Clinch