• Fundraising Workshop

    Program

    Session 3 | The Changing Landscape of Giving

    Nature-friendly Transition

    Meeting Room

    1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

    Australia is on the brink of a historic intergenerational wealth transfer, with over 65% expected to be inherited by women—placing them at the forefront of future philanthropy. This workshop explores how the next generation of wealth holders might reshape giving: What values guide their decisions and how do their approaches differ? With such a transformative transfer underway, understanding these emerging dynamics is vital. Join the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network to unpack the opportunities and challenges this shift presents, and considerations for environmental NGOs. 

    What we’ll cover: 

    • Building a fundraising strategy that fits your mission and capacity 
    • Telling your story in a way that inspires action 
    • Understanding different funding sources (grants, philanthropy, donors, sponsorship) 
    • Tips for applying for grants and writing stronger proposals 
    • Creating simple, realistic fundraising plans for small teams 

    Who it’s for:

    This session is ideal for staff, volunteers, or board members from environmental, community, or grassroots organisations – especially those with limited resources or fundraising experience. 

    What you’ll leave with: 

    • A clearer understanding of how to approach fundraising 
    • Practical tools and templates you can use immediately 
    • Inspiration and peer support from others working on similar challenges 

    Bring your questions, your ideas, and your challenges – we’ll work through them together.

  • What would winning look like?

    Program

    Session 3 | What would winning look like?

    Imagining strategies for a fast, fair, and nature-friendly transition

    Education Room

    1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

    Managers from CCWA’s Nature and Better Climate programs, will lead you into a deep dive into what a fast, fair, and nature-friendly energy transition would really look like.

    We’ll tease apart the ‘green-green dilemma’ of rolling out clean energy infrastructure while protecting nature, and explore the material and planetary limits to the energy transition and what they mean for our work.

    Panellists:

    • Matt Berry
    • Rhiannon Hardwick
    • Sarah English
    • Liam Lilly
  • Connecting Habitat in the Suburbs

    Program

    Session 3 | Connecting Habitat in the Suburbs

    Banksia Woodlands and Carnaby’s Cockatoos

    Main Hall

    1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

    Explore the deep connections between people, place, and nature through two iconic elements of Perth’s environment: the endangered Banksia Woodlands and the threatened Carnaby’s Cockatoos that depend on them. 

    Participants will learn how urban communities can play a role in conserving these vital ecosystems from protecting remnant habitat to creating nature-friendly gardens and corridors that support cockatoo feeding and movement. Steve will discuss practical, collective actions that help ensure these landscapes and species remain part of our shared future. 

    Steve McCabe, Program Manager, ReWild Perth 

    This project is jointly funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust, Perth Natural Resource Management, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel, and the Conservation Council of WA. 

  • Wannang Biridge

    Program

    Session 3

    Short Film Screening

    Main Hall

    12:30 PM – 12:40 PM

    Wannang Biridge is an audio-visual artwork developed at The Farm Margaret River, a working rural property on ancestral Wardandi Noongar land that supports artists through residencies, studio spaces, and programs connecting creativity with nature and community.

    Artists Martine Perret and Roly Skender collaborated with Wardandi women Mitchella Hutchins, Vivian Brockman Webb, Mabenan and Majinda Hutchins to celebrate the sacred feminine significance of the Peppermint Tree (Wannang). 

    Originally projected onto The Farm’s iconic Peppermint Tree in 2022, the work weaves light, sound, and Wardandi language to celebrate the deep connections between Country, culture, and women’s knowledge. The work premiered at UNESCO in Paris to open the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032), sharing Wardandi stories and song with the world.

  • Professor Brendan Wintle Key note address

    Program

    Keynote Address

    A nature positive transition to renewable energy is both possible and essential – reasons to be optimistic.

    Professor Brendan Wintle

    Main Hall

    10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

    A rapid transition to renewable energy is essential for mitigating climate change and preventing climate-driven extinctions.

    However, poorly planned renewable energy developments can contribute to the biodiversity crisis and risk losing social licence if they negatively impact sensitive species, cultural values, or local communities.

    In his keynote address, Brendan Wintle will present recent research showing how renewable energy can be strategically deployed to meet future energy demands cost-effectively while minimising impacts on biodiversity and agriculture. He will also explore other critical transitions needed to conserve biodiversity, and how these changes can benefit both people and the economy.

  • Working Together for Nature

    Program

    Session 2 | Working together for nature

    Main Hall

    11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

    How can collaboration strengthen our collective impact for nature? This panel brings together leaders from across the environmental sector to explore how working together can help tackle the challenges facing biodiversity, climate, and communities.

    Hear honest insights into what successful collaboration looks like — and the realities of navigating funding pressures, communication hurdles, and alignment across diverse organisations.

    Panellists will share real-world examples of partnerships in action and discuss future opportunities for collective impact. Attendees will leave inspired and equipped with practical ways to connect, collaborate, and amplify their efforts for nature.

    Panellists:

    • Colma Keating, Urban Bushland Council
    • Dr Ingrid Sieler, Senior Manager Stakeholder Engagement, Perth NRM
    • Jacqueline Lahne, CEO, WA Landcare Network
    • Blair Parsons, Director, Greening Australia
    • Professor Rachel Standish, School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences and the Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University
    • Douglas D’Antoine, CEO, WA Mirning People Aboriginal Corporation
    • Mia Pepper, Campaign Director, CCWA
  • Why Our Work Matters

    Program

    Panel Why Our Work Matters

    CCWA’s core work

    Main Hall

    9:30 AM – 10:15 AM

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  • Opening Address

    Program

    Opening Address

    Matt Roberts CCWA Executive Director

    Main Hall

    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

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  • Welcome to Country & Opening

    Program

    Welcome to Country & Opening

    Cyril Yarran, Jemima Williamson-Wong

    Main Hall

    8:45 AM – 9:15 AM

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  • Smoking Ceremony

    Program

    Smoking Ceremony

    Cyril Yarran

    Amphitheatre

    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

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