Agenda

The conference was kindly sponsored by Sustainability Victoria and Take2. Presentations are available by following the links below.

9:00

9.45

9:50
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10:00



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​11.00

Registration Opens; morning tea

Conference opening

Welcome
Mayor of City of Darebin, Kim Le Cerf

Plenary: Local Government and the Renewables Revolution
Giles Parkinson, Renew Economy, with

• Ed McManus, Powershop
• Fran MacDonald, WAGA
• Roger Griffiths, Gannawarra Shire Council

Break and networking

11:20

Session One (delegates choose one session)

Renewables for local government
Scott McKenry, EAGA
Hugh Butcher, City of Darebin
​Ed McManus, Powershop

Empowering a community energy future
Manny Pasqualini, MEFL
Robyn Nicholas, City of Wodonga
​Chris Weir, Bendigo Sustainability Group

Clean energy solutions for vulnerable
​households
Helen Eveleigh, MEFL
Gavin Mountjoy, City of Darebin
​Karl Barrett, Solar Savers

Measuring for successful adaptation
​Susie Moloney, RMIT
​Priya Rajagopalan, RMIT
Candace Jordan, City of Melbourne

12:15

1:15







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Lunch

Session Two (delegates choose one session)

Driving energy efficiency in corporate operations
John Richardson, Shire of Yarra Ranges
Marc Cassanet, Wyndham City Council
​Brett Munckton, Cardinia Shire Council

​Engaging businesses
Ian Davies, Hume City Council
Callan Riley, Hobsons Bay City Council
Karen Gardham, NAGA

Planning for greener homes and buildings
Janine Parker, City of Darebin
Juliana Beddgood, Swinburne University
​Bernardo Cuter, Sustainability Victoria

Tackling urban heat islands
Patricia Fitzsimons, Hobsons Bay City Council
Emma Pryse, Wyndham City Council
Meg Caffin, Urban Forest Consulting

2:10




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Session Three (delegates choose one session)

Challenging the energy market
Rob Law, CVGA
Katrina Dunn, NAGA
Helen Jones, Indigo Shire Council
​Matthew Charles-Jones, Mondo​

Achieving a low emissions fleet
Hannah Meade, NDevr
Marisa O'Halloran, GBGA
​Damon Geeves, SECCCA
Sarah Fumei, ClimateWorks

A new look at community engagement and messaging
Dianna McDonald, Sustainability Victoria
Sam Green, City of Darebin
​David Meiklejohn, NAGA

Creating a climate-ready planning system
Natasha Palich, CASBE
​Aman Mehta, Maroondah City Council
Gail Hall, City of Melbourne

3:05

3:20

Afternoon Tea

Session Four (delegates choose one session)

Reducing emissions from kerbside organics
​Michelle van Gerrevink, Glen Eira City Council
Kelly Wickham, Sustainability Victoria
​Gayle Seddon, Metro Waste and Resource Recovery Group

Declaring a climate emergency: what it means for practical local government action
Cr Kim Le Cerf, City of Darebin
Gavin Mountjoy, City of Darebin

Measuring and comparing emissions
​Steve Loffler, Sustainability Victoria
Heidi Hamm, Sustainability Victoria
​Matt Sullivan-Kilgour, Ironbark Consulting

Growing the agricultural economy amid a changing climate
Marisa O'Halloran, GBGA
Graeme Anderson, Agriculture Victoria​
​Corey Watts, Farmers for Climate Action

4:15

​4.30

Wrap Up

​Close