P5. : Opportunities through shared benefits P6. : Different models for effective community partnerships P7. : Demonstrating effective change P8. Afternoon plenary: P9. : Collaborative planning and delivery from catchment to coast Afternoon Breakouts: P10. : Responses to diverse community interests P11. P12. : Scaling up and scaling down P13. : Exploring the principles & practices of community engagement Post-Summit Networking Hour: P14. 2018 Catchments Summit Survey: P15. : That you liked P16. : To improve for next year P17. : What you said you’ll do differently after the Summit Summary In her Keynote speech titled ‘Guardians of our water, our health and wellbeing in a liquid continent’, Kerry outlined the intrinsic link between human and ecosystem and catchment health. In the ‘liquid continent’ of Oceania, habitat loss, invasive species, pollution and climate change undermine ecosystem functionality. This in turn is both directly and indirectly linked to primary health complications in the region. Indigenous peoples’ holistic expressions of wellbeing involve more than just a personal perspective of health, instead incorporating broader concepts of ecosystem wellbeing, and the health of place. The Oceanian experience highlights the need for new place-based approaches and practices which more clearly align efforts in conservation with human health. The health and catchment management sectors need integrated solutions to intrinsically linked problems. Integrated tools and solutions are required to the point where we see conservation and environmental management as preventative medicines, and where we can justify conservation actions using health based indicators. Key ideas and messages Our humanness is defined by the top 60cm of soil and the health of our water.
What you liked about this year’s Summit The opportunity to network with attendees from the diverse range of organisations in attendance ‘I the opportunity to interact with people from all levels of government supporting natural resource management across the state’ ‘It was an opportunity to meet with others working on similar projects and exchanging lessons learnt’ ‘It was also a chance to network with people from my own region with whom we don’t normally have the change to’ ‘It really was a great networking opportunity for natural resource management’ The diverse range of presentations and presenters ‘I really enjoyed the opportunity to hear from a really diverse range of presenters’ ‘I got the opportunity to hear what is happening in natural resource management across the state’ Presentations that involved CMAs and their partners. That was great symbolism’ Traditional content ‘I liked the opening address, and the heaps of positive indigenous presentations’ ‘I liked the keynote speaker Kerry Arabena’s talk’ The venue at Kardinia Park ‘I thought the regional venue was excellent’ ‘The place had a really great positive atmosphere’ What we can do to improve next year’s event Try new ways of presenting sessions and content ‘We need more emphasis on how to improve our work and less selling what we’re already doing well’ ‘More interaction and engagement. Maybe a field trip to a significant local site’ ‘Perhaps we listen to more in depth issues from a project not just people’s projects overall’ ‘I like to see a strong innovation/future focus’