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Considering that as from Monday there will be a banning of non-essential gatherings to contain the coronavirus the committee has unfortunately had to postpone the Climate Change Public meeting scheduled to be held at BPACC this Thursday March 19th.
https://www.bsfg.org.au/news/climate-change-science-now-and-whats-the-future-public-meeting-bpacc-thursday-march-19-2020 President Peter Holmes has also had confirmation from the guest speakers of their difficulty in attending the meeting. We will advise you as soon as a new meeting can be arranged. Peter Maddock 0418 135 330  A one-day workshop on resilience thinking at Chesney Vale on Thursday 23 April 2020 is one of three being held across the Goulburn Broken Catchment for interested community members. It is being held at the Mokoan Hub and Cafe, 652 Lake Mokoan Road, Chesney Vale from 10am to 2.30pm.
Resilience is the capacity of a system (people and the environment) ‘to absorb a shock or setback and to flourish in spite of it, maybe even because of it’ (Outback, Apr/May 2017), Participants will learn how communities and organisations can prepare and manage change (including shocks and disasters), while creating opportunities towards a positive future. Course presenter Paul Ryan will share the latest resilience thinking from across the globe and practical examples from our own backyard. The course will also cover the seven key principles for resilience: 1. Develop a ‘complexity’ view of the world 2. Plan for change 3. Foster cohesion, self-organisation and local responsibility 4. Design for flexibility 5. Manage connectivity 6. Value, retain and build diversity and redundancy 7. Orientate towards slow variables, leverage and tipping points 8. Learn for change. The workshop is open to all interested community members, including Traditional Owners, youth, business owners, farmers, tourism operators, natural resource management professionals, environmental volunteers, health professionals and government agency staff. If you’re interested in change management and developing your ability to increase the resilience of your local community, environment, business and/or industry then this free one-day course will provide you with new knowledge and skills to achieve this. For further details or queries contact: Ashley Rogers by emailing [email protected] or phoning 0488 196 216. The workshops are free thanks to funding from the Victorian Government’s Our Catchments, Our Communities Program and the Goulburn Broken CMA. |
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Benalla Sustainable Future Group acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we live, work and meet, the Taungerang, Yorta Yorta and Bpangerang people of North East Victoria, and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.