talk
february 2009
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Getting your hands dirty - Practical ways to make an environmental difference with Conservation Volunteers
Sat 21st February 09 | 1:00pm - 1:50pm
Feel tent
hosted by | Conservation Volunteers
In a time when actions speak louder than words, the importance of 'getting your hands dirty' - assisting with practical environmental work, is paramount in today's society. As people are becoming more aware of sustainability and environmental issues, they want to do more towards actively contributing to the environment. Conservation Volunteers' practical environmental work, engages people with volunteering opportunities to carry out important conservation work in local, Australia-wide and international locations. Prue Simmons, a Zoologist and passionate volunteer has been involved in local and worldwide volunteering programs and knows the great personal benefit of getting your hands dirty for the environment! Join her as she describes the great work that Conservation Volunteers are doing to increase sustainability and towards protecting and enhancing our unique environment and how YOU can get your hands dirty and get involved with these worthwhile volunteering opportunities.
Prue Simmons
Prue Simmons is a passionate Zoologist, avid environmentalist and volunteering expert! Over the last few years, Prue has been working throughout Australia and overseas as both a professional and a volunteer in the environmental field. Journeying from the ever-changing landscape of Victoria to the sweltering interior of Australia and then places as far reaching and exotic as Borneo, Africa and Japa, Prue has discovered a myriad of amazing volunteering opportunities. Knowing the importance of inspiring people to act towards the environment, sustainability and conservation, Prue's diverse work as a Zoologist Motivational Speaker and now as the Volunteer Engagement Officer for Conservation Volunteers teaches people how to get involved with the environment and wildlife and find opportunities to make a practical, hands-on difference to our unique environment. Prue's hopes that her passion for environmental volunteering will ignite and inspire passion in others to help make a practical difference to sustainability and the environment.
Conservation Volunteers is Australia's leading practical conservation organisation managing more than 2,000 conservation projects across Australia each year. Since 1982, Conservation Volunteers has fulfilled its mission to attract and manage a force of volunteers in practical conservation projects for the betterment of the Australian environment.
melbourne@cva.org.au