talk
february 2009
Leadership & the Environment
‘Young People are less than 20% of the population, but 100% of our future’.
Join ResourceSmart ambassador Arron Wood as he takes a look at what makes a good environmental leader, how young people can inspire environmental action and what it takes to start your own environmental event or project.
Don’t expect to sit back and relax because Arron is sure to call for a few student volunteers to help him spread the message that saving our environment could be just the thing we need to build stronger and healthier communities.
You’ve heard all the doom and gloom so now it’s time for some good news about the positive action young people can, and are taking to secure a brighter environmental future.
Register for this
Education Day opens the Festival on Friday 20th February and is open to schools that have registered in advance. Upon registration, each school chooses their preferred program.
See Education Day page for details on how to register and make this event part of your school's program.
This event is for Secondary students
2007 Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year Award winner Arron Wood has already achieved more than many of us would in a lifetime and his commitment to mainstream environmental sustainability has seen him advise the Australian Government, work closely with State and Territory Governments across Australia and New Zealand, mobilise the Australian school community and build links between the corporate world and the community sector.
Arron sees the environment as the single biggest industry within the next 5-10 years and he’d like Australian businesses to be at the forefront of this global phenomenon to secure the nation as an environmental knowledge and technology broker in a post manufacturing economy.
Arron is now the Director of Firestarter Pty Ltd, an environmental communication and education consultancy business. The business works through behavioural change management, major event organisation, project management, education campaigns and innovative company promotion methods aimed at better linking the corporate sector with community and government.
Whether you're a householder, a teacher, a community leader or a business owner, ResourceSmart.vic.gov.au is the place to go to answer all your sustainability questions.
ResourceSmart.vic.gov.au is a website designed for Victorians who want to take the hard work out of shrinking their impact on the environment. Among the range of solutions, ideas and advice, you'll find information on rebates for energy and water-saving devices, how and where to recycle, and useful tools that will help you learn how to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.
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