The Pumicestone Catchment Convergence 2021: Insights for a healthy future, is an exciting three-day physical / online event being held in February 2021 to review what we know about the unique Pumicestone Passage and its richly diverse catchment, and how we can work together to conserve and restore this special area.

The event is being organised by a community, research, industry and government collaboration which will bring together wisdom, knowledge and know-how, galvanising interest and energy for a healthy future for the Pumicestone Passage and its catchment.

A decade after the last Pumicestone conference in 2011, this timely review will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention for the Protection of International Wetlands in 1971 by highlighting the outstanding ecological values of the Pumicestone Passage as part of the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland.

Day 1 Presentations

• Traditional ecological knowledge
• Keynote speaker Mike Ronan: Walking the Pumicestone Landscape
• Community knowledge and stewardship
• Marine habitat and species
• Climate impacts and adaptation

Day 2 Presentations

• Terrestrial habitat and species
• Agricultural knowledge and practices
• Sustainable development

Day 3 - From knowledge to action

• Review and planning workshop

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Keynote speaker Mike Ronan (Manager Wetlands at the Department of Environment and Science) will take us on a landscape journey of the outstanding ecological values of the Pumicestone Passage and its catchment in the north of the internationally recognised Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland and Marine Park.

The first two days will offer a broad program of presentations from researchers, farmers, Traditional Owners, practitioners, community groups, agencies, and industry who will be sharing their knowledge of traditional ecological knowledge, community science and stewardship, agricultural knowledge, and practice, marine and terrestrial habitat and species, climate change impacts and adaptation, and sustainable development.

The third day will be dedicated to collective planning of the next stage including reviewing the Pumicestone Catchment Action Plan, identifying research gaps, and reinforcing partnerships for cohesive management.

The Pumicestone Catchment Convergence 2021 will offer a choice of physical or online attendance depending on the allowable venue numbers at the time.

The event is designed to be relevant, accessible, and affordable to everyone with an interest in this unique part of the world. All presentations will be recorded and collated for later reference, creating an enduring legacy of Pumicestone Passage history and learning.

For more information, please contact Susie Chapman at susie.c@hlw.org.au.

Tickets

• 1 day general admission: $40 (plus booking fees)
• 1 day concession: $20 (plus booking fees)
• 1 day online: $10 (plus booking fees)

The Pumicestone Catchment Convergence 20201: Insights for a healthy future is funded and organised by the following: