2023 Hunter River Forum - Session 1

The importance of partnerships will be showcased in this session, with a focus on the value of social connections that are so important to the successful delivery of projects to improve environmental outcomes. Effective stakeholder engagement is the key to achieving our core work in natural resource management, and we will hear how this is being achieved with engaging with Aboriginal Communities, landholders, agencies and the community.
Facilitator Clare MacDougal, Manager Healthy Landscapes, Hunter Local Land Services
Presentation 1. Delivering Aboriginal outcomes through riparian projects - Allison Warry, Land Service Officer, Aboriginal Community Engagement and Toby Whaleboat, Senior Land Service Officer - Aboriginal Communities, Hunter Local Land Services
Presentation 2. Hunter LLS riparian projects and services - Glenn Lyons, Team Leader Hunter Catchment Program, Hunter Local Land Services
Presentation 3. Hunter Estuary Alliance - Coastal Management Program - Deanne Nelson-Pritchard, Principal Estuary Officer, Planning & Environment, Maitland City Council
Presentation 4. The Nature of Us: how to strengthen our social connections for greater environmental outcomes - Jo Taranto, Good for the Hood.