Dramas at Perth airport made us 1 1/2 hour late. Rain rain rain on the drive to Bendigo made us Happy ( and sad). But we made it.
Had dinner tonight at the Womens Health ( Lodden and Mallee) AGM. After we heard an amazing talk from Kate Auty (Victoria Commissioner for the Environment). Met some lovely women wheat farmers.
Lessons:
-The Victorian Government is well serious about making their Departments more green ( no V6 cars here)
- Anyone can do anything if they set their mind to it. Transience and serendipity + work hard and take control (Kate Auty)
- we (Australia) needs to improve its science communication...especially climate science.... check out BOM/CSIRO state of the climate 2010
- linking health and environment....cross discipline
- stressful situation strategies - work together at someones place, eat, work and socialise together ( and good old fashion method)
- The Victoria state government paid 50% of land rates for rural businesses in drought effected areas
- 'drought force' program, paid to plant trees for replacement revegetation
Erin - Shauna - Tarsh and Jane
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