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2019 Fire Forum - 20th Anniversary Fire Forum
Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
June 2019
Craig Welden, Dr Penny Watson, Cuong Tran and Dr Samantha LloydOver 200 people gathered together at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens to celebrate 20 years of the Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium.
The forum explored the theme Fire, Research and Partnerships, showcasing projects and intiatives that highlighted the value of partnerships and longevity in applied fire ecology and on-ground management. As always, there was a focus on translating science into practice, with a session dedicated to local fire research and student projects. With 17 presentations delivered by 30 presenters from 21 different organisations, the program was a living example of collaboration, partnerships and applied fire outcomes.
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20th Anniversary Fire Forum: Full Program
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Arrive and Tea/coffee Chair - Chandra Wood (Brisbane City Council) |
| 9:30am | Introduction and Housekeeping | |
| 9:35am |
Welcome and Traditional Owner Acknowledgment Margie Milgate (Healthy Land and Water) |
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| 9:45am |
Opening Address Superintendent James Haig (Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Qld) |
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| 9:55am |
Keynote Presentation Evidence Enabled Decisions: Research and Policy Relationships Professor Alan York (University of Melbourne) and Elizabeth Ashman (The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Vic) |
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| 10:40am |
Morning Tea Chair - Chandra Wood (Brisbane City Council) |
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| 11:10am |
SEQ Fire and Biodiversity Consortium 20th Anniversary Retrospective: Research, Fire and Partnerships Dr Penny Watson, Dr Cuong Tran (Ten Rivers), Dr Samantha Lloyd (SEQFBC) and Craig Welden (SEQFBC) |
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| 11:40am |
Striking the Balance Steve Martin and Murray Abel (Powerlink, Qld) |
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| 11:50am |
Overview of Queensland Nov-Dec 2018 Bushfire Emergency Superintendent James Haig, Andrew Sturgess and Francis Hines (Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Qld) |
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| 12:10pm |
An Introduction to the Centre of Excellence for Prescribed Burning Deborah Sparkes (Centre of Excellence for Prescribed Burning, Vic) |
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| 12:15pm |
Lunch Chair - Mark Ready (Toowoomba Regional Council) |
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| 1:05pm |
Keynote Presentation Biodiversity Management in Fire-prone Ecosystems: Long-term Partnerships are Essential but Challenging Emeritus Prof. Rob Whelan (University of Wollongong, NSW) |
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| 1:40pm |
Cultural Fire Landscapes in Quandamooka Country Darren Burns (Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation), Jacob Martin (Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation), Dave Kington (Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service), Nathan Frazier (Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation) and Joel Bolzenius (Healthy Land and Water) |
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| 2:10pm |
Supporting Sustainable Fire Management On-ground: The Evolution of the Hotspots Partnership Kate McShea (Nature Conservation Council of NSW), Jennie Cramp (NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW) and Paul Donatiu (Healthy Land and Water) |
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| 2:30pm |
Fire Frequency, Vegetation Change and Lantana in Australia’s Longest Running Fire Experiment Dr Tom Lewis (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Qld) and Peter Leeson (Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service) |
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| 2:50pm |
The Value of Long-term Monitoring: Vegetation Response to Fire in Brisbane Dr Paul Williams (Vegetation Management Science, Qld) and Chandra Wood (Brisbane City Council) |
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| 3:10pm |
Afternoon Tea Chair – Dr Samantha Lloyd (QFBC) |
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| 3:35pm |
Indigenous Fire Management: Evidence from South East Queensland and Importance for Future Management Associate Professor Patrick Moss, Penny WebsterS and Dr Phillip Stewart (University of Queensland) |
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| 3:55pm |
Rainforest Expansion Reduces Understorey Plant Diversity in Dry Open-forest of South-eastern Australia Andy Baker (Southern Cross University), Associate Professor Rod Fensham (University of Queensland) and Dr Claudia Catterall (Southern Cross University) |
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| 4:10pm |
Fire & the Vegetation Management Act Peter McDonald (Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy) |
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| 4:25pm |
Planned and Unplanned Fire Regimes on Public Land in Southeast Queensland; and the Cost Effectiveness of Prescribed Fire as a Bushfire Risk Mitigation Tool Martyn ElliottS (University of the Sunshine Coast) |
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| 4:40pm |
Local temperature heterogeneity in controlled burns: Can it be predicted to inform management practices and can it be manipulated to protect old, large trees Victoria CrepinS (Griffith University/GHD) |
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| 4:55pm |
Changes in faunal communities and ecological function in burnt & unburnt habitat in Bundjalung NP Ariane AllenS (Southern Cross University/Logan City Council) |
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| 5:10pm | Close and Thanks | |
| 5:15pm | Networking Session |
*S : Student presentation
A huge thank you to our sponsors:
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Ecological Society of Australia |
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Brisbane City Council |
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Centre of Excellence for Prescribed Burning |
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NRMJobs |
