The Island Arks Symposium VII will be held on
Phillip Island, Victoria
6-10th September 2021.
We are now working on organising the seventh Island Arks Symposium. Further information will be available very soon, so please check back here regularly for more details . Enquiries can be sent to the Organising Committee via email @ islandarks
Island Arks VII ‘Partnering for Land, Sea and Coast’
SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES
Supporting the Island Arks Symposium VII will bring many benefits to your organisation:
Participation in a cutting edge conference
Advertising on website and symposium collateral
Keynote address mention
Support international speakers and guests
Session/workshop sponsors
Brand exposure
Support and sponsorship proceeds will go towards obtaining international keynote speakers, support to indigenous attendees and promote awareness of conservation to our communities.
For more details see our Prospectus here
Invitation for session themes
The overarching theme to the 2021 symposium: Partnering for land, sea and coast, has been chosen to recognise the significance of partnering to effectively manage the natural and cultural values of islands, sea and coastal areas.
In particular, it seeks to highlight the leading role of Traditional Owners in island, sea and coastal management. Only through the joint efforts and shared understanding can the environmental, cultural, social, and economic values of islands be protected.
We are seeking proposals for session themes that explore the challenges and pathways to forging successful partnerships to managing island systems, and how the resilience of island systems can be enhanced in a changing world.
Enquiries and proposals can be sent to the Organising Committee via email @ islandarks
Bunurong Country
Womin jeka (welcome) to Millowl (Phillip Island) – this is Bunurong Country and part of Victoria’s Kulin nation. Our Country is highly significant, every square inch, every rock, every leaf, every dune and every artefact. Our Ancestors collected an ocean of information about the Island, on every living thing, every tree, every animal and the key to the complex balance of all things, which our people had managed to evolve and sustain. People today are still learning of the complexities of our Ancestors. The coastline of Millowl contains layers and layers of burnt shell (kitchen middens). Some of these layers have gaps of over 1,000 years between them, where our people eventually sat directly over the same place again, over 1,000 years later, to do the same thing; make fire, cook food, eat together and tell stories. The whole region is connected by thousands of generations worth of tradition, story and song. Some of our sites were created at a time when our people could look back over Nerm (Port Phillip Bay) to see a grassy plain with the Yarra River winding its way out to sea over a beautiful waterfall. The connection we have to this land as a result of this long history is not easy to quantify into words, which usually barely begin to scratch the surface, making all attempts to describe its significance to feel understated; this is no exception.
Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation – Registered Aboriginal Party for Millowl
The Island Arks Symposium VII is hosted by Phillip Island Nature Parks
Organising Committee
JESSICA MCKELSON Phillip Island Nature Parks
DUNCAN SUTHERLAND Phillip Island Nature Parks
ANDREW DAVIES Parks Victoria
ANDREW MORRISON Port Phillip & Westernport Catchment Management Authority
CRAIG WHITEFORD Zoos Victoria
PAULINE BOULTON Destination Phillip Island
JO RITCHIE Natural Logic Environmental Management
DORIAN MORO TMPAC and Mantjilarra Yulparirra P/L
DEREK BALL Independent
SALLY BRYANT Tasmanian Land Conservancy
ANNE BUCHAN Department of Environment Land Water & Planning
MELISSA CASHMAN Phillip Island Nature Parks
