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Sustainability Down Under

Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability: A birds eye view of sustainability in higher education down under Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges (EAUC) 12 th Annual Conference 31 March – 2 April 2008 Lania Lynch ACTS President Environmental Management Coordinator

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Sustainability Down Under

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  1. Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability: A birds eye view of sustainability in higher education down under Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges (EAUC) 12th Annual Conference 31 March – 2 April 2008 Lania Lynch ACTS President Environmental Management Coordinator James Cook University, QLD AUSTRALIA Lania.Lynch@jcu.edu.au www.acts.asn.au

  2. Environmental Impacts of Australian Higher Education Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability Sustainability Initiatives Down Under Education for Sustainability Sustainability Down Under

  3. Sustainability Down Under Environmental Impacts of the Higher Education Sector in Australia

  4. The typical Australian Uni produces 1% of Australia’s Greenhouse emissions uses between 500 million and 1 billion litres of water per year generates more than 1000 tonnes per annum of waste, of which 40% is recyclable have large vehicle fleets and are large trip generators have significant environmental risk issues are densely populated locations with high environmental impacts close to that of a small city Sustainability Down Under

  5. Sustainability Down Under Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability www.acts.asn.au

  6. ACTS The primary forum for sustainability in the Australian and New Zealand tertiary sectors. Mission “to promote the integration of the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD) within the curricula and operations of these sectors” Sustainability Down Under

  7. ACTS Begins… Commenced as a email listserv in 1997 (UNSW) Members primarily tertiary environmental managers/officers with interested students/staff Known as “Australian Universities Environmental Management Network” (AUMEN) 1st conference in Sydney Sept 2001 Successful annual conferences followed in 02, 03 and 04, organised by host Uni Increasing email discussion and momentum on greening campuses AUMEN had no formal structure, difficult to foster momentum or store IP AUMEN changed to ACTS in 2004 to reflect the increasing involvement of the vocational educational sector Sustainability Down Under

  8. ACTS Realised… Incorporated in QLD in January 2006 6Founding Member Universities Australian National UniversityDavid Carpenter(ACTS President 06-07) James Cook UniversityLania Lynch(Vice President 06-07, President 08) Griffith UniversityDelwyn Langdon(Secretary/Treasurer 06-08) Monash UniversityBelinda Towns(Executive 06-07, Vice Pres 08) Uni of Canterbury (NZ)Kate Hewson (Vice President 06-08) University of Ballarat(2007 conference host) Sustainability Down Under

  9. ACTS Membership … $550 Tertiary (incl. 5 staff & conf reg) $20 Student $1500 Corporate $750 Government $350 (Non-government organisations) Membership base (2008): 25 universities (4 in NZ) 7 vocational sector (1 in NZ) 100% membership renewals to date Most Australian Universities are now members Sustainability Down Under

  10. ACTS services….. Coordinating theAnnual Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability Conference Producing theACTS Newsletter Workshops, trainings and professional development opportunities Coordinating an on-line email forum Lobbying government as to the importance of ESD in the higher education sector Establishing partnerships with other higher education associations and global sustainability initiatives ACTS website  www.acts.asn.au Extensive resource base for Australasian Tertiary Sustainability Initiatives 2008 conference papers accessible to EAUC members Other areas on request to ACTS Executive Sustainability Down Under

  11. Sustainability Down Under

  12. ACTS 2007 Annual Conference….. Katoomba, Blue Mountains World Heritage Area Full papers on website ACTS 2008 Annual Conference….. 8th annual conference in Christchurch, New Zealand University of Canterbury (founding member) Wednesday1 October till Friday 3 October EUAC members welcome to attend Details will be provided to all EAUC members Sustainability Down Under

  13. Sustainability Down Under Sustainability Initiatives in the Australasian Higher Education Sector http://www.engineeringforsustainability.org/

  14. A birds eye view Significant growth in sustainability initiatives since the late 1990’s 95% of Australian universities have environmental policies 90% have environmental management plans Most have energy and water reduction programs Growing awareness among senior management/government about the importance of sustainability initiatives in higher education Most universities and TAFES include sustainability related content in coursework Many have sustainability institutes, centres, programs and offices working to embed sustainability in the higher education sector Sustainability Down Under

  15. http://www.anu.edu.au/anugreen/ University of Cantebury (NZ)http://www.sustain.canterbury.ac.nz/ TAFE NSWhttp://environet.wikispaces.com/ Monash Sustainability Institutehttp://www.monash.edu/research/sustainability-institute/ Sustainable Campus Group(Victorian Uni’s & TAFES) belinda.towns@msi.monash.edu.au Sustainability Down Under Specific Australasian Campus Initiatives

  16. EfS examples from 2008 ACTS Conference Presentations (available at www.acts.asn.au conference tab) Sustainability Down Under Education for Sustainability • “Developing a Whole-of-University Approach to Educating for Sustainability: linking Curriculum, Research and Sustainable Campus Operations” Jennifer McMillin (ANU, Canberra) • “Review of Beyond Leather Patches Project” Sarah Holdsworthy (RMIT, Melbourne) • “Transdisciplinary teaching and learning for sustainability in the tertiary sector” Juliet Willetts (UTS, Sydney) • “Mainstreaming EfS in Pre-Service Teacher Education” Ruth Tregale and Leanne Denby (Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability - ARIES, Macquarie University, Sydney) • “Best Practice EfS examples from TAFE NSW Western Institute” Richard Ingham and Lyndon Field, Western Institute, TAFE NSW

  17. ACTS Contacts Go to  www.acts.asn.au President lania.lynch@jcu.edu.au Vice President (Australia) belinda.towns@msi.monash.edu.au Vice President (New Zealand) kate.hewson@canterbury.ac.nz Vice President (Vocational Education) darren.oconnell@det.nsw.edu.au Secretary/Treasurer delwyn.langdon@griffith.edu.au Sustainability Down Under

  18. Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. William H. Murray, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition, 1951

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