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FIFTH SESSION: Sunday 29th February 2004
Pottsville Community Hall

2 p.m. Mr. Ted Brambleby and Ms Kerrie Trees

'Creating a significant milestone in the Journey of
Marine Environmental Education'

Ted: BSc Marine Biology James Cook UNI. Completed units in microbiology,
botany, zoology, vet science at UQ. biology and marine science JCU.
Senior biological science co-ordinator and teacher at Toowoomba Grammar.
Currently Principal of Marine Environments Field Study and Resource Centre,
Hastings Point.

Kerrie: Partner in Marine Environments Field Study and Resource Centre.
Dip. Ed. NSW. Established Byron Bay Seaside Sports Leisure and Toy Kingdom:
part time teacher TAFE NSW: store manager Byron Bay Dive Centre,: travel
consultant Flight Centre: NSW public school teacher.

3 P.M. Mr. Paul Alister 'Co-operatives and the Maleny Story'

Film maker, author, social activist. Has lived and worked on a co-operative
land community near Maleny for 17 years. Founding member and currently
management board member of a 130 student independent school. Runs a video
and multi media business called Alister Multimedia. Made documentary
called 'Creating Prosperous Communities' which depicts how co-operative
enterprises have added vitality to a town of about 6000 people which
is the second biggest co-operative town in the world.

4 P.M. Dr. Michael Towsey 'Empowering Local Communities in Australia Today'
Computer scientists at Queensland University of Technology. Has research
interests in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Has had a life
long interest in Economics. Is a foundation member of the PROUT Institute
of Australia and the PROUT community settlement co-operative in Maleny.
Recently returned from Venezuela where he lectured on principles of self
reliant communities.

ENDS

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