The School of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Institute for Social Sustainability present:

Endemic Sense of Place: Exploring the Social Sustainability of the State of Western Australia Mooja, mutdhoor

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Keynote Speaker: Professor Stephen Hopper, FLS, Director Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, on: "Sustainably living with endemic biodiversity on the world's oldest landscapes: a personal response."

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Friday January 20th 2012, 9.00am to 5.30pm ECL4 Lecture Theatre, Murdoch University Morning Tea, Light Lunch and Afternoon tea will be served. Sundowner at 5.30 – 6.30pm

Other presenters include: Geoffrey Bolton (historian), Nandi Chinna (poet), Alec Coles (WA Museum), Rod Giblett (academic writer), Susan Hunt (Perth Zoo), John Kinsella and Tracy Ryan (poet/writers), Philippa Nikulinski (artist), George Lullfitz (wildflower horticulturalist), David Milroy (composer/playwright), Glen Stasiuk (film maker), Annamaria Weldon (writer) and more.

Please RSVP to Professor Glenn Albrecht ([email protected] or (08) 9360 6103) or Alexa Taylor ([email protected]) by Monday January 16th, as places are strictly limited for this free event. Thank you.