CCWA Annual Conference

November 12 – 13, 2025

CCWA Annual Conference

November 12 – 13, 2025

Join us on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 of November at The Wetlands Centre, Cockburn. After last year’s sold-out Nature First conference, this year’s event will once again bring people together to explore how we can respond to today’s climate and energy challenges, while also protecting nature and supporting local communities. 

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Program

Day one
Day two

Registration and Networking

Terrace

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Smoking Ceremony

Cyril Yarran

Amphitheatre

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Welcome to Country and Opening

Cyril Yarran, Jemima Williamson-Wong

Main Hall

8:45 AM – 9:15 AM

Opening Address

Matt Roberts CCWA Executive Director

Main Hall

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Why Our Work Matters

CCWA’s Core Work CCWA Program Managers 

Main Hall

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Morning Tea

10:15 PM – 10:45 PM

Keynote Address

Professor Brendan Wintle A nature positive transition to renewable energy is both possible and essential – reasons to be optimistic.

Main Hall

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

Panel

Working together for nature Perth NRM, WA Landcare Network, Greening Australia, Harry Butler Institute Murdoch

Main Hall

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Short Film

Wannang Biridge

Main Hall

12:30 PM – 12:40 PM

Lunch

12:40 PM – 1:40 PM

Session 4

Choose One

Connecting Habitat in the Suburbs – Banksia Woodlands and Carnaby’s Cockatoos

Steve McCabe Perth NRM

Main Hall

1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

What would winning look like? Imagining strategies for a fast, fair, and nature-friendly transition

Matt Berry, Rhiannon Hardwick, Sarah English, Liam Lilly CCWA

Education Room

1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

Fundraising Workshop
nature-friendly transition

Margie Jenkins Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network

Meeting Room

1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

Yarning Circle | Caring for Country, Together

Vivian Brockman-Webb, Richard Nelly, Nathaniel Clinch

Marquee

1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

WA Wildlife Hospital Tour

WA Wildlife Hospital

1:40 PM – 3:00 PM

Afternoon Tea

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Panel

Accelerating the shift to renewable energy Wilf Johnston, Charlie Caruso, Oral McGuire, Piers Verstegen, Jai Thomas

Main Hall

3:30 PM – 4:40 PM

Day 1 Reflections

Key takeaways and next steps

Main Hall

4:40 PM – 5:00 PM

Sundowner

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Early Morning activity

Country Tracks – Step into Boodja Biddi Cyril Yarran

Main Hall

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Registration and Networking

Main Hall

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Welcome to Country

Cyril Yarran

Main Hall

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Overview Day 2

Jemima Williamson-Wong

Main Hall

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM

Panel discussion and Q&A Local Legends -Community-led projects from across WA

Paul Llewellen , Peter Kenyan , Melanie Bainbridge,
Verity Morgan-Schmidt

Main Hall

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Morning Tea & Member Group Expo

10:30 PM – 11:00 PM

Breakout Session

Choose One

From Protest to Policy: Advocacy Insights from CCWA’s Political Leaders

Jess Beckerling, Chris Tallentire, Rachel Siewert

Main Hall

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Restoration Skills Lab Workshop | Learn the basics of non chemical urban bushland restoration

Jane Bremmer, Friends of Blackadder
Creek

Education Room

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Yarning Circle- Caring for Country, Together

Elder Vivian Brockman-Webb, Richard Nelly, Nathaniel Chinch

Marquee

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Corals’ Last Stand

Sonya Elek, Victoria Pavy, Greta Carol

Meeting Room

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

ROE 8 Tour

Adam Peck

Roe 8 Walk

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Indigenous Ranger Program

Martuwarra River Keepers

Main Hall

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Lunch & Member Group

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

Member Group Update

Martin Pritchard EK

Main Hall

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

Member Group Update

Dr Helen McCarthy LEAF

Main Hall

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Member Group Update

Bart Lebbing, Catherine Spaggiari
Denmark Environment Centre

Main Hall

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Member Group Update

Judith Hugo, Susan Swain, Raelene Cooper
FARA

Main Hall

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Afternoon Tea

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

In conversation | Legacy & Leadership: A Dialogue Across Generations

Victoria Pavy, Oscar Jones, Cat Holland, Steph McGuire, Emma Heyink, Jo Valentine, Giz Watson, FN Elder

Main Hall

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Closing remarks | Where to from here?

Richard Yin

Main Hall

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Conference Close

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