You are warmly invited to join us for the Port Environment Centre AGM.

We will gather at Gallery Yampu (overlooking the Port River) to celebrate a successful year for the Port Environment Centre and the strong community behind us.

• Arrive from 6pm to enjoy some locally made soup while chatting with community (PEC members, supporters and anyone else)
• 6.30pm Welcome to Country by Michael O’Brien
  
• 6.40pm Formal AGM business (including a quick run down on our 21/22 achievements and election of the management committee)
• 7.15pm Hear from our very special guest speaker, Vicki-Jo Russell.
• 7.45pm – 8.15pm Stay on for a light desert, tea, coffee and conversations.

Everyone is very welcome to attend this evening, both PEC Members and non-members.

Please note that non-members will not be able to vote or participate formally in the AGM, but are very welcome to be part of this annual update.  If you wish to become a member for the AGM, please ensure you sign up and pay your membership fees by Thursday 20 October. Membership is just $5 concession, or $10 per year. Head to our website to find out more and sign up –
portenvironmentcentre.org.au/become-a-member.

Special guest speaker: Vicki-Jo Russell, AM

As the Festival Chair for Nature Festival and co-chair of the State’s Nature of SA project, Vicki-Jo will share her learnings and insights into:

• how we can reach and engage new audiences with environmental action
• how we can draw on theories of change to create a stronger environmental community here in South Australia
• and be inspired by a growing movement of support for SA nature

Vicki-Jo has been a driving force in biodiversity conservation in South Australia for over twenty-five years, initiating and influencing a range of significant programs, plans and policies over that time. Her career has always reflected a love of  both the environment and people and the value they play to each other.

She has worked in a variety of roles predominantly for environmental NGOs including WWF-Australia, Conservation SA, Zoos SA. She currently manages South Australia’s iconic Tree Scheme and Nursery for Trees For Life and is the Festival Chair for Nature Festival. Vicki-Jo was co-chair of the State’s Nature of SA project and is chair of the Amongst It initiative.

Her services to the State were acknowledged in 2014 when she was the recipient of the SA Premier’s Award for Service to NRM. She was awarded an Order of Australia earlier in her career for her service to threatened species recovery and community engagement in nature conservation in Australia.

For event enquiries please contact the Port Environment Centre on 0488 229 925 or email hello@portenvironmentcentre.org.au

Please note that

• numbers are limited and everyone must book to attend
• please let us know if you have booked and then are unable to attend
• participants are encouraged to maintain physical distancing of 1.5m
• please stay away if you are unwell

The Port Environment Centre is seeded by Green Adelaide.

We also operate with a City of Port Adelaide Enfield Living Environment Grant and funding from the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust.