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Coordinator Wilson Botanic Park

 

Salary: Salary starts at $78,275 per annum plus super.

 

Closing Date: Thursday 30 July 2015

 

Position Description: Coordinator Wilson Botanic Park (829kb)Coordinator Wilson Botanic Park (267kb)

  

Your energetic, flexible, innovative approach and passion for working with the community is in demand at Casey!

  

In taking on the leadership of this exciting venue, you will be overseeing a small team, and coordinate the day-to-day facility operations as well as the significant community events and activities program within the Park.

  

With your demonstrated experience in facility management, your ability to develop and implement programs and activities will see you succeed. You have a tertiary qualification in facility management, event management, leisure or related field and hold a current Working with Children Check.

  

For more information:

 

http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/council/employment/coordinatorwilsonbotanicpark 

 

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Research Project Update Soil Water Management of Trees

  

Contact Peter Symes via email peter.symes@rbg.vic.gov.au to receive registration instructions.  


Wednesday 12 August 2015

This event will provide an update from the findings of landscape water use research being conducted at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens, with a specific focus on tree water use and the use of soil moisture sensing technology.

This project is a partnership between Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, University of Melbourne and Sentek Technologies.


Contact Peter Symes via email peter.symes@rbg.vic.gov.au to receive registration instructions.


Places are limited. RSVP by 5 PM, Wednesday 5 August 2015

 

 

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Call For Proposals

 

 

National Seed  Science Forum 14 -16 March 2016
National Seed Science Forum
14 -16 March 2016
 

 

The Australian Seed Bank Partnership is pleased to call for proposals for the National Seed Science Forum programme.  

 

Presentations that cover descriptive or mechanistic seed science, theoretical seed research, and/or their application for effective seed use are encouraged from conservation, restoration and agricultural perspectives.

   

The programme themes have been collated to span the breadth of seed science. For each of the four themes, sub-themes have been developed to demonstrate the range of topics that the Forum seeks to showcase.

 

Theme A: Dormancy and germination

Theme B: Seed storage, conservation and utilisation

Theme C: Establishment and management

Theme D: Seed ecology

 

Abstracts can be submitted for the following presentation types:

  • Oral presentation (15 minute presentation, including discussion)
  • Rapid fire presentation (5 minute presentation, no discussion)
  • Poster presentation

 

A photo competition will be run as part of the Forum and details will be available soon.

 

Forum grants

A small number of grants are available to assist presenters - in particular to support early career researchers or those travelling large distances from regional areas or interstate. The grant is for Forum registration fees. These grants are only available to a presenting author and must be applied for during the abstract submission process.

 

Key dates

  • Abstract submissions open - 6 July 2015
  • Abstract submissions close - 4 October 2015
  • Announcement of programme details - 16-20 November 2015
  • Early-bird registration closes - 11 December 2015

 

Please email: info@seedpartnership.org.au to register for Forum announcements.

 

Visit the Forum web pages at: http://seedpartnership.org.au/seedscienceforum

 

Please share information on this Forum with your colleagues and through your networks.

 

 

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VACANCY - DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BOTANIC GARDENS - SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 

Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources

Customer and Corporate Services

Botanic Gardens of South Australia

1-5 year contract

$103,467- $107,568 p.a. (AS08)

Vacancy No: 2015-4878    

 

The Deputy Director provides high level support to the Director, particularly in program management, strategic planning and policy development. 

 

The role deputises for the Director, including executing appropriate delegations and authority in his absence and representing the Director and Botanic Gardens at state, national and international forums as required.

 

The Deputy Director manages governance and support for the Board and strategic communications across the Botanic Gardens and Departmental senior management. 

 

The Deputy Director also manages the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre and provides high level managerial, botanical and horticultural input to development of the Botanic Gardens living collections policy and directions.

 

Special Conditions: 

*  Degree in Horticulture or Botany is desirable

*  May be required to participate in fire management and associated duties

*  Some out of hours work may be required

*  Some travel (inter and intra-state) may be required

*  A Certificate of Child Related Employment Screening is essential (for prescribed positions under the Children's Protection Act 1993).

 

Enquiries to:  Stephen Forbes, Director, stephen.forbes@sa.gov.au, 8222 9320

 

To apply and for more information visit the Jobs SA website: www.jobs.sa.gov.au and search by vacancy number. 

 

Applications Close:  5pm Friday 7th August, 2015.

 

Safety is a core value of the South Australian Public Sector.

The South Australian Government is an Equal opportunity employer.

 

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2015 BGANZ Congress

 25 - 29 October 2015, Wollongong

The 7th biennial Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ) Congress will be held in the coastal city of Wollongong NSW from Sunday 25 October to Thursday 29 October 2015.

 

The 2015 congress theme 'Connecting with Communities' will highlight the many ways in which botanic gardens across Australia and New Zealand play an important role in the environments in which we live through partnerships, joint ventures, sharing, outreach work and advocacy.

 

The BGANZ Congress will enable botanic garden professionals an opportunity to come together, network and return to their respective gardens with new ideas and skills. This congress promises to deliver not only thought-provoking seminars, workshops and tours but will also have a strong focus on networking through a range of events. For more details, visit our program webpage.

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