Newsletter 3, Australia
Welcome to our facilitation team!
Participants in their own words
PricewaterhouseCoopers also seek citizens' views
Welcome to our facilitation team!
There are 32 professional people giving their time to the World Wide Views event to facilitate discussions between our participants and make sure everyone has a chance to have their say. Facilitators were trained on the WWViews process in Sydney and Melbourne last week. They are diverse bunch, with backgrounds in government, the private sector, communications, banking, journalism, environmental management, research, law and more. Click here to read all about the facilitators.
Participants in their own words
Chris, a property developer from Elwood in Victoria says "You see a lot about global warming in the media and it's hard to know what you can do, and this is one small way I could help."
Jonathan, a landscape gardener from Perth, says "Anyone else would have done the same thing if asked to. I'm just an average Aussie person and I'll get my views in."
James, a former school teacher from Dapto in NSW, says "Climate change is an issue that affects us all ... well business has a view, but we have our families, our livelihoods and our grandchildren to think about."
Andrew who works in the building industry in Kapunda SA says"I've always taken notice of the different seasons and how they've changed since I was a kid. I'd like to hear other people's opinions and get a broader view of what the scientists are thinking, and get the extra knowledge of what other people are thinking, and learn more."
Media and communications
We have done a press release this week that you are welcome to send on to professional networks or media contacts. Click here to get the statement.
If you want to use a media release that is specific to your state, please contact Rebecca Short: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The global media platform is now live, where all the countries participating will be uploading photos, videos and more!
A big thanks to those who are already spreading the word.
Speakers confirmed
We have confirmed the following speakers at the WWViews event:
- Patrick Woods, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources), University of Technology, Sydney
- Liza Maimone, Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Video welcome by Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water
- Louise Hand, Ambassador for Climate Change, Department of Climate Change
Event Sustainability
How do you minimise an event's impacts on the environment while maximising participation from around the country? We have tried to reduce our impact in a number of ways – see here for more information.
PricewaterhouseCoopers also seek citizens’ views
Our Platinum sponsor, PricewaterhouseCoopers has recently launched their website “What would you like to change?”. They say “Every action starts with a question. And to get things rolling, we're keen to know what you'd like to change.” Click here to check it out.
Getting the results, live
We will be linking to the the global results page on our webpage, under "results" and our wrap-up media release will go on the "Media" page.
| "I've always taken notice of the different seasons and how they've changed since I was a kid. I'd like to hear other people's opinions and get a broader view of what the scientists are thinking, and get the extra knowledge of what other people are thinking, and learn more" |
