We are very pleased to be hosting a talk by Beth Shultz from the Conservation Council of WA, on "Saving Our Forests - the next steps".
Beth is a Queenslander who arrived in Western Australia in 1970. In 1975, in response to the commencement of WA’s native forest woodchip industry, she became a founding member of the Campaign to Save Native Forests (WA) and co-convener of the South-West Forests Defence Foundation, the first forest conservation groups in this State.
Since then she has been involved in the campaign for the better use and management of WA’s native forests, including the successful campaigns to have the Shannon River Basin gazetted as a national park and old growth forest protected.
Beth became associated with the Conservation Council of WA in the late 1970s and was a delegate for some years before being elected to the Executive. She served as President from 1992 to 1995 and is now Vice-president. She is the Council’s spokesperson on forests, forestry, woodchipping, and fire in the natural environment.
In 1991 Beth received the John Tonkin Greening Western Australia award for individual endeavour in conservation; a Lotteries Commission Volunteers award for outstanding volunteer service to the community in 2001; the Australian Conservation Foundation Peter Rawlinson Conservation Award for voluntary contributions in 2002; and in 2003 a Prime Minister’s Centenary of Federation medal for service to the preservation of the natural environment. In 2007 she was made an Honorary Life Member of the Denmark Environment Centre, and an Officer of the Order of Australia for her work in helping to protect WA’s old growth forests.
Date: Tuesday 9 Sept 2008
Time: 7:30 pm start, refreshments to follow
Venue: Kalamunda Library
RSVP: By Friday 5 September to Margaret or Tony Fowler at 9293-2283, or fowlerak@iinet.net.au