T Issues Consultancy

Over a number of years and across a number of settings Grahame Collier has been engaged in far reaching strategic approaches to the development and delivery of education. The following documents experience in this area of activity in reverse chronological order. When taken together these demonstrate a depth of background to strategic policy in both the environment and public health sectors.

T Issues Consultancy

City of Armadale Council [WA]
Preparation of scope for Tender Document and Developers Brief, North Forrestdale Development. The City of Armadale required the development of a specific schedule in the tender brief to develop an education program for residents on a new development. This project was to be funded by developers and so that apart from the draft tender brief, material was developed to convince developers to financially support the project.
Expertise to formulate the scope of a tender document in an area where the City had an idea what was wanted but not understanding of the specialist area to do the job.

Ron Van Delft
Senior Environmental Planner
City of Armadale
Hassall & Associates for Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) – Visitor Sites Strategic Plan
In this project T Issues was sub-contracted by Hassall and Associates to undertake the education related aspects of the Visitor Sites Strategic Plan project. This was a relatively small component of a larger project.
Grahame provided

An assessment of how effective the existing educative material was in meeting SCA’s overall aims and objectives;

Consideration of the ability of SCA educative material, mediums and programs to meet the needs of special interest groups; and

Identification of areas for improvement and constraints in the provision of education services;

Preparation of recommendations and options for improved education at the visitor sites, taking into account also its position relative to the wider education task of the SCA.

In all tasks Grahame performed well providing a quality product and overall valuable input into the project provided with confidence and good humor.

Name: Mike Butler
Project Manager
Hassall & Associates

NSW Department of Environment and Conservation and Sydney Catchment Management Trust.
Peer Education Approaches for Sustainability: A review for the of the usefulness of peer education in the environmental education/education for sustainability sectors. The development of a simple "how to"guide for use by educators. Project conducted with Caroline Ford.
Expertise in environmental education [learning for sustainability] has contributed to a quality outcome for a key component of the Integrated Environmental Education Strategy for the Sydney Catchment. Delivery within timeframes without compromising the quality of the work.

Lynn Webber
Manager Conservation Partnerships
NSW Department of Environment and Conservation

For the Sydney Catchment Authority: Education Strategy 2003 to 2006

For the Municipal Association of Victoria [current project]:
Smart Septics Community Education Project. Strategy, education program materials and council guidance materials.

Three separate projects for NSW Area Health Services:
Central Coast AHS [1997 to 2001],
Mid North Coast AHS [2003 to 2006] and
Wentworth AHS [2004 to 2007].
Development of strategic plans for delivery of HIV/AIDS/Hep C and Sexual Health.

For Sydney Catchment Authority on behalf of a range of agencies [current project]. Facilitation of the development of NSW Water Education Plan.

NSW Council on Environmental Education

Significant input into the development of Learning for Sustainability: The NSW Government’s Environmental Education Plan 2002 to 2005

Convenor of the Effective Sustainability Education Conference 2004

NSW Department of Environment and Conservation / NSW Environment Protection Authority [1994 to 2004]

Managing Lead Contamination in Home Maintenance, Renovation and Demolition Practices. A Guide for Councils [2003].

Learning for Sustainability: Education About Waste: What is Good Practice? [2004], not yet released, in publication process.

Reducing Unlawful Disposal of Waste; Littering, Illegal Dumping and Illegal Landfilling. A Position Paper [2004]. In publication process.

Focusing on Our Future: Strategic Direction and Priorities for Waste Education in NSW.

Introduction of POEO Act 1997. Responsible for strategic approach and delivery of council briefings, council training and PR activity.

Don’t be A Tosser Litter Prevention Program, including strategic approach, social marketing program, council training and council resource kit

NSW Urban Stormwater Education Program: Responsible for strategic approach, social marketing program, council training and council resource kit. Also responsible for program evaluation

Our Environment- It’s a Living Thing Program: Responsible for strategic development of the program and implementation of social marketing, council program and evaluation.

NSW Health [1989 to 1994]

NSW HIV and AIDS Health Promotion Plan 1994 to 1996

Monographs in HIV/AIDS Education 1989-1993

World Health Organisation [1988/89]

WHO Series 10. School Health Education to Prevent AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Other Agencies prior to 1988: Grahame Collier also wrote education strategy documents for the NSW Family Planning Association [19985 to 1987] and the then NSW Department of Education [1979 to 1984].