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T Issues Environmental
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Educator skills training at EnviroCom December
2006'
T Issues Environmental Projects
Projects Undertaken
The
following projects have been conducted by T Issues
Consultancy Commercial in confidence reports/programs from all of
these projects are available if required. Project Managers for each
project would be happy to provide feedback about the quality of the
work, if required.
Department
of Environment Climate Change and Water
The Toolkit
for Environmental Sustainability Action Planning has been developed
for NSW Councils to assist them in undertaking environmental
sustainability action planning. It will help corporate planners,
environmental managers and staff, financial managers and members of
Council’s executive team to work though the challenging process of
action planning. The Toolkit for Environmental Sustainability Action
Planning is comprised of three components: the Environmental
Sustainability Action Planning Guidelines, the Environmental
Sustainability Action Plan Template and the Environmental
Sustainability Action Planning Programming Tool. Grahame Collier
developed all three components – the third in conjunction with Fil
Cerone [Sustainable Visions] and Peter Kefalas and Joanne Rowell
[Holding Hands].
Project
Manager: Colleen Wong
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water
Western Sydney
Regional Organisation of Councils [WSROC]
Throughout 2011 and 2012 Grahame will be working with
Sandy Booth from
Total
Catchment Management (TCM) Services
in
delivering the Our Place Initiative WSROC. Through this project we will
advocate, lead and assist the co-development and
implementation of this product which we have called - the
WSROC
Our Place
Knowledge Stream.
And hold a number of
broad-based
and comprehensive stakeholder engagement
processes
in the planned series of
Our
Place
Conversations
(forums)
across Western Sydney.
Project Manager:
Colin Berryman
WSROC
NSW Office of Water: The Water for
Life Advancing Leaders Program
Undertook the Leadership Development aspect of this project. This
involved mentoring eighteen local government emerging leaders –
administering and communicating the results of a 360 Review Tool and a
Myers Briggs assessments for each participants, coaching, training and
ongoing support – provision of learning materials about aspects of
leadership.
Project
Manager: Reid McNamara, Sarah Reid
Office of Water [then Department
of Water and Energy]
Department
of Environment Climate Change and Water (2): Let’s Clear the Air Kit
Development of this kit with Kerry Hides Pearson from TerraCordis. This
kit was substantially edited by DECCW prior to release as all air
quality and health references were removed.
Project
Manager: Janice Bagot and Geoff Young
Department of Environment,
Climate Change and Water
Sydney Catchment Authority:
Development Assessment Education Program
This 12
month project was conducted by the TKG consortium [Phil Smith Tim
Fitzroy and Grahame Collier] for the SCA The Development Assessment
Training Program is the first stage in a comprehensive education
strategy to facilitate the implementation of the R.E.P. The strategy has
been developed to assist with the introduction of Sustaining the
Catchments, the regional plan for drinking water catchments of
Sydney and adjacent regional centres and it is comprised of training for
local councils, state agencies and key consultants.
The project delivered over 20
strategic workshops with local government staff. It was evaluated by the
consortium against an outcomes hierarchy and some major findings were:
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93 % (14/15) of councils targeted
by the SCA were involved in this program. Most of these councils
were heavily involved in all aspects of Part 4 and Part 5 training.
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All councils, where there is a
significant level of overlap with the SCA region, namely Palerang,
Goulburn Mulwaree, Upper Lachlan, Oberon, Blue Mountains,
Wollondilly, Shoalhaven and Lithgow were fully involved in the
project.
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A restricted but appropriate
level of involvement was gained from other councils where the area
of overlap was limited.
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The Development Assessment
Training program has improved links between the SCA and constituent
councils and consultants working within the SCA region.
Sydney Catchment Authority:
Never Enter a Special Area - Compliance Program for the Metropolitan
Special Area, Appin
Development of an education/compliance program to inform people about
not entering a special area.
Project
Manager: Stephen Waite
Education Manager
Sydney Catchment Authority
NSW
Department of Environment and Conservation [DEC]:
Illegal Dumping and Deterrence Grants Program
Review and Case Studies:
A review, development of project report and case studies on the
Illegal Dumping and Deterrence Grants Program. This project involved a
formal report to the DEC, the development of a public reporting document
and eight case studies of activity under the program. It was conducted
with Fil Cerone for Impact Environmental.
Project Manager: Layla McNeil
Senior Project Officer
NSW
Department of Environment and Conservation
Municipal Association
of Victoria [MAV]
Smart Septic Solutions: Development of an education kit
about septic management . This kit is aimed at local government and
provides a comprehensive set of education material and information about
how to use it and evaluate it.
Project
Manager: Nathaniel Muller
Project Officer [for the bulk of the project]
Municipal Association of Victoria
Project
Manager Nina Keith
Project Officer [at the end of the project]
Municipal Association of Victoria
Goulburn Mulwaree Council: Water
Quality Education Framework:
A
project conducted for the Sydney Catchment Authority for the Goulburn
Mulwaree Shire Council. This project provided a strategic framework to
the Council in the implementation of a comprehensive education program
to be used to assist the community manage the extraction of water from
the river back into the town’s drinking water.
Project
Manager: Stacey Fraser
Education Officer
Sydney Catchment Authority
Project
Manager: Stephen Waite
Education Manager
Sydney Catchment Authority
Australian Water Association:
Research into Water Education and Development of Strategic Plan for
Water Education for the AWA. Also development of 1 day workshop about
how to design and deliver community education for the AWA, held in
conjunction with the Water Education Conference in January 2004.
Project
Manager: Ian Jarman
Chief Operations Officer
Australian Water Association
Sydney Catchment Authority [SCA]:
Development and implementation of SCA Education Strategy. Training of
SCA staff in environmental education
[about water] service delivery. Development of
Education program options for Warragamba Dam. Ongoing.
Contracted by the SCA to develop the NSW Water
Education Plan and to facilitate a workshop with key stakeholders in
early 2005.
Project
Managers: Alison White [Manager Communications] and
Stephen Waite [Education Manager]
Yarra Valley Water
Learn it Live it School Education package. Teacher
professional development workshop to implement
the kit.
Project
Manager: Roberta Styles Wood
Program Manager
Yarra Valley Water
Broken Hill City Council:
Stormwater Education Program
Development of Community Education Program on Stormwater [ongoing in
partnership with Elton Consulting].
Project
Manager Peter Oldsen
Environment Manager
Broken Hill City Council
Young Shire
Council Mentees, Sally Atkinson and Kira Lee Forster with
Grahame.
Testimonials
By far the best feature of the
program was Grahame – our Mentor – his enthusiasm and passion for
sustainability & the program, his encouragement and knowledge. Thanks
HEAPS. Sally Atkinson, Centroc Mentoring Program
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Thank you for the opportunity. Enjoyed the workshop, it was relaxed and
entertaining whilst encouraging thinking and self reflection
Great –valuable to share and learn from others. Particpants at Centroc
methoring Program – Final Meeting
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Grahame brilliant – knowledge, direction, giving of his time & skills,
has offered knowledge/contact for future - thanks heaps NPDISE
project partner
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Thank you Grahame for all your hard work and fantastic patience and
dedication to the forum! Wyong CC Danielle Hargraeves
Tuggerah Forum
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Thank you for sending through the final report, I’ve
just finished reading it and found it a really interesting read,
especially the individual reports regarding the learning plans- I think
those results really reflect what we noticed with individual
participants too. In addition, the report also demonstrated to me the
value you have added to the program through your experience and
individual coaching and mentoring- so thank you for the outstanding job
you’ve done over these past 9 months, it definitely wouldn't have been
the program it was, and or, achieved the results it has without you!
Sarah Reid
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Very good at chasing
down hard to get information. Very persistent yet professional in
delivering results. Solid communication and interpersonal skills.
Layla McNeil
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Extremely well suited to the task,
providing a service above and beyond what was expected. Grahame has
provided the MAV with a fantastic, comprehensive education program that
will significantly improve local government’s ability to influence
people’s behaviour. Nathaniel Muller
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Provided the MAV with a useful
product, which will be invaluable in helping to build the capacity of
Victorian councils .A committed and passionate exponent of education to
improve environmental management. Nina Keith
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Efficient and quick. Flexibility
according to client’s needs and circumstances. Ability and willingness
to understand local political issues and adapt accordingly. Stacey
Fraser
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Ability to pick up nuance of
political context. Stephen Waite
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The overall professionalism and
adaptability of T Issues exceeded expectations. AWA achieved its desired
outcomes from both a project management…and strategic development
perspective. Ian Jarman
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Expert level of knowledge of
environmental education. Alison White [Manager Communications] Stephen
Waite [Education Manager]
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Feedback from participants showed
Grahame’s style and enthusiasm was well received. He created a day that
flowed well was jam packed with participation and oozed enthusiasm from
the facilitator and participants alike. Roberta Styles Wood
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