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T Issues Environmental Projects


Educator skills training at EnviroCom December 2006'

The following projects have been conducted by T Issues Consultancy over the last twelve months.. Commercial in confidence reports from all of the following evaluation projects are available if required. Project Managers for each project would be happy to provide feedback about the quality of the evaluation and contact details are provided.

Sydney Catchment Authority

Development Assessment Education Program - Phase 1 Development Assessment Training. 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:

    • 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.
    • 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.
    • A restricted but appropriate level of involvement was gained from other councils where the area of overlap was limited.
    • The Development Assessment Training program has improved links between the SCA and constituent councils and consultants working within the SCA region.

No evaluation of T Issues role in this project is available as yet.

 

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.

"Very good at chasing down hard to get information. Very persistent yet professional in delivering results. Solid communication and interpersonal skills"

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.

"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
Project Officer [for the bulk of the project]
Municipal Association of Victoria

"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
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.

"Efficient and quick. Flexibility according to client’s needs and circumstances. Ability and willingness to understand localized political issues and adapt accordingly."

Stacey Fraser
Education Officer
Sydney Catchment Authority

"Ability to pick up nuance of political context"

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.


"
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
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.

"Expert level of knowledge of environmental education."

Alison White [Manager Communications]
Stephen Waite [Education Manager] 

 

Yarra Valley Water: 

Learn it Live it School Education package. Teacher professional development workshop to implement the kit.


"
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
Program Manager
Yarra Valley Water

 

Stormwater Industry Association: 

Facilitation of Stormwater Strategic Planning Workshop for the Association.


"
A professional session plan and achieved a high level of professional engagement."

David Roberts
Stormwater Extension Officer
South Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils

 

Broken Hill City Council

Development of Community Education Program on Stormwater [ongoing in partnership with Elton Consulting].

Peter Oldsen
Environment Manager
Broken Hill City Council