RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The Royal Society of Tasmania, Northern Branch, invites you to a public lecture on Sunday July 25, 2021, at 1.30pm, by Dr John Whittington.
Dr John Whittington
He will deliver a lecture on “Growing Australia’s Blue Economy“.
You may, if you wish, attend the lecture in person at the Meeting Room, QVMAG at Inveresk, No prior registration or notification is necessary.
Alternatively, you may view the lecture remotely via ZOOM. In this case you must register in advance to ensure that you receive an email containing instructions for joining the webinar on the day of the talk. Click here to register for ZOOM.
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In the context of increasing populations and prosperity and a changing climate, global demand for food and energy will increase. Australia, with one of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones in the world, has enormous potential to increase seafood and renewable energy production sustainably. Realising this potential requires moving industries offshore into high quality but remote and exposed high-energy operating environments. This talk will focus on how the Blue Economy CRC is addressing these challenges to facilitate a step change in the value of Australia’s ocean-based aquaculture and renewable energy industries.
John has a PhD from the University of Adelaide and worked at the State University of New York before returning to Australia where he worked for several Universities and CSIRO. He then spent a number of years in the Public Service, most recently as Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment, and is now the CEO of the newly established Blue Economy CRC.
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The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.