EVENT FULLY BOOKED

Presented by Federation University, Latrobe Valley Authority, Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority and TAFE Gippsland
Hosted by Korumburra Secondary College

An extravaganza geared toward students and young people, providing the opportunity for them to join the conversation, share their passions, be inspired, exchange ideas, contribute to their future and that of the region.

• Keynote by Nadine Champion - Martial arts Sensei, high performance mindset coach, author and TEDx speaker. Nadine is renowned for sharing her strikingly honest and surprisingly funny insights on what a life of martial arts has taught her about strength, fear and courage.
• Engineer your Future: Bridge Building with Federation University - completing bridge designs in teams that that will then be tested for strength, students will learn the basics of engineering design for structural strength.
• The Brainary presents The Human Rights Game - this board game teaches young people about their rights, freedoms, and responsibilities. Challenging them with real world societal problems, and how to make better choices in a rapidly changing world.
• Power Pops, presented by the Gippsland Climate Change Network - VR technology offering an immersive experience of what new energy will look like in our region, with conversations about training and work opportunities in renewables.
• Seed planting with MLRA & Habitat Creations - students will have the opportunity to learn about habitat regeneration and plant their own seed into a pot, which they can take home with them

VENUE: Korumburra Secondary College

BOOKING: Event fully booked.

Presented by the Gippsland Climate Change Network

Experience the Future of Energy at one of Gippsland’s New Energy Power Pops Events

The Gippsland Climate Change Network invites you to explore the future of energy at our Gippsland New Energy Power Pops Events.

Our community-led team is excited to answer your questions, discuss all things new energy, and take you on Virtual Reality tours of wind farms, solar arrays, energy storage, and much more.

The Power Pops events will highlight the advantages of renewable energy careers and the importance of sustainability. They will provide a deeper understanding of the job opportunities and economic benefits of the new energy sector and its role in securing our community's prosperity.

Join us to learn, engage, and become immersed in the exciting energy transition underway in Gippsland.

Find Power Pops at the following events for Gippsland's young people:

• 07 June - Bright Ideas hosted by Nadine Champion. Bookings required.
• 11 June - Be Seen and Heard: Gippsland Youth (Baw Baw). No bookings required.
• 27 June - Be Seen and Heard: Gippsland Youth (Latrobe). No bookings required.

Note: Further information about each of these events can be found in the program listings below.

BOOKINGS OPEN

Presented by East Gippsland Shire Council

Join us for East Gippsland's first Festival of Big Ideas event to discover how grassroot efforts have expanded to shape local education and foster sustainable development across the region.

Through hands-on demonstrations and storytelling, we'll delve into how simple ideas, when driven by community, can grow into big ideas having a big impact.

Join us to discover more opportunities for communities, businesses, education, and industries to develop sustainably in a changing East Gippsland.

Includes - demonstrations, Pecha Kucha presentations, panel session “Meet the Ferals” facilitated by Mim Hook form ABC Gippsland, and much more.

time: 2.30pm -  5.30pm

VENUE: The Forge Theatre, 80 McKean Street Bairnsdale

BOOKING: What's On and Buy Tickets

BOOKINGS OPEN

Presented by GPAC, Latrobe City Council and Federation University

Would you like to improve your public presentation and personal communication skills, through storytelling and body language rather than lectures and PowerPoints?

Led by Professor Rick Chew, Director of the Arts Academy, Federation University and Anthony Crowley, Education & Community Programmer, Performing Arts GPAC, participants will gain valuable insight and practical knowledge of how to engage an audience in their public presentations and formal/informal one-to-one scenarios.

time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

VENUE: Town Hall Theatre, GPAC, 32 Kay St Traralgon

Cost: $10 full, $8.50 concession and $7 access price

BOOKING: GPAC Events

Note: This workshop is for 16+ only. This workshop is capped at 25 participants.

Presented by Uplift

Calling all young Gippslanders aged between 12 – 25, share your ideas about about how to create a youth-friendly Gippsland.

Come to a free afternoon of fun, activities, prizes and food; take the opportunity to connect with youth services organisations.

Be part of genuine conversations about the future of Gippsland; you might have something on your mind along the lines of:

• Diversity and inclusion
• Education, training and employment
• Housing
• Liveability
• Sustainability and renewable energy.

Also featuring POWER POPS - be taken on a VR tour of Gippsland's future in renewable energy - the  sites, the sounds, the jobs. Have conversations about new energy and find out more about Gippsland’s renewable energy transition.

Time: 3.30pm – 5.30pm

Venue: Bellbird Park Indoor Sports Centre, 270 Settlement Rd Drouin

Cost: Free of charge, includes bbq and snacks

No booking required, bring your friends along.

Note: Be Seen and Heard is also running on Thurs 27 June at  Morwell Leisure Centre, Morwell.

The MLRA is providing seed planting activities that may provide a base for the future use of rehabilitated mine land.

BOOKINGS OPEN

Presented by Morwell Innovation Centre, Federation University

Join us for an inspiring day as we dive into Innovation and Entrepreneurship at our Fed Forum; come for the morning session to unpack the transformative power of innovation, or the afternoon session that will focus on nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs. Or join us for the full day!

Who should attend?

• Industry professionals, small businesses, and Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s)
• Senior school or higher education students and those working with younger generations
• Start-ups, scale-ups, and aspiring entrepreneurs
• Enthusiasts who are excited about emerging opportunities in Gippsland
• Themes: technology, sustainability, collaborative partnerships.

Benefits of attending:

• Gain insights into innovation and entrepreneurship methodologies
• Learn how to embed innovation in your organisation's strategy and culture
• Hear from a mix of academic and industry speakers
• Engage in networking opportunities
• Be part of a community driving change and innovation in Gippsland.

Keynote speaker:  

Featuring keynote speaker, international award-winning scientist, engineer, and 'Eco Alchemist' Professor Veena Sahajwalla, one of the world's leading innovators in sustainable materials use.

Time: 8.30am - 4.00pm

VENUE: Morwell Innovation Centre, 1 Monash Way Morwell

Cost: from $25

BOOKING: Fed forum tickets - eventbrite

BOOKINGS OPEN

Presented by Morwell Innovation Centre, Federation University

Lunch and learn with Federation University and gain insight into how and where AI is being applied in projects and within a business context.

Featuring Simon Wilson, CEO and founder of RedgridGPT a Gippsland-based company at the forefront of AI-led innovation in the energy industry.

Bhavna Antony, Professor of Information Technology at Federation University will present an overview of research projects centred around AI that senior students are currently working on.

time: 12.30 - 1.45pm

VENUE: Morwell Innovation Centre, 1 Monash Way Morwell

Cost: free of charge

BOOKING: Fed forum tickets - eventbrite

Note: 12noon lunch available for purchase from Fed Uni pop-up kitchen, foyer of MIC.

BOOKINGS OPEN

This is a hybrid event; in person or online attendance is available.

Presented by the Gippsland Climate Change Network

Gippsland is a large region with diverse communities and groups exploring energy resilience. This causal networking event is chance to connect some of our established community energy leaders and their projects, to community members with emerging ideas, and to communities looking to be inspired with their own energy challenges.

No technical expertise needed, only your curiosity to share your story and hear from others about their own journey whatever that might be.

Time: 10am - 12noon

VENUE: JOIN IN PERSON AT Nakunbalook Environmental and Cultural Education Centre, Sale Botanic Gardens - rsvp to reserve a spot and for catering purposes

Online: A Microsoft teams link will be provided to those who let us know they will join online

Cost: Free of charge

RSVP: eMAIL ESTHER LLOYD OR CALL 0437 641 051

Presented by Latrobe Health Assembly

Come and share your 'BIG IDEAS' around health and wellbeing in our community.

The Latrobe Health Assembly exists to provide community members with the opportunity to help shape a healthier, happier Latrobe Valley. This is an opportunity for you to drop by for a chat and share your thoughts.

Time: 11am - 1pm

VENUE: Mid Valley Shopping Centre

Other opportunities are:

20 June: 11am - 1pm Traralgon Centre Plaza

25 June: 9.30am - 3.30pm Moe Library.

ONLINE WEBINAR - BOOKINGS OPEN

Presented by Food & Fibre Gippsland, East Gippsland Shire Council and the Latrobe Valley Authority

The Gippsland Circular Economy Hub (GCEH) has been established to foster a sustainable and thriving regional economy, community and environment through the adoption of the circular economy throughout the region.

This GCEH forum will bring focus to:

• The circular economy (CE) in the Gippsland food manufacturing industry
• CE in the food manufacturing sector - leading examples
• Emerging opportunities covering packaging, energy, valorisation
• Tools and resources (call to action)
• Emerging opportunities.

Keynote presentation by Dr Dylan Liu - Federation University, with additional speakers from CSIRO Food Innovation, Australian Institute of Packaging, and the Danish Trade Council.

This is a great networking opportunity, so come along and connect with local business, industry and community to explore the circular economy in Gippsland.

Booking: Humanitix

Presented by Latrobe Health Assembly

Come and share your 'BIG IDEAS' around health and wellbeing in our community.

The Latrobe Health Assembly exists to provide community members with the opportunity to help shape a healthier, happier Latrobe Valley. This is an opportunity for you to drop by for a chat and share your thoughts.

Time: 11am - 1pm

VENUE: Traralgon centre plaza

Other opportunities are:

19 June: 11am - 1pm Mid Valley Shopping Centre

25 June: 9.30am - 3.30pm Moe Library.

Presented by Bass Coast Shire Council and Destination Phillip Island

Come along for an evening of insight into the work in eco destination accreditation, regenerative tourism, and connection to conservation.

Starting off with short presentations from Bass Coast Shire and Destination Phillip Island (Regenerative Tourism and Eco Tourism Destination certification) and featuring keynote speaker, eco-explorer and founder of charity ClimateForce Barney Swan.

With a spirit of collaboration, Barney connects audiences to better understand their environmental footprint and the responsibility to do more about it.

Currently leading a project in FNQ to restore 527 acres of the world’s oldest rainforest, the Daintree, Barney has an approach of open-sourcing solutions and making sustainable development inclusive to businesses, students and families.

An opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas and a chance to collaborate and consider the possibilities for this incredible region.

Time: 6pm arrival for 6.30pm start to 8.30pm

VENUE: Berninneit, 91-97 Thompson Avenue Cowes

Cost: $15

BOOKING: Eventbrite

ONLINE WEBINAR - BOOKINGS OPEN

Presented by Food & Fibre Gippsland, South Gippsland Shire Council and the Latrobe Valley Authority

The Gippsland Circular Economy Hub (GCEH) has been established to foster a sustainable and thriving regional economy, community and environment through the adoption of the circular economy throughout the region.

This GCEH forum will bring focus to:

• The circular economy (CE) in the Gippsland dairy food manufacturing industry
• CE in the dairy food manufacturing sector - leading examples
• Emerging opportunities covering packaging, energy, valorisation
• Tools and resources (call to action)
• Emerging opportunities.

Keynote presentation by Dr Dylan Liu - Federation University, with additional speakers from Australian Dairy Products Federation, Australian Institute of Packaging, Chobani Australia, the  Danish Trade Council.

This is a great networking opportunity, so come along and connect with local business, industry and community to explore the circular economy in Gippsland.

Booking: Humanitix

EVENT FULLY BOOKED

Presented by the Latrobe Valley Authority and Federation University

This is a fully subscribed hybrid event with 120 of the region’s leaders collectively work-shopping ways to tackle some of Gippsland’s biggest challenges – Gender Equality in Employment, Youth Engagement and Big Ideas for a Big Regional Transition.

Beginning with breakfast at 8am, inspiring and dynamic speaker, Lucy Bloom, will deliver an engaging presentation on Innovation Thinking.

Lucy will then go on to co-facilitate three sprint workshops tackling the big challenges for the region. Come along in person or online and get that cerebrum buzzing with Gippsland's best and brightest.

Co-facilitators include Gippsland Women’s Health and young people from the Latrobe Youth Space.

VENUE: The Morwell Innovation Centre

BOOKING: Event fully booked

BOOKINGS OPEN - online event

Presented by Latrobe Valley Authority

Big (and small) ideas for exploring a critical moment for Biodiversity in Gippsland

Join us for a stimulating and empowering presentation from two leaders and changemakers on putting biodiversity conservation and restoration back into the hands of community.

You will hear from Gio Fitzpatrick, an award-winning naturalist and environmental activist who will share a practical, evidence-based and always curious approach to understanding what really works in regenerating land for wildlife habitat.  Gio has spent years transforming urban landscapes such as a golf-course in Elwood into wetland habitats for wildlife and understanding how a focus on threatened species reversal can most effectively drive revegetation efforts.

Building on this ‘on-the-ground’ understanding of how to nurture biodiversity, you will then hear from Jim Phillipson who is a multi-generational Gippslander and environmental philanthropist who will share the paradigm-changing model of how to transition our precious environment to community stewardship.

The newly created Biodiversity Legacy NFP offers an opportunity to change  the story of ‘land ownership’ – from seeing our environment as a financial asset, to understanding it as a cultural and environmental treasure for everyone to enjoy, and build a legacy for generations to come.

Please join us for a inspiring sharing of big ideas on how we can collaborate to re-vison our biodiverse future in Gippsland.

Time: 5.30 – 6.30 pm

VENUE: online

Cost: Free of Charge

BOOKING: Humanitix

Presented by Latrobe Health Assembly

Come and share your 'BIG IDEAS' around health and wellbeing in our community.

The Latrobe Health Assembly exists to provide community members with the opportunity to help shape a healthier, happier Latrobe Valley. This is an opportunity for you to drop by for a chat and share your thoughts.

Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm

VENUE: Moe Library , 29 George Street Moe

Other opportunities are:

19 June: 11am - 1pm Mid Valley Shopping Centre

20 June: 11am - 1pm Traralgon Centre Plaza.

BOOKINGS OPEN

Presented by Gippsland Art Gallery, Wellington Shire Council and Regional Arts Victoria

Calling all Gippslanders working in the creative industries - artists, designers, writers, performers, musicians, educators and other professionals/allies - share your ideas on growing an inclusive, vibrant, sustainable and Creative Gippsland.

Come to a free event to hear from Co-Founder of Gippslandia and Director of The View From Here John Calabro about the importance of creative industries for the future of Gippsland.

Be part of a workshop facilitated by Regional Arts Victoria to gather feedback and ideas that will help shape the Victorian Government's next statewide creative industries strategy.

Be part of a genuine conversation about how creativity can power the future of Gippsland and take the opportunity to network with fellow creatives and enjoy a tour of the Gippsland Art Gallery.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Time: 5.30 – 7.30 pm

VENUE: Wellington Room, Port of Sale, 70 Foster Street Sale

Cost: Free of Charge

BOOKING: Humanitix

Presented by Uplift 

Calling all young Gippslanders aged between 12 – 25, share your ideas about about how to create a youth-friendly Gippsland.

Come to a free afternoon of fun, activities, prizes and food; take the opportunity to connect with youth services organisations.

Be part of genuine conversations about the future of Gippsland; you might have something on your mind along the lines of:

• Diversity and inclusion
• Education, training and employment
• Housing
• Liveability
• Sustainability and renewable energy.

Also featuring POWER POPS - be taken on a VR tour of Gippsland's future in renewable energy - the  sites, the sounds, the jobs. Have conversations about new energy and find out more about Gippsland’s renewable energy transition.

Time: 3.30pm – 5.30pm

Venue: Morwell Leisure Centre, 45 McDonald Street Morwell

Cost: Free of charge, includes bbq and snacks

No booking required, bring your friends along.

Uplift members:

Artists for Kids Culture, Berry Street, Centre for Multicultural Youth, Community College Gippsland, Crime Stoppers Vic, Gippsland Climate Change Network, GippSport - Streetgames, Headspace, Ladder, Latrobe City Council, Latrobe Health Assembly, Latrobe Regional Health, Latrobe Youth Space (Gippsland Youth Spaces), Latrobe Valley Authority, Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority, Ramahyuck, Reclink, Skills and Jobs Centre, United Sisters of Latrobe Valley (UMSLV), Volunteering Gippsland (GippSport)..