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2.  Graduated from ANU  Forest management is more than commercial timber production  Professor Ovington – forest ecology  With forestry, it’s necessary to take a long-term view  Forest management requires many skills, theoretical and practical 2

3.  Tree physiology  Dr Eric Bachelard (later Professor)  Interest in research  Be persistent  Check, recheck, then recheck again 3

4.  Reafforestation Project  John Sclater (Project Leader)  Communities live and depend on forests  Technology is not always the answer  Different cultures have different values 4

5.  Special projects officer  Monitoring forest nutrition & managing the Cotter River Catchment  Outdoor recreation is something to be highly valued  Understanding the landscape requires systematic evaluation of various land systems  Land Evaluation by Christian & Stewart (CSIRO 1968)  NSW South Coast Study Area (CSIRO) - collect only the information necessary to make decisions 5

6.  Lecturer & Senior Lecturer  Land use planning, park management & outdoor recreation planning  John Gray, Peter Rudman, Peter Cullen  Design with Nature (Ian McHarg, 1969)  Sabbatical with the U.S. Forest Service in Seattle  The recreation opportunity spectrum (Clarke and Stankey, 1979)  High impact recreation activities are only a problem when they’re not planned or managed properly 6

7.  Senior / Principal Planner / Executive Officer  Louis Beens, Anthony Thomas  Expansion of the NT Park estate  Importance of an overview of values  Information paralysis  Issue focussed planning  Systems approach to park planning  Conservation and tourism partnerships work  Know when it’s time to move on 7

8.  Manager (L&B Qld), Principal Recreation / Environmental Planner (EDAW) & Sole Operator 8

9.  Always view things in context  Planning is most effective when you have all parties involved, especially key decision makers  Don’t flood people with information – be focused, concise and graphic  Work with people you can trust and rely on 9

10.  Things keep being reinvented (everything done by somebody else has no value)  Politicians are bipolar about regional planning (the manic phase is “all go” and the depressive phase is “no-go”  Tell it as it is (not what people want to hear) 10

11.  Value mentors you can trust & talk to  Always give an honest assessment – rely on the facts (evidence)  Take time to reflect before giving a response (especially when you feel strongly)  Listen well - there is always another point of view  Don’t try to do too much – learn to say no  Don’t promise what you cannot deliver  Life’s new “doors” always present new challenges  Stay positive 11

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