June the 3rd is Mabo Day and commemorates the courageous efforts of Eddie Koiki Mabo to overturn the fiction of terra nullius (land belonging to no-one), the legal concept that Australia and the Torres Strait Islands were not owned by Indigenous peoples because they did not ‘use’ the land in ways Europeans believed constituted some...

Our Climate Ready Future The theme of ECCA 2017 is ‘Our Climate Ready Future’. Our vision is that this conference will inspire and enable people to work together to discover and deliver positive climate adaptation solutions that can strengthen society, revitalise local economies and enhance the environment. We will bring together the people who will...

‘An Australian Indigenous perspective on closing gaps in mental health, suicide prevention and disability outcomes’ Australia has been the home to Indigenous people for 50,000 years before Europeans colonised the continent in 1770. The rapid European expansion disrupted the world’s longest continuous traditional culture, with unsurprising consequences for mental health and well-being of the surviving...

The theme of our conference is Contested Spaces: Bridging Protection and Development in a Globalizing World. It problematizes the relationship between protection and development that is central to society and resource management nexus. It also aims to place local development and protection debates in the context of globalization and urbanization, which will have a fundamental impact on...

You are invited to the Sixth Annual Broadband for the Bush Forum Remote, Connected and Savvy! Remote, Connected and Savvy! focuses on how remote and rural stakeholders can contribute to, develop and adopt the best innovative practices and policies to achieve digital inclusion for everyone in the bush. This is an opportunity to share information...

2017 National NAIDOC Theme -Our Languages Matter The importance, resilience and richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages will be the focus of national celebrations marking NAIDOC Week 2017. The 2017 theme - Our Languages Matter - aims to emphasise and celebrate the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity,...

The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) organise this day each year, to raise awareness of the significance of providing a safe, nurturing, and healthy environment for Indigenous children. The aim of the day is to enhance family relationships which can lead to positive consequences for the wellbeing, self-esteem, sense of belonging...

The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on August 9 each year to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection. It was first pronounced by the General Assembly of...

You are invited to the 19th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society to be held in Port Augusta, South Australia from 25 to 28 September 2017. This is your opportunity to engage with the question of how to live sustainably in the rangelands - now and into the future.
The conference theme is "transition to transformation". Delegates will share their ideas and experience of the challenges and opportunities facing our rangeland environments, industries and communities during a time of significant change.
September in Port Augusta is a glorious time of year: Spring has sprung with the sparkling gulf waters, warmer weather and changing colours of the Flinders Ranges as a magnificent backdrop to the conference.
Over the coming months we look forward to progressively sharing information about the topics, speakers and activities. This website will be updated regularly to ensure the most current information is accessible.
Be sure to join our mailing list, if you wish to keep yourself in the loop! If you have any questions please direct them to: ARSConference@austrangesoc.com.au

The theme of the conference will be “From vision to reality: A tobacco-free Oceania”. With smoking rates still significantly high in a number of regions within Oceania, we must not lose sight and focus on the large number of negative health, social and economic impacts on individuals and communities related to tobacco smoking. In Oceania...