See the video below for highlights from speakers at the inaugural Biodiversity Forum in Leongatha on 23 April 2026. The over eighty people who attended reflects the value that South Gippslanders place on nature and the environment for farming, tourism, connection with community and general well-being.
Watch the video below for some highlights from speakers at the forum.
Thank you to our Mayor, Cr Nathan Hersey, who opened the forum, and the South Gippsland Shire Council which continues to support our efforts to protect the region’s biodiversity and support sustainable agriculture through our Memorandum of Understanding.
Thanks also to our presenters at the forum:
- Parks Victoria and the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
- Arawata Landcare Group and the Gippsland Threatened Species Action Group
- Greenfleet
- Tarwin River Forest and Trust for Nature
And to the following members of our panel discussion
- Wayne Wescott (Greenfleet)
- David Elder (Destination Gippsland)
- Graeme Nicholl (South Gippsland dairy farmer)
- Cassie Wright (South Gippsland Landcare Network)
We are also grateful for the stall holders and for support from members of the Biodiversity Protection Plan key stakeholder group, and especially to members of SGLN’s Landcare groups and the farming community.