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> SEMINAR
>
> Status and Management of Migratory Shorebirds in Sydney
> 19 July 2002, Novotel Homebush Bay, Sydney Olympic Park
>
> A seminar to discuss the status of migratory shorebirds (waders) in the
> Sydney region and the management implications in a city of four million=
> people
>
> Presented by:
> Millennium Parklands for Sydney Olympic Park Authority
> NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
> NSW Wader Study Group
>
> Each year millions of migratory shorebirds (waders) fly to Australia from
> their breeding grounds in the Arctic Tundra of Alaska and Siberia as well
> as China and other parts of Asia. Many thousands make NSW their home for
> seven months of the year and many thousands more fly through the state on
> their way to summer feeding grounds in Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand.
> We have no idea just how many shorebirds actually depend on our estuaries
> at some time during their migration.
>
> Shorebirds depend largely on intertidal mudflats and the muddy margins of
> wetlands in which to feed during their time in Australia. These are
> precisely the kind of habitats that have been targeted for land filling and
> development since European settlement. Sydney has probably experienced the
> greatest loss percentage wise, of shorebird habitat than any other part of
> Australia, and numbers of migratory shorebirds in Sydney have declined in
> recent decades.
>
> PROGRAM DETAILS
> Status and Management of Migratory Shorebirds in Sydney
>
> 08:30 REGISTRATION
> 09:00 WELCOME and OPENING
>
> 09:30 - 10:30 Session 1 "Migratory Shorebirds and their habitat"
>
> Migratory Shorebirds - The Flyway & Conservation Action
> Doug Watkins, Wetlands International - Oceania
>
> The Decline of Shorebirds In the Sydney Region
> Phil Straw, NSW Wader Study Group
>
> 10:30 - 11:00 MORNING TEA
>
> 11:00 - 13:00 Session 2 "Solutions and Responsibilities"
>
> Environmental Changes: The less obvious impacts of human settlement
> Neil Saintilan, Australian Catholic University
>
> Intertidal Management Issues: The enigma of mangroves
> Tracey McDonald, NSW Fisheries
>
> Australia Protecting Migratory Shorebirds: International initiatives and
> the EPBC Act
> Trixi Maddon, Wetlands Unit, Environment Australia
>
> NSW State Legislation & Shorebird Protection
> Graham Wilson, National Parks & Wildlife Service
>
> 13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
>
> 14:00 - 15:30 Session 3 "Working Towards the Future"
>
> Planning for Habitats
> Andrew Bryant, Planning NSW
>
> Habitat Restoration - trials, tribulations & successes
> Phil Straw, Avifauna Research & Services
>
> Shorebird Conservation at Sydney Olympic Park
> Swapan Paul, Kerry Darcovich & Judy Harrington
> Millennium Parklands, Sydney Olympic Park Authority
>
> 15:30 - 15:45 AFTERNOON TEA
>
> 15:45 - 17:00 Workshop and Discussion
>
> The way forward: habitat protection, restoration and disturbance=
> minimisation
>
> 17:00 WORKSHOP CLOSE
>
> Optional
> 17:30 - 19:00 Parklands evening walk
> Join the staff of Millennium Parklands for an evening walk, with drinks and
> nibbles.
>
> ABOUT THE SEMINAR
>
> Speakers will provide up to date information on subjects including:
>
> =B7 What are the habitat needs of shorebirds
> =B7 What is causing their decline
> =B7 Legislative mechanisms for conservation
> =B7 Case studies of habitat protection and management
>
> Participants in the workshop session will consider options for the future
> management of shorebirds and their habitats - identifying solutions to turn
> the tide of their decline. Outcomes of this session will be documented,
> and distributed to participants.
>
> The seminar is funded and supported by Millennium Parklands for the Sydney
> Olympic Park Authority, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, and NSW
> Wader Study Group
>
> Who should attend?
>
> Anyone responsible for managing shorebirds and their habitat or with an
> interest in conservation of these birds, including: estuary, coastal and
> wetland managers; planners; consultants; volunteers; engineers, scientists
> and conservationists.
>
> About the venue
>
> The Novotel Homebush Bay is located at Olympic Boulevard, a 2 minute walk
> from Olympic Park Railway Station. Several bus routes service the site,
> casual parking is available for $2 per hour or $10 per day maximum.
>
> For further information: Parklands Bookings
> Ph:61-2-9714 7300; Fax 61-2-9714 0140;
> email:
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>
> Registration Form
>
> When completed a copy of this Registration Form constitutes a GST Inclusive
> Tax Invoice. Sydney Olympic Park Authority ABN 68 010 941 405
>
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> I will / will not be attending the evening Parklands walk on 19 July
>
> Fees (registrations close 12 July; refund is conditional. Fees include
> lunch, seminar materials and evening Parklands walk)
>
> $110.00 per person (GST inclusive)
>
> TOTAL: $
>
> Payment Options (please tick)
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>
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> Please make cheques payable to Sydney Olympic Park Authority and send with
> your registration details to Parklands Bookings, Sydney Olympic Park
> Authority, Locked Bag 3, Homebush Bay 2127.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> Hugo Phillipps
> Communications Coordinator
> Birds Australia
> 415 Riversdale Road
> HAWTHORN EAST 3123, Australia
> Tel: (03) 9882 2622, fax: (03) 9882 2677
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> Web site: <http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au>
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