World Soil Day - WA 2022
The State Library of Western Australia
Monday 5 December 2021
SoilsWest and Soil Science Australia (Western Australian branch), with support from DPIRD, invite you to celebrate World Soil Day with a community of researchers, producers, industry, and students sharing their perspectives on why soil matters. Connect with your community and hear exciting perspectives from leading soil researchers, practitioners, industry, producers, and students across four themes:
- Roots Run Deep: First Nations knowledge
- Landscapes: Perspectives at scale
- Where Food Begins: Healthy soil, healthy food
- Back to Earth: Recycling and re-evaluating
Speakers include : Paul Galloway, Tim Overheu, Bede Mickan, Tona Sanchez-Palacios, George Mercer, Jim Campbell-Clause and Angela Stuart-Street, plus more.
World Soil Day – WA 2021
The University Club of WA
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Soil scientists, land managers, academics and consultants gathered to learn about some of the ground-breaking soils initiatives underway across Western Australia.
The Hon. Alannah MacTiernan MLC, Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Hydrogen Industry, opened the event speaking on the importance of soil for climate change mitigation and launched the Western Australian Soil Health Strategy.
Guest speakers included Cec MConnell, Commissioner of the Soil and Land Conservation Council, Dr Hayley Norman, Chair of the Soil and Land Conservation Council and CSIRO, Henry Smolinski from Soil Science Australia, Dr Karl O’Callaghan from the Wheatbelt NRM, George Kailis from ERA Sustainable and soil student, Lorena Cortés Páez.
Presented by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), in partnership with Soil Science Australia, Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management and Soils West.
Presentations:
- World Soil Day 2021 Introduction, Tim Overheu, Principal Research Scientist (Soil), DPIRD.
- World Soil Day 2021 Welcome to Country, Liz Hayden, Noongar Elder.
- Sustaining Our Soils – Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management, Dr Karl O’Callaghan, CEO, Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management.
- Launch of the Western Australian Soil Health Strategy, The Hon. Alannah MacTiernan MLC, Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Hydrogen Industry.
- World Soil Day – WA 2021 - Panel Discussion, Cecilia McConnell, Commissioner of the Soil and Land Conservation Council; Dr Hayley Norman, Chair of the Soil and Land Conservation Council and CSIRO and the Hon. Alannah MacTiernan MLC.
- Message from the National Advocate for Soil Health, The Hon. Penelope Wensley AC
- Soil Carbon sensor and data platform for Agricultural sustainability, George Kailis, ERA Sustainable.
- My impression on the importance of our soils and the future of soils science, Lorena Cortez-Paez, Curtin University Masters Student.
- What is soil science? Henry Smolinski, Soil Science Australia (President of the WA Chapter).
- World Soil Day – WA 2021 Conclusion and thanks, Tim Overheu.
The presentation slides can be viewed from the document on the right hand.