The Debate – “Climate Change will be good for surfers.” 2009 Conference Information
THE DEBATE
Debate Topic: “Climate change will be good for surfers”
When: Saturday November 7, 2009. 9am – 1pm as part of the 2009 Surfrider Foundation National Education Conference. Venue Southern Cross University, Riverside Campus – Brett Street, Tweed Head, Gold Coast. Price$40.00 for SFA Members. $50.00 for Non-Members
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Adjudicator Wendy Harmer is one of Australia’s best-known humourists.
She has enjoyed a highly successful thirty-year career in journalism, radio, television and stand-up comedy.
She has written for newspapers, been a regular columnist for magazines and is the author of five books for adults, two plays, three one-woman stage shows and a libretto for the Australian Opera.
Her bestselling children’s book series ‘Pearlie in the Park’ has been translated into ten languages and is the subject of an animated television series.
Wendy lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with her husband, two young children, and (at last count) fifteen chickens and three ducks.
NEGATIVE speakers
Tim Baker is the author of four best-selling books on surfing, including “Bustin’ Down The Door,” “High Surf” and “Occy”. He is a former editor of Tracks and Surfing Life magazines, and former editorial director of Morrison Media Services. He has twice won the Surfing Australia Hall of Fame Culture Award and been nominated for the CUB Australian Sports Writing Awards.
Narelle Sutherland works in the Office of Climate Change, where she supports the Premier’s Council on Climate Change to advise the Queensland Government on a wide range of climate change issues. Narelle is a keen surfer and has a social work and sociology background. She previously worked, for nearly 2 decades, with NGOs on a range of social justice challenges including homelessness, the rights of prisoners and income inequality – but believes that climate change is the mother of them all.
Darrell Strauss is a researcher at the Griffith University’s Centre for Coastal Management. Darrell was previously an IT Officer at The National Tidal Facility Australia and contributed to the activities of the South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project. Darrell is currently completing his PhD which is focused on the surf zone dynamics of sandy beaches.
POSITIVE speakers
Colman Ridge is the director of Greenfest, Australia’s largest free green festival commencing on World Environment Day.
Liz Cantor is a television presenter who currently reports for Channel Seven Queensland lifestyle programs, Great South East and Creek To Coast; and also presents the Golden Casket Lotto draw segments. She also files weekend beach and surf reports for Seven News Brisbane.
Ken Hickson is author of The ABC of Carbon and CEO of ABC Carbon, a climate change consulting business. Ken supports the World Wide Fund for Nature, acting as their honorary representative in Singapore for 4 years and now serving as a Governor of WWF Australia, also providing business, communications and fund-raising support.
