Outback Conversation #7 - Where to for the Outback?
Tyronne Garstone, Liz Ritchie & Mark Stafford-Smith reflect on previous conversations. They'll consider what might be needed at the national and local level to ensure that the Outback can survive and thrive in a post-Covid world? What learning and lessons can the Outback offer the rest of Australia?
Tyronne Garstone, the acting CEO, Kimberley Land Council is a Bardi man, Broome local and founding member of Saltwater Country Inc. with extensive experience in Indigenous training, employment and economic development.
Liz Ritchie is the CEO of the Regional Australia Institute, and heralds from Deniliquin in country NSW. She holds a strong passion for regional Australia, to ensure its regions remain strong, vibrant and prosperous economies with scale.
Dr Mark Stafford-Smith has over 30 years’ experience in drylands systems ecology, drought policy, climate adaptation, regional development, and environmental monitoring. He is based in Canberra and contributes to research on adaption and sustainable development.