Forty-two people attended a lively and informative seminar on the subject of society’s wasted treasures and resources. The seminar was co-hosted by ACCORD, the Social Entrepreneurs Network and the Institute for Sustainable Futures, at the Australian Technology Park, Redfern, on Wednesday 5th November.

Media coverage included an item in the Sydney Morning Herald, 4 November, page 28.
And still to come a feature article in Government News, December/January 2002/3 edition
Media release: available on the website.

Guest speaker, Lewis Herbert, east of England’s WasteWISE Champion spoke about social enterprises in the UK, job creation, wealth redistribution, small business enterprise development, training, and partnerships and case studies.
Contact: l.herbert@apu.ac.uk
wav audio file (3.9mb - 40 mins)
PDF of presentation (1.2MB) Resource list

Other speakers included Australian specialists in waste management and social enterprise:

David Hill, Director Programs, Sustainability Programs Division, Department of Environment and Conservation, NSW
Working with voluntary waste groups for material benefit across regional New South Wales.
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PDF of presentation (148KB)

Miriam Buchhorn, 2001 Churchill Fellow
Contact: mbuchhorn@nccnsw.org.au
Wise Resource Use – community recycling enterprises and their networks.
wav audio file (2.6mb - 27 mins)
PDF of presentation (392 KDB)

Stephen Sykes, Director of Enterprise Services, Orange City Council, NSW
The Recovery Shop: public and private sector partnerships
Audio not available
PDF of presentation (1.4 MB)

Peter Cox, Manager, Future Employment Opportunities, Bendigo, Victoria.
Great opportunities for developing and training people who otherwise miss out in the jobs market (notes & overheads)
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PDF of presentation

Warren McLaren, Co-ordinator, The Bower Reuse & Repair Centre Co-operative, NSW
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