The Sustainability Education Roundtable is an informal, broad-based forum open to all who share a commitment to a comprehensive, integrated approach to education for sustainability.

In the series of four Roundtables held at CERES during 2004, an enormous number of specific opportunities, needs, issues and actions were considered by 145 people from 47 organisations. Six workshop focus themes were established: Lighthouse Education Programs; Government Policies & Leadership; Involving Everyone as Stakeholders; Engaging Communities; Networking-Providers and Partnerships; Funding and Resourcing Sustainability Education.

These meetings gave rise to the eleven key processes or “drivers” for Sustainability Education. The Government was asked to consider these during the development of Victoria’s “Learning to Live Sustainably” Strategy and overall Environmental Sustainability Framework. Victoria needs to provide greater recognition for and higher support to Sustainability Education and the Roundtable highlights the form this support can take.

The full 50-page report, Sustainability Education: Learning to Change, which was lodged with the Department of Sustainability and Environment is available in pdf form below, as is the executive summary of the document.
View Full Report (PDF - 2.0Mb)
View Summary Report (PDF - 68Kb)

Victoria’s approach to learning-based change for environmental sustainability, Learning to Live Sustainably, is available from the Department of Sustainability and Environment website.
View Draft Report (PDF - 615Kb)

Roundtable Meeting Schedule 2005-2006.

The Sustainability Education Roundtable Working Group has commenced work on the second series of Roundtable meetings which will be rolled out between July 2005 and May 2006.

Wednesday 27th July 2005 Roundtable 1: powerpoint presentations made by invited speakers (PDF - 1.5Mb).

Wednesday 21st September 2005 Roundtable 2: powerpoint presentations made by invited speakers (PDF - 51Kb).

Monday 14th November 2005 Sustainable Business Luncheon: powerpoint presentation made by Peter Szental at the meeting (PDF - 231Kb). This luncheon was designed to link the EPA, other government organisations and luncheon participants to strategically build the capacity of the business sector to deliver sustainability outcomes. The views of business expressed in this luncheon will be fed back into the third Roundtable meeting. The latest ARIES Review of Environmental Education and its Contribution to Sustainability in Australia report focusing on Business and Industry Education (PDF - 1.97Mb) provides a snapshot of the current context in which businesses operate and their ability to engage with and respond to sustainability issues.

Wednesday 23rd November 2005 Roundtable 3: 60L Building, 60 Leicester Street Carlton, 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Wednesday 22nd February 2006 Roundtable 4: powerpoint presentations made by invited speakers (PDF - 3.9Mb).

Wednesday 24th May 2006 Roundtable 5: powerpoint presentations made by invited speakers (PDF - 66Kb).

Roundtable Bulletins.

Roundtable Bulletins supporting the Sustainability Education Roundtable process are published periodically throughout the year:

Bulletin 1 (PDF - 45Kb)

Bulletin 2 (PDF - 112Kb)

Bulletin 3 (PDF - 58Kb)

Bulletin 4 (PDF - 43Kb)

Bulletin 5 (PDF - 45Kb)

Bulletin 6 (PDF - 70Kb)

Bulletin 7 (PDF - 78Kb)

Bulletin 8 (PDF - 105Kb)

How to get involved.

For further information or enquiries about getting involved in the Sustainability Education Roundtable, please contact:

Eric Bottomley
Sustainability Projects Team Leader
Ceres Community Environment Park
8 Lee Street, East Brunswick Vic 3057
Phone : (03) 9380-1556 or 9387 2609
Fax : (03) 9381 1844
Email : eric@ceres.org.au