On today’s episode of Beyond the Green Line, Shonelle Gleeson-Willey chats with Warwick Giblin, a veteran in the environmental management space, and one of her personal mentors.  Warwick has 40 years of senior executive experience in environmental management in both government work (with National Parks and Wildlife Service and Sydney Water) and various corporations (such as Waste Management International and Waste Management NZ Ltd). He is currently the Managing Director of OzEnvironmental Pty Ltd, which provides high-end technical, legal and strategic advice to farmers, Councils, Tradi ..read more

We’ve all heard of the glass ceiling: the idea that there are barriers to women achieving executive and leadership roles in male-dominated industries. But in addition to that, the sector of environmental science poses greater ratio imbalances than average. So today it’s our pleasure to chat with Kristi McLachlan, Iinfrastructure Director at Hatch Australasia. Kristi grew up loving biology from a young age, and graduated with a Master's Degrees in Biology. She started her career in research and development, focusing on the use of bacteria to break down soil contaminants.  Kristi then mo ..read more

Today on Beyond the Green Line, Shonelle Gleeson-Willey talks with Paul McDonald.  Paul established the Animal Behavior and Ecology Lab, was the president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behavior, and sat as Chair of Bird Life Australia’s Research and Conservation committee. He is a Professor at the University of New England where he works on woodland environments, researching woodland areas’ threatened birds and studying factors that may cause the decline of specific bird populations. We learn about some of these factors from him on the episode, including the behavior ..read more

On today’s episode, we talk with Jorj Lowrey from Manyana Matters, a grassroots environmental movement in New South Whales. The community action group Manyana Matters has been fighting new residential development in their section of New South Whales, because it contains one of the only unburnt areas of bushland around the Conjola National Park. The organization has been successful in educating empowering the community of Manyana, and in bringing attention to the environmental importance of their patch of the mid south coast.  Jorj moved to Manyana after traveling around Australia in her ..read more

In this episode, Shonelle Gleeson-Willey and Fiona Evans have a conversation about women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers. Historically, gender stereotypes have led to women being under-represented in the sciences.  Fiona has an extensive background in the sciences including horticulture, land management and conservation, and working in an environmental laboratory as a chemist.  She is now the founder of a program that works to change inequity in STEM in Australia called Step into STEM Northern Territory. Step into STEM invites high school students t ..read more

On today’s episode of Beyond the Green Line, Shonelle Gleeson-Willey talks with Trent Romer, author of the books ‘This is Our Home: A Sustainability Story to Help You Start Your Own Eco-Friendly Journey’ and ‘Finding Sustainability: The Personal and Professional Journey of a Plastic Bag Manufacturer’. Trent is a 3rd generation co-owner of his family’s business Clear View Bag Co., Inc founded in 1961 by his grandfather. In this episode he talks about what inspired him to turn to more sustainable options. Trent knew the changes he made needed to be good for the business and good for the planet ..read more

Did you know that flying a helicopter over glaciers causes them to melt at a faster rate? Today on the podcast, Shonelle Gleeson-Willey talks with artist Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger, who shares her insight and expertise on climate change. We hear all about this accomplished artist’s methodology, and how she effectively shares information about the environment to motivate change.  It’s vital to deliver educational material and information on climate change in a way that can best be absorbed by the audience, and Lea has been successful at dispersing and amplifying information in a way that pro ..read more

In this special episode of Beyond The Green Line, Shonelle Gleeson-Willey is delighted to announce that Moss Environmental has merged with OzEnvironmental Pty Ltd, a like-minded boutique rural consultancy. OzEnvironmental, under the direction of Adjunct Professor Warwick Giblin, has operated since 2011 in the discipline of environmental and social impact management. It has built a formidable reputation acting for rural councils and landholders on energy and mining projects across Australia, including NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. With this merger, Moss Environmental pro ..read more

Today on Beyond the Green Line, Shonelle Gleeson-Willey talks with Kurt Laboyrie, an area manager at the Soil Conservation Service. Kurt is also a past member of the International Erosion Control Association Board, and recently received a Change Makers achievement from the organization Future Women. Kurt has always lived on the coast and spent time in nature, where he developed an understanding of how sediment and water moved. He earned his masters’ degree in Coastal Planning and Management, then began his career in erosion control in sand dunes.  He worked on dune stabilization and nat ..read more

In this episode, Bronwyn Brennan, from the Moss Environmental team, talks to Dr Rebecca Thistlethwaite who works at the University of Sydney Plant Breeding Institute and literally puts bread on the table for all Australians. She spends her time with the Plant Breeding Institute looking into developing innovative new breeds of wheat that are more resilient to our changing climate. Rebecca and Bronwyn discuss the challenges in completing a PhD straight after your prior studies, and how a stint of work experience might help you stick it out for good in the end. Rebecca shares her personal experie ..read more