Thursday, 23 May 2013

Environmental Bio

  • 2011  Selected by UNEP to attend the International chidren/youth environemnt conference in Bandung, Java. Also selected to give a presentation and run two workshops
  • 2011  Visited the Green School in Bali. Q&A with middle school and 20 min presentaiton at school assembly
  • 2011  Visited the Bali turtle Conservation and Education Centre to research, film and realese turtles back into the ocean
  • 2011  Winner of the 2011 Youth Awards (2nd year in a arow)
  • 2011  "Away does not exist" a film made for UNEP about banning the single use plastic water bottle at school
  • 2011  Environment talk for year 5 at St Clares - Title: Environmentt/Climate Change
  • 2011  Completion of WEA Course - "Inspire my Future" a innovative program connecting successful entrenepeurs with future entrepreneurs
  • 2011  Environment talk for year 4 at St Pauls - Title: Climate Change
  • 2011  Environment talk for year 4 at St Pius - Title: Acting on my beliefs
  • 2011  Ran two workshops at Montassori School - Title: Care for the Earth
  • 2011  Interviewed Chris Darwin
  • 2011  Invited to appear in Earth Hour's official film to launch Earth Hour 2011 launched in March in Singapore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwo6-PdPndM    
  • 2011  Interviewed Tim flannery
  • 2011  Ran two workshops at the EREA Oceania Schools Social Justice Symposium - Title Care for the Earth
  • 2011  Gave a speech at the official ceremony to ban the single use plastic water bottle at my school
  • 2011  Joined the Billabong Girls Lifestyle Team http://www.billabonggirls.com.au/team-rider/lifestyle/158/parrys-raines
  • 2010  Had my proposal accepted by school principal to have the single use plastic water bottle banned at school, have water bottle filling stations installed, bubblers revamped and each student and teacher received a new stainless steel reuseable drinking bottle 
  • 2010  Team member of the Plastiki expedition - www.theplastiki.com - expedition leader renowed environmentalist David de Rothschild
  • 2010  Featured in new book - Title: Our Earth, How kids are saving the planet - author Janet Wilson
  • 2010  Launched Climate Girl facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Climate-Girl/216087636927
  • 2010  Launched Climate Girl on twitter: http://twitter.com/climate_girl
  • 2010 Winner of the 2010 Youth Awards
  • 2010  Gave three presentations ato a sydney high school - Waverly College - Title: Care for the planet
  • 2010  Ambassador for Design for Humanity event - Billabong
  • 2010  Gave a speech at a local high school (St Joseph's) - Title: Why young people should care about the environment
  • 2010  Gave a talk about the environment at a Sydney Primary School (Kensington Public School)
  • 2010  Gave a speech at the launch of Enviornment Week with Cool Australia - Melbourne -  Title: The Benefits of Environmental Education
  • 2010  Environment Week Ambassador - Cool Australia
  • 2010  Conducted two enviornmental workshops at a local high school (Edmund Rice College) - Title: Your impact on the Environment
  • 2010  Gave a talk at a local primary school (St Pius) - Title: Acting on my passion
  • 2010  Inivted to attended the opening of the LIA Wetlands Education Centre
  • 2010  Australian representative/partner for the International Youth Accord on Biodiversity - COP 10, 2010 
  • 2010  Member of the Conservation Club at school - media officer
  • 2009  Custodian of the "People's Orb" and initiative of WWF. The People's Orb contained my short film of children statements from around the world on their thoughts on climate change. The People's Orb was taken to the Copenhagen Conference in December.
  • 2009  Guest Speaker at the AGM for Futureworld
  • 2009  Key Note Speaker at the MDBA International River Health Conference - Canberra
  • 2009  UNEP TUNZA International Children's Conference on the Environment – South Korea- Workshop facilitator and presenter
  • 2009  Started Blogging for the Australian Museum about climate change/environment - http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/news-blogs 
  • 2009  Featured in the July/August edition of G Magazine
  • 2009  Finalist in the "Pride of Australia Medal" in the Young Leader Category
  • 2009  Attended the opening of the “Climate Change” exhibition at the Australian Museum, Sydney
  • 2009  Attended the opening of the Australian Museum of Democracy Canberra and feature in the exhibition
  • 2009  Participated in Earth Hour
  • 2009  Member of the Conservation Club at school
  • 2009  Participated in Clean Up Australia campaign
  • 2008  UNEP's Environmental Hero of the Month – November – Asia Pacific region
  • 2008  International Youth Coastal Conference, Townsville - guest speaker - gave seven media interviews
  • 2008  UNEP TUNZA International Children's Conference on the Environment – Norway - Guest Speaker
  • 2008  WWF Youth Ambassador (since 2006)
  • 2008  Earth Hour Ambassador - Speaker at the official function on Sydney Harbour
  • 2008  Campaigned for Earth Hour - Held meetings with senior managers and politicians in Norway and Austria to ask them to commit for 2009
  • 2008  Climate Change Torch Relay - Ran a leg of the relay through Wollongong
  • 2008  Gave a speech about Earth Hour to 1000 students
  • 2008  Gave various media interviews (radio, TV, newspapers and magazines) about Earth Hour
  • 2008  Visited the United Nations Head Quarters in Vienna
  • 2008  Travelled to Borneo to research and film Orang-utans for a documentary
  • 2008  Attended the Illawarra 2020 Summit - an imitative by the Australian Prime Minister (Mr Kevin Rudd)
  • 2008  Held discussions with senior Australian politicians about educating Australian children about the environment, Honourable Mr Peter Garrett (Environment, Heritage & Arts minister), Ms Penny Wong (Minister for Climate Change), Mr Brendan Nelson (Former opposition leader), Ms Sharon Bird (Local member)
  • 2008  Participated in the Clean Up Australia campaign
  • 2008  Various media interviews regarding the environment
  • 2008  Member of the Conservation Club at school
  • 2007  Participated in Earth Hour events - Guest at the official function on Sydney Harbour
  • 2007  Made a documentary about Polar Bears
  • 2007  World Environment Day Celebrations- Guest Speaker to over 1000 children - Wollongong
  • 2007  Participated in the "Walk Against Climate Change", Sydney
  • 2007  Gave a speech titled "Planet Earth it Needs a Helping Hand" at the Cool Day Out environmental event, Wollongong
  • 2007  Walked with Sarah Bishop who walked from Brisbane to Sydney to spread the awareness of Climate Change