Graduation Week – 22-24 May 2024
Fellows and Friends of the Peter Cullen Trust will gather in Canberra from 22-24 May 2024 for three remarkable days of leadership, learning, networking and celebration. To mark the 15th Anniversary of the Trust, the May program includes the Boat House Dinner and the Water Symposium, hallmark events that you won’t want to miss.
Bookings for individual events are essential.
15th Anniversary Boat House Dinner.
Ticketed event for Fellows and Friends of the Trust
This year, the Trust marks 15-Years “fostering courageous leadership to tackle big challenges in water and environment”.
To celebrate this milestone, we return to The Boat House – where it all began – for an intimate 3-course dinner, with founders of the Trust, Fellows, Friends and dignitaries. Guest speakers include the Hon Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water.
Tickets are strictly limited to Fellows and Friends of the Trust and as we anticipate high demand we are not currently taking bookings for partners. (If this is a concern for you, please contact Lesley Ryall at lesley@petercullentrust.com.au to discuss.)
Further information is available on the Trust’s website or to book go CLICK HERE.
This is a fundraising event for The Peter Cullen Trust. If you are unable to attend but would like to make a tax-deductible donation, you can do so here https://www.givenow.com.au/petercullentrust
Date: Wednesday 22 May
Time: 6.30 for 7.00-10.30pm
Location: The Boat House Restaurant, Grevillea Park, Menindee Drive, Barton, Canberra
Cost: $250.00 (GST incl)
Speakers: Include the Hon Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water
BOOK HERE: 15th Anniversary Boat House Dinner
PCT Water Symposium
Free to attend for Fellows and Friends of the Trust
This year’s first Fellows Professional Development Day has been recast as the “Water Symposium”, a whole day forum for bold, informed and solutions-oriented debate around the imperatives for a National response to climate change. We expect a respectful “stoush” in true Peter Cullen style, enabled under Chatham House Rule by Professor Emerita Cynthia Mitchell AO (Chair of the Peter Cullen Trust) and Dr Kathleen Broderick (Fellow, 2014).
Guest speakers will present the irrefutable truth in climate science and water accounts and we will consider what this means for First Nations people; for biodiversity; for public water supplies; and for regional communities. Small groups will debate the priorities for change, reflect on their individual and collective leadership challenges to implement change and present their joint statements to the wider audience.
Seats at this FREE EVENT are limited and available to Fellows, Friends of the Trust and invited guests only. (Please contact Lesley Ryall at lesley@petercullentrust.com.au with any questions about your eligibility to attend.)
Further information is available on the Trust’s website or to book CLICK HERE.
Date: Thursday 23 May
Time: 9.15am-4.00pm
Location: Members Dining Room 3, Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, Canberra
Cost: Free to attend for Fellows and Friends of the Trust
BOOK HERE: 2024 Water Symposium
Please note: The 2024 Leadership Program Graduation Ceremony will follow as the final session of the day, but requires separate registration. Please read on or continue to https://events.humanitix.com/2024-peter-cullen-trust-leadership-program-graduation to secure your seat for the Graduation.
2024 Leadership Program Graduation
Free to attend for Fellows, Friends and Invited Guests
Please join us for the Graduation of the 2024 Peter Cullen Trust Leadership Program on Thursday 23 May in the beautiful Member’s Dining Room at Old Parliament House. Come and see our current cohort deliver their group presentation, pepper them with questions and gather afterwards in the Private Members Bar for drinks and canapes.
We are honoured that our Guest Speaker for the graduation will be Dr Kerri Muller, Principal, AU2100 and Friend of the Trust. Kerri has extensive knowledge of, and 30 years’ experience in, constructed and natural wetlands, water resources and infrastructure management, and a suite of significant NRM projects throughout the Murray Darling Basin and remote South Australia.
Kerri knew Peter Cullen and shares some of his traits, including telling it like it is. In her presentation, Kerri will address the small matter of reviewing whether Homo sapiens have achieved wisdom in 200,000 years – buckle up!
For those that cannot attend in person, this event will also be RECORDED.
Book here: https://events.humanitix.com/2024-peter-cullen-trust-leadership-program-graduation
Date: Thursday 23 May
Time: 4:45-7:00pm
Location: Members Dining Room 2, Old Parliament House. King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT
Optional afternoon tea from 4:00-4:30pm.
BOOK HERE: 2024 Leadership Program Graduation
Fellows Networking Breakfast
Ticketed event for Fellows Only – limited seats available
To wrap up Graduation Week, the Fellows Networking Breakfast brings Fellows together and provides a warm welcome to our newest Fellows. This is one of the most popular events on the Trust’s calendar and places are limited to 50 so jump in quick to secure your seat at the table.
Book your place here: https://events.humanitix.com/2024-pct-fellows-networking-breakfast
Date: Friday 24 May 2024
Time: 8:00am-10:00am
Location: Jaeger Room, Shine Dome, Canberra
Cost: $50 per person
BOOK HERE: Fellows Networking Breakfast