155. A Shifting Level of Engagement: Zac Webb, Amy Steel & Damon Gameau live in Margaret River

Mid-last year I accompanied film-maker Damon Gameau as he toured his film Regenerating Australia around WA. We were with Di Haggerty and Heidi Mippy which became ep122 from the Leederville screening, and in ep131 I hosted student Kate Fenech in Busselton. Well, there were two other event conversations on that tour that Damon hosted with other local guests, and they were exceptional. And as I listened back to the one from Margaret River this week, I thought this has just got to go out.

So conversing with Damon, you’ll hear the former international sports star, Amy Steel, whose career was ended by a near-fatal heat stroke. And since then, she has dedicated her life to working with business and First Nations communities on cultural and climate matters. She’s currently the WA Leader | Decarbonisation and Climate risk at Engie, and in the process of moving to the new Witchcliffe Ecovillage near Margaret River.

Alongside Amy is Wadandi Bibulmun man, Zac Webb. Born in Undalup (Busselton), Zac grew up on Wadandi Boodja (Country) listening to his Great Grandmother, Grandparents and his Father Dr Wayne ‘Wonitji’ Webb. Zac is highly respected in his work with Elders and Custodians, giving the wider community a better understanding of Cultural Protocols, and their Connection and Responsibilities to the Boodja that we all share together.

3.30 Damon sets the scene
8.45 Panel starts
21.55 Audience question on fire
29.08 On shared local knowledge working with bureaucracies
31.58 On understanding biodiversity - in numbers or knowledge of place
36.48 Young person on the sustainability of drones for planting trees
37.42 On the mining rush for minerals for renewables
38.42 Young person on how to make the film’s vision a reality
41.55 Damon on what we can do including some funding opportunities

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This conversation was recorded at the HEART Centre in Margaret River, on 17 May 2022.

Title slide: Redgate Beach, near the Witchcliffe Ecovillage and the town of Margaret River (pic: Anthony James, just before the event).

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Music:
Regeneration, by Amelia Barden, off the soundtrack for the film Regenerating Australia.
Micro Biome, by Formidable Vegetable.

Find more:
Regenerating Australia film on The Regenerators website.
Zac Webb (and his father Wayne).
Hear more from Amy on episode 73

Chapters

• 3:30 Damon sets the scene
• 8:45 Panel starts
• 21:55 Audience question on fire
• 29:08 On shared local knowledge working with bureaucracies
• 31:58 On understanding biodiversity - in numbers or knowledge of place
• 36:48 Young person on the sustainability of drones for planting trees
• 37:42 On the mining rush for minerals for renewables
• 38:42 Young person on how to make the film’s vision a reality
• 41:55 Damon on what you can do including some funding opportunities