One hundred years of national parks in Tasmania will be celebrated in 2016. This year marks the centenary of the state’s first national parks, Mount Field and Freycinet, reserved for the first time on 29 August 1916.
Join us for a discussion on the benefits that national parks have brought to Tasmania in conservation, the economy, community health and Tasmanian identity.
Master of Ceremonies
Distinguished Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick, Head of Discipline for Geography and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania
Panellists
· Richard Flanagan, Man Booker Prize winning author
· Peter Mooney, General Manager, Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife Service
· Dr Bill Jackson, Adjunct Professor University of the Sunshine Coast and Director Healthy Parks Healthy People Global
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Contact: UTAS.Events@utas.edu.au or Phone 6226 2521
Presented in partnership with the Tasmanian Government.