The 'What's Next' Dialogue

Over 40 people came together on 15-17 September, meeting on Gunnaikurnai Country at Kalimna West to discuss the future of our forests. Co-chairs Tom Fairman, Ian Cane and Michelle Freeman guided spirited and important discussions about the state of flux our forests are in, and the challenges facing them.


Urgent questions about how our forests are managed, who will manage them, and how their health can be assured in an uncertain future were explored and debated.

You can read the full Co-chairs' Report, including opportunities for change, strategies for action and the proposed next steps here.

“Let's be a collective movement to steward the forests surrounding our communities”

'What's Next' Dialogue organiser