Victoria – the Green Jobs State: creating a green, prosperous and socially inclusive Victoria

The Brotherhood of St Laurence and Environment Victoria, with support from Sustainability Victoria, organised this landmark summit on 24 April 2009 at which stakeholders from the community, business, education, unions, the media and government explored the enablers and barriers to generating new green job opportunities. A distinctive focus was on ensuring disadvantaged job seekers do not miss out.

The input from five workshops will contribute to a draft action plan on green jobs.

Presentations

Opening

Kelly O’Shanassy – Chief Executive Officer, Environment Victoria

Tony Nicholson – Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence

Anita Roper – Chief Executive Officer, Sustainability Victoria

Jacinta Allan – Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation and Minister for Regional and Rural Development

Opportunities, challenges and means to realise a vibrant, inclusive green collar job market in Australia

Evan Thornley – Chief Executive Officer, Better Place Australia

Wayne Kayler-Thomson – Chief Executive Officer, VECCI

Charles Berger – Director of Strategic Ideas, Australian Conservation Foundation

Sally Sinclair – Chief Executive Officer, National Employment Services Association (PDF file, 1.8 MB)

Victorian stories of success

Mark Wakeham, Campaigns Director, Environment Victoria (PDF file, 605 KB)

Panel: Green jobs in Victoria – lessons from success stories, challenges ahead and preconditions for green job growth

Tony Gray – Director of Sustainability, Visy

Steve Garner – General Manager, Keppel Prince

Anne Barker – Managing Director, City West Water

Tony Nicholson – Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence

Workshop papers

Erwin Jackson, Director Research and Policy, The Climate Institute, Increasing Victoria's competitive advantage in green jobs (PDF file, 71 KB)

Tim Piper, Director Victorian Branch, Australian Industry Group, Increasing Victoria's competitive advantage in green jobs (PDF file, 201 KB)

Paul Murfitt, Chief Executive Officer, Moreland Energy Foundation Limited (MEFL), Unlocking the potential of energy and water efficiency, and creating green jobs in these industries (PDF file, 174 KB)

Michael Horn, Senior Manager, Research and Policy, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Ensuring that disadvantaged job seekers are involved in the emerging green jobs market (PDF file, 196 KB)

Julius Roe, National President, Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, Greening manufacturing – taking the next steps in greening the manufacturing sector (PDF file, 66 KB)

Prof. Bill Mitchell, Director, Centre of Full Employment and Equity, University of Newcastle, Ensuring that we have the skills we will require in the new green jobs economy (PDF file, 169 KB)

Report from summit

Nuos Group 2009, Victoria: the Green Jobs State: creating a green, prosperous and socially inclusive Victoria (PDF file, 1.3 MB)