RCE Gippsland-2012

Submitted by RCEgippsland on Wed, 2012-10-03 00:00
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
Our vision is to advance the Gippsland region as a cohesive sustainable community that is empowered and resilient in the face of environmental challenges. We will provide leadership that promotes and supports Education for Sustainable Development throughout rural and regional Gippsland communities.
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
2
b. Transactional : 
6
c. Transformational : 
2
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
Gippsland Climate Change Network, Gippstafe, Catholic education, Deptartment of Education, Department of Sustianability & Environment, Agribusiness Gippsland, Latrobe City Council, Gippsland Regional Waste Management group, Gippsland Sustianble Agriculrual Network, Monash University, Community
4. Cooperation and communication : 
Through our meetings we share our members activities and their reports to their organisations. We also informally keep in contact and share information through our networks
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
No
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Department of Sustianability & Environment, Gippsland Regional Waste Management group, Catchment Management Authorities
Others
please specify: 
Agribusiness Gippsland, Gippsland Sustainable Agricultural Network
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
1
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
6
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
3
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
We have input into the museum of sustainability project and assist with the open space community forums
8. Participation opportunities
a.Informational participation (people get informed about decisions and actions): 
1
b.Consultation participation (people are asked about their needs and opinions): 
6
c.Decision influencing participation (people are involved in decision making processes): 
3
4. Education & Learning
9. Educational activities : 
Resource smart schools and the Sustainable leadership course
10. Competences and capabilities : 
Knowledge and sharing and the networking of like groups, communities and individuals
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
No
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Sustinable leadership
Resource smart Schools
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Open space community forums
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
No
12. Educational activities
a. Theory (communicating of ESD principles, strategies, examples): 
1
b. Discussion (knowledge exchange and mutual learning on ESD): 
6
c. Interactive & Multidimensional (Action oriented learning, e.g. workshops, intergenerational, interdisciplinary,…) : 
3
5. Research Integration
13. Research & Development (R&D): 
RCE Gippsland work in conjunction with Monash University Gippsland. Last year RCE Gippsland in conjunction with the Gippsland Climate Change Network conducted its first official research project that mapped sustainability initiatives across the Gippsland region.
14. Research partners : 
Monash University Gippsland
15. Description of research
a. Disciplinary (focusing on one discipline of research, e.g. social aspects) : 
1
b. Interdisciplinary (taking interrelations between disciplines into account, e.g. economic effects on the environment and peopl: 
5
c. Transdisciplinary (involving affected people into your research activities, e.g. interviews with affected people): 
4
Tagging
Country: 
Australia
Region: 
Asia-Pacific
Type: 
Project Reports