Champions

Professor Peter Newman, AO, Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University & 2018 WA Scientist of the Year

Peter Newman is a Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. He has written 20 books and over 340 papers on sustainable cities. In 2014 he was awarded an Order of...

Nicky Ison, Director of the Community Power Agency.

Nicky Ison, as well being the Founding Director of the Community Power Agency, is on the board of the Solar Citizens Community Campaign and works as a Senior Research Consultant at the...

Dr. Anne Poelina, Interim Chair of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council

Dr Anne Poelina is the current interim chair for the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council. She is also the Managing Director of Madjulla Incorporated, is a Nyikina Warrwa Traditional Custodian from the Mardoowarra,...

Dr. Richard Yin, WA Chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia

Dr Richard Yin is the WA chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA). The medical advocacy group understands human health to be intimately linked to a healthy environment and is the...

Dr. Bill Hare, Director of Climate Analytics

Bill Hare is a physicist and climate scientist with 30 years’ experience in science, impacts and policy responses to climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion. He is a founder and CEO of...

Dr. Carmen Lawrence, UWA Professor & former Premier of WA

Carmen Lawrence is a former Premier of Western Australia, leader of the Labor Party and Federal Member for Fremantle. Dr. Lawrence currently holds the position of professor of psychology at the University...

Donna Luckman, CEO of Renew.

Donna Luckman is the CEO of Renew, whose mission is to inspire, enable, and advocate for people to live sustainably in their homes and communities. Donna holds a Bachelor of Arts from...