Position Vacant - VAEE Membership & Publications Officer

VAEE are looking for an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial professional to manage communication with members and administer the sale and development of VAEE's publications and resources.

The membership and publications officer (MPO) is a .4 time fraction (2 days a week) and reports to the Executive Officer. Based at the State resources Centre in Carlton the MPO will work closely with VAEE staff, Council and volunteers. Specific duties include maintenance of file-maker data base, co-ordination of member mail-outs, production of monthly e-newsletter EnviroEvents, administrative support for each edition of Eingana, communication with publishers, sourcing of new titles and website support. This not a role that requires technical expertise, we are seeking a person with good organisational and communication skills.

If you are intrigued or excited by this possibility please contact Sarah Houseman on (03) 9349 1806 or email for a position description shouseman@vaee.vic.edu.au..

August 2010 EnviroEvents

Please download the August 2010 edition of EnviroEvents, the newsletter from the Victorian Association for Environmental Education. It provides an informative overview of the of VAEE and its programs, as well as other organisations who share our missions and goals. Do you have some news for EnviroEvents? Contributions are always welcome, please email to shouseman@vaee.vic.edu.au.

AuSSI Vic update for 2010

For the last two years VAEE has been running the ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic Professional Learning in partnership with Sustainability Victoria. During this time, 66 educators from the water, waste, biodiversity and energy sector have undergone the training and have since worked with schools within the ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic framework.

Since the middle of last year, the Professional Learning has gained Australian Qualification Training Framework (AQTF) accreditation which means all the materials will be revised according to the AQTF standards. Educators who participated in the 2008 and 2009 training rounds will be recognized under the new accreditation system but will have to undergo Registered Prior Learning. There is still a lot of preparation to be done before the training takes place in 2010  but as with the previous years, VAEE plans to run two sessions.

We will keep VAEE members  updated on the progress of the ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic Professional Learning both in the Enviro Events news letter and on our website.

Updated Grant Opportunities

Newly updated grant opportunities are located under the Grants & Awards section of the website.

Eingana - In Search of Leadership (Update: Volume 32, No. 2 now available!)

The latest issue of VAEE's Eingana, Volume 32, No.2 was published in September. Click here to download a copy. Some of the featured articles were:

• Deep Environment Leadership by Prof. Stuart Hill
• Defining Sustainability Leadership by Geoff Gourley
• Teacher's voice environment concern by Jocelyn Dyte
• In conversation with Aus. Youth Climate Coalition's Daniel McNamara

The latest version of Eingana will be published in April, with a special section on Victoiran eco-centres.

Teaching Green - Hands on Learning

Each of the three Teaching Green books is a complete "green" teaching resource for anyone working with young people in Elementary (K-10yrs), Middle (11-14) and High School (15-18). Each book contains over 50 of the best teaching strategies and activities contributed to Green Teacher over the last decade. The books cover a wide spectrum of environmental topics, from biodiversity to resource consumption to green technology. Prices are $42.00 for members or $48.00 for non-members.