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11 March 2009

Monash Sustainability Month – under the banner Sustainability Matters – runs from Monday 16 March to Thursday 9 April.

Bringing sustainability to the forefront, Sustainability Month aims to ask the big questions and focus on turning words into action.

Director, Office of Environmental Sustainability Paul Barton said Sustainability Month offered a fantastic opportunity for Monash staff, students and the wider community to start tackling issues such as climate change and water shortages head on.

"Covering the spectrum from the global perspective to personal choice, Sustainability Matters has something for everyone," Mr Barton said.

"Staff and students can engage in the debates, workshops activities and action and be entertained with music, demonstrations, and an art exhibition."

The series of events is headlined by an environmental sustainability conference on Tuesday 24 March, which includes guest speakers Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision Australia, Jon Dee, Founder of Planet Ark, and Aaron Wood, the 2007 Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year.

As part of the conference SBS 'Dateline' presenter George Negus will host a debate on the topic: "Conservation will always win out over technology for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions."

Other events include public lectures, tradeshows, a careers expo and a sustainable food expo featuring cooking demonstrations by celebrity chef Tobie Puttock from restaurant Fifteen.

For more information and to register for any of the events visit the Sustainability Matters website.