Clr Mike Berwick This is Me

Education

 Web References

1. 1. :: Beyond Declarations National Conference :: Keynote Speakers ::

   www.gemspl.com.au/sustain2005/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/13/2004   Last Visited: 6/1/2006

   Clr Mike Berwick was born in Dublin, spent his early childhood in East Africa, finished school in Australia and graduated with a science degree from the University of Qld in 1973. In the early 80s he became an activist in the conservation movement and battled to save Daintree from subdivision, to stop logging the rainforest and achieve World Heritage listing of the Wet Tropics. In 1985 Mike and his partner Jane purchased and ran the Port Douglas and Mossman Gazette ‚ Mike retired as editor in 1991 to stand for Mayor and is now in his fifth term.
   
   Clr Berwick is the current Chair of Australian Tropical Forest Institute, a new research institute at James Cook University and the North Queensland Natural Resource Management Board who plan and fund the management of the region's environment and natural resources.
   
   Clr Berwick is a member of the Sugar Industry Guidance Group, an Australian Government initiative to develop a reform plan for the Australian Sugar Industry. He is also a member of the Queensland Government's Vegetation Management Advisory Committee and is the author of the National Local Government Biodiversity Strategy.
   
   Douglas Shire Council is recognised for its achievements in environmental management and biodiversity conservation, winning a Banksia Award in 2003 for "Environmental Leadership in Infrastructure and Services".