Gala Dinner
We are pleased to announce a Gala Dinner to be held at our 9th Annual Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Conference (2019).
Come along to our Conference social function and enjoy the fantastic networking opportunities. A cabaret style seated dinner will be held on Thursday 20th June (the day of the main conference) between 7pm and 10pm at Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre (NEX.), 309 King Street, Newcastle West (same location as conference) in THE EXTRA. Secure your chance to engage with speakers and other conference attendees, and ask those questions you may not have had a chance to ask during the conference!
The guest speaker for the dinner is Professor Ravi Naidu, Director/CEO of CRC CARE.
The cost of the dinner is $99. To book a place at the Gala Dinner click on the link below.
Come along to our Conference social function and enjoy the fantastic networking opportunities. A cabaret style seated dinner will be held on Thursday 20th June (the day of the main conference) between 7pm and 10pm at Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre (NEX.), 309 King Street, Newcastle West (same location as conference) in THE EXTRA. Secure your chance to engage with speakers and other conference attendees, and ask those questions you may not have had a chance to ask during the conference!
The guest speaker for the dinner is Professor Ravi Naidu, Director/CEO of CRC CARE.
The cost of the dinner is $99. To book a place at the Gala Dinner click on the link below.
Prof Ravi Naidu
Director/CEO, CRC Care
Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment

Conference Chair Professor Ravi Naidu has been a research leader in environmental contaminants, bioavailability and remediation for over 30 years. He is co-author of more than 700 technical publications and co-editor of 11 books in the field of environmental science including field remediation of contaminated sites. He was the initiator and inaugural director of the Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation where he conceived, developed and led the successful bid for CRC CARE in 2004. He was also the initiator and founding managing director/CEO of CRC CARE, having engaged significant local and international collaboration, and led the successful bid for CRC CARE’s nine-year extension in 2010. Prior to joining UniSA in December 2002, Ravi was Chief Research Scientist and Leader of the Remediation of Contaminated Environments Program at CSIRO Land and Water Division, and Component Coordinator of CSIRO’s Land and Water Sector. He is a UON Global Innovation Chair and the initiator and inaugural director of UON’s Global Centre for Environmental Remediation.