Chad Beranek was on the expert panel during the Q&A session as he was one of the academic supervisors of honours student Oliver Byrnes and the undergrad research student Samuel Hayley, who led the investigation and field work of the project.

Lead wildlife tours at Castlereagh NR and Wianamatta NR for the School Holidays wildlife tour program for NSW NPWS.

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We were contracted by Liverpool Council and Greater Sydney Landcare to provide nature engagement spotlighting tours in Lieutenant Cantello Reserve in Liverpool to build interest for a pending Bushcare group. We went on out the /01/2021 and 12/03/2021. On both occasions we got to see a sugar glider family emerge from an old growth blue box. We also got to see tawny frogmouth, numerous frogs, including the screaming tree frog (Litoria quiritatus), banjo frog (Limnodynastes dumerili) and Perons’ tree frog (Litoria peronii).

Chad Beranek who has recently carried out fauna surveys on project sites of the Cumberland Plain Restoration Program, presented on discoveries according to vegetation type. He also presented a wild wish list on how we could encourage more corridors and connections in the landscape. More info

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Join Chad from the University of Newcastle and Gumnut Naturalist at the Frog and Tadpole Society where he will be telling a story of competition and evolution set in the aquatic world of frogs and fish. In this talk you will learn about some of the findings from Chad's PhD research which helps in understanding aspects of habitat use in many different frog species in Australia and will also allow you to understand which frogs are compatible with which fish species and why. This will allow you to make inference on how to build the best frog friendly habitat and which Australian native (emphasis on native) fish make the most frog friendly tadpole companions in your pond.

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This talk will go deep deep down into the dark pits of the rabbit hole of human consciousness and explore our connection with nature. You will be both enlightened, and frightened. As we peer into the dark depths of the human condition, you will see that most of what we do in our day-to-day existence is not entirely dissimilar from an animal that lacks any control, and this fact alone is the deep rooted threat to all life on Earth. This is not a feel good positive floaty hippy vegan talk, this is a talk with cold hard facts and brutal honesty. We need to be better, we need to steer our minds like a horse and take the reins of appropriate action so that we can be our best selves, experience the best possible life and ultimately give the best results for the continuation and protection of Mother Nature.

To start this journey of the odyssey of our minds I will begin with:

(1) Giving you a thorough understanding about the cold hard facts of evolution.

(2) Lead up to a journey to understand the primal evolution of human consciousness.

(3) Explain the science behind our connectiveness with nature and the universe.

(4) Talk about inter-generational momentum that leads to a rippling effect; positive or negative

(5) And finish with a call to arms for Mother Earth with strategies on being the best possible human you can be

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Is is croak or ribbit? What noise does the Green and Golden Bell Frog make? Chad Beranek, a PHD candidate, wildlife ecologist & research assistant from Newcastle University will solve this mystery and others such as what is the perfect habitat for this threatened species to ensure its survival? And why is frog conservation so important? Visitors can also view the Frogs including the Green and Golden Bell Frogs on display at Hunter Wetlands Centre

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A series of talks and tours delivered over a weekend at several locations down the south coast, including several sites at Shoalhaven

A series of talks and tours delivered over a weekend at several locations down the south coast, including Port Kembla (consisting of a tour looking for bell frogs), Illaroo and Bega

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Previous workshops and talks