2025 Program at a glance

10.00

Intro: Organisers

10:30

Beyond the paradise: Unveiling the hidden cost of Queensland’s animal industries

Amanda Holly, AnimalKIND

11:30

Eating our way to extinction - even in Australia

Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop, environmental scientist

Defending the deep: direct action for marine life and the legacy of Captain Paul Watson Shannen Tunnicliffe and Kayleigh Laine, Captain Paul Watson Foundation

12.30

Lunch - catered by Farm Animal Rescue

1:30

Founding Gaia's Serenity Animal Sanctuary

Gareth & Emily, Gaia's Serenity

Mainstreaming plant-based meal choices: strategies that work

David Fechner, Griffith University

2:30

Speaking up for animals used in research

Rachel Smith, Animal-Free Science Advocacy

Engaging your political reps

April Broadbent, Australian Alliance for Animals

3:30

Panel + shout-outs: Finding and building community  • Joyce - UQ Vegan Soc • Rico - Qld Vegan Society • Shannen - Vegan Runners • Cameron - Brisbane Vegan Meetup  

4:30

Close. Social gathering at Netherworld