Oceans and Waterways: Growing Blue Minds
Wed, 9 Sep 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
This educator-focused webinar explores the urgent challenges facing our oceans: urban runoff and pollution, shifting ocean currents driven by climate change, and the cascading effects on fish populations, extreme weather, and vulnerable island and low-lying communities.
Our oceans are crucial for our survival and our planet's health, and education is key to inspiring the next generation to continue protecting them.
Featuring leading voices in teaching and learning about oceans and climate change, this rich conversation will share how hope and action are flourishing through education.
Panel members:
Kal Glanznig - ocean advocate, NSW Shire councillor, and creator of the new doco ‘The Plastic Country’
Dr. Josh Cubillo - Associate Director, Murrup Barak from the University of Melbourne
Meg Bailey - Science teacher and meteorologist from Templestowe College
Greg Fletcher - Senior Policy Officer, Waterway Health from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Naomi - Native Fish Australia volunteer and student from Templestowe College
Priya - Student Sustainability Captain from Templestowe College
Designed for Primary and Secondary educators, attendees will also receive a curated collection of teaching and learning resources from EEV and Cool.org.
Whether you're landlocked or coastal, the waterways in your backyard connect to a vast global system, and the choices made in our cities and towns ripple all the way to the sea. Join us to walk away with the knowledge, inspiration, and ready-to-use resources to bring ocean literacy to life in your classroom.
A Zoom link and reminder will be emailed to you in the days prior to the event.
This webinar is presented by Cool.org and Environment Education Victoria. It will be delivered and recorded via Zoom Webinar. Participants won't be able to see or chat with other participants. Their faces will not be shown however their name will be mentioned during the question and answer times. We encourage attendees to ask questions during the session via using the Q&A window, or by using the hand raise function to speak verbally ✋.