A Fun Day Out with EnviroFest

<p>As The University of Western Australia gears up for the return of EnviroFest later in 2026, Ke chatted to the former guild environment officer Julia about the mission and logistical efforts required to bring a large-scale sustainability event to life in 2025. Emma and Rae then revisited their conversations last year at EnviroFest with a diverse range of community organisations to gather their insights of participating in event like this and how they take tangible actions on environmental issues. They then explored how organisations track behavioural change and use qualitative feedback to measure impact. By highlighting personal reflections from student volunteers and organisers alike, this episode demonstrates that the true value of such events lies in the power of collaboration and reflection. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode links:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>For updates of EnviroFest 2026, visit <a href="https://www.uwastudentguild.com/departments/environment" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">UWA Guild Environment Department</a>, or follow their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UwaGuildEnviroDepartment/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uwaguild_enviro/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>Wanna volunteer with UWA? Sign up on their <a href="https://www.uwa.edu.au/students/campus-life/volunteering" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">website</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Friends of Australian Rock Art <a href="https://www.fara.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>Support Trillion Trees Australia’s restoration initiatives <a href="https://trilliontrees.org.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>Discover Kanyana Wildlife’s rehabilitation works <a href="https://kanyanawildlife.org.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/keep-australia-beautiful-wa" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Keep Australia Beautiful WA</a> to see how you can help maintain our environment. </p><p><br></p><p>Join the mission of SAVE African Rhino Foundation <a href="https://savefoundation.org.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>. </p><p> </p><p><strong>This episode was brought to you by:</strong> </p><p><br></p><p><em>Episode Hosts</em>: Ke Yuan, Emma Gill and Rae Kumar</p><p> </p><p><em>Special Guests:</em> Julia Suffell (UWA Guild Environment Officer 2025), Douglas Laurie (Trillion Trees Australia), Danny Shelton (Kanyana Wildlife), Judith Hugo (Friends of Australian Rock Art), Catriona Drysdale (Keep Australia Beautiful Council), Linton Kirk (SAVE African Rhino Foundation), Xavier Caguiat (UWA PhD student volunteer) </p><p><br></p><p><em>Produced: </em>Emma Gill and Rae Kumar </p><p><br></p><p><em>Audio edited: </em>Ke Yuan  </p><p><br></p><p><em>Audio Engineering</em>: Matthew Gill </p><p><br></p><p><em>Show notes:</em> Clare Boon  </p><p><br></p><p>Follow The SciComm Collective on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thescicommcollective/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a> and online at <a href="https://thescicommcollective.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://thescicommcollective.com/</a></p>