The workshop's purpose is to consult with community groups and stakeholders in order to assist with the development of the government's Tuart Conservation and Protection Strategy.

The workshop objectives are to:

• inform the community and stakeholders of the current issues associated with dramatic decline in health of the Tuart trees and ecosystems;
• liaise with the community and stakeholders in order to develop ideas and gain support for tuart conservation and protection activities that may have been overlooked;
• ensure that a range of community and stakeholder viewpoints are represented in developing and improving sustainable management practices for tuart ecosystems and associated vegetation communities; and
• to provide opportunities for the community groups and stakeholders to become actively involved in conservation and protection strategies for the tuart.

Workshop Topics

1. Sharing and improving community knowledge and awareness of tuart trees, tuart ecosystems and associated vegetation, and their various values and benefits.

2. Building partnerships within and between community groups with differing interests in tuart.

3. Adequately representing, conserving, protecting and managing tuart ecosystems and associated vegetation to enhance the variety of benefits they provide, especially for the conservation of biodiversity and ecological functioning.

4. Identifying and sustainably managing tuart trees and stands on private lands, and developing and implementing plans for restoration and rehabilitation.

5. Developing and demonstrating in State and regional development planning processes and plans, a shared understanding of the role of tuart in the landscape.

6. Institutional arrangements in place for the conservation and protection of tuart, and continually improved incentives to support land owners and land managers.