©photo Glenn Pure

HAVE A LOOK AT THE

Conference program

Video of the Conference Centre

As well as the above video showing the venue, we have been provided a 3D "virtual tour" of 59 Cameron Ave.

To see the tour, follow this link: Conference Centre Website

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Friday 6 MARCH 2026
5pm - 7pm

FIELD TRIPS

Thursday 5th March 2026
Friday 6th March 2026
Monday 9th March 2026

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©photo Rachel Bigsby

©photo Rachel Bigsby

EVENT PROGRAM

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Friday 6 MARCH 2026 5pm - 7pm

Day 1
7 MARCH 2026

Day 2
8 MARCH 2026

8am - Conference registration  

8:30am - Welcome, Official Opening by Alicia Payne MP Member for Canberra and President's Address

(Speakers: MC Athena Georgiou and President Gary King)

 

9am - Conference keynote 1

RACHEL BIGSBY - United Kingdom

9am - Conference keynote 2

RACHEL BIGSBY - United Kingdom

10:30am - Morning tea 10:30am - Morning tea

11am - "Focus with purpose: Making an impact through nature photography"

GLENN SMITH - Sydney

11am - "Bird Photography - An Occupational Hazard"

MAL CARNEGIE - West Wyalong

11:45 am - "Bird photography impacting woodland bird conservation on farms"

MARGOT OEREBEEK - Canberra

11:45am - "The BAPA – BirdLife Australia Photography Awards: Photography as an indispensable ambassador for bird and wildlife conservation"

GRAHAM CAM - Blue Mountains (NSW)

12:30pm - Lunch 12:30pm - Lunch

1:30pm - "In the company of birds"

LEILA JEFFREYS - Sydney

1:30pm - "The Secret to Unlocking Your Ultimate Bird Photographer"

GEORGINA STEYTLER - Perth

2:15pm - "Bird Photography – Making an impact and changing attitudes"

CHRIS TZAROS - Wangaratta (VIC)

2:15pm - "In Science - A picture is worth more than a thousand words"

MICHAEL MULVANEY - Canberra

3pm - Afternoon tea 3pm - Afternoon tea

3:30pm - "A tale of riflemen, bird photography and scientific discovery"

GLENN PURE - Canberra

3:30pm - "Loving, Photographing and Saving Birds"

ANGELA ROBERTSON-BUCHANAN - Sydney

4:15pm - Q&A Panel 4:15pm - Q&A Panel
5pm - Close of Day 1

5pm - Conference closing remarks

(Speakers: MC Athena Georgiou and President Gary King)

7pm - Conference dinner with after-dinner talk "BirdLife Australia: Making an Impact"

(Speaker: Kate Millar CEO of Birdlife Australia)

 

BIRDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY BIENNIAL CONFERENCE 2026

7-8 March 2026, Canberra

Level 11 - 59 Cameron Ave, Belconnen ACT