Navigating a Just Transition: The Latrobe Valley’s Next Chapter

"Latrobe Valley’s Next Chapter: Reimagining Mine Lands Together"

As Central Gippsland moves toward a future beyond brown coal, what could a just and sustainable transition look like?

Join us for an insightful evening with Dr. Jess Reeves, a leading researcher in place-based sustainability science. With a background in geology, Jess explores the evolving relationship between humans and their environment—examining industrial impacts, long-term landscape changes, and the role of community voices in environmental stewardship.

About Jess

Jess Reeves is a place-based sustainability science researcher. With a background in geology, she is passionate about the interplay between humans and their environment through time – including recent industrial pollution and long-term human modification of landscapes. She is particularly interested in elevating community voices around environmental stewardship, incorporating multiple ways of knowing place. She teaches and conducts research at the Gippsland Campus of Federation University Australia.

Jess is the co-chair Resilient Landscapes and Aquatic Ecosystems Research Theme…