Julie Bishop address to Council 2010
Chris Wark - Biography
Chris has completed a Master of Social Science (RMIT) specialising in International Urban and Environmental Management, which encompassed environmental, international development as well as stakeholder engagement/consultation and community development in a majority of its subjects. Chris also completed a Bachelor of Science (ANU), focusing on Environmental Resource Management, which also included completing the equivalent of a major in Cultural Anthropology that incorporated the study of both contemporary and traditional Aboriginal society and culture in Australia. He has also completed training in Planning for Effective Public Participation as well as Communication for Effective Public Participation with IAP2, and Effective Gender Analysis and Strategies for International Development, Capacity Development Across Cultures, Development of Practical Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Systems, and Introduction to M&E in IDA, with IDSS.
Chris speaks good PNG pidgin, as well as Solomon Islands pidgin and Bislama. He has also been known to be a musician in Canberra in his younger years and as the grey hairs blossom still loves to play music, but equally loves to spend quality time with his young son and daughter.
