How can women’s leadership inspire collaborative national action on climate change?, March 2021

An International Women's Day event

Featuring: Cristina Talacko, Chairperson of Coalition for Conservation
Dr Kim Loo, NSW GP, NSW Chair, Doctors for the Environment Australia and the Citizen's Climate Lobby
In conversation with Dr Janet Salisbury, Founder of the Women's Climate Congress; hosted by Congress founding member Lyn Stephens.
With Thanks to Joanne Ede for technical assistance.

About out guest conversationalists
Dr Kim Loo is a doctor working as a GP practice in the Riverstone Family Medial Practice in Western Sydney where she has worked as leading member of the team for over 20 years - providing long-term continuity of care for her patients. She is Chair of the NSW chapter of Doctors for the Environment and has worked tirelessly to communicate about the impacts that climate change on public health. She is also active in other community groups working to enable a safe climate future including Hills 4 Climate Action – a community group based in NW Sydney, and the Australian branch of the Citizens Climate Lobby – which is a bipartisan/multipartisan initiative first started in the US but now with an active Australian presence.

Cristina Talacko is the Chair of the Centre right organisation Coalition for Conservation – a movement for conservatives who support decarbonisation and protection of the environment. She has a corporate legal background and extensive experience in executive boards and management of not-for-profit associations, including various energy & renewables boards including the think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions. She is Vice President of NSW Women’s Council and Secretary of the NSW Energy and Environment Policy Branch. Cristina is also a business woman and founded SalDoce Fine Foods, manufacturing allergen sensitive foods to Australia and export She is also one of the owners of the organic foods retail stores Naked Foods. She is passionate about the environment, female empowerment and diversity.