Cam Mackenzie

In 1980 Cam was appointed the principal of the Education Queensland’s Townsville/Paluma Environmental Education Centre until 1987. From 1982 to 1987 Cam was appointed the President of the Townsville Town Common Natural History Association and in 1987 he was elected President of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld - Townsville Branch.  From 1988 he was a marine studies and biology teacher for three years in a high school on the north side of Brisbane. From 1988-2002 Cam was a member of the State Council of the Wildlife Preservation Society - Qld. In 1992 he was elected the inaugural President, Queensland Gould League for Environmental Education and in 1995-97 was elected National Director, Australian Council of Gould Leagues. From 1998 to 1999 Cam was the Vice President, of the Queensland State Wide Network of Environmental Education Centres. From 2000 to 2002 he was the National Treasurer - Australian Association for Environmental Education. From 2001 to 2004 he was the Chairperson of the Mountains to Mangroves Corridor Committee and was the president of the North West Brisbane Branch of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland until recently. He is currently the National Treasure (again) of the Australian Association for Environmental Education.

Cam was appointed the principal of the Bunyaville EEC with Education Queensland in 1991 until 2005. He is currently the Principal Advisor - Environmental Sustainability for the Department of Education and Training. This role includes the development and management of the Queensland Environmentally Sustainable Schools Initiative. Since 2003 Cam has represented Education Queensland on the National Environmental Education Network and was also the Australian representative on the international Environment and School Initiatives network until 2010.