The Lord Mayor

Graeme Sawyer

Address: GPO Box 84, Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: (08) 8930 0517 (BH)

Mobile: 0411 881 378
Email:  lord.mayor@darwin.nt.gov.au  

In recent years I have been well known for my efforts in combating the advance of cane toads into the Northern Territory. However, my real expertise lies in Multimedia and Education.

1996-2001 I worked at QANTM multimedia Centre as a part of the Federal Creative Nation Strategy designed to “help Australia move into the Information Age” and since then as the Managing Director of the eNTITy1 Pty Ltd www.entity1.com business working in the internet, e-business, e-learning and multimedia areas. This work involved research and development of new internet technologies and capabilities and development work with companies ranging from small business to large companies.

My particular expertise is in educational multimedia, professional development, management, and the ability to integrate new technologies into development cycles and projects.

I have worked on a number of cultural projects in Education and while working with QANTM Multimedia centre. I have also done consultancy work for the Sharing the true Stories project with CRC Aboriginal Health, www.sharingtruestories.com.

I have been involved educational research and in innovation in relation to information technology and its application in education, e-learning and business. I have business management experience and a project management background.

I have also been involved in adaptive management research relating to cane toad control and am the inventor of the trap gate mechanism used in cane toad traps.

I have worked on many education related projects with indigenous communities across the NT including Closing the Digital Divide http://pre2005.flexiblelearning.net.au I have also worked as Toolbox Champion for the NT.

I was a co-founder of Frogwatch in the NT and have worked as Joint Co-ordinator of the programme and developed their ToadBuster strategy www.frogwatch.org.au. I have also worked on several National projects in relation to frogs including being a member of the WWF Rio Tinto Frogs Programme Education Panel and the FrogZone national project panel and NT Co-ordinator.

I was a teacher for 15 years, from 1981 to 1996, working across a range of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary positions. I worked as a classroom teacher and then as an adviser to the NT Department of Education in relation to the use of Computer Technology in teaching and learning environments. During this time I developed innovative programs such as the NT Animals System, a multimedia information system about wildlife and habitats, which was officially recognized by the NT Board of Studies in relation to its innovative Information Technology and environmental education capabilities. I also developed a biodiversity display which ran in Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra, for six years.

Interests

Outdoor recreation
Frogs and native wildlife
Sport - I have played Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Volleyball, tennis, Air Rifle shooting and competitive shooting. I have represented the NT in Volleyball and shooting and have won several National Championships in shooting.

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