Profile

Frank Weisenberger is a planning professional, specialised in Indigenous issues, project management, community consultations, stakeholder engagement and meeting facilitation. Equipped with a tertiary background in Applied Geography, Anthropology and Tourism Management, Frank has spent the past twelve years working extensively with Indigenous communities across Australia on conservation planning, business development and strategic natural and cultural resource management.

Frank has gained extensive experience in the facilitation of the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation by training, facilitating and coaching teams in Conservation Action Planning / Healthy Country Planning projects and through his role in the Management Committee of the Australian Conservation Coaches network and the Community of Practice - Indigenous Open Standards Projects.

Conferences

PUblications

• Heiner, Hinchley, Fitzsimons, Weisenberger, Bergman, McMahon, Milgin, Nardea, Oakleaf, Parriman, Poelina, Watson H, Watson K, Kiesecker: Moving from reactive to proactive development planning to conserve Indigenous community and biodiversity values - Environmental Impact Assessment Review VOL 74 (2019) 1-13.

• Carr, Fitzsimons, Holland, Berkinshaw, Bardby, Cowell, Deegan, Koch, Looker, Varcoe, Walsh, Weisenberger: CAPitalising on conservation knowledge: Using Conservation Action Planning, Healthy Country Planning and the Open Standards in Australia – Ecological Management and Restoration Vol 18 3/2017

• Adams, Bayliss, Holmes, Jackson, Jungine, Kennett, Vigilante, Waina, Weisenberger, Woolagoodja: Developing collaborative marine turtle monitoring in the Kimberley region of Northern Australia - Ecological Management and Restoration Vol 9/2015

• Bayliss, Jackson, Kennett, Weisenberger: Developing boat-based survey methods for dugong and marine turtles: Field trials at Montgomery Reef WA - NAILSMA knowledge series 8/2013