Andy has been a long-term conservationist and advocate for the arts, especially public art. For over 30 years Andy has worked as a public servant in area of community engagement, science and natural resource management. For the last few years, he has been undertaking a PhD (part-time) with QUT that is developing a best practice model of stakeholder engagement for art-science projects aiming to motivate action on climate change.
Andy has worked in the art-science nexus for over a decade with a particular interest in consilience – the new understanding that can emerge from the collaboration between different disciplines. Andy introduced the first Queensland Government Artist in Residence Science (AIRS) Program and managed four AIRS programs (2015-2019) has curated eight Art meets Science Exhibitions (2012-2018) at the Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park. These exhibitions provided an opportunity for artists from across Southeast Queensland to showcase their recent artworks that demonstrate a strong art-science connection. In 2022 Andy became a founding member of Consilience Queensland (Inc) and is on the council of the Royal Society of Queensland.
Passionate about the environment and community arts, Andy is a founding and continuing member (and former/current President) of: the Logan and Albert Conservation Association; the Beaudesert and Community Arts Project that established the Lake Wyaralong Sculpture Park; and A-Choired Taste – the Scenic Rim Community Choir.
Email: andrew.grodecki@hdr.qut.edu.au
Mobile: 0411 361 044
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-grodecki/
ORCID: 0000-0001-5161-7316
Publications
Grodecki A., 2008, Priority research and development needs for natural resource management of peri-urban South East Queensland, Consortium for Integrated Resource Management (CIRM), Indooroopilly, Queensland. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.13149.92647
Grodecki A., 2008, A review of research and development for the management of peri-urban South East Queensland, Consortium for Integrated Resource Management (CIRM), Indooroopilly, Queensland. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.15561.65124
[Project leader, author and co-author] Natural Resources Mines and Water. (2006). Land Manager’s Monitoring Guide. Queensland Government – (>100 pages online – no longer published).
Grodecki A, Hey K & Gardiner D. (2004). A Landholder’s Monitoring Guide For Sustainable Natural Resource Management Practice. ISCO 2004 – 13th International Soil Conservation Organisation Conference Conserving Soil and Water for Society: Sharing Solutions – Brisbane, July 2004 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237394438_A_LANDHOLDER’S_MONITORING_GUIDE_FOR_SUSTAINABLE_NATURAL_RESOURCE_MANAGEMENT_PRACTICE
Grodecki, A. (2002). Clearing … a new path. An evaluation: How professional learning for recently appointed Vegetation Management Officers and the management of change in Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines influences the implementation of the Queensland Vegetation Management Framework. Dissertation (Distinction) Master with Honours of Environmental Education, Griffith University, Brisbane. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.15365.04327
[Author training workbooks and CD] Department of Natural Resources. (2001). Vegetation Management Act 1999 and local government workshops. Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland.
[Author training workbooks and CD] Department of Natural Resources. Introduction to vegetation management in DNR – DNR 2000 Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland.
[Author training workbooks and CD] Department of Natural Resources. Beyond the Trees 2000 – State Vegetation Management Officers Workshop – DNR 2000 Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland.
[Sub-section author] Boulter S et al. (2000). Native Vegetation Management in Queensland: Background, Science and Values. Department of Natural Resources. Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland.
[Co-author] Department of Natural Resources. (1999-2000). NRM Facts – Vegetation Series. Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland.
Grodecki (A, 1999) A Preliminary Farm Forestry Strategy for the Beaudesert Shire, Major project for Graduate Certificate in Forest Science (Farm Forestry), University of Melbourne.
[Editor] McVeigh. & Domin. (1998). Easy taxation guide to Growing Trees. Department of Natural Resources. Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland.
[Supervising editor] Department of Natural Resources. (1998 2nd Rev. Ed.). Learning through Landcare – Learnscaping your Schoolground. Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland.
[Principal editor] Department of Natural Resources. (2000). Proceedings of the Second Managing and Growing Tree Training conference, (Vol I & II.). Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland.
[Project leader, developer and designer] Department of Natural Resources (1998). Queensland Tree Selector. Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland. (online 1999-2006 – no longer published) [Queensland Government’s first online decision support tool – matched the 33 characteristics of a planting site of the user with over 330 tree and shrub species to provide a planting list with species descriptions]
[Principal editor and author 3 papers] Department of Natural Resources. (1997). Proceedings of the Managing and Growing Tree Training conference. (Vol I & II). Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland
[Principal designer, author and co-ordinator]. Resource Management. (1996-2006). Forestry in Queensland. Department of Primary Industries. [Web site www.forests.qld.gov.au – no longer published]
[Author] Queensland Forest Service. (1995). Propagation of Trees and Shrub from seed. DNR Tree Facts series. Department of Primary Industries. Brisbane. Queensland Government
[Author] Queensland Forest Service. (1995). Setting up a small nursery. DNR Tree Facts series. Department of Primary Industries. Brisbane. Queensland Government
[Author] Queensland Forest Service. (1995). Seed collection and viability testing. DNR Tree Facts series. Department of Primary Industries. Brisbane. Queensland Government
Grodecki, A. 1995, Growers Instruction Booklet, Men of the Trees – Queensland Branch, Farm Tree Help Scheme, Clayfield, Queensland,
[Supervising editor] Resource Management. (1995, Rev. Ed.). Trees and Shrubs, Resource Management. Queensland Department of Primary Industries Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland
[Co-editor] Queensland Forest Service. (1991, Rev. Ed.). Tree and Shrubs. Queensland Forest Service. Department of Primary Industries. Queensland Government. Brisbane. Queensland