Speaker, Author, Educator

For a new relationship with the planet and community

Ian McBurney is an ecological sustainability practitioner who has inspired and enabled tens of thousands in business, manufacturing, government, schools and communities to move towards a better future.  He’s a speaker, author, MC, entrepreneur and an educator. He performed the famous Vox Bandicoot environmental theatre, helped to shape the Sustainability Street Approach, ran his consulting business Live ecoLogical and cofounded the Bendigo Sustainability Group, Synergize Co-working Hub, bHive sharing economy Cooperative and the Greater Bendigo Climate Collaboration.

Bio

“I witnessed Ian MC two events in Bendigo during my recent visit, and what I saw was masterful, funny, inclusive, and eloquent. I had no idea that he was an MC, only that I had seen few if any as good or better.”
— Paul Hawken, environmentalist, entrepreneur, author
More about Ian

Speaking and Consulting

Ian has been a keynote speaker for over 20 years. His clients include the Victorian Government, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, the Tasmanian Local Governance Association, the Municipal Association of Victoria, the New Economy Network Australia, Community Sustainability Groups, business associations and Local Governments across the country.

He has trained and mentored manufacturing and professional service businesses, local governments, hospitals, schools, small business associations and the social sector, with a focus on reducing the costs of waste and pollution, improving products and services, enhancing organisational culture developing strategy for sustainability.

“Everyone who came into contact with Ian felt rejuvenated and inspired to make a difference in their world - it was wonderful to see this passion go viral! From executives in the City of Albany, right through to community members attending our Sustainable Living Fair, everyone left with a sense of ‘I can make a difference’. Thank you for sharing your passion and enthusiasm.”
— Laura Bird, Sustainable Living Fair Coordinator, Albany
Keynote Speaker
“Ian helped us set goals & targets, benchmark our impact, set up key environmental actions & educate all staff. Ian’s mentoring & leadership set us on a journey which has seen us achieve significant energy savings across the business, including a 15% reduction the energy bills at our stores. In one store this equated to an annual saving of $16k.”
— David Hughes, Manager Sustainability Programs, Jimmy Possum Furniture
Business Mentoring

But also … books, blog and podcast

Books!
Blog!
Podcast ... coming soon

  • "Your relaxed style and witty humour as MC were fantastic and the feedback from the attendees was unanimously brilliant. Your ability to read the audience and build the energy in the room is outstanding"

    —Geoff Caine, DELWP , Victorian Government

  • "Ian - is amazing! Intellectual, passionate and a very interesting and thought-provoking presentation.”

    — vision of the region dinner attendee, Lead Loddon Mallee community leadership program, 2017

  • "Ian’s 'Kitchen Table Conversations' workshop was absolutely fantastic. It took us all on an empowering journey about what it means to be a leader in sustainability and how to bring about positive change. As well as being fun and energising, the workshop also gave us some useful tools to have effective conversations about our future.”

    —Lisa Rankin, sustainability officer, Warrnambool City Council, 2014