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Australia is a country with major sustainability challenges, with a sparse population and a sparser but growing population of highly competent environmental educators. The professional development needs of these educators are met in part by the Australian Association for Environmental Education [AAEE]. This paper will chronicle the development and current vision of the AAEE and its role in supporting education practitioners to effect significant impact on the sustainability behaviours of Australians. It will review the key drivers for change within the growing and increasingly credible field of environmental education in Australia and identify how practitioners can be supported to deliver programs efficiently and effectively into the future