Sweet Water & Planetary Health Talk by Lis Bastian Saturday 1 April 1:30pm Lower level, Old Katoomba Golf Clubhouse This event is part of a Community Information Day on the former Katoomba Golf Course to give everyone an opportunity to learn more about, and provide feedback into, the Draft Precinct Read more…
University of Wollongong Sustainable Buildings Research Centre Site Visit to the Planetary Health Precinct 9 March, 2023 On 9 March, 30 students and lecturers from the University of Wollongong’s Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, visited the Precinct with a view to developing integrated net zero designs that reduce disaster risk Read more…
Blue Mountains Rhododendron Society Guest Speaker: Lis Bastian Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative Saturday 18 February, 2023 Campbell Rhododendron Gardens, Blackheath. Lis Bastian from Blue Mountains City Council will discuss the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative and its Disaster Risk Reduction Program, with a specific focus on community water management Read more…
Leura Fairways Retirement Village Presentation by the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative on its Bioregional Collaboration for Planetary Health to reduce the risk of disasters. 10am Wednesday 15 February 19 – 21 Fitzroy Street Leura This program has been made possible as part of a Bioregional Collaboration for Planetary Health Read more…
Ladies Probus Club of the Upper Blue Mountains Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative Wednesday 15 February 2023 12 – 1pm Katoomba RSL Lis Bastian, Senior Lead of Blue Mountains City Council’s Planetary Health Initiative will speak about their new grant-funded program: A Bioregional Collaboration for Planetary Health. She will Read more…
Free Older Women’s Network Forum: ‘Strong Women Staying Vibrant’ Keynote Address by Lis Bastian from the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative Saturday 11 February Wentworth Falls School of Arts 10am-1pm This is the first of a series of public talks to community organisations to introduce the Blue Mountains Read more…
Imagining a Healthier Planet Blue Mountains City Council’s Planetary Health Initiative and the University of Sydney’s Sydney Environment Institute Community Engagement Event for Grounded Imaginaries and Launch of the Bioregional Collaboration for Planetary Health 7pm Thursday 2 February During 2022 the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative partnered with the Sydney Read more…
SEWING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY 1-3pm Saturday 26 NovemberPlanetary Health Precinct(downstairs at the old Katoomba Golf Clubhouse, Acacia St Katoomba)FREE As Australia has had to face the consequences of its largest soft plastic recycling program collapsing it’s a reminder that, ultimately, the best way to reduce plastic pollution is to avoid single-use Read more…
Reimagine – The Regenesis Arts Journey Saturday 5th November 1.30 – 4.30pm Planetary Health Precinct (lower floor of the former Katoomba Golf Clubhouse, Acacia St Katoomba) A day of reimagining our deeply held beliefs about the nature of reality and the the privileging of humans over all other species Read more…
A Planetary Health Christmas Saturday 12 November, 20229.30am – 2pmPlanetary Health Precinct (downstairs at the old Katoomba Golf Clubhouse, Acacia St Katoomba) The Blue Mountains Women’s Shed, Boomerang Bags Blue Mountains and the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative are joining forces to help us all have a Planetary Health Christmas Read more…
Going Circular Film Screening and Discussion Panel 6.45pm Monday 14 November Mount Vic Flicks This film tells the stories of four inspiring thinkers who dare to think beyond the linear ‘take- make- waste’ approach, and highlights some of the ground-breaking innovations that are redesigning our systems for a more circular future. Read more…