The University of Notre Dame Medical Students, Lithgow Introducing Planetary Health and Disaster Risk Reduction to first year medical students from the University of Notre Dame, Lithgow As part of the Bioregional Collaboration for Planetary Health, the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative has worked with the University of Notre Dame, Read more…
Planetary Health Website Launch at ICOMOS Expo International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) 21st Triennial General Assembly and Scientific Symposium Information stall and launch of the Blue Mountains Planetary Health website at the ICOMOS GA2023 Heritage Exposition (Expo) 5-9 September, 2023 Darling Harbour International Convention Centre An opportunity to Read more…
Streamwatch By empowering local citizens to monitor the health of their waterways and contribute valuable data to the scientific community, Streamwatch helps to raise awareness about the importance of water quality monitoring and conservation, and ultimately supports efforts to protect and preserve our waterways for future generations. Streamwatch Read more…
Swampcare Swampcare is the flagship program for all Blue Mountains Swamp related programs and includes the Swampcare and Swampwatch programs. SwampcareSwampwatch Swampcare Swampcare is run by the Bushcare program and is made up of: Educational workshops directed at increasing the awareness and understanding of Blue Mountains Swamps and the threatened species that Read more…
Bushcare There are Bushcare groups in every village in the Blue Mountains! Find a group you can join here: Bushcare | bmcc.nsw.gov.au Blue Mountains Bushcare celebrates its 30th Birthday this year! There are Bushcare groups in every village in the Blue Mountains — often several in each area. Individual groups Read more…
Video Storytelling for Local News, Katoomba Saturday 19 August 11am-4pm at the Planetary Health Clubhouse, lower ground level of former Katoomba Golf Club, Acacia St, Katoomba Learn foundational skills for video storytelling from award winning local filmmaker Kalani Gacon. This workshop will explore principles of cinematography, audio design, editing and Read more…
Community Net Zero Workshop, Springwood Sunday 6 August, 2023 10am-3pm Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub, Springwood Having been declared a natural disaster area five times in just four years, once for fire and four times for extreme wet weather events, Blue Mountains City Council is reaching out to all Read more…
UNSW Education Focussed Retreat Keynote Address “From Little Things Big Things Grow” Keynote Address by Lis Bastian Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative 7pm Sunday 6 August 2023 The Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort, Pokolbin, Hunter Valley The Keynote address will focus on systemic change to reduce disaster risk and restore planetary Read more…
Solutions Storytelling in Katoomba Saturday 22 July 10 am – 1 pm: Introduction to Solutions Storytelling 2 – 3:30 pm: Pitch a story for publication at the Planetary Health Clubhouse, lower ground level of former Katoomba Golf Club, Acacia St, Katoomba Workshop (10 – 1): This workshop introduces practices from Read more…
Dr Glenn Albrecht: Exiting the Anthropocene and Entering the Symbiocene 6.45 for 7pm Thursday 26 October National Parks & Wildlife Meeting Room Acacia St Katoomba FREE EVENT Registration essential here For more information ring Lis on 0407 437 553 or email planetaryhealth@bmcc.nsw.gov.au To move beyond the Anthropocene, the geological epoch Read more…
Transformations Conference 2023 An international gathering to catalyse transformative change Implementing Planetary Health in the Blue Mountains, Australia 13 July 2023 3.00 – 4.15pm University of Technology, Sydney The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) and the UTS Transdisciplinary School are co-hosting the 2023 Transformations Conference. Over three days, a Read more…