Photo: Our resident echidna On 29 April 2021 Blue Mountains City Council became the first Council and government entity in Australia to commit to integrating Rights of Nature (RON) principles into its operations and practices. The Planetary Health Centre recognises Read more…
Our stories drive the direction of our culture. Critical to systemic change is the need to create narratives that focus on growing cultural support for that change. Our goal is to create a collaborative, solutions focused culture committed to restoring Read more…
Our Disaster Risk Reduction programs are responding to the Fierce Urgency of Now! The Blue Mountains has been declared a natural disaster area six times in five years. We are actioning research and providing communication networks, resources and opportunities to Read more…
The internationally renowned Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute has joined the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Pluriversity and we offer a range of Permaculture and Social Enterprise Design courses, including Permaculture Teacher Training. Permaculture is an evolving discipline to design and restore Read more…
The Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre has been recognised as a Circular Precinct by Circular Australia (see report below) We are focused on growing a Circular Economy that restores natural systems and allows us to live within the carrying capacity Read more…
Saturday 15 February Springwood Theatre and Community Hub We often take the Planetary Health Show on the road to support aligned community groups and organisations. We had a fabulous day with our stall at the launch of the Birds of Read more…
Sunday 23 February Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre The Rotary Club of the Lower Blue Mountains visited the Planetary Health Centre for lunch and a fun day in nature during which they also toured the Planetary Health Centre’s Water Read more…
28 May Planetary Health Centre On May 28 a delegation from the University of Sydney and the Razak School of Government in Malaysia visited the Planetary Health Centre to exchange experiences on the challenges all our local governments are facing, Read more…
29 – 30 April Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre Each year around 150-160 first year medical students come to the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre from The University of Notre Dame Australia to be introduced to Planetary Health. This year Read more…
Tuesday 8 April Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre As part of an international project to advance science communication for planetary health, Indonesian science journalists, science communication experts and bioscientists took part in a workshop at the Blue Mountains Planetary Read more…
ROLE: PLANETARY HEALTH SKILL SHARE The Planetary Health Centre is building a Local Skills Register to identify those whose skills could be shared with the community to reduce the risk of disaster and restore the health of our Read more…