Planetary Health Bushcare First Saturday of the month 1.30-4.30pm Blue Mountains Planetary Health Precinct & Parklands 33-39 Acacia St Katoomba (in lower part of the site) One of the most important ways we can contribute to restoring the health of our planet is to regenerate our bushland and swamps Read more…
Our Community, Our Stories: Writing for Change Workshop with Sophie Cousins 2-5pm Saturday 13 July, 2024 7pm Launch of Planetary Health Writers’ Network Blue Mountains Planetary Health Precinct 33-39 Acacia St Katoomba Free Places limited so bookings essential to planetaryhealth@bmcc.nsw.gov.au or 0407 437 553 Join us for this exciting opportunity Read more…
Michael Mobbs: Sustainable Houses & Cool Seats 11.30am Saturday 24 February, 2024 Planetary Health Day @ the Planetary Health Precinct 33-39 Acacia St Katoomba (former Katoomba Golf Course) Join Chippendale Sustainable House and Sustainable Food Champion Michael Mobbs to install a ‘Cool Seat’ at the Planetary Health Precinct Places Read more…
Plant-based cheese making demo & tasting 12noon – 1.30pm Saturday 24 February Planetary Health Day @ the Planetary Health Precinct 33-39 Acacia St Katoomba (former Katoomba Golf Course) Places are limited so bookings essential here Learn to make authentic plant-based cheese in five minutes using a few simple and Read more…
Permaculture for Disaster Risk Reduction Sunday 12 November 10am-4pm Free event Former Katoomba Golf Clubhouse Acacia St Katoomba Permaculture is about system thinking and design. In this one day workshop we’ll focus on how the ethics and principles of permaculture, and its design strategies, can help us prepare as individuals Read more…
Wicking Beds and Waterwise Gardening Sunday 29 October 10am-1pm Free event Former Katoomba Golf Clubhouse Acacia St Katoomba In this hands-on workshop led by Ecologist Dr Amelie Vanderstock, and Lis Bastian, Senior Lead Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative (and co-founder of the Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute), you’ll be introduced to Read more…
Stage 2 of the Dog Poo Challenge and Fixing the Big Mistake I was up for hours last night researching how to manage dog poo, so that I could reduce its environmental damage and the risk it poses to human health … as well as the health of many other Read more…
Today we chose to accelerate our succession to planetary health This week we were faced, yet again, with the heart-wrenching dilemma of how to respond to the public health crisis being caused by the Pandemic. We couldn’t face cancelling yet another opportunity for young people, but we also couldn’t take Read more…