FREE High Tea for Seniors to Prepare for Bush Fire Season Book your place today (02) 4751 3033 or bmbushfire@sncc.org.au@bmbushfireresilience Places are limited to 20 people. All venues have accessible parking. Please advise any essential dietary requirements when you RSVP. Blue Mountains Bush Fire Resilience is an initiative of Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Co-operative Ltd. This ... Read more
From the original indigenous custodians, then the colonial explorers, to the 1930s bushwalkers, to today's visitors: how have people regarded and connected with the Blue Gum Forest. Historian Andy Macqueen and ecologist Wyn Jones will explore these questions and ask - "90 years since the forest's reservation - does it matter?" FREE EVENT but RSVP ... Read more
Drawing on Parker Palmer’s work on circles of trust, this event holds space for men to connect and to feel connected: to other men, and, just as importantly, to oneself. This is foundational to a deep-rooted sense of belonging and community: medicine in an era of runaway male depression, loneliness and suicide. In circle, the ... Read more
The Festival of Resilience kicks off with a fun, free community event celebrating resilience and showcasing local, practical approaches to sustainability, climate action and caring for country. Performances, talks, art, music. All welcome! Starting from 11am at Carrington Place performers include: Aria winner Mic Conway, better known from the Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band. Bring along a ... Read more
As part of the Festival of Resilience kick-off event Regenerate - join Claire O'Rouke in conversation as she launches her book Together We Can. Claire will be in joined by Lis Bastian of the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative and Allen Hyde of the Mount Irvine Rainforest Conservancy. Together We Can, by Australian author Claire ... Read more
FREE High Tea for Seniors to Prepare for Bush Fire Season Book your place today (02) 4751 3033 or bmbushfire@sncc.org.au@bmbushfireresilience Places are limited to 20 people. All venues have accessible parking. Please advise any essential dietary requirements when you RSVP. Blue Mountains Bush Fire Resilience is an initiative of Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Co-operative Ltd. This ... Read more
Rural Australians for Refugees' 2022 Conference, Connecting for Change, hosted by the Blue Mountains Refugee Support Group, is the biennial Conference for RAR groups, refugees and refugee advocates. There will be a mix of networking, inspirational speakers, lively panel discussions and breakout sessions.
Join us at 9.30am until 12.30 pm for a comprehensive tour of the main FiF Headquarters and how-to workshop by FiF Coordinator Manu ! Location: Clear View Parade Hazelbrook (see ticket link for more info) In this three hour morning/afternoon session, you will learn: Why backyard and community farms are vital to a resilient future ... Read more
Are you longing for deeper connection with yourself, your community, and the land? In this circle, we’ll look at some of the ways we can come back into connection as we meet the challenges of these times. You’ll learn a practice to nourish your heart. We’ll talk about ancestors, and what it might mean to ... Read more
We believe that every Australian should be able to participate in sport and physical activity in a welcoming and inclusive way. To show our commitment and dedication to the Pride in Sport Collective Blue Mountains Dragon Boat Club are opening our doors on September 18th to everyone who wants to paddle for free. Register now ... Read more
Join us on the equinox to learn about edible wild food. Wild edibles identification workshop You will never look at your backyard in the same way again after taking part in this workshop. Join wild food expert Diego Bonetto on a 2.5 hours stroll in the park and learn about the most common edible and ... Read more
A headline Festival of Resilience event - ReIMAGINE is a community-led forum of ideas, discussion and practical workshops focussed on community resilience and transformation
The Festival of Resilience recognises that Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners have a continuous and deep connection to their Country and that this is of great cultural significance to Aboriginal people, both locally and in the region.
Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
The Festival of Resilience is a partnership between Resilient Blue Mountains and the Blue Mountains City Council.
Seed funding for the Festival of Resilience has been provided through the NSW State Government Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund.
