Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre will host the Disaster Risk Awareness Expo and Family Day on Saturday, 22 November, offering a fun and informative day focused on building safer, healthier and more resilient communities.
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Latest from around the region
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Picking Up the Pieces: How a Small Group in Katoomba is Tackling Planetary Health
In Katoomba, a grassroots litter-picking group tackles rubbish before it reaches our water supply. Their story shows how local environmental action, fueled by community connection, can drive meaningful change for planetary health.
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Towards Zero Waste Hero
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Rowe Morrow: Adapting to Rising Costs & Environment Change
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Dr Keith Suter on Making Peace in the World Today
Recognising how violence and war impact the health of the planet, the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative has become a member of the Blue Mountains Peace Collective. On Sunday 25th May, members of the Collective attended a presentation by Dr Keith Suter on Making Peace in the World Today at the Leura Uniting Church.
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Give Peace a Chance
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The Blue Mountains Zine Fair
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The Community Builders Who Have Our Backs
As challenges mount globally there is one group of community builders who, for 120 years now, have been strengthening the world’s social fabric and addressing ways civil society can help alleviate suffering and inequality; improve people’s quality of life; and create a more peaceful, healthier planet.
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Gaining Hope And A Home
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Planetary Health: What Does It Mean And Why Does It Matter?
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Turning Sawdust into Gold: How a Blue Mountains Carpenter is Heating Homes and Reducing Waste
Dave Spees, Katoomba-based carpenter and founder of Against the Grain, has turned the by-product of his craft into a sustainable, sought-after winter fuel. His compressed sawdust briquettes are now helping to heat homes across the Blue Mountains, all while dramatically reducing landfill waste.
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Katoomba Op Shops, Vintage Clothing & Antique Stores
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SalOn: Katoomba’s Sustainable Fashion Icon
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Farm it Forward – Cultivating Food Security and Connection for our Community
As global food insecurity increases, research suggests that the ‘planetary health diet’ is one solution. This calls for a shift towards a plant-based diet and more local food production. Local social enterprise Farm it Forward is showing how this can be done in school yards and one backyard after another.
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Taking Action to Prevent Nuclear War
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Healing body, mind and spirit with Tai Chi and Qigong
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Another World is Possible
There is a little bit of magic happening on Wednesdays at the Planetary Health Centre as young volunteers from Kindlehill School, and Council staff, work together to create a demonstration site for the wider community. This hands-on program is inspiring all involved, including teacher Sarah Daniel.
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Advancing Science Communication for Planetary Health
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Future Doctors Learn About Planetary Health
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The 2024 Wynne Prize & Our Changing Relationship with Country
Blocking out a couple of hours a week to step off the treadmill and give ourselves time to nurture our relationship with the earth and ourselves, is one way to keep our creative spirit and ‘lust for life’ alive. If you haven’t done so yet, one opportunity over the next two weeks is to spend some ‘slow’ time in the 2024 Wynne Prize exhibition at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre.
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The Blue Mountains Zine Fair
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The Indigenous Art Class Helping Heal The Past
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Strengthening Community Resilience: Disaster Risk Awareness Expo & Family Day
Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre will host the Disaster Risk Awareness Expo and Family Day on Saturday, 22 November, offering a fun and informative day focused on building safer, healthier and more resilient communities.
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The Bushcare Seed Collectors Building Our Native Seed Banks
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Kicking Sustainable Goals at Planetary Health Day