OF FIRES, DROUGHTS AND FLOODING RAINS... How can we restore the Australian landscape?

When: Thursday evening, 27 February 2020, 6.30 pm for 7 pm start - 9.30 pm

Where: Level 1, Sydney **Mechanics' School of Arts ('SMSA'), 280 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (see 'How to find', below*)**

Ticket prices: $15 + booking fee for adults - FREE for young people below 18 years of age

Australia is facing increasingly severe cycles of droughts, fires and floods.

Join world leading practitioners in landscape restoration for a critically important conversation on a blueprint for how we can make our landscapes more resilient.

The speakers:

BRUCE SHILLINGSWORTH, Founder, Yaama Ngunna Baaka

ZACHARY WEISS, Elemental Ecosystems, USA

JOHN FRY, Director, The Australian Landscape Science Institute (TALS Institute)

MICHAEL MOBBS, Consultant and Author, Sustainable House

Special introduction by PETER ANDREWS OAM (via online link)

*How to find Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts (‘SMSA’)

SMSA conveniently located in the Sydey CBD at 280 Pitt St, between Park Street and Bathurst Street.

Public Transport

By Train

The nearest train station is either Town Hall or Museum, depending on which line you are travelling.

By Bus

- Park Street buses: Get off at Town Hall or QVB

- Elizabeth Street buses: Get off at Hyde Park opposite Bathurst Street

For further assistance with trip planning, please refer to the Transport NSW website.

Parking

Although there is some on-street metered parking available in surrounding streets, most visitors to the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts find it is more convenient to use a nearby parking station.

Find a parking station near Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts

We also recommend this related event:

WATER RETENTION LANDSCAPES - Workshop with Zachary Weiss

When: Friday morning, 28 February 2020, 8.30 am for 9 am start - 1 pm

Where: **Mill Hill Community Centre (level 2 by lift, Meeting Room 2), 31-33 Spring Street, Bondi Junction 2022 & Centennial Park (see 'How to find', below*)**

Find out more: http://bit.ly/WaterRetentionLandscapes

Ticket price: $35 + booking fee

Join us for a very special workshop in Bondi Junction and Centennial Park with international landscape restoration specialist ZACHARY WEISS of Elemental Ecosystems, USA.

Learn how to make our landscapes more resilient.

After some theory in the classroom, we'll explore Sydney's favourite parklands and see the landscape in a whole new light.

This is a great opportunity to meet Zachary Weiss, a protege of the Austrian regenerative agriculture pioneer SEPP HOLZER.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/WaterRetentionLandscapes

*How to find Mill Hill Community Centre

Public transport options: Bondi Junction Interchange (Trains & Buses) within a minute walk.

Parking: There is limited on street parking however, there are a number of parking stations closeby. Centennial Park is nearby, too.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.