Raising houses above likely future flood levels preserves buildings and minimises disruption to the lives of people that live in them. Join one of our workshops to learn more about house raising and what you need to think about before you start yourk project.

These workshops are designed to assist anyone considering raising their home – old or new – to protect themselves from future floods. Whether you’ve qualified for government assistance, or you’re just taking the initiative, our goal is to help you think through the critical issues in order to make your project truly successful. Which, in our book, means both lifting your home to a safer level and carefully considering the challenges and opportunities this creates. 

Workshops are hosted by Sasha Mainsbridge of Mullum Cares, and attended by staff from James Davidson Architects, local Council Planning and Recovery Officers, and a Case Manager from NSW Reconstruction Authority — all to assist you with specific property questions. 

This event is free and all are welcome.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Place are limited and registration is essential.

Raising houses above likely future flood levels preserves buildings and minimises disruption to the lives of people that live in them. Join one of our workshops to learn more about house raising and what you need to think about before you start your project.

These workshops are designed to assist anyone considering raising their home – old or new – to protect themselves from future floods. Whether you’ve qualified for government assistance, or you’re just taking the initiative, our goal is to help you think through the critical issues in order to make your project truly successful. Which, in our book, means both lifting your home to a safer level and carefully considering the challenges and opportunities this creates. 

Workshops are hosted by Dan Etheridge of Living Lab Northern Rivers, and attended by staff from James Davidson Architects, local Council Planning and Recovery Officers, and a Case Manager from NSW Reconstruction Authority — all to assist you with specific property questions. 

This event is free and all are welcome.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Place are limited and registration is essential.

A conversation and panel discussion with Phillipa Carnemolla, Zac Misfud & Andy and Cath Graeme-Cook.  

Good design is good for all. How does design impact people’s independence and ability to participate in our community? How do we build inclusive teams? Join incusive design expert Dr Phillipa Carnemolla from UTS as she presents her research into the design and evaluation of inclusive environments, products and information. Andy and Cath Graeme-Cook and Zac Misfud will share aspects of their lived experience designing inclusive environments and the joys and challenges of living independently. The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A.

This talk will be Auslan interpreted.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Places are limited and registration is essential.

We know the problems. Now it's time for the Lismore region to focus on solutions and start designing the sort of town we all want to live in today and over the next century.

But how do we steer towards greatness if we haven't defined what that looks like?

Living Lab Northern Rivers is calling out for people in and around Lismore who'd like to imagine what our current spaces and places could look we as we adapt to meet future needs.  

“To make something brilliant, we need high-level technical expertise alongside lived experience from people in the Lismore CBD and its surrounding neighbourhoods. ”

Look Ahead is a series of community and expert meetings made to kickstart this process.

Our job is to ensure the designers, planners, engineers and architects that drive this project are deeply informed by the ideas, dreams, values, and memories of everyone across our community who wants to participate in Look Ahead.

It's easy for planners or designers working in remote offices to generate future scenarios for a town like Lismore, but they rarely get it right, because the solutions aren't driven by the people that live there. Data is almost worthless without some level of local knowledge.

The Lismore City Council – with the support of the NSW State Government – leading a comprehensive process to create a Community Vision and Blueprint, Our Time is Now, for the entire Lismore Local Government Area. Look Ahead operates independently of the Lismore City Council process. However, it will provide an important piece of work for their consideration, focusing on the Lismore CBD and its surrounding neighbourhoods, which sit in high-risk flood zones and have significant residential buyback activity.

In many ways, this is the most challenging area, because it's the heart of our community, so there's lots of complexity. It's also the best place to start, because the work we generate here will create future scenarios that'll be incorporated into the wider planning to come. 

Together, we've got to produce strong and beautiful visions for the future that actually work. And the process is just as important (and rewarding) as the finished product.

So please join us for an upcoming session, because we need everyone involved in order to produce a stronger and brighter version of this place we love.

Register to join one of our community meetings

Thu 15 Feb, 4.30-7.00pm
OR
Sat 17 Feb, 2.00-4.30pm

Attend only one meeting.

Register now.

Reimagine Session

A workshop facilitated by Sasha Mainsbridge

Raising houses above likely future flood levels preserves buildings and minimises disruption to the lives of people that live in them. Join one of our workshops to learn more about house raising and what you need to think about before you start your project.

These workshops are designed to assist anyone considering raising their home – old or new – to protect themselves from future floods. Whether you’ve qualified for government assistance, or you’re just taking the initiative, our goal is to help you think through the critical issues in order to make your project truly successful. Which, in our book, means both lifting your home to a safer level and carefully considering the challenges and opportunities this creates. 

Sasha Mainsbridge has worked extensively in corporate insurance and conservation and land management. She founded non-profit Mullum Cares, in 2015, and continues to work with local residents encouraging them to reconsider their consumer choices, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and global resource depletion. After her home flooded in early 2022, she recognised the urgency of adapting our homes to mitigate climate change impacts.

This event is free and all are welcome.

This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Place are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

Join us in our shopfront to sit, weave and yarn in circle with Bundjalung Elders.  

We’ll be working together to create string from fibres of the cottonwood tree that will then be woven together to create a traditional fishing net.  

Whilst weaving the net, stories and knowledge will be shared and ideas explored. We’d like to listen to stories from the Elders and open the discussion within the weaving circle to put this practice in a modern context. What does this process mean to each of us? How do our thoughts change or evolve while our hands weave? How could we apply this experience into the future? What stories or practices are shared between generations today? Has this process helped to reconnect us with the River and with traditional practices of survival? What have we learned? 

The local priority of this research was identified in collaboration with a senior member* of the Bundjalung Nation who recognised the potential loss of net weaving knowledge in the community and that this project would be a renewal process. They stated that 'in the process of renewal everyone can be involved'. 

We’ll be weaving with cottonwood collected along the Richmond River under the guidance of Nyangbul Bundjalung man Marcus Ferguson, Cultural Advisor at Jagun Alliance.   

This workshop is FREE and open to all genders.

Places are limited and registration is essential.

This event is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waitlist and be notified when a ticket becomes available, please register on the event link. If you are First Nations and would like to come along to this event, please contact us at livinglabnr@scu.edu.au.

REGISTER HERE

This circle forms part of a larger research project being conducted by Gnibi College at Southern Cross University. “Stories behind the fishing net: sitting with the Aunties” focuses on recording our learning journey while making a fishing net.   

This event is being run in partnership with Jagun Alliance as part of the Guung Butherun (water stories) project. This project aims to create opportunities for connection and discussion within community by bringing Knowledge holders together to provide custodianship and enhance cultural governance in what is now known as the Richmond River Catchment.  Guung Butherun is funded by the joint Commonwealth and NSW Government’s Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. 

*Out of respect we are not naming the elder as they have recently passed, but they will remain as an honorary co-author on the project as they requested. 

Image: Jahvis Loveday

Reimagine Session

A workshop facilitated by Sasha Mainsbridge

Raising houses above likely future flood levels preserves buildings and minimises disruption to the lives of people that live in them. Join one of our workshops to learn more about house raising and what you need to think about before you start your project.

These workshops are designed to assist anyone considering raising their home – old or new – to protect themselves from future floods. Whether you’ve qualified for government assistance, or you’re just taking the initiative, our goal is to help you think through the critical issues in order to make your project truly successful. Which, in our book, means both lifting your home to a safer level and carefully considering the challenges and opportunities this creates. 

Sasha Mainsbridge has worked extensively in corporate insurance and conservation and land management. She founded non-profit Mullum Cares, in 2015, and continues to work with local residents encouraging them to reconsider their consumer choices, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and global resource depletion. After her home flooded in early 2022, she recognised the urgency of adapting our homes to mitigate climate change impacts.

This event is free and all are welcome.

This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Place are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED*

Adaptation at Play: A children’s workshop with Cara MacLeod 

Local children will co-create a special exhibit sharing their ideas and hopes for resilient housing in the Northern Rivers. Participants will recreate their local area in a collaborative artwork with felt and loose parts. Through games, drawing and modelling, they’ll imagine and design houses that meet their needs and respond to our changing environment.

Cara MacLeod lives on Yaegl Country in Northern NSW and works as an artist and facilitator in museums, galleries, schools and community settings. She creates fun and inclusive programs and resources for people of all ages and abilities. Cara values collaboration and community-led initiatives to creates change by building connections between artists, communities and the environment.

This event is free and all are welcome.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Places are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED*

Adaptation at Play: A children’s workshop with Cara MacLeod 

Local children will co-create a special exhibit sharing their ideas and hopes for resilient housing in the Northern Rivers. Participants will recreate their local area in a collaborative artwork with felt and loose parts. Through games, drawing and modelling, they’ll imagine and design houses that meet their needs and respond to our changing environment.

Cara MacLeod lives on Yaegl Country in Northern NSW and works as an artist and facilitator in museums, galleries, schools and community settings. She creates fun and inclusive programs and resources for people of all ages and abilities. Cara values collaboration and community-led initiatives to creates change by building connections between artists, communities and the environment.

This event is free and all are welcome.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Places are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

Lunch and Learn

A workshop with Caro Robertson and Tim Gittos from Spacecraft Architects (NZ)

Could co-housing work for you? This workshop will cover a potted history of what we have learnt through co-housing projects of different scales and densities. How many neighbours do you want? Do you really care about cat-policy? Are you trying to change the world with this one project? Or do you simply want it to be easier to share a cuppa with your neighbour and borrow the whipper-snipper from time to time? 

Spacecraft Architects, established in 2012 by Caro Robertson and Tim Gittos, emerged from a self-built house in Whanganui, NZ. They specialise in designing small, budget-conscious, custom houses for creative clients on complex sites. We firmly believe that project constraints foster design innovation and beauty. Spacecraft expertise in infill housing has expanded to larger projects, including multi-residential and apartment cohousing initiatives.

This event is free and all are welcome.

Includes a light lunch.

This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Place are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

Living Lab Talks

A conversation with Caro Robertson and Tim Gittos from Spacecraft Architects (NZ)

Spacecraft was formed out of an interest to design with an economy of means, for the environment, affordability, and beauty. They believe in extending the role of the architect to advocate for and support alternative ways of living and development.

Having fun with housing will explore working towards, and experiences with cohousing — specifically where groups of individuals pool their resources to build denser, in some cases multi-generational housing, with a shared social space at heart.

Spacecraft Architects, established in 2012 by Caro Robertson and Tim Gittos, emerged from a self-built house in Whanganui, NZ. They specialise in designing small, budget-conscious, custom houses for creative clients on complex sites. We firmly believe that project constraints foster design innovation and beauty. Spacecraft expertise in infill housing has expanded to larger projects, including multi-residential and apartment cohousing initiatives.

This event is free and all are welcome.

This venue is wheelchair accessible.

This talk will be Auslan interpreted.

Place are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

Lunch and Learn

A workshop with Caro Robertson and Tim Gittos from Spacecraft Architects (NZ)

Could co-housing work for you? This workshop will cover a potted history of what we have learnt through co-housing projects of different scales and densities. How many neighbours do you want? Do you really care about cat-policy? Are you trying to change the world with this one project? Or do you simply want it to be easier to share a cuppa with your neighbour and borrow the whipper-snipper from time to time? 

Spacecraft Architects, established in 2012 by Caro Robertson and Tim Gittos, emerged from a self-built house in Whanganui, NZ. They specialise in designing small, budget-conscious, custom houses for creative clients on complex sites. We firmly believe that project constraints foster design innovation and beauty. Spacecraft expertise in infill housing has expanded to larger projects, including multi-residential and apartment cohousing initiatives.

This event is free and all are welcome.

Includes a light lunch.

This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Place are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

A Flow event

Living Lab Northern Rivers and NORPA invite you to join us before Flow for oysters, drinks, and science with friends as we celebrate the humble oyster — a symbol of regeneration, river health, and community.

The oysters of the Richmond River were once bountiful and renowned across the catchment. Bundjalung custodianship of country and care of the catchment ensured oysters were abundant. We would like to see them flourish again.

Come and enjoy oysters and refreshments as the Living Lab shopfront is transformed into an oyster bar. Learn more about the historical and future importance of the oyster, their ancestral, cultural connection to Bundjalung peoples, and the vital role they play in repairing our rivers. How do we work with the humble oyster to restore our waterways for future generations?

After the event, head over to The Quad to watch Flow, a free outdoor performance.

This event is free and all are welcome.

This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Place are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

This event is presented in association with the Ingrained Foundation and NORPA. With support from Richmond RiverKeeper and OzFish.

Reimagine Session

A workshop facilitated by Sasha Mainsbridge

Raising houses above likely future flood levels preserves buildings and minimises disruption to the lives of people that live in them. Join one of our workshops to learn more about house raising and what you need to think about before you start your project.

These workshops are designed to assist anyone considering raising their home – old or new – to protect themselves from future floods. Whether you’ve qualified for government assistance, or you’re just taking the initiative, our goal is to help you think through the critical issues in order to make your project truly successful. Which, in our book, means both lifting your home to a safer level and carefully considering the challenges and opportunities this creates. 

Sasha Mainsbridge has worked extensively in corporate insurance and conservation and land management. She founded non-profit Mullum Cares, in 2015, and continues to work with local residents encouraging them to reconsider their consumer choices, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and global resource depletion. After her home flooded in early 2022, she recognised the urgency of adapting our homes to mitigate climate change impacts.

This event is free and all are welcome.

This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Place are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

Lunch and Learn

A lunchtime workshop with Anna O’Gorman, Director, AOG Architects

This workshop is an exploration of how subtle changes can transform communities. Through insightful design and expert analysis, Anna will discuss the power of thoughtful design and community engagement in shaping vibrant, inclusive neighbourhoods. 

Learn about how different housing types can play a role in delivering better housing outcomes and understand the challenges that exist in bringing these to market. How can we support the emergence of effective community advocates for better housing and look to identify the pathways rather than the barriers?

Anna Gorman has worked with award-winning studios in Brisbane and established Anna O’Gorman Architects in 2016 to collaborate closely with clients. She is recognised for her client-first approach and possessing an empathetic understanding of the relationship between people and place. Her work has won several national and state awards and been exhibited at the Museum of Brisbane.

This event is free and all are welcome.
Includes a light lunch.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Limited to 30 participants and registration is essential.

Register now.

Living Lab Talks

A talk by Anna O’Gorman, Director, AOG Architects

Anna will share her learnings on 11 types of medium density and infill housing typologies within Australia, that demonstrate consideration of achieving liveable higher density housing. Hear about the Anne Street Garden Villas project and the 8 key strategies used to create this award-winning design. Anna will also share practical ways to address housing issues around feasibility constraints, community concerns, design opportunities and planning parameters.

Anna Gorman has worked with award-winning studios in Brisbane and established Anna O’Gorman Architects in 2016 to collaborate closely with clients. She is recognised for her client-first approach and possessing an empathetic understanding of the relationship between people and place. Her work has won several national and state awards and been exhibited at the Museum of Brisbane. 

This event is free and all are welcome.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
This talk will be Auslan interpreted.
Place are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

Lunch and Learn

A lunchtime workshop with Anna O’Gorman, Director, AOG Architects

This workshop is an exploration of how subtle changes can transform communities. Through insightful design and expert analysis, Anna will discuss the power of thoughtful design and community engagement in shaping vibrant, inclusive neighbourhoods. 

Learn about how different housing types can play a role in delivering better housing outcomes and understand the challenges that exist in bringing these to market. How can we support the emergence of effective community advocates for better housing and look to identify the pathways rather than the barriers?

Anna Gorman has worked with award-winning studios in Brisbane and established Anna O’Gorman Architects in 2016 to collaborate closely with clients. She is recognised for her client-first approach and possessing an empathetic understanding of the relationship between people and place. Her work has won several national and state awards and been exhibited at the Museum of Brisbane.

This event is free and all are welcome.
Includes a light lunch.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Limited to 30 participants and registration is essential.

Register now.

A workshop facilitated by Sasha Mainsbridge.

Raising houses above likely future flood levels preserves buildings and minimises disruption to the lives of people that live in them. Join one of our workshops to learn more about house raising and what you need to think about before you start your project.

These workshops are designed to assist anyone considering raising their home – old or new – to protect themselves from future floods. Whether you’ve qualified for government assistance, or you’re just taking the initiative, our goal is to help you think through the critical issues in order to make your project truly successful. Which, in our book, means both lifting your home to a safer level and carefully considering the challenges and opportunities this creates. 

Sasha Mainsbridge has worked extensively in corporate insurance and conservation and land management. She founded non-profit Mullum Cares, in 2015, and continues to work with local residents encouraging them to reconsider their consumer choices, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and global resource depletion. After her home flooded in early 2022, she recognised the urgency of adapting our homes to mitigate climate change impacts.

This event is free and all are welcome.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Places are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

A workshop facilitated by Sasha Mainsbridge.

Raising houses above likely future flood levels preserves buildings and minimises disruption to the lives of people that live in them. Join one of our workshops to learn more about house raising and what you need to think about before you start your project.

These workshops are designed to assist anyone considering raising their home – old or new – to protect themselves from future floods. Whether you’ve qualified for government assistance, or you’re just taking the initiative, our goal is to help you think through the critical issues in order to make your project truly successful. Which, in our book, means both lifting your home to a safer level and carefully considering the challenges and opportunities this creates. 

Sasha Mainsbridge has worked extensively in corporate insurance and conservation and land management. She founded non-profit Mullum Cares, in 2015, and continues to work with local residents encouraging them to reconsider their consumer choices, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and global resource depletion. After her home flooded in early 2022, she recognised the urgency of adapting our homes to mitigate climate change impacts.

This event is free and all are welcome.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Place are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

Rising living costs in Australia have heightened our awareness of food insecurity. Last year, 30% of Australians struggled to put food on their tables. In the Northern Rivers region, recurring disruptions from bushfires, COVID, and last year’s floods have shone a light on the need to urgently address food security and the important role of the community-led response.

Join us as researchers Fiona Berry (UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures) and Sheriden Keegan (PhD Candidate, Griffith University) share the findings of the recent Northern Rivers Food Security scoping study.

Jean Renouf (Plan C) will facilitate a panel discussion with guest panelist Joel Orchard (Wardell CORE), followed by a Q&A.

Key questions to be discussed include:
What’s the current status of food production, supply, and consumption in the Northern Rivers?
How have successive disasters affected our food system and created opportunities?
What’s the roadmap to a secure, equitable, and thriving food system in the Northern Rivers?

Read more about the study here, including ten key recommendations for transitioning to a circular food economy in the Northern Rivers.

Join us for a light lunch, by Twisted Tucker a seasonal and local light lunch by Casino-based Twisted Tucker following the talk and Q&A.
This event is free and all are welcome.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Places are limited and registration is essential.

Register now.

In our shopfront, 11 Woodlark Street Lismore

A new exhibition and public program

Examples of the national housing crisis are everywhere right now. It’s hard to go online and not read another story about the unreachable cost of property today, or the lack of housing choices for those with particular needs. Of course, we know this emergency was around before the floods inundated our communities in 2022, but the devastation made it worse. So where do we go from here?

We believe there's a great opportunity within these deeply challenging times. There's renewed government interest in delivering better housing for our region. We've got a highly engaged community that's passionate about building back better. And there's an openness to new ideas, which have to be considered in order to meet people's needs. 

Bring It On Home is an invitation to everyone in the Northern Rivers to think about housing beyond their own doorstep, to learn what we have around here and, more importantly, what's missing. There are some excellent housing projects exploring the ways we may forge a path forward. We also speculate on a few local sites to see how the community feels about the potential of these new approaches. Join us in imagining a thriving tomorrow with housing that's more than just shelter, but diverse and responsive.

Bring It On Home
Exploring housing beyond our own backyards.

Opens Friday 20 October
5.30—7.00pm
Free and welcome to all.
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Stay tuned for our public program accompanying the exhibition — these events will take a deeper look at housing and how we could shape things in the Northern Rivers. All events will be listed here on our events page.

A talk by Dr Roslyn Prinsley, Head of Disaster Solutions at the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions

Many places around the world are developing an understanding that current approaches to flood resilience and flood mitigation are not working. In the Northern Rivers this is something we deeply understand through direct experience.

Nature based solutions (NbS) and their ability to address flood risk are receiving increasing attention globally. NbS maintain and restore catchment ecology while also providing other co-benefits. Yet, developing solutions that will mitigate floods requires considerable thought, computation, design and consultation.

Join us to learn how the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions (ICEDS), in a NEMA-funded initiative, is partnering with regional communities to develop the first ever Australian guidelines for integration of Nature-based Solutions to flood resilience. You will hear about ANU’s latest approaches and findings.

Free, all welcome.
This talk will be Auslan interpreted, and live-streamed on our Facebook page.

Onsite at our shopfront, 11 Woodlark Street, Lismore 2480

Colectivo, a New Orleans based architecture practice, has been working with several developers and non-profit organisations to design high quality affordable housing models for New Orleans neighborhoods.

Seth Welty and Emilie Taylor-Welty will share this work, including their multi-year collaboration with Home by Hand, a program aimed at first time home buyers in need of an affordable starter home.

Come to learn about how high-quality affordable homes have been carefully designed and developed in the New Orleans context and join a discussion around how we develop locally based strategies to deliver affordable housing outcomes.
Learn more about Colectivo.

Free, all welcome.
This talk will be Auslan interpreted.

9/5 Easy Street
Habitat, Byron Bay NSW 2481

Registration is essential — please register here.

A walking tour to Upper Huonbrook to view numerous landslides and understand the impact Coopers Creek had on access for residents and on the broader landscape. Led by Steve Millard from Byron Hikers

Free. Places are limited and registration is essential.
Register here.
Lunch will be provided.

Note for walkers: This is a 3-hour walk uphill and along an overgrown gravel road that traverses across the top of several landslides. Expect trip hazards. 

A kayak tour in the lower Richmond River catchment from Rocky Mouth Creek to Woodburn, led by Byron Hikers guide Tom Wolff.

Participants will need to have their own kayak and PFD (lifejacket) in order to join the tour. Some kayaking experience is required for this trip.

Includes lunch by the river at Woodburn.
9.30am—2.30pm.
Details of where the tour will begin will be sent to participants.

Registrations have now closed for this tour. If you are interested to take part in the tour we do have a small waitlist which you can join by emailing here.

Learn more about Tom’s work with Revive the Northern Rivers.

We have a big opportunity to learn following the 2022 floods. Bundjalung man Oli Costello believes “the only way to learn is from the river, like our old people did…

We need to heal the river so it can teach us good ways to live with it and all that it brings. Healing the river will help heal people too. Hopefully we will all learn and share these connections. We need to trust the river more now than ever before. The river and the weather are telling us the Country is unhealthy, not just here but globally because temperatures, rainfall and other indicators are changing more rapidly and to greater extremes.”

Flood mitigation comes in many forms. In this Living Lab Talk Oli Costello will give us another perspective to consider, recognising we need to look to Indigenous land management values and practices to inform our adaptation in the Northern Rivers.

A talk with Oli Costello, Jagun Alliance followed by a conversation with Tom Wolff, Revive the Northern Rivers

This is a free event.
The talk will run for 75—90mins, including Q&A, and will be Auslan interpreted.
At the Living Lab Northern Rivers shopfront
11 Woodlark Street, Lismore NSW 2480

A bus tour with Jeremy Stewart and Nan Nicholson, following Terania Creek upstream to view and interpret different landscape performance during the big rains of February and March 2022

This tour is now full.

Click here to register.
9am—3pm. The tour will start and finish at the front of Living Lab Northern Rivers shopfront, 11 Woodlark Street, Lismore NSW 2480.

Almost 75% of the Richmond River catchment area is privately owned by agricultural landholders, and 80% of Casino Co-op members farm in this area.

Recognising how important the health of the Richmond River ecosystem is, the Co-op, together with their farmers, began the River Crystal initiative — focused on supporting farm management practices to improve the health of the river’s 7,000 square kilometre catchment area.

The River Crystal initiative is a grass roots venture empowering local cattle farmers to build their farming landscape into a sustainable landscape — one which promotes food production in an environmental context. It also has the opportunity to generate real ecological change.

This is a free event.
The talk will run for 75—90mins, including Q&A, and will be Auslan interpreted.
At the Living Lab Northern Rivers shopfront
11 Woodlark Street, Lismore NSW 2480

Global evidence and Australian research shows that kitchen garden programs and community gardens strengthen community resilience and play an important role in addressing preventable health inequities.

Dr Cathy Wilkinson will share insights from her time at the Stockholm Resilience Centre as well as the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation which has been supporting children and communities to strengthen community resilience through building positive food, health, wellbeing and sustainability habits for life for over 20 years.

Cathy has over 20 years leadership experience in community resilience and sustainable development in Australia and Europe. She led major metropolitan planning, environment and water reforms for the Victorian government including as CEO of the Environmental Protection Authority Victoria, was an urban resilience expert at the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden for many years, and is a Professor of Practice at the Monash Sustainable Development Institute.

This is a free event.
The talk will run for 75—90mins, including Q&A, and will be Auslan interpreted.
It will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page.
At the Living Lab Northern Rivers shopfront
11 Woodlark Street, Lismore NSW 2480

A conversation with
Amanda Reichelt-Brushett, Southern Cross University
Cassie Price, OzFish
Chrisy Clay, Rous County Council

This is a free event.
The talk will run for 75—90mins, including Q&A, and will be Auslan interpreted.
Living Lab Northern Rivers shopfront
11 Woodlark Street, Lismore NSW 2480