Videos
Blue Mountains Planetary Health
We Are Nature: Restoring the Health of Our Planet Together
The City of the Blue Mountains has long recognised the connection between the health of its people and the health of the planet, incorporating both in its Map for Action over 20 years ago.
Future Doctors Learn About Planetary Health
Professor Lynne Madden from the University of Notre Dame introduces first year medical students to the importance of planetary health and sustainability at the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre.
Glenn Albrecht: Exiting the Anthropocene and Entering the Symbiocene
Glenn Albrecht's presentation on how we can exit the Anthropocene and enter the Symbiocene for Blue Mountains Planetary Health.
Underground and Off-grid at Middle Earth
Physicist Hans Coster and his wife Tillie have reforested a degraded sheep paddock and built a two-storey underground house designed to withstand climate extremes. It uses the stable underground temperature of the earth to regulate indoor temperature, and uses banks of nickel-iron batteries fed by solar panels.
Recycling Greywater with a Simple Reed Bed System
Leni Nyssen, permaculture designer at Alchemy Farms in Leura, shares how she's set up a simple greywater recycling system so that she can reuse her washing water on her garden.
Saving the Dwarf Mountain Pine: a Living Fossil
The Dwarf Mountain Pine is a 200 million year old living fossil existing only in the southern escarpment between Katoomba and Wentworth Falls. It is critically endangered with only about 750 plants left in the wild, according to the latest survey.
Creating a B&B Highway for Pollinators
Pollinators are critical for life on earth. As we face a biodiversity crisis in which we’re losing plants and animals at an alarming rate, the Rotary Club of Blackheath supported Planting Seeds to deliver their B&B Highway pollinator program at Blackheath Public School and Zig Zag Public School in Lithgow.
Future proofing with water and a Japanese inspired garden
Anne Mellor shares how Zen Buddhism has influenced the design of her house and garden in Springwood. This has reduced her risk of fire, flood and heatwave, while also creating a sanctuary of peace and tranquility.
Bushfire Sprinklers: Latest Research
Dr Alan Green from the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre at the University of Wollongong discusses his PhD research on Bushfire Sprinkler systems at the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre's Water Symposium in 2025.