Events

Take action with Sutherland Climate Action Network to Stop Adani and assist with Australia's transition to renewable energy!  This 30-minute documentary captures the power and passion of people taking extraordinary action to stop Adani from building one of the biggest coal mines in the world, threatening our water, our climate...

Is it a possum? Is it a koala? No, it’s environmental scientist Reannan Honey up a tree. You can hear Reannan explain why she climbs trees in her scientific research and how her observations are helping endangered animals in a talk hosted by Sutherland Shire Environment Centre in September. Reannan...

Adani has started illegal work, cut the cost of their rail line in half and say they have locked in finance to start digging. Meanwhile, our new Prime Minister is a big supporter of coal billionaires. Australians are outraged. We don’t support Adani, yet our politicians do. They could #StopAdani tomorrow, but they...

Please join us for this free event on beautiful North Cronulla beach with the sea breeze, canapés, Spanish guitar and a cash bar as we talk big solutions with local activists working to protect our Shire and help those in need. From climate, energy and transport, waste and ocean plastics,...

Sutherland Station on cycleways and quiet streets through Sylvania Waters, over Taren Point Bridge and round Botany Bay to Ramsgate. Bring your panniers, backpack or bicycle basket and stock up at Ramsgate Foodies Market, then ride on to Wolli Creek for a train trip home to Sutherland.. Ride Distance: Approx...

Raising the Warragamba Dam wall would destroy 65 kilometres of wilderness Rivers and inundate 4,700 hectares of the world heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park. There is a very real threat that raising the Warragamba Dam wall may result in the de-listing of the Greater Blue Mountains from the UNESCO...

Sutherland Station on cycleways and quiet streets through Como and over the old Como Railway Bridge then on to Oatley Park via quiet streets. Do a lap of the park before returning to Oatley for coffee. Return to Sutherland by the same route. Ride Distance: Approx 20 km Shire rides...

"Pilliga Rising" is a 38-min documentary of resistance to the proposed Coal Seam Gasfield in the Pilliga forest.

What’s marine scientist Sarah-Jo Lobwein doing down at the beach?

Hop on a train at Sutherland to Wolli Creek (or drive your car if you must). Then we will ride on cycleways (including the Bourke Street Cycleway) to Centennial Park for coffee. Return via the same route, or if the group agrees through Kensington and back down Coward Street. Train...

Destination Pagoda is a new tourism visitor strategy - for a beautiful, still unprotected region north of Lithgow. As part of the campaign to protect the Gardens of Stone, Sutherland Shire Environment Centre in partnership with the Gardens of Stone Alliance is screening the documentary Gardens of Stone A Living...

Put on the reindeer horns and decorate your bike for our Christmas ride : the iconic Sutherland to Cronulla. In the absence of a dedicated shared path through our beautiful Shire we will use whatever cycleways and quiet streets we can find. We will head down via council cycleways through...

Our guest speaker this year is Su Morley, aka Steel City Sue, from Climate Action Newcastle. Newcastle is a famous coal town - exporting more coal than any other port in the world. Su Morley has been involved in some brilliant community-led initiatives to transition away from coal, including persuading traditional Newcastle bowling clubs to save money by switching to solar.

In March, Sutherland Shire Council unanimously passed a motion for Council to go carbon neutral by 2030, and to encourage the local business community to adopt cleaner climate strategies. We're looking forward to hearing about Su’s experience at Newcastle and considering how similar action by Sutherland Shire Environment Centre members might support the positive initiative of our local Council.