Making environmental protection happen in Botany Bay
This year’s lecture celebrates Nancy’s legacy by recognising the growing importance and need for “troublemakers” who are willing to stand up for their neighbourhoods.
The lecture brings together a panel of activists, community members and policy makers – including multi-award winning filmmaker Jane Castle – to discuss the lessons that Nancy has to offer all of us who care about our communities and our environment.
The evening will start with a showing of the documentary 60,000 Barrels which documented some of Nancy’s work to combat water and air pollution in Botany.
This will be followed by an informal round-table discussion about the needs that communities like Botany face, and the difference that engaged neighbours can make.
This event is co-sponsored by Bayside Council and the Environment and Society Group at UNSW
Panellists
- Jane Castle – multi-award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer, environmental activist, director of 60,000 Barrels.
- Maria Poulos – Convenor of Save the Bay Coalition, Organiser of Save Yarra Bay.
- UNSW Emeritus Professor Paul Brown – Educationalist, Facilitator, Author, Researcher, Community Artist, Creative Producer.
- Hong Nguyen – Manager Environment & Resilience, Bayside Council
- Clive Hillier – Nancy’s son and local Botany business owner.
We hope you can join us for this special evening.
2023 Nancy Hillier Lecture
Making environmental protection happen in Botany Bay
Date: Thursday 2 November, 2023
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Botany Town Hall
1423 Botany Road, Botany, NSW 2019
Registrations are essential for this event. Light refreshments will be served from 6pm.
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