Byron Environment Centre-BEC

20/10/2026

Coming up in Mullum- conversations and workshops about climate resilience!

2 Upcoming Events!

Community conversation: Unspeakable comes to Mullumbimby: a conversation with the authors on Friday 30th October, and a Resilience 101 workshop on 31st October

Some things are hard to say out loud. Four years after the 2022 floods, many of us still sense that something is profoundly wrong, yet our public conversations about the climate crisis can feel thin or absent altogether.

Unspeakable: Facing up to the climate catastrophe and its consequences in Australia is a new book by Dr Jean Renouf and Professor Richard Hil, written here in the Northern Rivers by two people who were part of the community flood response. After its launch in Murwillumbah in August, Jean and Richard are coming to Mullumbimby for an evening conversation, followed by a workshop with Jean the next morning, and we would love you to join us.

1. BOOK LAUNCH 📚
Unspeakable: Richard Hil and Jean Renouf in conversation

📅 When: Friday 30 October, doors open 5pm for a 6pm start (90 minutes)
📍Where: Ex-Services Club, 58 Dalley St, Mullumbimby

Richard and Jean will be in conversation with former Byron councillor Cate Coorey about why it is so hard to speak honestly about what we are facing, what the evidence tells us, and where our real agency lies, particularly together. There will be plenty of time for your questions.
Copies of the book ($45) will be available for sale and signing.

Entry is $5, booked online so we can prepare.

2. WORKSHOP 🫱🏼‍🫲🏾
Community Resilience 101: a hands-on workshop

📅When: Saturday 31 October, 10am to 1pm
📍Where: Ex-Services Club, 58 Dalley St, Mullumbimby

A practical, discussion-based workshop led by Jean for 15 to 50 people. Together we will make sense of the local risks we face, work through a take-home household preparedness workbook, and explore what our neighbourhoods can do to look after one another. No prior knowledge needed. The workshop is designed to be honest without being alarming, and to leave you feeling more connected and able to act.

$5 registration, booked online so we can prepare. Places are limited.

14/10/2026

Great work CJA!

01/10/2026

Add your name to this statement condemning the approval of the Hunter Valley coal mine extension! Such a terrible decision 😡

14/08/2026

02/07/2026

Fundraising for Waddangguu and the ongoing First Nations fight for water protection and caring for Country.
Smoking ceremony from 4.30 and movie at 5.30.

30/06/2026

Did you know that ANZ funds more fossil fuel projects than any of the other Big Four Australian banks?

Also, they are the only one of the four not to have ruled out funding the North to East gas pipeline from the massive Beetaloo fracking field being built in the NT. This pipeline is estimated to cost nearly $5 billion and would open up a climate bomb of emissions, making any hope for a safe and liveable future even more distant.

Nurrdalinji Traditional Owners oppose the Beetaloo project and have taken their concerns to Federal Parliament, saying, "Our voices are not heard. We have grave concerns for our country, and our water especially. We have to live here... Our water is sacred to us."

The destruction of our climate could not happen without the support of financial institutions. It doesn't have to be this way.

11/06/2026

Please fill in this survey regarding public transport in the Northern Rivers. Many people don't realise that the restoration of local rail services is proposed and very possible, but we need to make our voices heard!

06/06/2026

Happy belated World Environment Day from the graffiti clean-up crew!

25/05/2026

After fires, floods, Cyclone Alfred and ongoing coastal erosion, Byron Shire Council has voted to call for a National Climate Compensation Fund funded by coal, oil and gas corporations, passing the motion at Thursday’s council meeting.

Four years on from the 2022 floods, people in Byron Shire are still rebuilding homes, infrastructure and lives. The council joins a growing number of communities across Australia calling for a Climate Compensation Fund that demands big polluters pay their fair share.

This is what community leadership looks like: councils, residents and local leaders coming together to demand a fairer system - one where the corporations driving climate pollution contribute to the costs communities are already carrying.

Momentum is growing, and as more councils back this push, it’s becoming clear that communities across Australia are ready for a fairer approach to climate recovery and resilience.

10/04/2026

Come on down and sign the Polluter Pays petition. Why should councils and ratepayers have to pay for climate disasters, while coal and gas companies hardly even pay tax or royalties?