Dr Sarah Breen Lovett will present the FAST SLOW project, for personal and planetary wellbeing. The University of Newcastle, and Industry Partner Mudtec are working on this innovative housing solution, bringing together a FAST prefabricated structural system to facilitate SLOW DIY earth building. This project utilises the efficiency of prefabrication, with low carbon reused site materials to create high performing eco-homes that are more affordable and more mindfully created. The first FAST SLOW house is now in planning for the Narara Ecovillage on the NSW Central Coast.

Friday will conclude with dinner at the fabulous James Picture Theatre followed by a screening of ‘Wilding’ based on the bestselling book by Isabella Tree.

Look to the skies with former ABC Weatherman Graham Creed, who will look at regional weather extremes and the national outlook in the age of climate change. 

Jason Elsley of Derive Architecture will present Murrook Culture Centre, Newcastle. This collaboration between Derive Architecture & Design and the Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC), began in 2013.

Janne Ryan and Peter Salhani are the creative directors for RAA’s upcoming Dungog event VITAL: Questions of Resilience.