Lithgow Transformation Hub

In 2025, Youth week is celebrating the unique strengths of every young person, so join us and share your voice with a free class hosted at Maldhan Ngurr Ngurra Lithgow Transformation Hub

During the day you will develop the initial idea for your podcast series, develop your voice and presentation skills, create your brand and record your intro to your series.

This event is suitable for youth aged 12 - 18 in the Lithgow LGA.

Supported by the NSW Government's Country Arts Support Program Through Arts Out West.

Places are limited, and registration is essential: https://events.humanitix.com/youth-week-podcast-class

Please bring lunch and a snack on the day.

It was a pleasure to take The Painted River Project to Bullen Public School on Friday.

We are looking forward to the next opportunity to work together.

Join us for a free workshop blending creativity with discovery, offering a fresh perspective on the waterways that sustain our communities.

The Painted River Project,
Saturday 29th March
10am - 1.00pm
Maldhan Ngurr Ngurra
Lithgow Transformation Hub
154 Mort Street Lithgow.

A light lunch will be served, and registration is essential: https://events.humanitix.com/painted-river-project-2025-lake-pillans

We have been watching the weather quite closely this week, and with rain predicted for Saturday, we have decided to move the Painted River Project from Lake Pillans to Maldhan Ngurr Ngurra, Lithgow Transformation Hub, 154 Mort St, Lithgow 2790.

A light lunch will now be offered as part of this event. 

Registration for this event is essential. Please register using the following link: https://events.humanitix.com/painted-river-project-2025-lake-pillans

We invite you to join us on the final day of the Regenerating Lithgow - People, Place and Planet project, Monday March 31st, as we share key highlights, as identified in the evaluation report that features as part of the project. Join the discussion in-person, or online*.

Following the discussion, face-to-face attendees will have the opportunity to join a community celebration including:

Contribute to the community artwork, a view to Lithgow's future, with artist Rachel Szalay
View key project highlights showcasing WSU student works, media lab student works, and other project milestones
Network with participants, contributors and community members
A light supper.

Date: Monday March 31st

Time: 4pm - 6pm

Schedule

Discussion of key project highlights

4.00pm - 4.45pm

Community celebration

5.00pm - 5.45pm

This is a free event however in-person numbers are limited, and registration is essential. https://events.humanitix.com/regenerating-lithgow-people-place-and-planet

*If attending online, a Microsoft Teams link will be sent to you on Monday 31st March, prior to the event.

Regenerating Lithgow - People, Place Planet. This project is being funded by the Commonwealth Government through the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program.

From June 2022 until March 2025, Maldhan Ngurr Ngurra, Lithgow Transformation Hub has been delivering "Regenerating Lithgow - People, Place and Planet" funded by the Commonwealth Government through the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program.

We invite you to join us on the final day of the project, Monday March 31st, as we share key highlights, as identified in the evaluation report that features as part of the project. Join the discussion in-person, or online*.

Date: Monday March 31st
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Address: 154 Mort St Lithgow

Schedule
Discussion of key project highlights
4.00pm - 4.45pm
Community celebration
5.00pm - 5.45pm

Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/regenerating-lithgow-people-place-and-planet

The Painted River Project bridges citizen science and the creative industries, engaging participants with both science and nature fostering connections with the natural world.

Join us for the Painted River Project 2025 at Lake Pillans.
Saturday 29th March
10.00am - 1.00pm

Register: https://events.humanitix.com/painted-river-project-2025-lake-pillans

There are only three places left for the Australian Native Bee Workshop.
Friday 21st March
9.30am - 3.00pm
154 Mort St Lithgow

Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/australian-native-bee-workshop

There are only five places remaining for the Australian Native Bee Workshop presented by Dr Megan Halcroft.

The day will include:
A seminar-style presentation
A light lunch
Bee hotel workshop*

The seminar-style presentation will cover:
The importance of pollinators (bees) in our ecosystems
Plant and bee co-evolution (best pollinators)
A brief comparison of Australia’s social bees (honey and stingless bees)
Australia’s native solitary and semi-social bees
How to support native bee populations in our environment
Understanding the ‘other’ bugs in our environment
Questions.
During the hands-on, bee hotel workshop, participants will:
Need to bring a pair of secateurs
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Work in groups and learn to make a simple bee hotel with bamboo
Learn how to use bee hotels to help grow native bee populations
Take home their bee hotel.

*Please bring your own secateurs for the Bee hotel workshop.

Registration is essential: https://events.humanitix.com/australian-native-bee-workshop

This week we began the Voices of Lithgow Youth Podcast Masterclass series. The participants worked with professional writer, director, comedian and actor, Dr Kate Smith, to explore and unpack the possibilities their podcast series.

If you have an idea for a podcast or would like to make a series but don't know where to start this masterclass is for you, and it isn't too late to join. Please contact us at: [email protected]

The next class is Tuesday 11th March at 4pm.

This project is supported by the NSW Government's Country Arts Support Program through Arts OutWest.