LEC Court Hearing onsite at Rise

What would Australia look like by 2030 if we simply listened to the needs of its people?

Regenerating Australia is a 17-minute short film based on a four-month interview process with a diverse group of Australians who shared their hopes and dreams for the country's future. It is a new story for our nation: a story of empowerment. A story of

solutions.

A story of regeneration.

Set on New Year's Eve of December 2029, a news anchor is ending the nightly bulletin with a look back at the decade 'that could be’. A decade that saw Australia transition to a fairer, cleaner, more community focused economy. The film is a construction of hypothetical news reports and press conferences featuring real journalists, politicians, business leaders and citizens - featuring Kerry O’Brien, Sandra Sully, Tim Flannery, Larissa Behrendt, David Pocock and other well-known voices.

The visual effects team has brought to life the greener, more vibrant cities and communities that our interviewees are asking for. We see what a high-speed rail network connecting regional areas and cities would look like and what large-scale wind, solar, battery and hydrogen projects would do for hundreds of thousands of employees. They show the impacts of landscapes coming to life when regenerative agriculture and reforestation programs combine with Indigenous knowledge and fire ecology to bring more people back onto the land.

This ‘mocked-up’ look back at this critical decade is full of hope and aspiration, mapping out a pathway for change that can

lead us to a more sustainable future. But it is a muscular hope, as each news event is grounded in the research and modelling of several organisations that have been examining and advocating for such a transistion.

Join us for a night of engaged conversation with a Panel of experts and unite watching this powerful short.

Sat 23rd July

From 5:30 pm