Return to Ellison Reef is a powerful short film about the reef that sparked Australia’s modern ocean conservation movement. Sixty years after the original fight that saved it from being mined, Ellison Reef once again becomes a touchstone for what’s at stake as climate change accelerates. More than a historical record, this film is a rallying story of science, culture and community at the heart of today’s reef protection efforts.

Our Ocean Lovers Talks Program is back! Join us for Vitamin Sea: Fear, Healing and Finding Calm in the Ocean

Our Ocean Lovers Talks Program is back! Join us for Blue Highways: How Ocean Animals Navigate a Changing Sea

Our Ocean Lovers Talks Program is back! Join us for True Ocean Lovers: Partnerships That Protect the Sea

Our Ocean Lovers Talks Program is back! Join us for Secret Conversations: Decoding the Languages of the Ocean

Ocean by David Attenborough free community screening.

Our Ocean Lovers Talks Program is back! Join us for Indigenous Ways of Knowing the Ocean

Premiere of short film 'Awakened' with a Q & A panel discussion after the film. Awakened is proudly supported and promoted by the Ocean Lovers Festival.

Join IndigiGrow Nursery founder Peter Cooley for a dive into gardening with local indigenous plants and how it can support cultural heritage and wildlife.

The big debate about the National Construction Code and green ratings tools for buildings we need to have

Blacktown Big Ideas - Environment Challenge 2026 hosted by Future Anything. Bowman Hall, 35 Campbell St, Blacktown NSW 2148, Australia. Wednesday 3rd June 2026. Find event information.