WCPS Annual Dinner Thurs 16th October

Bookings are now open for the 36th Annual Dinner to be held at the Bardwell Valley Golf Club, 2A Hillcrest Ave, Bardwell Park on Thursday 16 October.  Join us from 6:30pm and enjoy some refreshments as the sun sets overlooking Bardwell Valley followed by dinner and guest speaker.

Book your ticket now. For catering purposes bookings for this event will close on Sunday 6 October. 

Our guest speaker this year is Taylor Coyne who is a PhD Candidate and Critical Design Theorist at UNSW Sydney, specialising in urban, historical geography. His topic is Badlands: Swamps, Stormwater, and the Struggles of Urban Nature

Taylor says that places like Wolli Creek have been historically and culturally constructed as Badlands – undesirable, messy, marginal. This label isn’t just descriptive; it’s political. It reflects how power, value, and legitimacy are assigned to lands and waters, and who is involved in decision-making processes. The idea of a “badland” becomes a lens through which to unpack the history of Sydney’s swamp drainage, the silencing of Indigenous landscapes, the ongoing politics of stormwater infrastructure, and the everyday resistance of communities, wildlife, and water itself.

There will also be a multi-prize raffle, a silent auction and a quiz. Don’t forget to bring your cash to purchase raffle tickets as we have limited card facilities. Any donations for the raffle would be appreciated, eg bottles of wine, chocolates, any indulgence really, home-made or home-grown items, seedlings or handmade craft items.  Please contact us at info@wollicreek.org.au.

The dinner will start from 6:30 pm, with drinks available from the cash bar.   Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free diets are catered for in the menu. Tickets are $75 each. 

Bookings are through Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/wcps-annual-dinner-badlands-swamps-stormwater-and-the-struggles-of-urban-nature-taylor-coyne

Please book early to secure your seat!  Don’t be disappointed. Tickets do sell out!