The Message of the Lyrebird screening | Orange

Join Central Tablelands Landcare and Central Tablelands Local Land Services on Monday 4 September at Odeon 5 Cinemas for a screening of The Message of the Lyrebird documentary in celebration of Orange Biodiversity Month.

The Message of the Lyrebird is an independent feature documentary, produced by Balangara Films to inform, educate, and inspire humanity around nature’s intelligence for the continuation of life, and the effects of human intervention on the environment.

Hatched as an eco-mystery meditation on the elusive lyrebird, this Australian feathery-tale takes us throughout eastern Australia to meet a study group, a scientist, a lyrebird sound recordist, a lyrebird keeper, an activist and a Knowledge-Holder who, from their contrasting perspectives, illustrate the profound importance to connect with wildlife, our old-growth forests, the earth, and The Dreaming.

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The screening includes a light supper prior and a Q&A session with sound recordist and ornithogist and star of the film, Carrol Probits

Orange Biodiversity Month - Plants, animals, fungi, ecosystems...

Wild and vast or small and special. Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth and it’s essential for our lives.

The Orange region is home to a multitude of landforms that provide a wide range of habitats for biodiversity. During the month of September, we’re celebrating this biodiversity through a number of events for Orange Biodiversity Month. You can sit back and relax at the movies or get your hands dirty planting a tree; there’s something for everyone.

Biodiversity and art pop up - Friday 1 September
ORM Talks: Dr Ross Crates - the regent honeyeater - Friday 8 September
Walk, talk and plant: Ploughmans Wetlands Care group tree planting and wetland tour - Sunday 10 September
Understanding the impact of feral cats and pest animals on rural properties - Tuesday 12 September
Understanding private land conservation - Thursday 14 September
Waratah Wetlands school holiday environmental workshop - Monday 25 September
Creatures of the night: Spotlighting at Gosling Creek - Friday 29 September

These events have been made possible through a collaboration of local organisations including the NSW Biodiversity Trust, Central Tablelands Landcare, Orange Field Naturalists and Conservation Society inc, Orange Regional Museum, The Australian Museum, and Ploughmans Wetlands Care Group.