From the beginning, we have been wanderers. Our explorations have rewarded us with land, resources, food and knowledge, but have also pushed planetary systems to breaking point—and still we seek new seas to fish, oil deposits to drill, forests to fell.
Award-winning science writer Lauren Fuge takes us on a journey from the fjords of the Pacific Northwest to the geology of outback Australia to the edges of the known universe, and asks: what drives our urge to explore? Can we find in our voyaging history the tools to reimagine our future?
This conversation will be chaired by Sydney Morning Herald’s Science Reporter Angus Dalton and is a call for us to shift our mindset, reconsider our relationship with nature and reset our future beyond relentless consumption.
“Fuge is an accomplished science writer with a literary sensibility, both of which she demonstrates in this intriguing book…This is no airy-fairy travelogue, but an activist’s call for us to stop and reconsider how we travel now.” – Guardian
Cost
$18 Adult
$12 Concession
$10 Members
Children up to 12 years free
Save up to 30% when you purchase tickets to multiple Make Good Festival events. Discount is calculated at check out.
Ticket includes entry to the Art Museum and Homestead.
Location
170 Riversdale Road, Illaroo
Make Good Festival 2025
Make Good Festival celebrates curious minds and skill-sharing. Featuring an inspiring line-up of authors and doers, the event offers talks, workshops, and hands-on experiences that explore ways to live thoughtfully and responsibly.
Expect good thinking, good food, and to develop skills you didn’t know you had across two inspiring days. Shaped by a shared desire to create meaningful change, Make Good Festival connects a community passionate about living better, for ourselves and for the planet.
Explore the 2025 festival program.
Make Good Festival is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
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