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SUMMARY:Regenesis Q&A and Information Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:2026 Regenesis Call OutShort Story\, Poetry\, Art\, Music and Video CompetitionTheme: Exploring Our Kinship with NatureClosing Date 30th June 2026								\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									A collaboration betweenThe Enlivenment Network&Resilient Blue Mountains								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									Regenesis Anthology ProjectIn 2026\, we are continuing our collaboration with partner organisations Resilient Blue Mountains and winning prize sponsors to produce the 2026 Regenesis Anthology of short stories\, poems and visual images by local Blue Mountains creatives. This year we are adding 2 more categories: original lyric + music\, resulting in the 2026 Regenesis CD and showing of a 2-4 min Regenesis video.This project reaches out to engage with young people 12 – 18 years\, and adults\, 18 year and over\, with the video category only for 15 – 25 yr olds.The theme for 2026 is ‘Our Kinship with Nature’. In 2025 the theme was ‘Living Sustainably’. In 2024 it was ‘Weaving Connections’\, in 2023 ‘Water’ and in 2022 ‘Regenesis’.Each year we end the project with a public event celebrating the winning entries for each category.Through this project we seek to engage our community in exploring ideas of regenesis (regenerative enlivenment)—spreading the seeds of relationality as a new/ancient way of being\, thinking and doing.It’s the shift from extractivist competitive individualism to a relational enlivenment worldview.– Project Leads: Barbara Lepani\, David Christie\, Brad Diedrich and Linda Blagg.								\n				\n				\n				\n				\n									Eligibility: Residents of the Greater Blue Mountains CommunityNepean to Lithgow								\n				\n				\n				\n									Submissions\nEntries are free – limited to one entry per category- click the Submit button\nCompleted submission form + works\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	text as word docs\n 	images as png/jpg\n 	music as mp3\n 	video as mp4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Entry Categories: Youth (12-18 yrs) and Adults (18 yrs and over)*\n• Short Story – up to 1\,000 words in length\n• Poetry – up to 150 words in length\n• Visual Artwork – image of original work in 2D\, 3D\, photograph or illustration\n• Lyric with music— original work\, lyric in text and music in audio file mp3\n• *Video–2-4 mins for 15-25 yr olds in mp4 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Winning Entry Prizes —selected by independent assessment panels of three ‘experts’Youth: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants under 18 years of age in 2026.Adults: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants 18 years of age and over in 2026Video: $250 for the winning entry 15-25 yr oldsCelebration of Winning Entries on Sunday 18 October 2026\, 2-4.30pm—All prize winners presenting their work—Printed Regenesis 2026 anthology of all short-listed short stories\, poetry and art images for sale—Regenesis 2026 CD of short-listed lyric + music entries\, available for sale—Winning Regenesis 2026 Video shown at event. Other entries published on YouTube.
URL:https://resilientbluemountains.org/event/regenesis-info-afternoon/
LOCATION:Junction 142\, 142 Katoomba St\, Katoomba\, NSW\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Resilient Blue Mountains":MAILTO:secretary@resilientbluemountains.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260323T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260323T160000
DTSTAMP:20260616T080223
CREATED:20260225T023604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T031151Z
UID:10000111-1774276200-1774281600@resilientbluemountains.org
SUMMARY:Early Insights Workshop
DESCRIPTION:2026 Regenesis Call OutShort Story\, Poetry\, Art\, Music and Video CompetitionTheme: Exploring Our Kinship with NatureClosing Date 30th June 2026								\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									A collaboration betweenThe Enlivenment Network&Resilient Blue Mountains								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									Regenesis Anthology ProjectIn 2026\, we are continuing our collaboration with partner organisations Resilient Blue Mountains and winning prize sponsors to produce the 2026 Regenesis Anthology of short stories\, poems and visual images by local Blue Mountains creatives. This year we are adding 2 more categories: original lyric + music\, resulting in the 2026 Regenesis CD and showing of a 2-4 min Regenesis video.This project reaches out to engage with young people 12 – 18 years\, and adults\, 18 year and over\, with the video category only for 15 – 25 yr olds.The theme for 2026 is ‘Our Kinship with Nature’. In 2025 the theme was ‘Living Sustainably’. In 2024 it was ‘Weaving Connections’\, in 2023 ‘Water’ and in 2022 ‘Regenesis’.Each year we end the project with a public event celebrating the winning entries for each category.Through this project we seek to engage our community in exploring ideas of regenesis (regenerative enlivenment)—spreading the seeds of relationality as a new/ancient way of being\, thinking and doing.It’s the shift from extractivist competitive individualism to a relational enlivenment worldview.– Project Leads: Barbara Lepani\, David Christie\, Brad Diedrich and Linda Blagg.								\n				\n				\n				\n				\n									Eligibility: Residents of the Greater Blue Mountains CommunityNepean to Lithgow								\n				\n				\n				\n									Submissions\nEntries are free – limited to one entry per category- click the Submit button\nCompleted submission form + works\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	text as word docs\n 	images as png/jpg\n 	music as mp3\n 	video as mp4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Entry Categories: Youth (12-18 yrs) and Adults (18 yrs and over)*\n• Short Story – up to 1\,000 words in length\n• Poetry – up to 150 words in length\n• Visual Artwork – image of original work in 2D\, 3D\, photograph or illustration\n• Lyric with music— original work\, lyric in text and music in audio file mp3\n• *Video–2-4 mins for 15-25 yr olds in mp4 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Winning Entry Prizes —selected by independent assessment panels of three ‘experts’Youth: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants under 18 years of age in 2026.Adults: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants 18 years of age and over in 2026Video: $250 for the winning entry 15-25 yr oldsCelebration of Winning Entries on Sunday 18 October 2026\, 2-4.30pm—All prize winners presenting their work—Printed Regenesis 2026 anthology of all short-listed short stories\, poetry and art images for sale—Regenesis 2026 CD of short-listed lyric + music entries\, available for sale—Winning Regenesis 2026 Video shown at event. Other entries published on YouTube.
URL:https://resilientbluemountains.org/event/early-insights-workshop/
LOCATION:Katoomba Cultural Centre\, Level 1\, 30 Parke Street\, Katoomba\, NSW\, 2780\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Resilient Blue Mountains":MAILTO:secretary@resilientbluemountains.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260410T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260616T080223
CREATED:20260322T041849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260322T042028Z
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SUMMARY:Takayna
DESCRIPTION:2026 Regenesis Call OutShort Story\, Poetry\, Art\, Music and Video CompetitionTheme: Exploring Our Kinship with NatureClosing Date 30th June 2026								\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									A collaboration betweenThe Enlivenment Network&Resilient Blue Mountains								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									Regenesis Anthology ProjectIn 2026\, we are continuing our collaboration with partner organisations Resilient Blue Mountains and winning prize sponsors to produce the 2026 Regenesis Anthology of short stories\, poems and visual images by local Blue Mountains creatives. This year we are adding 2 more categories: original lyric + music\, resulting in the 2026 Regenesis CD and showing of a 2-4 min Regenesis video.This project reaches out to engage with young people 12 – 18 years\, and adults\, 18 year and over\, with the video category only for 15 – 25 yr olds.The theme for 2026 is ‘Our Kinship with Nature’. In 2025 the theme was ‘Living Sustainably’. In 2024 it was ‘Weaving Connections’\, in 2023 ‘Water’ and in 2022 ‘Regenesis’.Each year we end the project with a public event celebrating the winning entries for each category.Through this project we seek to engage our community in exploring ideas of regenesis (regenerative enlivenment)—spreading the seeds of relationality as a new/ancient way of being\, thinking and doing.It’s the shift from extractivist competitive individualism to a relational enlivenment worldview.– Project Leads: Barbara Lepani\, David Christie\, Brad Diedrich and Linda Blagg.								\n				\n				\n				\n				\n									Eligibility: Residents of the Greater Blue Mountains CommunityNepean to Lithgow								\n				\n				\n				\n									Submissions\nEntries are free – limited to one entry per category- click the Submit button\nCompleted submission form + works\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	text as word docs\n 	images as png/jpg\n 	music as mp3\n 	video as mp4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Entry Categories: Youth (12-18 yrs) and Adults (18 yrs and over)*\n• Short Story – up to 1\,000 words in length\n• Poetry – up to 150 words in length\n• Visual Artwork – image of original work in 2D\, 3D\, photograph or illustration\n• Lyric with music— original work\, lyric in text and music in audio file mp3\n• *Video–2-4 mins for 15-25 yr olds in mp4 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Winning Entry Prizes —selected by independent assessment panels of three ‘experts’Youth: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants under 18 years of age in 2026.Adults: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants 18 years of age and over in 2026Video: $250 for the winning entry 15-25 yr oldsCelebration of Winning Entries on Sunday 18 October 2026\, 2-4.30pm—All prize winners presenting their work—Printed Regenesis 2026 anthology of all short-listed short stories\, poetry and art images for sale—Regenesis 2026 CD of short-listed lyric + music entries\, available for sale—Winning Regenesis 2026 Video shown at event. Other entries published on YouTube.
URL:https://resilientbluemountains.org/event/takayna/
LOCATION:NSW
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://resilientbluemountains.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Takayna.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Resilient Blue Mountains":MAILTO:secretary@resilientbluemountains.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260503T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260503T153000
DTSTAMP:20260616T080223
CREATED:20260222T233126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T221647Z
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SUMMARY:Will the New Nature Laws Work? Blue Mountains Public Forum
DESCRIPTION:2026 Regenesis Call OutShort Story\, Poetry\, Art\, Music and Video CompetitionTheme: Exploring Our Kinship with NatureClosing Date 30th June 2026								\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									A collaboration betweenThe Enlivenment Network&Resilient Blue Mountains								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									Regenesis Anthology ProjectIn 2026\, we are continuing our collaboration with partner organisations Resilient Blue Mountains and winning prize sponsors to produce the 2026 Regenesis Anthology of short stories\, poems and visual images by local Blue Mountains creatives. This year we are adding 2 more categories: original lyric + music\, resulting in the 2026 Regenesis CD and showing of a 2-4 min Regenesis video.This project reaches out to engage with young people 12 – 18 years\, and adults\, 18 year and over\, with the video category only for 15 – 25 yr olds.The theme for 2026 is ‘Our Kinship with Nature’. In 2025 the theme was ‘Living Sustainably’. In 2024 it was ‘Weaving Connections’\, in 2023 ‘Water’ and in 2022 ‘Regenesis’.Each year we end the project with a public event celebrating the winning entries for each category.Through this project we seek to engage our community in exploring ideas of regenesis (regenerative enlivenment)—spreading the seeds of relationality as a new/ancient way of being\, thinking and doing.It’s the shift from extractivist competitive individualism to a relational enlivenment worldview.– Project Leads: Barbara Lepani\, David Christie\, Brad Diedrich and Linda Blagg.								\n				\n				\n				\n				\n									Eligibility: Residents of the Greater Blue Mountains CommunityNepean to Lithgow								\n				\n				\n				\n									Submissions\nEntries are free – limited to one entry per category- click the Submit button\nCompleted submission form + works\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	text as word docs\n 	images as png/jpg\n 	music as mp3\n 	video as mp4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Entry Categories: Youth (12-18 yrs) and Adults (18 yrs and over)*\n• Short Story – up to 1\,000 words in length\n• Poetry – up to 150 words in length\n• Visual Artwork – image of original work in 2D\, 3D\, photograph or illustration\n• Lyric with music— original work\, lyric in text and music in audio file mp3\n• *Video–2-4 mins for 15-25 yr olds in mp4 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Winning Entry Prizes —selected by independent assessment panels of three ‘experts’Youth: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants under 18 years of age in 2026.Adults: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants 18 years of age and over in 2026Video: $250 for the winning entry 15-25 yr oldsCelebration of Winning Entries on Sunday 18 October 2026\, 2-4.30pm—All prize winners presenting their work—Printed Regenesis 2026 anthology of all short-listed short stories\, poetry and art images for sale—Regenesis 2026 CD of short-listed lyric + music entries\, available for sale—Winning Regenesis 2026 Video shown at event. Other entries published on YouTube.
URL:https://resilientbluemountains.org/event/future-of-nature-laws/
LOCATION:Tibbi Whalen Hall\, Level 1\, 81-83 Katoomba Street\, Katoomba\, NSW\, 2780\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Resilient Blue Mountains":MAILTO:secretary@resilientbluemountains.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260510T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260510T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T080223
CREATED:20260413T094405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T231545Z
UID:10000120-1778419800-1778432400@resilientbluemountains.org
SUMMARY:Climate Fresk
DESCRIPTION:2026 Regenesis Call OutShort Story\, Poetry\, Art\, Music and Video CompetitionTheme: Exploring Our Kinship with NatureClosing Date 30th June 2026								\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									A collaboration betweenThe Enlivenment Network&Resilient Blue Mountains								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									Regenesis Anthology ProjectIn 2026\, we are continuing our collaboration with partner organisations Resilient Blue Mountains and winning prize sponsors to produce the 2026 Regenesis Anthology of short stories\, poems and visual images by local Blue Mountains creatives. This year we are adding 2 more categories: original lyric + music\, resulting in the 2026 Regenesis CD and showing of a 2-4 min Regenesis video.This project reaches out to engage with young people 12 – 18 years\, and adults\, 18 year and over\, with the video category only for 15 – 25 yr olds.The theme for 2026 is ‘Our Kinship with Nature’. In 2025 the theme was ‘Living Sustainably’. In 2024 it was ‘Weaving Connections’\, in 2023 ‘Water’ and in 2022 ‘Regenesis’.Each year we end the project with a public event celebrating the winning entries for each category.Through this project we seek to engage our community in exploring ideas of regenesis (regenerative enlivenment)—spreading the seeds of relationality as a new/ancient way of being\, thinking and doing.It’s the shift from extractivist competitive individualism to a relational enlivenment worldview.– Project Leads: Barbara Lepani\, David Christie\, Brad Diedrich and Linda Blagg.								\n				\n				\n				\n				\n									Eligibility: Residents of the Greater Blue Mountains CommunityNepean to Lithgow								\n				\n				\n				\n									Submissions\nEntries are free – limited to one entry per category- click the Submit button\nCompleted submission form + works\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	text as word docs\n 	images as png/jpg\n 	music as mp3\n 	video as mp4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Entry Categories: Youth (12-18 yrs) and Adults (18 yrs and over)*\n• Short Story – up to 1\,000 words in length\n• Poetry – up to 150 words in length\n• Visual Artwork – image of original work in 2D\, 3D\, photograph or illustration\n• Lyric with music— original work\, lyric in text and music in audio file mp3\n• *Video–2-4 mins for 15-25 yr olds in mp4 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Winning Entry Prizes —selected by independent assessment panels of three ‘experts’Youth: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants under 18 years of age in 2026.Adults: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants 18 years of age and over in 2026Video: $250 for the winning entry 15-25 yr oldsCelebration of Winning Entries on Sunday 18 October 2026\, 2-4.30pm—All prize winners presenting their work—Printed Regenesis 2026 anthology of all short-listed short stories\, poetry and art images for sale—Regenesis 2026 CD of short-listed lyric + music entries\, available for sale—Winning Regenesis 2026 Video shown at event. Other entries published on YouTube.
URL:https://resilientbluemountains.org/event/climate-fresk/
LOCATION:MCRN Room\, Cnr San Jose Ave and Loftus St\, Lawson\, NSW\, 2783\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Resilient Blue Mountains":MAILTO:secretary@resilientbluemountains.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260526T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260526T160000
DTSTAMP:20260616T080223
CREATED:20260526T022151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T022636Z
UID:10000121-1779789600-1779811200@resilientbluemountains.org
SUMMARY:Blue Mountains Sustainability Festival
DESCRIPTION:2026 Regenesis Call OutShort Story\, Poetry\, Art\, Music and Video CompetitionTheme: Exploring Our Kinship with NatureClosing Date 30th June 2026								\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									A collaboration betweenThe Enlivenment Network&Resilient Blue Mountains								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									Regenesis Anthology ProjectIn 2026\, we are continuing our collaboration with partner organisations Resilient Blue Mountains and winning prize sponsors to produce the 2026 Regenesis Anthology of short stories\, poems and visual images by local Blue Mountains creatives. This year we are adding 2 more categories: original lyric + music\, resulting in the 2026 Regenesis CD and showing of a 2-4 min Regenesis video.This project reaches out to engage with young people 12 – 18 years\, and adults\, 18 year and over\, with the video category only for 15 – 25 yr olds.The theme for 2026 is ‘Our Kinship with Nature’. In 2025 the theme was ‘Living Sustainably’. In 2024 it was ‘Weaving Connections’\, in 2023 ‘Water’ and in 2022 ‘Regenesis’.Each year we end the project with a public event celebrating the winning entries for each category.Through this project we seek to engage our community in exploring ideas of regenesis (regenerative enlivenment)—spreading the seeds of relationality as a new/ancient way of being\, thinking and doing.It’s the shift from extractivist competitive individualism to a relational enlivenment worldview.– Project Leads: Barbara Lepani\, David Christie\, Brad Diedrich and Linda Blagg.								\n				\n				\n				\n				\n									Eligibility: Residents of the Greater Blue Mountains CommunityNepean to Lithgow								\n				\n				\n				\n									Submissions\nEntries are free – limited to one entry per category- click the Submit button\nCompleted submission form + works\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	text as word docs\n 	images as png/jpg\n 	music as mp3\n 	video as mp4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Entry Categories: Youth (12-18 yrs) and Adults (18 yrs and over)*\n• Short Story – up to 1\,000 words in length\n• Poetry – up to 150 words in length\n• Visual Artwork – image of original work in 2D\, 3D\, photograph or illustration\n• Lyric with music— original work\, lyric in text and music in audio file mp3\n• *Video–2-4 mins for 15-25 yr olds in mp4 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Winning Entry Prizes —selected by independent assessment panels of three ‘experts’Youth: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants under 18 years of age in 2026.Adults: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants 18 years of age and over in 2026Video: $250 for the winning entry 15-25 yr oldsCelebration of Winning Entries on Sunday 18 October 2026\, 2-4.30pm—All prize winners presenting their work—Printed Regenesis 2026 anthology of all short-listed short stories\, poetry and art images for sale—Regenesis 2026 CD of short-listed lyric + music entries\, available for sale—Winning Regenesis 2026 Video shown at event. Other entries published on YouTube.
URL:https://resilientbluemountains.org/event/6209/
LOCATION:NSW
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ORGANIZER;CN="Resilient Blue Mountains":MAILTO:secretary@resilientbluemountains.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261018T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261018T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T080223
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T053921Z
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SUMMARY:Regenesis
DESCRIPTION:2026 Regenesis Call OutShort Story\, Poetry\, Art\, Music and Video CompetitionTheme: Exploring Our Kinship with NatureClosing Date 30th June 2026								\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									A collaboration betweenThe Enlivenment Network&Resilient Blue Mountains								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n									Regenesis Anthology ProjectIn 2026\, we are continuing our collaboration with partner organisations Resilient Blue Mountains and winning prize sponsors to produce the 2026 Regenesis Anthology of short stories\, poems and visual images by local Blue Mountains creatives. This year we are adding 2 more categories: original lyric + music\, resulting in the 2026 Regenesis CD and showing of a 2-4 min Regenesis video.This project reaches out to engage with young people 12 – 18 years\, and adults\, 18 year and over\, with the video category only for 15 – 25 yr olds.The theme for 2026 is ‘Our Kinship with Nature’. In 2025 the theme was ‘Living Sustainably’. In 2024 it was ‘Weaving Connections’\, in 2023 ‘Water’ and in 2022 ‘Regenesis’.Each year we end the project with a public event celebrating the winning entries for each category.Through this project we seek to engage our community in exploring ideas of regenesis (regenerative enlivenment)—spreading the seeds of relationality as a new/ancient way of being\, thinking and doing.It’s the shift from extractivist competitive individualism to a relational enlivenment worldview.– Project Leads: Barbara Lepani\, David Christie\, Brad Diedrich and Linda Blagg.								\n				\n				\n				\n				\n									Eligibility: Residents of the Greater Blue Mountains CommunityNepean to Lithgow								\n				\n				\n				\n									Submissions\nEntries are free – limited to one entry per category- click the Submit button\nCompleted submission form + works\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	text as word docs\n 	images as png/jpg\n 	music as mp3\n 	video as mp4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Entry Categories: Youth (12-18 yrs) and Adults (18 yrs and over)*\n• Short Story – up to 1\,000 words in length\n• Poetry – up to 150 words in length\n• Visual Artwork – image of original work in 2D\, 3D\, photograph or illustration\n• Lyric with music— original work\, lyric in text and music in audio file mp3\n• *Video–2-4 mins for 15-25 yr olds in mp4 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Submit Your Entry\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Winning Entry Prizes —selected by independent assessment panels of three ‘experts’Youth: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants under 18 years of age in 2026.Adults: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants 18 years of age and over in 2026Video: $250 for the winning entry 15-25 yr oldsCelebration of Winning Entries on Sunday 18 October 2026\, 2-4.30pm—All prize winners presenting their work—Printed Regenesis 2026 anthology of all short-listed short stories\, poetry and art images for sale—Regenesis 2026 CD of short-listed lyric + music entries\, available for sale—Winning Regenesis 2026 Video shown at event. Other entries published on YouTube.
URL:https://resilientbluemountains.org/event/regenesis/
LOCATION:Katoomba Cultural Centre\, Level 1\, 30 Parke Street\, Katoomba\, NSW\, 2780\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Resilient Blue Mountains":MAILTO:secretary@resilientbluemountains.org
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