WORKSHOP & TOURS
Sunday 21 September 2025 - "Cultural Day"
12.30 - 2.00pm
2.30 - 4.30pm
Thursday 25 September 2025 - “Connect & reflect”
9.00am – 3.00pm
Cultural Walking Tour
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Guided Walking Tour of Aboriginal Sydney
Sunday 21 September 2025
12.30pm - 2.00pm
To look at central Sydney it would be easy to think that all trace of the original people of this place, the Gadigal, are long gone. This fascinating guided walking tour will show how wrong that is.
Whether you are a Sydneysider or first time visitor, cultural educator Mike Butler will show how Aboriginal Sydney is still here for those who choose to see it.
By shining a new light on Sydney, you will hear stories of the Gadigal, see how people lived and learn how Aboriginal culture has adapted and continues to live with this rare opportunity to connect with Sydney through the lens of Australia’s first peoples.
Tour Highlights:
- The Dreamtime creation stories of Sydney.
- The importance of the Gadigal people within it.
- Life before and during colonisation.
- The truth is more nuanced and complex than it looks.
- Aboriginal perspectives on statues, places and memory.
Tour Guide:
Mike Butler is an Iningai man from Qld who has called Sydney his home for 50 years. He is a speaker of Dharug, Sydney’s original language speaker and a cultural educator as well as being a trained mediator.
Duration: 90 minutes
Suitable for: Anyone interested in Aboriginal culture and understanding Sydney on a new level.
Difficulty: Easy walking and mainly flat ground. Wheelchair suitable.
Start Point: Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park
End Point: Australia Hall, Elizabeth Street
Limited places available.
Cost is $80 per person
Kintsugi Workshop
Sunday 21 September 2025
2.30pm - 4.30pm
Kintsugi is the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold, embracing flaws as part of an object’s history. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn its basic techniques, philosophy, and history using modern materials to restore broken pieces—making them even more beautiful.
For more information visit https://kintsugi-australia.com.au/
Limited places available.
Cost is $120 per person
Kintsugi Sydney CBD studio Level 1, Suite 107 147 King St, Sydney Make your own way to the studio. |
“Connect & Reflect in nature” walking tour
Thursday 25 September 2025
9.00am to 3.00pm
Photograph by Ippei Okazaki
A guided walk for reflection, connection and creation
How often do you pull out your notes following a conference?
This guided walk is designed to create the space for you to relax, restore and integrate your conference learning whilst walking in nature; connecting with others; sharing reflections on sessions you attended and hearing about sessions you didn’t.
Event information
- Guided walk outdoors involving quiet time, talking time, non-structured and semi-structured reflection activities
- Designed to deepen participants’ learning and promote the sharing of perspectives, insights and ideas arising from the conference
- Commences at 9am at Circular Quay, catching a ferry together to a north shore coastal walk and returning to Circular Quay around 3pm
- For visitors to Sydney, an opportunity to spend time in an iconic Sydney landscape and to share this experience with others
- The route provides stunning views and an escape into nature on the edge of the city
- Walking approx. 10-12kms in total. Average fitness is required. Information regarding the walking route and requirements, including walking shoes, will be provided prior to the event for the assistance of attendees.
- Attendees will bring their own snacks and lunch
- There will be opportunities for breaks as needed along the way as well as breaks for some group activities and discussion.
Objectives
This event will:
- Provide an opportunity for enhancing our conference learning
- Foster dialogue that bridges diverse experiences
- Spark fresh thinking to shape the future of dispute resolution practices
- Provide time and space for sharing of skills, knowledge, ideas and innovations
- Create opportunity for crafting new ideas and connecting with others
An experience designed to enhance reflection, connection and creation between attendees.
Limited places available
Cost is $50 per person
Register as part of the conference or email nmc@conlog.com.au