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Join us for a special evening as we celebrate the launch of Nature’s Last Dance: Tales of Wonder in an Age of Extinction, the powerful debut by Natalie Kyriacou OAM, a leading voice in conservation, sustainability, and environmental advocacy.
Set against the backdrop of a rapidly unfolding mass extinction event, Nature’s Last Dance takes readers across hunting grounds, through jungles and oceans, inside communities, through courtrooms, and into the heart of battles to survive against all odds. Award-winning environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou confronts the extinction crisis with courage and curiosity, charting a new course for nature and showing us why it is so worth fighting for.
Natalie will be in conversation with Charlotte Mortlock, political journalist and media commentator, for an engaging and honest discussion on activism, climate grief, and the future we still have time to shape.
About the Author and Interviewer:
Natalie Kyriacou OAM is an award-winning environmentalist, writer, professional public speaker, and company director with a passion for harnessing curiosity to solve nature crises.
Natalie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia and the Forbes 30 Under 30 honour for her services to wildlife and environmental conservation in 2018 and was recognised as one of The Australian’s Top Innovators in 2022. She was the United Nations Environment Programme’s Young Champion of the Earth Finalist for her innovation in wildlife and environmental conservation and is LinkedIn’s Top Green Voice.
She is a Board Director at the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, a Board Committee Member at CARE Australia, the Founder and Chair of My Green World, a UNESCO Green Citizens Pathfinder, a member of the XPrize Brain Trust for Biodiversity and Conservation, and an Australian Delegate and Climate Justice Lead at the W20 (the official engagement group of the G20).
Charlotte Mortlock is a broadcast journalist with 12 years experience, working in New York, Sydney and rural Australia, including as a political reporter and news anchor for Sky News.
In 2021 Charlotte moved into politics as an advisor, and in the same year established The Clock, a podcast celebrating all the different paths women taking in their 30s.
After garnering a better understanding of the Liberal Party and it’s machinations, Charlotte combined her passion for politics and advocacy for women; launching Hilma’s Network, a recruitment drive aimed at getting women aged 30-60 joining the Liberal Party as members.
Hilma’s Network has hosted events in 6 states and territories, hosted thousands of women at events, and has been a driving force for female representation in the Liberal Party. Charlotte has been a vocal advocate for the party to adopt quotas.
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