Hear from world-renowned conservationists Panut Hadisiswoyo and the rainforest defenders of the Orangutan Information Centre. 

Don't miss out on your tickets to this special event on the 18th of August! 

Buy your tickets now to go in the running for a special door prize!

Event Details
Date: Sunday 18th of August
Time: 5.00pm to 8pm
Venue: Byron Community College, 8 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby NSW. 

Your ticket price includes the unique chance to hear from world-renowned conservationists Panut Hadisiswoyo of the Orangutan Information Centre. All proceeds from this event will help plant trees in North Sumatra to restore habitat for Orangutans. 

Book now and go in the running for the special door prize. We hope to see you on the 18th of August!

Don’t miss this rare and exciting opportunity to learn from the rainforest defenders of the Orangutan Information Centre.

Panut Hadisiswoyo, award-winning environmentalist and Founding Director of the Orangutan Information Centre and Nayla Azmi, Orangutan Information Centre Communications Officer, will share their incredible work in a special interactive event on Sunday the 18th of August.

Learn how the Orangutan Information Center, an incredible Indonesian NGO has is making a huge difference in northern Sumatra through their conservation and community development work in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, one of our most biodiverse ecosystems, that includes the planting of 1.7 million trees.

The Leuser Ecosystem is also known as ‘The Last Place on Earth’, as it’s the only remaining place where Sumatran Orangutans, Elephants, Tigers, Rhinos and Sun Bears still share the same habitat.

Book now and go in the running for the special door prize.

Panut and Nayla will explain how their organisation reclaims and restores rainforest, and will share how they rescue orangutans, tackle wildlife crime, and work with local communities to transform their environment and their economy. Most important of all, they will engage and empower Australians with the knowledge and means to become rainforest defenders in their own right.Join us to hear how one Indonesian NGO is transforming the land in northern Sumatra. Through their work, they are helping local farmers to stop logging the precious Leuser ecosystem. This is a unique opportunity to hear from award-winning conservationist, Panut Hadisiswoyo, Founding Director of the Orangutan Information Centre and Nayla Azmi, OIC Communications Officer.

Panut and Nayla will share stories about the permaculture centres they are ‘seeding’ across northern Sumatra. Their first centre, GAYO Permaculture Centre, nestled on the edge of the Leuser ecosystem, has already taught permaculture principles to hundreds of community members and school children. Learn how they are using permaculture to regenerate the land, transform community reliance on monoculture, and demonstrate there is a vibrant alternative to destructive slash-and-burn farming.

Starting at 5 pm , tickets are $15 will all proceeds supporting the work of the Orangutan Information Centre.

Book now and go in the running for the special door prize. We hope to see you on the 18th of August!

Book now and go in the running for the special door prize.

Further Information about Our Visitors

Panut Hadisiswoyo: The award-winning Founding Director of the Orangutan Information Centre will show videos of orangutan rescues and will discuss his journey to developing the Orangutan Information Centre. Panut is a UK Whitley award winner, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer and a Chevening Changemaker.

Nauful Hadisiswoyo: Panut’s son is an award-winning storyteller in Sumatra, and he will share stories with your students.

Nayla Azmi: Communications Officer for the Orangutan Information Centre, Nayla has extensive experience teaching students from Sumatra, Britain and Canada about orangutans and their habitat. Nayla is a thought-provoking teacher who will inspire students with her stories and her passion for orangutans and conservation.

Paul Daley has lived, worked and travelled in Indonesia over the past decade including twelve months with the Orangutan Information Center. He now runs tours to Indonesia though his company A Lush Forest.

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Presentations:

Panut Hadisiswoyo, Founder and Director of the Orangutan Information Centre will present share stories about the work, vision and history of OIC and share videos of their work Nayla Azmi, Communications Officer of OIC will share stories about her experience and her journey with OIC

Panut’s 13-year-old son will share a story about his experience and what it means to people of his generation

Paul Daley will present an opportunity for you to travel to Sumatra in February 2020

More about The Orangutan Information Centre achievements since 2012

Planted over 1.7 million trees

Rescued and relocated more than 160 orangutans

Restored 2,000 hectares of rainforest

Taken at least 37 wildlife crime cases to the authorities

Provided 1,130 training sessions to communities

Provided Orangutan Caring scholarships to more than 120 university students

Book now and go in the running for the special door prize.