Welcoming the new year, exploring culture & wellbeing with Parramatta Chamber of Commerce
Gone Bush has co-launched an annual nature-based culture & wellbeing event with Parramatta Chamber of Commerce and City of Parramatta.
We bring to life professional learning and business events in a whole new way... our passion is to create more natural, enriching and meaningful corporate development experiences.
With our unique network of facilitators, presenters, organisational learning specialists and nature guides, Gone Bush events and training programs have a real impact on the people, teams and cultures they serve.
WORKSHOPS
Timely, accessible and enriching. Our aim is deliver captivating interactive learning experiences that bring out the best in your team, leaders and culture.
From walking workshops through breathtaking city parklands to engaging virtual gatherings, we specialise in creating more natural, open spaces to connect and learn. Led by specialist facilitators - outdoors, indoors and online.
Workshop styles
OUTSIDE
Style Walking workshop
Duration 2 - 3 hours
Location Public parklands or gardens within close proximity to your office or conference venue
INSIDE
Style Traditional workshop
Duration 2 - 3 hours
Location Your office, training facility or conference venue
ONLINE
Style Virtual gathering / webinar
Duration 1 - 2 hours
Location Online via Zoom or your preferred virtual gathering platform
Workshop themes
Connection and collaboration
Targeted outcomes
Openness, Connection, Trust, Effectiveness, Alignment, Purpose, Motivation, Performance, Resilience, Creativity, Appreciation, Engagement
Cultural vitality
Targeted outcomes
Openness, Connection, Trust, Appreciation, Engagement, Perspective, Inspiration, Resilience, Vision, Performance
Leadership development
Targeted outcomes
Perspective, Purpose, Performance, Openness, Awareness, Connection, Cultural Change, Alignment, Agility, Resilience
Wellbeing
Targeted outcomes
Renewal, Refocus, Perspective, Resilience, Performance, Workplace Wellbeing
CASE STUDIES
Featured workshop facilitators
Annie Stewart
Annie is one of Australia’s leading experts on leadership purpose. Her unique step-by-step methodology has helped thousands of people transition towards more meaning, fulfilment and contribution in their working lives. As an executive coach, facilitator and author, Annie works with a wide range of individuals, teams and organisations throughout Australia and Asia.
Her passion is to guide leaders and leaders of the future to find and live their purpose or calling. Annie believes the greatest calling of our time is the invitation to reconnect with ourselves, each other and the natural environment.
Stuart McMinn
Stuart is an acclaimed cultural educator and international performer from the Dharug and Wakka Wakka Nations. Stuart has spent many years walking country across Australia, following sacred song lines and embracing his indigenous heritage while learning about bush foods, medicines, ancient philosophy, wisdom and sustainable living.
Stu's passion is sharing his heritage and perspective to enrich society and deepen understanding, connection and respect between modern and traditional cultures.
Ingrid Messner
Ingrid is a leadership facilitator and executive coach with 20 years experience working across Europe, Asia and Australia. She is passionate about coaching leaders towards better performance, strategies and connections.
Ingrid is a specialist at inspiring new perspectives and helping leaders connect authentically with themselves, their teams and the environment around them.
George Hillary
George Hillary is a climber, adventurer and public speaker with a wealth of insight, wisdom and practical experience to share on resilience, team performance and mindset. His career has fruited an abundance of lessons, in particular from his Dad, Peter Hillary and his Grandfather, Sir Edmund Hillary; the first person to summit Mount Everest along with Tenzing Norgay.
George is passionate about leadership, community-connection and philanthropy - and his approach is grounded in a lifetime of adventure, practical experience and connection with nature.
Alan Riva
Alan is an author, mentor, public speaker, entrepreneur and business advisor on a mission to help people and companies grow through a reconnection to purpose. Over two decades, Alan has grown successful businesses and high-performance conscious cultures based on the principles of Purpose and Presence.
Alan is specialist in helping leaders, teams, people and cultures in discovering their optimum state and creating a positive impact on the planet.
Lina Mbirkou
Lina is an accomplished wellbeing coach, facilitator and connection specialist oozing a passion for helping people nurture more meaningful relationships and navigate emerging futures. She possesses a depth of practical wisdom related to leadership, mindfulness, emotional and spiritual intelligence, collaboration, innovation and resilience.
As a certified yoga and meditation teacher as well as master facilitator and presenter, Lina is renowned for her creative approaches to building the capability of leaders and teams to cultivate openness towards new ways of seeing, doing and being.