People, Planet, Pint - Sustainability Meetup Gold Coast - Citizen COP 2026

People Planet Pint: Local Sustainability Meetup No pitches. No presentations. No panels. Just real people talking about our planet over a pint (or two) 🍻🌱 Wish there were more trees on your street, more solar panels over local car parks, better recycling and composting, or more restored nature in your community? Frustrated by increasingly extreme weather, development over nature, or feeling like you’re the only one who cares in your friends’ WhatsApp group? You’re not alone — you’ve just been in the wrong room. You don’t need to be a sustainability professional. If you’re curious about what’s happening locally and believe a better future is possible, come along to meet others who feel the same. Share ideas, discover local opportunities, find out how to get involved, swap solutions, vent a little, or simply sit back and listen. Come for the conversation and leave with new connections, practical ways to take action and a little more optimism about the future. Everyone is welcome — just bring your curiosity. 🍻 Currumbin RSL is kindly shouting us free pizzas to fuel the conversation. For any questions or support, please contact: Amy Lomax | [email protected] | 0478 6644 92 Meet Your Hosts Amy Lomax Amy Lomax is a Senior Climate, Sustainability and Resilience Leader with more than 20 years’ experience working across government, higher education, and with clients and communities in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Her work focuses on helping organisations understand risk, strengthen resilience, and turn sustainability ambitions into practical, real-world outcomes. Amy brings deep expertise across climate risk and adaptation, ESG readiness, integrated water management, environmental management, organisational capability building and co-design. Amy is passionate about connecting people and ideas. She volunteers her time to foster community conversations around sustainability, creating welcoming spaces where anyone can engage with climate and environmental challenges. Patricia Lee Patricia is a sustainability strategist whose work is grounded in a strong commitment to people, place and the natural world. Over a 15-year career across North America and Australia, her experience spans sustainability, strategy, communications, education, government, NGOs, international business and higher education. She has worked across sectors and with diverse stakeholders to turn sustainability ambition into practical action and long-term change. Patricia has a multidisciplinary background with postgraduate qualifications in environmental science, a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, and studies in sustainable practice and international business. Her work is focused on connecting people, knowledge and organisations to create more resilient futures and better outcomes for people and planet. About Citizen COP Australia Citizen COP Australia is a decentralised, people-powered movement running alongside the global COPs in 2026. Enabled by People For Nature, but intentionally independent and distributed, Citizen COP invites communities, organisations, schools, businesses, artists, and local groups across Australia to host their own events during the COP period. Rather than a single central event, Citizen COP is a nationwide network of conversations, workshops, and actions that bring global climate and nature discussions into local communities. It connects people to science, solutions, and each other, strengthening civic engagement and ensuring citizen voices contribute to Australia’s climate and nature conversations. https://www.peoplefornature.org.au/citizen-cop About People For Nature People For Nature is a volunteer-powered environmental charity empowering communities through climate and biodiversity education, citizen conservation, and science. We believe that when Australians understand and connect with nature, they’re more likely to protect it — safeguarding our climate, ecosystems, and well-being. Your tax-deductible donation helps us bring initiatives like Citizen COP Australia to life and inspire real change for the planet. https://www.peoplefornature.org.au/donate