# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth - Bruce Pascoe - BWRF Fundraiser 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 21 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: As a special Bathurst Writers’ and Readers’ Festival fundraising event, we welcome Bruce Pascoe to Bathurst to speak about his new book Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth published on 7 April 2026.

Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth is an exquisite conversation of sky knowledge between Aboriginal farmer and award-winning writer Bruce Pascoe and astrophysicist Professor Ray Norris. This meeting of science and philosophy, tempered by holistic knowledge gained from deep observation over a millennia offers a philosophy of peace for our age. It reframes astronomy not only as a science but as ethics and Law in our heavens. This dialogue places First Nations beliefs as rigorous, enduring knowledge, offering ecological and astronomical insights which could help navigate current climate threats. From Magabala’s First Nations, First Knowledges series.

Bruce Pascoe is a writer and farmer. He has published 36 book including Dark Emu which won the NSW Premier’s Award for Literature in 2016 and Young Dark Emu which won the both the Booksellers Association Prize and the CBCA Non-fiction award in 2020. He has published numerous essays and journalism both in Australia and overseas. he is also a farmer and grows Australian Aboriginal Grains and tubers. He is a Board Member of First Languages Australia, Black Duck Foods and Twofold Aboriginal Corporation.


“Everything has two witnesses, one on Earth and one in the sky. This tells you where you came from and where you belong — to your mother’s Country, your father’s or grandfather’s Country or whichever place.” Bruce Pascoe

This exquisite study of sky knowledge, Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth, is the meeting of science with holistic knowledge, gained from deep observation over thousands of years. In conversation between Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian man Bruce Pascoe and astrophysicist Professor Ray Norris, two ways of knowing overlap and interweave to bring our skies alive.

First Nations, First Knowledges

All tickets: $20
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bathurst/big-sky-when-the-emu-left-the-earth-bruce-pascoe-bwrf-fundraiser/200030249222712
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit, science-fair, meetups, festivals, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 40

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bathurst
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 105 William Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2795
- **lat**: -33.41884
- **long**: 149.57886
- **full address**: 105 William Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2795

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth - Bruce Pascoe - BWRF Fundraiser  being held?
  - **A:** Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth - Bruce Pascoe - BWRF Fundraiser  takes place on Fri, 21 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Fri, 21 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm at 105 William Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2795.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth - Bruce Pascoe - BWRF Fundraiser ?
  - **A:** Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth - Bruce Pascoe - BWRF Fundraiser  is organized by Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre - BMEC.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth - Bruce Pascoe - BWRF Fundraiser  is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bathurst, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Big Sky: When The Emu Left The Earth - Bruce Pascoe - BWRF Fundraiser  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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