Clarence Slockee Rooftop Talks

Join Clarence Slockee & Lille Madden on 31st May for a discussion on reconciliation in Australia and what it means in 2021, as told from multi-generational Indigenous perspectives.

This talk will take place at South Eveleigh's Native Rooftop Community Garden and will be followed by an informal Q & A session. Register your interest here.

Clarence Slockee is a Cudgenburra/Bundjalung Aboriginal man with a long family history of bushmen, farmers and fishermen growing up in the lush Tweed Valley.  Clarence intertwines his love of plants, education, culture, design and the arts into his role as Director of Jiwah. 

Clarence has over 20 years of experience in environmental and cultural education, including roles with the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, the Barangaroo Delivery Authority and more recently as Director and founder of Jiwah, a 100% Aboriginal owned company that delivers a range of collaborative projects including urban native species green space.  

For the past 10 years Clarence has been a familiar face on television screens across the nation as a presenter on ABC’s Gardening Australia. With regular segments on the TV series, he continues to educate people about medicinal, cultural and edible native plant species unique to the Australian landscape. 

Lille Madden a proud Arrernte, Bundjalung and Kalkadoon woman from Gadigal country, and a First Nations consultant for Groundswell. After working at Taronga Conservation Society in the Australian Fauna Precinct, Lille worked as the Natural Areas Aboriginal Heritage Officer with the Sutherland Shire Council. For the past year she has also been the Sydney coordinator for Indigenous Youth Climate Coalition Seed Mon Australia’s first Indigenous climate organisation. Lille has worked on a number of community projects and now works at Jiwah, assisting with horticultural management and garden design at South Eveleigh. She feels a deep sense of responsibility towards the preservation and protection of our natural and cultural heritage.