Blackheathen Bianca Nogrady is an award-winning freelance science journalist, author and broadcaster. She reflects on conversations from this year’s Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival and shares what she and her family are doing towards planetary health.
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The Kind of Hope We Need
Blackheathen Bianca Nogrady is an award-winning freelance science journalist, author and broadcaster. She reflects on conversations from this year’s Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival and shares what she and her family are doing towards planetary health.
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“Looking After My Patch”
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Designing for Planetary Health: Bushfire Preparedness and a Simple Creative Life
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December Local News
All the upcoming events around the area in December (there's a lot happening!) plus 'Incredible Edible Blackheath' - community groups providing food for volunteers and those in need every day of the week.
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November Local News
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The Absolutely FABULOUS Rhodo Festival!
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The Lyrebird Festival: The Music of Life in the Megalong
The Lyrebird Festival in the Megalong Valley runs between the 23rd and 26th of November 2023. Immersive multimedia experiences, deep listening, conscious eating and art help to reimagine our place in the interconnected web of life.
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Birds, Bees, Butterflies and Bats: Supporting Pollinators for Planetary Health
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Counting Creatures to Recover: the Power of Citizen Science to Create Communities
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Fire Resistant and Fabulous: An Off-Grid Home in the Megalong Valley
Architect Simon Anderson and his partner Kim Bell-Anderson designed and built an off-grid, fire-resistant home in the Megalong Valley. Explore the property, see how they did it and get tips on how to make your own home fire resistant and more sustainable here.
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Recreating the Social Benefits of a Corner Store in South Blackheath
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Megalong in the Megalong Valley: How Close is the Pasture to your Plate?
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September Local News
The Blackheath Rotary Club will launch its Birds, Bees, Butterflies and Bats Pollinator Project with a Pollinator Forum on Saturday 30 September at the Blackheath RSL. This and more, in news from Medlow to Mount Tomah.
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August Local News – From Medlow to Mount Tomah
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July Local News – from Medlow to Mount Tomah
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Learning as Resilience: Chris Tobin on History, Country and the Power of Different Perspectives
Hamish Dunlop attends a talk by Dharug man Chris Tobin. Chris’ talk highlights how learning about other people’s cultures and ways of seeing can increase the resilience of individuals and communities.
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Reconnecting the Seven Sisters Songlines from Uluru to the East Coast of Australia
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Connect at Home: Books that Open your Heart to Country
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‘Somewhere to Live’: Singing the Song of Homelessness
Hamish Dunlop attended the launch of ‘Somewhere to Live’, a song written and performed by The Blue Gums, Voices for Social Change. The song and accompanying video aim to raise awareness about the impacts of homelessness and housing insecurity in the Blue Mountains and across the Greater Sydney region.
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Reconnecting the Seven Sisters Songlines from Uluru to the East Coast of Australia
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Swamp Diaries: A Weedy Bunyip & the Water We Drink
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Rooves, Tanks & Rain Gardens: Things We Can Do at Home to Save Water and Help the Environment
Planetary Health Initiative writer Hamish Dunlop talks to Amy St Lawrence from Blue Mountains City Council’s Healthy Waterways Team. Amy explains what she’s doing at her home to collect and use water. She also talks about how her rain garden reduces run-off during and after rainfall.
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Govetts Leap Catchment Group: Collaborating to Protect our Wilderness from Weeds
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Blue Mountains achieves global standard in Ecotourism