A new year and a new way of living
By Nicole Weyandt It’s been just under two years of us living in the strange and isolating situation of the pandemic, removed from what was once ‘normal’. Just as our
29/12/2021
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By Nicole Weyandt It’s been just under two years of us living in the strange and isolating situation of the pandemic, removed from what was once ‘normal’. Just as our
By Jonathon Howard Dear Santa Although I am in my fifties, this is my first letter to you. You see I normally don’t ask for anything at Christmas. I think
By Karen Bowley, WATCH and Wooragee Landcare member It is great that we can spend Christmas with family and/or friends again. But does that mean your Christmas will be exactly the
By Ian Davidson and Chris Tzaros – Wangaratta Landcare & Sustainability When winter moves to spring one of the birds that becomes increasingly visible locally is the Fan-tailed Cuckoo. This
By Kirsten Coates A generation ago, our public service campaigns were about “Slip, Slop, Slap”, “Keep Australia Beautiful” and “Life. Be in it”. Looking back nostalgically at this time is
By Jonathon Howard The river is important to most of us. We use its water for drinking, washing, growing food, and even for recreation. No wonder determining how we share
By David Thurley The Roman philosopher Cicero once said “If you have a library and a garden you have everything you need.” Gardens mean so many things to different people
By Jonathon Howard It’s a dark moonless night and a male moth is out searching the neighbourhood. Although its dark, the moth does not need his eyes for this search.
By Liz Hammond I’m retired, a grandmother, and I worry about our future on a warming planet. I’m a sometimes member of the local branch of climate action group Extinction
By Alan Hewett How often have you taken something to be repaired and been told it’s cheaper to buy a replacement than fix it? We have an Australian made vacuum
By Bruce Key, member of Wodonga Albury Towards Climate Health (WATCH) It is common to hear wind turbines described as blots on the landscape. In addition, solar farms are often
By Anne Stelling, Parklands Albury Wodonga The presence of bats tells much about the health of the environment. Where there are bats, there is bounty! Where there are microbats, there
