Adani and Westpac
By Tracey Esler The earth is one big living, breathing, interconnected entity. The Great Barrier Reef is like the canary in the coalmine and it’s seriously ill. Our very own Westpac Bank may well put the final nail in the Reef’s coffin if they lend money for the proposed Adani Carmichael coal mine in Queensland. …
“Bringing the Light”
By Richard Paschke, Wangaratta Stephanie Woollard is one of the most impressive young people I have met in my life. In August last year Stephanie invited me to a screening of the documentary ‘Bringing the Light’ which portrays the company ‘Seven Women’, and the impact the company has on many of the poorest women and men …
A New Cup
By Halve Waste I’ve discovered a new reusable cup. It doesn’t hold hot or cold drinks, nor does it go in the dishwasher. This cup brings a smile to my face when I walk down this aisle at the supermarket. No longer do I need to purchase the other two disposable items when I do my …
Where is my Tiny House?
By Lubosh Hanuska, Organiser of Tiny Houses Albury Wodonga and President of SOAP House Design Inc. The Tiny House movement is now a global phenomenon. However, small dwellings are nothing new. Without embarking on the journey across the globe listing all the small homes people live in let’s be honest with ourselves, personally. Before you continue …
Living Simply
By Stacey Rich, PhD candidate at La Trobe University One loaf of bread changed the direction of my life. That’s not the whole truth. It was a loaf of bread and a jar of jam. The bread and the jam were both made by me, with yeast caught from the air in our kitchen, and berries my …
Food Waste
By Alan Hewett, Trust For Nature Covenanter In our family growing up we were expected to eat everything on our plates at meal times. The idea of wasting food was anathema. Today in our household I still feel guilty if I leave a morsel. Any food scraps are composted or fed to the chooks, nothing …
Albury Wodonga Sustainable Living Festival 2016
By Amber Rodd, Energy & Sustainability Officer, AlburyCity This year’s Albury Wodonga Sustainable Living Festival is better than ever with a new, improved and extended format. Our month-long program covers all of November and includes more than fifty events, from workshops, talks and films through to markets, exhibits and tours. Green thumbs will love our …
Deepwater Horizon: Beyond the Hollywood Movie
By Chris Halburd, B Lab Europe Advisory Board Member and Solicitor at Skinner & Associates The advertising for the new film “Deepwater Horizon” got me thinking, not of the event itself but rather of the ideology which is so deeply connected with it. For that I need to go back to 2012 when I was …
Thrifty – A Sensible Life Choice
By Roger Findlay, Gerogery Being thrifty is not about being miserly. The dictionary defines thrifty as follows: Using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully. With this in mind, I do believe it is a sensible approach for living life. From an early age I witnessed my parents struggling through hard times in a …
Generating Electricity
By Bruce Key, Member of Wodonga Albury Towards Climate Health (WATCH) There is some good news and some bad news. First the bad news. During the next several decades most of the electricity generating infrastructure using coal as a fuel will need to be replaced. The reasons are obsolescence, air pollution and CO2 emissions. Now …
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