New, smart building materials can change some of their properties in response to external stimuli, such as temperature. And they are being incorporated into materials such as bricks and roof cladding to make homes more resistant to heat fluctuations. Find out how they work here.
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Latest from around the region
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Picking Up the Pieces: How a Small Group in Katoomba is Tackling Planetary Health
In Katoomba, a grassroots litter-picking group tackles rubbish before it reaches our water supply. Their story shows how local environmental action, fueled by community connection, can drive meaningful change for planetary health.
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A Green Roof on a Mini Viking Long House in Blackheath
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Rowe Morrow: Adapting to Rising Costs & Environment Change
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Habitat restoration is a long-haul job. Here are three groups that have endured
Like ferns and the tides, community conservation groups come and go. Many achieve their goal. Some groups peter out while others endure, tackling the ecological problems facing today’s Australia. Explore what works, and why, here.
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Yurok Nation victory reclaims vital creek and watershed, restoring major salmon run
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The making of Australia’s first Dark Sky Community at Carrickalinga
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The Community Builders Who Have Our Backs
As challenges mount globally there is one group of community builders who, for 120 years now, have been strengthening the world’s social fabric and addressing ways civil society can help alleviate suffering and inequality; improve people’s quality of life; and create a more peaceful, healthier planet.
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Gaining Hope And A Home
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Planetary Health: What Does It Mean And Why Does It Matter?
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Turning Sawdust into Gold: How a Blue Mountains Carpenter is Heating Homes and Reducing Waste
Dave Spees, Katoomba-based carpenter and founder of Against the Grain, has turned the by-product of his craft into a sustainable, sought-after winter fuel. His compressed sawdust briquettes are now helping to heat homes across the Blue Mountains, all while dramatically reducing landfill waste.
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Katoomba Op Shops, Vintage Clothing & Antique Stores
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Mid Mountains Repair Guide: Choosing Longevity in an Age of Disposability
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Legalising Human Composting as a Sustainable Death Care Option in NSW
“Every body can help the planet” is the tagline of Earthly Remains, a not-for-profit organisation set up to advocate for human composting as a more sustainable death care option in Australia.
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Farm it Forward – Cultivating Food Security and Connection for our Community
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Taking Action to Prevent Nuclear War
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How smart home materials can shield us from extreme heat and cut energy bills all year
New, smart building materials can change some of their properties in response to external stimuli, such as temperature. And they are being incorporated into materials such as bricks and roof cladding to make homes more resistant to heat fluctuations. Find out how they work here.
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From frog saunas to butterfly puddles: 8 ways to turn your homes into a wildlife refuge
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Another World is Possible
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The 2024 Wynne Prize & Our Changing Relationship with Country
Blocking out a couple of hours a week to step off the treadmill and give ourselves time to nurture our relationship with the earth and ourselves, is one way to keep our creative spirit and ‘lust for life’ alive. If you haven’t done so yet, one opportunity over the next two weeks is to spend some ‘slow’ time in the 2024 Wynne Prize exhibition at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre.
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The Blue Mountains Zine Fair
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Charmaine Ledden-Lewis on Stories for a New World
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A Climate Risk and Adaptation Plan for the Mountains
Recently I attended a consultation day with Blue Mountains City Council to discuss a new Community Climate Risk and Adaptation Plan and the ways in which it could be implemented. What transpired renewed my belief in our community, our council and our shared future.
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The Bushcare Seed Collectors Building Our Native Seed Banks
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Glenbrook Rain Gardens: A Simple & Natural Solution for Water Protection & Flood Prevention