24 October 2024 | Clean energy, Climate change, Transport
Sustainability – the new buzz word in the UK and Europe In July, August and September, my husband Paul and I travelled extensively in the UK and Europe. We were amazed and pleased with the emphasis on climate change action everywhere we went. We could not look...
30 April 2024 | Climate change, Gardening tips
Lose the lawn – ditch mowing forever How natural is your nature strip? What role does your lawn play in reducing carbon in the atmosphere – the CO2 that wreaks havoc with the climate? Lawns and tidy nature strips can look attractive and appear part of the...
27 November 2023 | Climate change, News
Banyule Urban Food Strategy Launch The Banyule Urban Food Strategy was officially launched on November 23, 2023, at the Bellfield Community Hub with an audience of community members and community organisation representatives. On the day, a tour of Bellfield Community...
10 December 2022 | Climate change
An Urban Food Strategy in Practice Last month I discussed the Banyule Urban Food Strategy which is currently being developed by Banyule City Council, with Sustain – the Australian Food Network employed as the consultants. What might the Strategy look like in...
20 November 2022 | Climate change, News
Banyule Urban Food Strategy Ensuring our food future I think most of us take access to healthy, nutritious food for granted. We might be surprised to know that this is not the case for significant numbers of families in Banyule. In my interview with Kate Farrelly of...
30 July 2022 | Climate change
Food Security Towards a Banyule Food Strategy Recent rises in the prices of basic foodstuffs has come as a shock to many of us. Most of us would take for granted that food is both available and affordable, but how secure is our access to food really? Not as secure as...
