Congratulations to the organisers of Woytopia 2022 for turning on the sunshine and creating such an amazing community event dedicated to sustainability. The crowds were amazing, the food delicious, the market stalls eclectic and the whole day was totally enjoyable. Who was it that said Woy Woy was the world’s […]
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Life during the climate crisis
The NSW Government has responded to the crisis by creating the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation.
Conference to focus on links between violence, abuse and neglect
Guest speakers include the CEO of DVNSW, Delia Donovan, investigative journalist and author Jess Hill, Devon Cuimara, Founder and CEO of the Aboriginal Males’ Healing Centre, Dr Karen Williams from the Mental Health Hospital for Trauma, Matthew Parsons from Rainbow Health Victoria La Trobe University.
Ursula and the forest – a tale of endangered species and woodchips
Up to 60 per cent of the biomass from logging is burnt back into the atmosphere, or left behind to become a fire hazard
Calculating the benefits of your solar PV system part 1
By Jo Muller In my first article I showed that using the comparison rate is a much better method for comparing an investment in solar PV system than just using the payback period. (The ‘PV’ in solar PV stands for photovoltaic which means making electricity from light.) The comparison rate […]
Calculating the benefits of your solar PV system part 2
By Jo Muller As mentioned in part 1 of this article, the estimation of the third value (the savings on electricity) is a bit complicated to determine. It comprises the estimated savings in shoulder and peak period and the income from the feed-in tariff for feeding solar electricity back into […]
Paid leave part of commitment to end family violence
“No woman should ever have to choose between her safety and her livelihood.”
Time to give pensioners a fair go
The recent small increase is not even enough to cover the loss from the current rate of inflation
Spotlight on train safety
“Without train guards, our public transport system is less safe and less efficient, and the incident that occurred at Tascott could have been a lot worse if not for the presence of this guard who had a clear job to do and was trained to deal with these situations.”
What’s not to love about trees?
By Jackie Pearson and Harry Mulholland ‘Love trees, Love COSS’ was an event that brought together a variety of community and environmental groups at the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle recently. Groups who exhibited included everyone from the Lisarow-Ourimbah CWA through to The Central Coast Greens and the […]
