DAILY NEWS…Thursday is going to be an interesting day in the nation’s capital as politicians return to parliament to debate legislation intended to bring electricity and gas price relief to households and small businesses. Sides are being taken, threats are being made. What’s it all about? Friends of the Earth […]
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Tackling violence against women and girls – from the local to the global
As the UN says, “everyone in society has an important role to play in ending violence against women and girls and we all must work together across sectors to address the various aspects of violence against women and girls”.
Foundation helps wellbeing to flourish
“We give these students a safe space to have a conversation and open up about their anxiety, low self-esteem or feelings of isolation.”
Let’s stop family violence
We need to start having some tough conversations, calling out sexist language, getting as many prevention campaigns as we can out there on the street, educating our doctors and health sector.
Woytopia 2022 – what a great day
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]