Central Coast Friends of Democracy and The Point ESG News Site will present a state-wide webinar at 7pm on Wednesday, 15 November to discuss what lies ahead for the councils that were forcibly merged in 2016. Special guest speaker will be Dr. Amanda Cohn, Greens MLC, who is currently proposing amendments to the NSW Local Government Act […]
Sticky
If a tree falls in the forest
and when all the creatures come out at night
to see their home decimated , piled up , no longer upright
the empty forest gaping like a wound bathed in moonlight
Deep ecology weekend coming up
Experiential deep ecology workshops have helped thousands around the world experience profound connections with the more-than-human world. Many of you will know, or know of, John Seed. Founder of the Rainforest Information Centre, he has been devoted to the conservation of nature for more than 40 years. His experiential deep ecology workshops […]
Coast community inspired to ‘Nail Net Zero’
Four events are planned for the Central Coast and organisers – Climate Future, the Narara Eco Village, The Point ESG News Site, Future Sooner, the Community Environment Network and Rising Tide – are encouraging the whole community to join in.
Caring for Country 2023 style
We live on stolen land. Sovereignty was never ceded. The western neo-colonial concept of land ownership and domination doesn’t sit well. The traditional owners of this Country, from the Hawkesbury River to Lake Macquarie, from the beaches to the hinterland, have left an astonishing legacy.
A Tree Story
Later, when my wife and I built a house together a white cedar mysteriously grew at the front.
Group calls for public review of Fipronil
The petition requests a Judicial enquiry into the relationship between Government, Industry funded lobby groups, and organisations representing chemical company interests, who have authority and sway over government policies related to Bees.
PFAS water treatment proposal raises concerns
Council must not grant consent for DA1587/2023 unless a unit of measurement is set for PFAS at the discharge point.
Health and welfare trends not returning to pre-COVID levels
Levels of life satisfaction and psychological distress have improved in the Australian population since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic – but have not returned to similar levels as before the pandemic.
Good news for blue whales
The good news is that researchers from Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste are now working together to understand how climate change and ocean warming is impacting blue whale health and also, potential changes to their migration behaviour.