Taken for granted, the night sky is integral to the health of the whole natural world, including our own health and wellbeing. Local Blue Mountains astronomy groups are helping us rediscover and protect it from light pollution.
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Being Sensitive to the Animals Who Share Our World
Katoomba artist, writer and scholar Teya Brooks Pribac has spent the last two decades learning about the rich, complex lives and contributions of the animals who are our allies in creating a habitable planet. As part of her animal advocacy she's written Enter the Animal and Not Just Another Vegan Cookbook. New work on animal cultures is on the horizon.
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Keith Muir: (Not) In My Backyard
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The Satin Bowerbirds and a Garden Transformation
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Under Darker Skies – Stargazing in the Blue Mountains
Taken for granted, the night sky is integral to the health of the whole natural world, including our own health and wellbeing. Local Blue Mountains astronomy groups are helping us rediscover and protect it from light pollution.
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Observing the Birds of the Blue Mountains with Carol Probets
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Scarecrows, Chickens & Chocolate Cake: Leura Harvest Festival
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Wildplants to the Rescue at Katoomba Native Plant Nursery
Almost 30 years ago, the Blue Mountains Wildplant Rescue Service began salvaging local plant species from building sites. Its Katoomba Native Plant Nursery continues to preserve and propagate the plants of our World Heritage area while helping locals recreate a piece of the bush at home.
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Toolo: Why Buy It When You Can Borrow It?
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Rights of Nature Award
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Katoomba Op Shops & Antique Stores Driving the Circular Economy
With 20 secondhand 'shops' to explore, including lots of funky vintage and op shops, Katoomba is a growing hub for the circular economy. This guide explains what’s on offer where and how to donate your unwanted stuff.
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BUZZBUZZ! New Leura Bee and Pollinator Shop and More to Explore in Pollinator Week
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Katoomba’s Boom in Secondhand Shops
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Kindlehill’s New Senior School: Launched by A Murmuration
Kindlehill School has launched its new senior school program with a thought-provoking documentary exploring ideas of home and healing that reflect Australia’s past and future.
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Blue Mountains achieves global standard in Ecotourism
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Council addresses climate induced urban forest and tree decline with citywide tree planting program
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Emergency Assistance for Wildlife
From cats to cars, barbed wire to fruit nets, native wildlife face daily dangers, many of them human-related. In a Wildlife Emergency Assistance Workshop presented by Tracy Burgess from the Blue Mountains Branch of WIRES participants learnt about measures we can take to prevent injuries to wildlife, and what to do if we encounter an injured or sick native animal.
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Living with Bushfire Risk: Landscape and Garden Design
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Lost Song: The Plight of the Regent Honeyeater
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Dance: An Antidote to Anxiety
Learning to give our worries and anxieties less dominance by being fully present in our bodies through dance is a valuable art to master. Dancer Beckie Wilson is sharing her dance practice at both Bursill Lane Studio and with young people in the Street University in Katoomba.
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Art for Earth’s Sake
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Reconnecting the Seven Sisters Songlines from Uluru to the East Coast of Australia
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New Blue Mountains Soft Plastic, Textile and E-waste Recycling Service Has Your Waste Sorted
Most of us have got into the groove around recycling. But what do we do with those items that can’t go in the recycling bin? A new local recycling initiative has soft plastics, old undies and socks, broken tech, plant pots and more, sorted.
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A Group of ‘Thoughtful, Committed Citizens’ Writing the Stories For Our Future
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Blue Mountains achieves global standard in Ecotourism