New, smart building materials can change some of their properties in response to external stimuli, such as temperature. And they are being incorporated into materials such as bricks and roof cladding to make homes more resistant to heat fluctuations. Find out how they work here.
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How smart home materials can shield us from extreme heat and cut energy bills all year
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Legalising Human Composting as a Sustainable Death Care Option in NSW
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Picking Up the Pieces: How a Small Group in Katoomba is Tackling Planetary Health
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Farm it Forward – Cultivating Food Security and Connection for our Community
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Picking Up the Pieces: How a Small Group in Katoomba is Tackling Planetary Health
In Katoomba, a grassroots litter-picking group tackles rubbish before it reaches our water supply. Their story shows how local environmental action, fueled by community connection, can drive meaningful change for planetary health.
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Towards Zero Waste Hero
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Cool Mountains – Your Guide for Getting out of the Heat this Summer in Katoomba & Surrounds
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Dr Keith Suter on Making Peace in the World Today
Recognising how violence and war impact the health of the planet, the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative has become a member of the Blue Mountains Peace Collective. On Sunday 25th May, members of the Collective attended a presentation by Dr Keith Suter on Making Peace in the World Today at the Leura Uniting Church.
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Give Peace a Chance
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The Blue Mountains Zine Fair
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The Community Builders Who Have Our Backs
As challenges mount globally there is one group of community builders who, for 120 years now, have been strengthening the world’s social fabric and addressing ways civil society can help alleviate suffering and inequality; improve people’s quality of life; and create a more peaceful, healthier planet.
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Gaining Hope And A Home
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Planetary Health: What Does It Mean And Why Does It Matter?
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Turning Sawdust into Gold: How a Blue Mountains Carpenter is Heating Homes and Reducing Waste
Dave Spees, Katoomba-based carpenter and founder of Against the Grain, has turned the by-product of his craft into a sustainable, sought-after winter fuel. His compressed sawdust briquettes are now helping to heat homes across the Blue Mountains, all while dramatically reducing landfill waste.
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Katoomba Op Shops, Vintage Clothing & Antique Stores
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SalOn: Katoomba’s Sustainable Fashion Icon
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Legalising Human Composting as a Sustainable Death Care Option in NSW
“Every body can help the planet” is the tagline of Earthly Remains, a not-for-profit organisation set up to advocate for human composting as a more sustainable death care option in Australia.
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Farm it Forward – Cultivating Food Security and Connection for our Community
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Taking Action to Prevent Nuclear War
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How smart home materials can shield us from extreme heat and cut energy bills all year
New, smart building materials can change some of their properties in response to external stimuli, such as temperature. And they are being incorporated into materials such as bricks and roof cladding to make homes more resistant to heat fluctuations. Find out how they work here.
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Another World is Possible
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Advancing Science Communication for Planetary Health
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The 2024 Wynne Prize & Our Changing Relationship with Country
Blocking out a couple of hours a week to step off the treadmill and give ourselves time to nurture our relationship with the earth and ourselves, is one way to keep our creative spirit and ‘lust for life’ alive. If you haven’t done so yet, one opportunity over the next two weeks is to spend some ‘slow’ time in the 2024 Wynne Prize exhibition at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre.
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The Blue Mountains Zine Fair
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The Indigenous Art Class Helping Heal The Past
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The Bushcare Seed Collectors Building Our Native Seed Banks
There’s a small group of passionate Blue Mountains Bushcarers who meet monthly to collect and clean local native seed. We met up with them to find out how and why they cooked Banksias to release seeds, how they cleaned the seeds of a variety of different Gahnia species, and why they love being part of the Bushcare Seed Collectors Group.
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Kicking Sustainable Goals at Planetary Health Day
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New Blue Mountains Soft Plastic, Textile and E-waste Recycling Service Has Your Waste Sorted