In September each year, rural fire sheds across NSW host Get Ready days to help their communities prepare. We visited the Hartley brigade to learn what you can do to prepare your property and family for fire season.
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Chantelle’s Garden Journey
Chantelle Cambridge recently presented the final in a series of gardening talks hosted by Lithgow Library Learning Centre. Standing in the shade of fifty-year-old elms in a flowery white dress, she was Instagram perfect, but the journey that led her here would have flattened many.
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The Wolgan Valley Tiny House Project
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Love Makes a Way
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Planting for Their Future
In Lithgow, the once common call of the Gang Gang Cockatoo has become a rarity. On Threatened Species Day 2023, Lithgow and Oberon Landcare volunteers banded together at Farmers Creek to see what could be done to address their decline.
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Postcards from the Past, Present and Future
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“Every Seed and Every Plant Counts”: Lithgow & District Community Nursery
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Tarana Markets: Community Produce, Smiles and Causes
The very popular Tarana Markets are on the fourth Sunday of every month and provide an opportunity to meet local farmers, artisans and creative practitioners. The markets have been raising funds for the local Rural Fire Service (RFS) and community since 2015.
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Zig Zag Railway: They’re Back, But How Did They Do It?
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New Lithgow Valley Science Hub brings science and art workshops to the region
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Native Bee Friendly Farming at Hampton
Dr Megan Halcroft, a native bee specialist and her husband Steven Ruttley, are certified Bee Friendly Farmers in Hampton. We look at what this certification means and the choices Megan has made to ensure their sheep stud is bee-friendly as well as environmentally and economically sustainable.
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Soil: Why it Matters When Building
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Mary Brown’s Reimagined Edible Heritage Garden
Mary's Garden is a catalyst for growing community, connection to nature, an understanding of history and food security.
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Free Permaculture for Young People at the Lithgow Transformation Hub
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Sixty-degree temperatures recorded in Lithgow!
During Summer 2022/23 Western Sydney University trained residents to use thermal imaging cameras to document surface temperatures in the local landscape. The images captured temperatures varying from 20°C to over 60°C, demonstrating both the urban heat island effect and simple solutions to reduce its impact.
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The ‘Buzz’ on Australian Pollinator Week: Are You Native Bee Aware?
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Fantastic Fungi
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Changing Places
This week, Tracie McMahon takes a walk with author John Low, a former Blue Mountains City Council Librarian, and now Portland resident, around the Millpond at The Foundations, Portland.
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Young Voices ‘Shaping the Future’
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‘Rekleiming’ Community: One Connection at a Time
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Get Ready, Stay Ready!
In September each year, rural fire sheds across NSW host Get Ready days to help their communities prepare. We visited the Hartley brigade to learn what you can do to prepare your property and family for fire season.
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Staying Connected In A Natural Disaster