Native animals can make excellent neighbours. Blue banded bees pollinate our vegetable gardens. Microbats eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes a night and powerful owls keep rodents at bay. But could we go one step further, and change our homes to invite native animals in as housemates?
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News From Around The Region
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How a Tolkien Fantasy Turned into Off-grid Reality at Middle-Earth in the Kanimbla Valley
'Middle Earth' is a remarkable off-grid paradise in the Kanimbla Valley, created over many decades by Hans and Tillie Coster. What was once a degraded grazing property has been regenerated, with its underground 'Hobbit Hall' built to survive all weather extremes.
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Belgian Doctor Journeys to Lithgow & the Blue Mountains to Learn More About Planetary Health
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Chantelle’s Garden Journey
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Taking Action to Protect Wildlife and Humans from Indian Myna Birds
Chris Oddie is a passionate member of the Lithgow Environment Group (LEG). With other members of LEG, she became increasingly concerned about the growing number of invasive Indian Myna birds proliferating in Lithgow. Mynas are listed among 100 of the world's worst invasive species by the World Conservation Union.
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The Gang Gang Farmers Market will Return in Spring!
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The Inspiring Leadership of Lithgow Environment Group
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Gaining Hope And A Home
The Homes for Older Women (HOW) program is a successful community-based solution to the national housing crisis. Since launching in May last year, the Blue Mountains not-for-profit has secured accommodation for 47 older women facing housing insecurity and homelessness.
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Planetary Health: What Does It Mean And Why Does It Matter?
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Tarana Markets: Community Produce, Smiles and Causes
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Newnes: An Unforgettable Place
A trip to Newnes is unforgettable - from the locked gate ensuring safe egress down the newly constructed Donkey Steps to the extraordinary views and sounds of a landscape recovering from fire and flood.
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Native Bee Friendly Farming at Hampton
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Soil: Why it Matters When Building
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Damsels & Dragons on a Painted River
What do an Archibald prize finalist, an industrial ruin and aquatic insects have in common? At Lake Pillans it was an opportunity to document the extraordinary world of our waterways, including a real time underwater survival challenge.
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Mary Brown’s Reimagined Edible Heritage Garden
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Free Permaculture for Young People at the Lithgow Transformation Hub
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From frog saunas to butterfly puddles: 8 ways to turn your homes into a wildlife refuge
Native animals can make excellent neighbours. Blue banded bees pollinate our vegetable gardens. Microbats eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes a night and powerful owls keep rodents at bay. But could we go one step further, and change our homes to invite native animals in as housemates?
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Innovative Energy Monitoring Project Offers a Chance to Save Money and Energy this Winter
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Creating B&B Highways for Pollinators in Lithgow and the Blue Mountains
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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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Stories Forged By Fire
The Forged by Fire Festival was not the ‘usual’ Bushfire recovery or resilience event. Instead of focusing on consequences of fire, the Lithgow City Council event focused on human relationships with fire. Tracie McMahon ran a storytelling booth at the event, asking, what does ‘Forged by Fire’ mean to you? The answers were surprising, uplifting and sobering.
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Get Ready, Stay Ready!
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Staying Connected In A Natural Disaster