Every Autumn Blue Mountains City Council conducts water monitoring on more than 70 creeks, adding to 25 years of data. A new group of ‘Aquatic Scientists’ has joined the ranks of the professionals. Glenbrook Public School Year 6 students have been armed with the tools and knowledge to help look after the health of our waterways.
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Charles Darwin’s Genes and Passion Live on in the Blue Mountains
The father of evolutionary theory, Charles Darwin, expressed remorse late in life about not doing more to help the earth’s creatures. A century and a half later in the lower Blue Mountains, his great-great-grandson Chris Darwin is devoting his life to addressing this regret.
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Spreading Hope Through Storytelling
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Enjoying the Great Outdoors on Wheels
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The Healing Power of Wool
Every Friday at the Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, women come together to transform balls of wool into blankets, beanies & teddies. Their creations find their way to people in nursing homes, premature babies, vulnerable children, homeless people or those living with terminal illness.
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Reconnecting the Seven Sisters Songlines from Uluru to the East Coast of Australia
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Sustainability Street: From Little Things, Big Things Grow
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The Healing Power of Wool
Every Friday at the Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, women come together to transform balls of wool into blankets, beanies & teddies. Their creations find their way to people in nursing homes, premature babies, vulnerable children, homeless people or those living with terminal illness.
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Lower Blue Mountains Rotary: Modelling a Path to Zero Waste
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Rights of Nature Award
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The Turtle Saviour
A deep passion for turtles can take you to some interesting places – waist deep in mud one day and onto a movie set the next. Shane Davies leads Turtle Rescues NSW, saving thousands of Australian native freshwater turtles from certain death each year.
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Brewing Up Success
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Blue Mountains achieves global standard in Ecotourism
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Sustainability Street: From Little Things, Big Things Grow
Tom Gleeson was just 11 when he joined his mum and 20 other Warrimoo residents in a community-based program called Sustainability Street. Locals of all ages met regularly in backyards, lounge rooms, a school hall & parks to learn about sustainable ways of living, working, thinking & acting.
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Brewing Up Success
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Blue Mountains achieves global standard in Ecotourism
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Young Scientists Caring For Our Waterways
Every Autumn Blue Mountains City Council conducts water monitoring on more than 70 creeks, adding to 25 years of data. A new group of ‘Aquatic Scientists’ has joined the ranks of the professionals. Glenbrook Public School Year 6 students have been armed with the tools and knowledge to help look after the health of our waterways.
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Endangered Mountains Marsupial Gliding Back
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Finding Your Feet in Nature’s Playground
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Spreading Hope Through Storytelling
Nurtured by the bushland around his studio and the storytelling of past cultures, Jonathan Drew recovered from depression and became an oral storyteller. He believes these stories provide clues to living a good life in harmony with the natural world.
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Reconnecting the Seven Sisters Songlines from Uluru to the East Coast of Australia
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Life in the Hot Seat
Aerial firefighting is proving to be a game changer in tackling bushfires. Since the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires, the NSW Rural Fire Service’s fleet of helicopters and fixed-wing planes has grown from 4 to 11. Warrimoo local Rod Walker is an Air Attack Supervisor who flies through smoke-filled skies to help keep our communities safe.
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It Takes a Village to Care for a Creek
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Turning Tonnes of Trash into Treasure