All around the world communities are coming together to build and fight for a sustainable and resilient future for our children. Here in the Blue Mountains we are a community who are passionately devoted to this cause. We put out a call to our community to find out what climate action people are taking that they are proud of and what they feel they could do better with, these are the stories that have been shared so far. We’d love to hear your story too.
◦ Susan Templeman MP – Federal Member for Macquarie: “I’m really proud of the water recycling that I’m doing. Every morning with a bucket in the shower to help water my pot plants. And in our garden, putting in a drip system that’s using so much less water than we used to. “What we need to do better in Read More »
◦ Romola Hollywood – Blue Mountains councillor: Blue Mountains councillor Romola Hollywood wants to do better with LID RECYCLING. Read More »
◦ Victoria Walker: Victoria Walker’s fab photo covers both what she’s proud of and what she needs to do better, in 1 photo. Read More »
◦ Rebecca Huntley: What climate action are you taking that you are proud of? I am diligent about offsetting the emissions from my car, next car will be electric, lots of public transport and walking and always offset flights. Decarbonising our transport is key! What do you wish you were doing better? Read More »
◦ Bianca Nogrady: What climate action are you taking that you are proud of? I’m using my skills as a science journalist to communicate the urgency of the climate emergency, to explore solutions to the carbon problem, and to paint a positive picture of what a carbon-zero world looks like and how we Read More »
◦ Ketan Joshi: I really wanted a nice selfie on my beloved bike but the chain fell off last Friday so a walking selfie is kinda boring. However, I was really proud of continuing to cycle through the depths of winter here in Oslo. It was a learning curve – my bike lock Read More »
◦ Lesley Christen: Lesley has been using her plastic drink flask and straw for her daily iced coffee, for over a year. Alan’s proud that he rescued the flask from the bin when a carer threw it out – and wrote “KEEP” on it! Read More »
◦ Lyn Sinclair – GetUp Macquarie Action Group (MAG): One thing I’ve done is installing solar panels on my roof. Anything to hasten the fast transition away from fossil fuels. We all need to do better on Climate Change Actions! We can support local groups taking action or environment groups, make sure our vote counts in every election at Read More »
◦ Anne O’Brien – RBM Anchor Group: What I am proud of: I have found my Climate Emergency voice and become active in raising awareness of the crisis we face. I wave banners, attend rallies and have uncomfortable conversations with friends. This is me doing at Mechanics Institute Lawson doing banner waving Covid style… What I wish Read More »
◦ Shirley Lewis – RBM Anchor Group: What climate action are you taking that you’re proud of? Telling the world how to Live ASAP = AS Sustainably AS Possible What do you know you need to better? Grow better carrots, cauliflower etc. Read More »