Democracy time again. Elections, sausages, candidates and decisions to be made. In this episode I speak with Bryn Davies from Democracy for Dinner about some key dynamics of our Australian political system and why it’s important to care. If you are from Central Victoria check out this Meet the Candidates event before the election onContinue reading “S4 E15 Democracy for Dinner”
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S4 E14 A Library of Seeds
The Castlemaine Seed Library has been running for over five years with people ‘borrowing’ seeds to plant and grow food, and then ‘returning’ seeds once the plants have run their course. In this episode Seed Library founder Grace McCaughy and coordinator Eliza-Jane Gilchrist talk about the value of seeds and all that we can learn from them. WeContinue reading “S4 E14 A Library of Seeds”
S4 E13 Futures with Alex Kelly and John Wiseman
I was lucky enough to have a wonderful conversation about possible climate futures, not through a lens of disaster and doom but gritty possibility, radical hope and extraordinary courage. Castlemaine local Alex Kelly and Melbourne academic John Wiseman joined me recently to talk about their futuring practices. John has just published a book called HopeContinue reading “S4 E13 Futures with Alex Kelly and John Wiseman”
S4 E12 Water with Steven Healy
Steve Healy is Executive General Manager of Climate and Population Adaptation at Coliban Water. Climate change predictions for our region point to hotter and drier weather patterns and when it rains it is going to be more extreme, big dump kind of events. So water is on a lot of people’s minds when they thinkContinue reading “S4 E12 Water with Steven Healy”
The Wycheproof Method
About half way to Mildura from here (Castlemaine) there is a town called Wycheproof. It has a significant, if confusing, claim to fame. Here is where you can scale the mighty heights of the worlds smallest (registered) mountain. “The name is from the Wergaia1 language word witchi-poorp meaning rushes or grass on a hilltop.”2 On one of myContinue reading “The Wycheproof Method”
Welcome
Hi, this is me talking to you without the microphone. I might end up recording some of these and uploading them onto the podcast. But really, I just want a place that I can put some of the stories that happen outside of the episodes, you know, share some of my thoughts and reflections. IContinue reading “Welcome”
S4 E11 Getting to Know You with Kathryn Coff
Kathryn Coff is a committed community leader and she joins us to discuss race, privilege and power, which are themes that she lives with and grapples with every day of her life. She shares a beautiful way of getting to know people that opens us up to each other so much more than ‘and whatContinue reading “S4 E11 Getting to Know You with Kathryn Coff”
S4 E10 Mildura Part 2: The Eco Village
As mentioned in the recent episode The Mallee, the Murray and the Mayor, Mildura interests me on a several levels and the interview with the city officials you heard in that episode was a great overview of the region, the particular issues they face and what is being attempted from a policy and government perspective.Continue reading “S4 E10 Mildura Part 2: The Eco Village”
S4 E09 COP26 with Cam Walker
The climate related news media has been saturated over the last few weeks in reactions, reflections and commentary about COP26. For a show about grassroots climate action it has been hard to know what to say about it all. Enter Cam Walker, who you might remember from a past episode about Friends of the Earth,Continue reading “S4 E09 COP26 with Cam Walker”
S4 E08 Mildura part 1: The Mallee, the Murray and the Mayor
Following on from our last episode with Rob Law we head up to Mildura, over 400km to the north of Castlemaine. My interest in Mildura has been growing lately. It is a regional city sitting right on the mighty Murray River, and at the heart of a region called the Mallee. I have been upContinue reading “S4 E08 Mildura part 1: The Mallee, the Murray and the Mayor”
Saltgrass Podcast 