The Mount Alexander Shire Council is soon to vote on whether our shire should have FOGO bin, that is, a Food Organics / Garden Organics kerbside waste service. Saltgrass host Allie was joined in the studio my Mayor Toby Heydon and YIMBY co-founder Lucy Young to discuss the proposed service and why it may orContinue reading “S7 E01 Should we ‘Go Slow on FOGO’?”
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S6 E03 Citizen Science
This season Allie, Saltgrass’ host, will take listeners on an adventure to a remote desert location in Western Australia with citizen science group Desert Discovery. This first episode is just the beginning, setting the scene and introducing you to the first of many colourful characters.
S6 E02 Botany
This season Allie, Saltgrass’ host, will take listeners on an adventure to a remote desert location in Western Australia with citizen science group Desert Discovery. This first episode is just the beginning, setting the scene and introducing you to the first of many colourful characters.
S6 E01 The Largest Biome
This season Allie, Saltgrass’ host, will take listeners on an adventure to a remote desert location in Western Australia with citizen science group Desert Discovery. This first episode is just the beginning, setting the scene and introducing you to the first of many colourful characters.
S6 E00 Pre-Season Update
A quick update before we launch into season 6! Allie talks about why it’s been a while between seasons and what has changed since last time you heard from Saltgrass. Season 6 is coming really soon… for reals! You can watch me walk my dog through the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park while you listenContinue reading “S6 E00 Pre-Season Update”
S5 E23 Popcorn Activism
Handing out popcorn can get you arrested these days, especially if you do it in a bank. In this episode I chat with three activists who did just that over a year ago. Then, earlier this year they went to court to argue that they had to do it to prevent great harm from happening,Continue reading “S5 E23 Popcorn Activism”
S5 E22 The Housing Crisis – Creative Solutions
This is the final episode of the three about the housing crisis and what my local community is doing about it. In this episode we hear about some of the creative solutions including community groups building housing specific for their needs, Council utilising existing sites to build affordable housing, adjusting council laws to allow moreContinue reading “S5 E22 The Housing Crisis – Creative Solutions”
S5 E21 The Housing Crisis – Building Together
In this second episode about housing we hear from Andrea and Jen; two RMIT University researchers who have been looking at how people can build housing together to save money and get more of what they want out of their homes through a process called deliberative development. We also hear about three different deliberative developmentContinue reading “S5 E21 The Housing Crisis – Building Together”
S5 E20 The Housing Crisis – What’s the Problem?
How is the housing crisis linked to sustainability? In the next three episodes we will explore how housing is a key climate issue and we’ll look at how the housing crisis is impacting where I live, in regional Victoria. In this episode we will look at how the land lies, what is the problem? InContinue reading “S5 E20 The Housing Crisis – What’s the Problem?”
Update: April 2024
I know it has been a while since there was anything new on Saltgrass, so here is a quick (6 min) update for you. In summary: There will be five new episodes coming out soon which will wrap up season 5 of Saltgrass and then we will get stuck into season 6. Also, Saltgrass wonContinue reading “Update: April 2024”
