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.
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S7 E02 What are the possibilities for FO and GO
In the last episode we had a chat with Mount Alexander Shire Mayor Toby Heydon and YIMBY co-founder Lucy Young to explore the impacts of the rolling out a Food Organics / Garden Organics (FOGO) kerbside waste service in the shire. It seemed clear there was a lot more to say! So this episode weContinue reading “S7 E02 What are the possibilities for FO and GO”
S7 E01 Should we ‘Go Slow on FOGO’?
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’?”
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”
