In this episode we speak with several clothing creators about how they do it ethically and with the planet in mind. Ellen Doyle joins regular host Alison Hanly to discuss issues around fast fashion and the textiles industries. We also have interviews with Linnet Good talks about upcycling, that is, how she makes beautiful clothingContinue reading “S2E23 Conscious Clothing”
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S2E22 Neighbourhood Houses and Climate
In this episode we joined by Amy Atkinson and Kerrily Jennings as we explore how Neighbourhood Houses can use their position in a community to help educate community members about sustainability and climate related topics. But more than that, how can organisations like this lead their communities in action around mitigation and adaptation to climateContinue reading “S2E22 Neighbourhood Houses and Climate”
S2E21 Z-NET
In this episode I speak with Taryn Lane (from Hepburn Wind and Hepburn Znet) and Terry White (from MASG) about a new plan to get us to zero net emissions in our little regional shire as quickly as possible. It is a huge collaborative effort with the Shire Council, MASG, Sustainability Vic, and many otherContinue reading “S2E21 Z-NET”
S2E20 Our Digital World
In this episode I speak with Maikel Linke about the impact of our digital lives on the planet. Maikel lives in Newstead, just 10 minutes out of Castlemaine. He runs a not for profit email service that makes your emailing as green as it can be. We talk about what the physical requirements of ourContinue reading “S2E20 Our Digital World”
S2E19 Friends of the Earth with Cam Walker
In this episode we speak with Cam Walker who has been working at Friends of the Earth (FoE) for 30 years and has been an activist for even longer than that. If you want someone who really understands the push and pull, the nuance and dynamics of running a long term campaign for the environment CamContinue reading “S2E19 Friends of the Earth with Cam Walker”
S2E18 Deep Ecology with Kerry Calcraft
In this episode I speak with Castlemaine local, Kerry Calcraft, who spent her twenties protesting logging in Western Australia at Giblett forest. We discuss the training she got in Deep Ecology and Non Violent Direct Action and how that has impacted her life since then… including how it helps her during this Covid-19 pandemic andContinue reading “S2E18 Deep Ecology with Kerry Calcraft”
S2E17 Adani Coal Mine
**This episode was repeated on the podcast a year and half after its initial release with a new introduction. This was done to mark the fact that in Nov 2021 Jacinta also took part in a non-violent direct action, locking on to coal machinery and helping to stop work for four hours** In this episodeContinue reading “S2E17 Adani Coal Mine”
S2E16 Natural Funerals
In this episode we speak with a funeral director and an artist about how we can exit this world with as little harm as possible. Libby Moloney from Natural Grace Funerals in Woodend talks about how she got into the industry of natural funerals and what is really possible in terms of our choices whenContinue reading “S2E16 Natural Funerals”
S2E15 The Long Ride with Deb Taylor
In this episode I speak with Deb Taylor about her sustainable business and her bike ride across the Nullarbor Plain, which was a six week journey across one of Australia’s most iconic landscapes. She rode approximately 2,468 km from Port Lincoln in South Australia, to Busselton in Western Australia. I wanted to know why sheContinue reading “S2E15 The Long Ride with Deb Taylor”
S2E14 In the Beginning: Nappies
In today’s show we have three interviews with people doing sustainable babies in very different ways. Firstly Joan Webster tells us how it was back in the day when you boiled a copper to wash all your clothes, including the cloth nappies (diapers). Then I speak to new parents Alex and Mark, about using washableContinue reading “S2E14 In the Beginning: Nappies”
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