The Homes for Older Women (HOW) program is a successful community-based solution to the national housing crisis. Since launching in May last year, the Blue Mountains not-for-profit has secured accommodation for 47 older women facing housing insecurity and homelessness.
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Latest from around the region
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Healthier Waterways, Happier People
Springwood resident Phillip Birtles believes that there is an essential connection between people and water. Through his work at Sydney Water, he taps into that connection, strengthening it and contributing to healthier, happier communities while simultaneously improving waterway health.
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Beyond the Yellow Bin: Surprising Things You Can Recycle – and How to Do it!
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Rainforest Aircon: Planting for Comfort & Climate
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A Generous Helping: A Reclaimed Food Revolution in Springwood
Food wastage is one of the biggest problems in the developed world, contributing to landfill, climate change and food insecurity, but in the Lower Blue Mountains a number of organisations are finding ways to reduce food waste while helping locals access delicious fresh food and slash their grocery bills.
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Giving New Life to Things & People at the Australian Repair Shop in Faulconbridge
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Emma Madison is Finding her Community Through Co-Working
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Gaining Hope And A Home
The Homes for Older Women (HOW) program is a successful community-based solution to the national housing crisis. Since launching in May last year, the Blue Mountains not-for-profit has secured accommodation for 47 older women facing housing insecurity and homelessness.
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Planetary Health: What Does It Mean And Why Does It Matter?
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Love Thy Neighbourhood Centre
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Hidden in Plain View: The Surprising Acts of Sustainability on Macquarie Road Springwood
Along Macquarie Road in Springwood, many businesses are taking action by making quiet, and often surprising decisions which benefit and promote sustainability in our local area, and across the world.
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Turning Carbon into Sunshine: Renewable Energy for Disaster Risk Reduction
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A Home for All Seasons: Future-Proofing for Human and Planetary Health
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Birds of Australia at the Springwood Hub
The Birds of Australia STORYBOX interactive exhibit at the Springwood Hub showcases John and Elizabeth Gould's bird illustrations and First Nations knowledge. It highlights the threats to Australian birds, promotes conservation efforts, and is complemented by the Planetary Health Centre's bird photography exhibition.
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Springwood Lot Party: Transforming an Underused Space Into a Vibrant Community Event
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Plants for the Planet’s Sake: The Life and Times of a Bush Doctor
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Magical Creatures: the Under-appreciated Role of Insects in Our Gardens
There is an army of hard-working environmental warriors all around us: in soil, on plants, in the air and in the water. Insects are our hidden allies. They protect, develop and maintain our natural environments, and yet their contribution is so often misunderstood, ignored or actively maligned.
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The Bush Preschool Cultivating the Next Generation of Nature Lovers
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A Light-hearted Look at a Serious Subject: Breaking Down Barriers to Bushfire Preparedness
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Barometers of Climate Change: Artists and Therapists at the Braemar Gallery
Six Blue Mountains artists take strikingly different approaches to expressing ecological emotions associated with fire, flood and pandemic.
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Reconnecting the Seven Sisters Songlines from Uluru to the East Coast of Australia
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Julie Parkin: Back on Track
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People Of Binfluence: The 2024 Binfluencer Awards
Blue Mountains City Council hosted the local Binfluencer Awards to recognise and reward those who are working to encourage and increase waste avoidance, reusing or recycling in their local communities.
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Battling Remote Bush Blazes
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“We’re all in this together”: Towards Community Net Zero