New, smart building materials can change some of their properties in response to external stimuli, such as temperature. And they are being incorporated into materials such as bricks and roof cladding to make homes more resistant to heat fluctuations. Find out how they work here.
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Cool Mountains – Your Guide to Beating the Heat in Springwood & Surrounds
If you are looking for somewhere to escape the heat, Cool Mountains has you covered with our list of air-conditioned and naturally cooler spaces open to anyone.
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Healthier Waterways, Happier People
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Beyond the Yellow Bin: Surprising Things You Can Recycle – and How to Do it!
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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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How smart home materials can shield us from extreme heat and cut energy bills all year
New, smart building materials can change some of their properties in response to external stimuli, such as temperature. And they are being incorporated into materials such as bricks and roof cladding to make homes more resistant to heat fluctuations. Find out how they work here.
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Magical Creatures: the Under-appreciated Role of Insects in Our Gardens
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The Bush Preschool Cultivating the Next Generation of Nature Lovers
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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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A Climate Risk and Adaptation Plan for the Mountains
Recently I attended a consultation day with Blue Mountains City Council to discuss a new Community Climate Risk and Adaptation Plan and the ways in which it could be implemented. What transpired renewed my belief in our community, our council and our shared future.
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Strengthening Community Resilience: Disaster Risk Awareness Expo & Family Day
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People Of Binfluence: The 2024 Binfluencer Awards