WinZero November Roundup Creating Awareness PechaKucha 2020 Congratulations to all the speakers at PechaKucha 2020 event at The Farm Club in Werai. Especially our WinZero heroes Kirstine, Rob and Ian Hasslacher. More members signed up as a result! Kirstine Lumb-McKay spoke about your self-sustainable Life at Greenlaw Rob Skinner – Landscape Regeneration – A way out of […]
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WSC Climate Change Advisory Panel In February 2020, the Wingecarribee Shire Council passed the motion to declare a Climate Emergency, and a forum was to be created where the community would be given a voice in the matter. Councillor Larry Whipper has been instrumental in getting this off the ground. Creating the concept of the
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The third annual Growers & Producers Long Lunch was hosted on Tuesday October 27 at The Loch on Greenhills Road outside of Berrima in the Highlands. It was such an appropriate venue, where owner and chef Brigid Kennedy and husband Mark have developed a deserved reputation for serving outstanding food informed and inspired for what’s
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Click here to read the WinZero November News Badge Text WinZero in the Empire Theatre There’s a 30 second version of our video running in the cinema right now. Click here if you haven’t seen it yet. Badge Text WinZero | In the Southern Highland News We featured quite heavily at the Growers &
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People in the Southern Highlands Background I grew up in the countryside, running around the back blocks of Queensland playing cricket. It was a very Australian upbringing, and very conservative too. My parents were heavily involved in the national party and while I wasn’t interested in politics back then, I guess it coloured my outlook
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Together let’s Work for a Sustainable Future Climate change poses a very real threat to our way of life in the Southern Highlands, however, we have a choice because the solutions and a different path exist. Come join WinZero and help us choose a sustainable future. Brian Rapsey, Tim Wilson, Darryn McKay, Way Up High
WinZero would like to announce that another group in the Southern Highlands has joined as a community alliance. Wombatised has over 160 members who care for the rescue and release of wombats. If you find an injured wombat you can contact Wombatised on the numbers below. Please respect our wildlife and drive slowly on
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New coalition of Wingecarribee environmental groups officially launches today! Before the pandemic but still in the haze of bushfires, members of the local community demonstrated concern for the environment in greater numbers than ever before. A full house at Bowral Town Hall for the Climate Forum, was followed months later by a Climate Emergency March,
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Wingecarribee Shire Council Declares a Climate Emergency Wingecarribee Shire Councillors have voted to declare a Climate Emergency following Wednesday evening’s meeting of Council. A majority of Councillors supported the Notice of Motion put forward by Councillors Whipper and Markwart. The declaration recognises the latest climate change science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and
Where WinZero Started https://youtu.be/guLj_gZIFR8 As you’re all probably aware, following Climate Action Now Wingecarribee’s (CANWin) successful Climate Forum in November last year, and the Extinction Rebellion march through Bowral on a scorching 43 degree day on 1 February, Wingecarribee Council finally made a Climate Emergency Declaration for the Shire. Part of Council’s resolution for the
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