As we launch in to 2016, one of the most pressing issues for BCCAN is the proposed sale of water to the Regis company for a proposed gold mine in the Blayney Shire. BCCAN has opposed this on the grounds that it would be imprudent to sell off water as we face a heating, drying…
Here is the petition to stop sale of Bathurst water to Regis gold mine. Print out (pref. double sided), gather signatures & return to BCCAN, c/- The Neighbourhood Centre, PO BOX 1469, Bathurst 2795, by Feb 10, 2016.
Here is a text-only version of BCCAN’s submission to Bathurst Regional Council on the proposal to divert treated effluent to a gold mine in Blayney. More information about this can be found on the Council’s website. Written submissions closed on December 21, 2015, but individual Councillors will continue to take residents’ views into consideration until…
By TRACY SORENSEN A couple of thousand years ago – so the story goes – three wise men gave gifts to a special newborn baby. They handed over frankincense and myrrh, perfumes made from the resins of gnarly trees, and gold. All these years later we still get pretty excited about that last one. This…
By Tracey Carpenter Did you know that Paris climate talks are the largest gathering of world leaders since 1948? Such is the importance with which the world is now engaging with the crisis of climate change and efforts to cut our greenhouse gas emissions. And they’re trying to nut out a way to transition from…
BY TRACY SORENSEN How do you herd cats? Unlike dogs, they’re not pack animals. Each cat has a mind of its own. As the world goes into crucial climate talks at the end of this month, the United Nations will be playing host to 196 parties, many of whom are hissing and spitting at…
BCCAN received many beautiful entries in the copper butterfly colouring competition. The winners were announced by Isabel Higgins on Saturday, October 25 at 11am at the 200 Plants and Animals exhibition at Shop 7, 177 Howick Street, Bathurst. Adult Winner: Christine Bailey (Prize: $40 Pigments and Palettes voucher) Adult Highly Commended: Tiffany Mason (Certificate) Youth…
At its Steering Committee meeting on October 21, 2015, Bathurst Community Climate Action Network decided to petition Bathurst Regional Council to support and promote urban tree cover. The petition is now being circulated, with the following wording: “Following the welcome addition of liquidambar trees on Bradwardine Road, we, the undersigned residents of Bathurst Regional Council,…
By Tracy Sorensen When was the last time you sat down with a cup of tea, a pack of pencils and a good colouring-in book? Going by the latest bestseller lists, it might not be that long. Adults are turning to colouring books as a soothing activity in a world of digital beeps, blips, noise…