Destination Pagoda proposes a world class tourism and conservation reserve on Lithgow’s doorstep. A new reserve, called the Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area, will complete Myles Dunphy’s visionary 1932 Blue Mountains National Park scheme. A key design element of Destination Pagoda is the creation of low-key visitor opportunities close to Lithgow beside upgraded existing…
Researchers from Charles Sturt University are inviting people to complete a survey on Sustainability issues for Regional Cooperatives and not-for-profit organisations. Participating involves completing an online survey that includes demographic questions and a hypothetical scenario task involving investment fund allocation. For more information on what participating in this study will involve, please see the information…
Ecologists and community groups in Bathurst have come together ahead of Threatened Species Day on Saturday to express their opposition to the destruction of local threatened species and parts of two native vegetation communities that will occur if the building of a Go Kart track on the top of Mt Panorama/Wahluu goes ahead. Prominent local…
Bathurst Community Climate Action Network (BCCAN) members have paid tribute to founding member Ross Macindoe, who died earlier this year after a long illness. Born in 1937, Mr Macindoe created a small organic farm at Laffing Waters after a long career in the NSW Department of Agriculture and as a consultant. He was part of…
Geoff Miell’s preamble and question to candidates on fossil fuels can be downloaded from this link.
TEXT by ADRIAN RINGBAUER IMAGE & CAPTION by JOSEPHINE JACKSON I have a vision that the world is a place people listen to the cry of the earth. “Climate change” is no longer change. It is catastrophe. This is no longer something we can push to the side like it has been for the…
On Friday May 10 at 6 for 6.30pm BCCAN will be showing two powerful short documentaries relating to climate change and fossil fuels. The first is “Accelerate” which follows climate leader and founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben on his 2018 tour of Australia. The second is “Pilliga Rising” which follows four members of a…
BCCAN has today sent an objection to the NSW Independent Planning Commission regarding the proposed expansion of the Moolarben coal mine. This is the text of our submission: NSW Government Independent Planning Commission Level 3, 201 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Commissioners, RE: Moolarben Coal Operations Stage 1 Mod 14, Stage 2 Mod…
A group of residents at Kings Plains between Bathurst and Blayney is asking questions of the proposed Regis McPhillamy gold mine. Will the headwaters of the Belubula River be safe? You can find here (download PDF) the minutes of the Community Consultative meeting run by Regis which has community stakeholders on board, asking questions. Information from…
With young people around the world walking out of school for climate action, Bathurst Community Climate Action Network is inviting local students to give their perspectives in a Student Climate Competition. With a main prize of $150, BCCAN is calling for entries of up to 500 words or multimedia entries of up to 3 minutes.…