More support needed to lift cycling uptake

More support needed to lift cycling uptake

Like many children in Australia, I had a bike. I enjoyed the freedom a bicycle affords a young person without a driver’s licence. When I see teenagers cycling past my home on lazy Saturday afternoons, it reminds me of those days when the world seemed wide. I came to...
Planting trees as an act of hope

Planting trees as an act of hope

Every August for 25 years, Australians young, old and in-between have taken to the outdoors to help restore nature in their neighbourhoods for National Tree Day. This celebration of hope in action is now recognised as Australia’s largest community tree planting event....
Braidwood visit

Braidwood visit

Thanks to everyone who spoke with us at Braidwood on Saturday. There were only a few traders and visitors to the markets so Katrina also spent time visiting local traders in Wallace St. Some of the earlier issues came up in conversation including condition of local...
Restoring the land is good for us and nature

Restoring the land is good for us and nature

Can old dams become valuable wetlands? A project in Stringybark Reserve, Jerrabomberra is showing how. We spent a couple of hours on Sunday morning walking through sections of the reserve with a small group to check out a project Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council...