As a 19 year-old Blackheathen Virginia Field grappled with ongoing ill health after a 6-week feverish illness that changed the direction of her life. With frequent relapses over the next six years her health finally turned around after a 6-week acupuncture treatment that introduced her to Chinese medicine.
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Latest from around the region
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Towards Zero Waste Hero
There is a simple and effective answer to reducing the impact of plastics on our environment – simply stop using so much of it. Local resident Belinda Coates has done just that, employing simple, cheap and effective solutions to cut her plastic waste to almost zero.
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Rowe Morrow: Adapting to Rising Costs & Environment Change
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Aunty Carol Cooper: A Force For Peace
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Dr Keith Suter on Making Peace in the World Today
Recognising how violence and war impact the health of the planet, the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative has become a member of the Blue Mountains Peace Collective. On Sunday 25th May, members of the Collective attended a presentation by Dr Keith Suter on Making Peace in the World Today at the Leura Uniting Church.
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Give Peace a Chance
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The Blue Mountains Zine Fair
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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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The Next Generation of RFS Volunteers Encourages Others to Join
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SalOn: Katoomba’s Sustainable Fashion Icon
Sal Isaksen, owner of Sal-On in Katoomba, is making a stand against fast fashion and its environmental impacts. Visit her store and hear her story in this piece by volunteer writer Camille Walsh.
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Katoomba Op Shops & Antique Stores Driving the Circular Economy
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BUZZBUZZ! New Leura Bee and Pollinator Shop and More to Explore in Pollinator Week
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Healing body, mind and spirit with Tai Chi and Qigong
As a 19 year-old Blackheathen Virginia Field grappled with ongoing ill health after a 6-week feverish illness that changed the direction of her life. With frequent relapses over the next six years her health finally turned around after a 6-week acupuncture treatment that introduced her to Chinese medicine.
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Learning How To Upcycle Fashion with Sherlie McMillan
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Kindlehill’s New Senior School: Launched by A Murmuration
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Advancing Science Communication for Planetary Health
Building science journalism is pivotal to tackling planetary health, and collaborating internationally is critical as we work together to protect the health of all species. In early April the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre took part in a project funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) entitled “Advancing Science Communication for Planetary Health”
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Future Doctors Learn About Planetary Health
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Insects and Ecology Take Centre Stage at MAGNIFY
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The 2024 Wynne Prize & Our Changing Relationship with Country
Blocking out a couple of hours a week to step off the treadmill and give ourselves time to nurture our relationship with the earth and ourselves, is one way to keep our creative spirit and ‘lust for life’ alive. If you haven’t done so yet, one opportunity over the next two weeks is to spend some ‘slow’ time in the 2024 Wynne Prize exhibition at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre.
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The Blue Mountains Zine Fair
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The Indigenous Art Class Helping Heal The Past
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The Bushcare Seed Collectors Building Our Native Seed Banks
There’s a small group of passionate Blue Mountains Bushcarers who meet monthly to collect and clean local native seed. We met up with them to find out how and why they cooked Banksias to release seeds, how they cleaned the seeds of a variety of different Gahnia species, and why they love being part of the Bushcare Seed Collectors Group.
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Kicking Sustainable Goals at Planetary Health Day
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New Blue Mountains Soft Plastic, Textile and E-waste Recycling Service Has Your Waste Sorted