Sydney Knitting Nannas took a Christmas photo, filmed a Christmas video, finalised our Christmas list and learnt how to make origami koalas all before our meeting at Customs House on Friday 8 December.
Meeting at Customs House
After photos and filming around the Customs House Christmas tree we escaped the heat to the cool meeting room. There were lots of chats while sitting around a big table making origami koalas. Thanks to Nanna Elizabeth for providing the delicious biscuits and to Nanna Jackie for providing the tea and thermoses of hot water.
Our Christmas list is now complete and all the Nannas have made a tremendous effort to make gifts and send cards, particularly Nanna Elizabeth.
Nannas Eury and Gemma teamed up as videographer and director and here is a preview.
Our Christmas video will be released next week.
Join us at this event
NAB AGM
Friday 15 December from 8.30am at 1 Martin Place. The Tiwi Islander Traditional Owners are coming because NAB is funding Santos’ Barossa Gas Project.
Reading list
The Knitting Nanna Booklist is now on our website under Resources, so check it out. There are a couple novels as well as non-fiction. Suggestions welcome.
Narrabri Gas Project Update
The NSW government has abandoned the plan to develop a Special Activation Precinct based on gas in Narrabri, and communities are now pushing for a Renewable Energy Precinct instead.
Santos pushed back the date for a Final Investment Decision on the Narrabri Gas Project to 2025, partly because they don’t have the gas pipeline approvals they need.
The Federal Government has agreed to reconsider the Hunter Gas Pipeline under national environment laws. Since 2009 when the government decided it was not a controlled action, new information has come to light revealing the presence of threatened communities and wildlife along the gas pipeline route.
A fire has been burning southwest of the gasfields, burning 22 hectares of the Pilliga State Forest. An easterly wind has blown the fire westward away from gas infrastructure. See Pilliga Forest – Big Fire Country written by a local fire fighter.
Australia’s two largest oil and gas companies Woodside and Santos are in merger talks to form a single $80 billion company focused on gas exports.
COP28 Climate Talks
Sydney Nannas are following the COP 28 Climate Talks in Dubai. The Guardian’s Climate Crisis links
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