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Category Archives: News

Nannas draw attention to water, our most precious resource

World Water Day at Botanic Gardens

On World Water Day Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends ventured into the Botanical Gardens to make videos to remind Sydneysiders including ourselves how important water is.  It doesn’t just come out of a tap! Looking around us we have to question whether our most precious resource is safe.

Posted byAdminMarch 26, 2023March 26, 2023Posted inNewsTags:Gas, Koalas, Water

The Piss-off Policy

The Piss-off Policy for the coal seam gas industry

David Chadwick, a businessman and farmer from Coonamble, advised Hunter landholders that they have no option but to develop a strong and simple ‘piss-off policy’ to stop a gas pipeline being buried on their land.

Posted byAdminMarch 21, 2023March 21, 2023Posted inExplainer, NewsTags:Gas, Narrabri

East Coast Gas – the Big Picture is not what we’re told

Systemic Problems with Governments and Gas Industry

Bruce Robertson, an energy financial analyst, recently addressed a community meeting of landholders who will be impacted by the Hunter Gas Project. He spoke about systemic problems and the corruption of process that are inherent to gas production in Australia.

Posted byAdminMarch 20, 2023March 20, 2023Posted inExplainer, NewsTags:Gas

Explaining Labor’s Safeguard Mechanism

Nannas Cathy, Marie and Louise with Richard Denniss

On Wednesday evening Nannas met one of their heroes economist Richard Denniss after the forum on federal Labor’s Safeguard Mechanism at the Sydney Town Hall. The forum posed the question: will it safeguard the climate and the future, or the fossil fuel industries?

Posted byAdminMarch 19, 2023March 20, 2023Posted inExplainer, NewsTags:Climate change, Coal, Gas

Preferential Voting Explained

How to ensure your vote is counted and sends a message to the next parliament about environmental issues.

Choose minor parties or independents with strong environmental policies as your first choice and put your preferred major party lower down. Your first choice candidate may be elected but if not your vote will flow to the major party. See our NSW Political Party Scorecard.

Posted byAdminMarch 19, 2023March 19, 2023Posted inExplainer, NewsTags:elections

Gas – a declining industry

Bruce Robertson at a meeting of landholders impacted by the Hunter Gas Pipeline

Last weekend Bruce Robertson was a guest speaker at a community meeting for landholders who will be impacted by the Hunter Gas Pipeline if it is built. He advocates that gas is a declining industry in Australia.

Posted byAdminMarch 18, 2023March 19, 2023Posted inExplainer, News, UncategorizedTags:Gas

Violet is free

Nannas outside Violet Coco's court appeal

Sydney Nannas once again were up early to support Violet Coco outside court before her appeal hearing at the Downing Centre Court. Violet was sentenced in December to a 15-month jail term with a non-parole period of eight months.

Posted byAdminMarch 17, 2023March 18, 2023Posted inNewsTags:Climate change, protest laws

Nannas out and about

Sydney Nannas set up for a knit-in in Martin Place

Sydney Nannas have been busy over the last week at various events all over Sydney and beyond. Here’s a round up of activities.

Posted byAdminMarch 16, 2023March 18, 2023Posted inNews

NSW Political Party Scorecard

NSW political parties scorecard for election 2023

How do the NSW Political Parties rate on issues important to Sydney Nannas? How do you find your electorate and candidates and what are the parties’ policies?

Posted byAdminMarch 10, 2023March 23, 2023Posted inNewsTags:elections

Nanna visits Takayna

New Nanna Cathy has recently visited the blockade in Takayna in the northwest of Tasmania. Here is her story……

Posted byAdminMarch 10, 2023March 18, 2023Posted inNewsTags:Environment

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