Knitting Nannas from across NSW will start a spectacular parade at 11am on Thursday 11 May from Queens Square at the top of King Street then down King St, Pitt St and up Martin Place to Parliament House. Here Nannas will welcome back NSW politicians with street theatre, live music and singing. Facebook Event The SupremeContinue reading “New start time”
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Good News 28 April 2023
More good news Tasmania’s Lagoon of Islands is back to a healthy state, cutting emissions from construction rubbish, restoring rivers in Europe.
Knitting Nannas to gather in Sydney for 3 days of activities
Knitting Nannas are getting ready for three days of plotting and action. If you’ve wondered about joining or meeting up with the Nannas here’s your chance. Knitting Nannas from across NSW will be in Sydney for rallies and a mini-conference from 10-12 May. NSW mid-north coast Nannas, Dom and Helen, are being represented in theContinue reading “Knitting Nannas to gather in Sydney for 3 days of activities”
No New Coal
Knitting Nannas were among over 130 No New Coal protesters at Sandgate who stopped a coal train heading to the Port of Newcastle on Sunday. The protesters stood beside the track causing the train to halt, then nearly fifty people climbed up ladders to the top of a coal wagon or stood in front ofContinue reading “No New Coal”
Nannas join like-minded people
Sydney Knitting Nannas joined many other groups including Move Beyond Coal, 350.org, XR Drum Rebellion, Australian Religious Response to Climate Change and Lismore activists at a demonstration outside the Financial Review Banking Summit at the Hilton last Tuesday. All these like-minded people were there to tell the Big Bankers plotting inside to stop funding destructiveContinue reading “Nannas join like-minded people”
Gas – a declining industry
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.
NSW Government talking out of both sides of their mouth
The NSW Independent Planning Commission has just approved the Mt Pleasant Coal Optimisation Project near Muswellbrook. The Commission cited the Perrottet government’s policy on coal and gas development in justifying their decision.
No coal mining in Sydney’s water catchment
Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends have written letters to MPs in an attempt to wake them up to the impacts of coal mining in the Greater Sydney Water Catchment. South32’s proposed 30 year extension of their Dendrobium Mine underlies the drinking water of five million people in Greater Sydney.
Good News 20 May 2022
Click on the image to go to news article links and more good news about New Zealands plan to get low-income earners into hybrid and electric cars, renewable jobs in Newcastle, transitioning from coal to renewables and ‘night time solar’ research.
Integrity and Climate Election
Not having a robust Integrity Commission at a federal level enables more than rorting of grants programs, it’s blocking the serious climate action we need. Legal, but essentially corrupt behaviour, has empowered those businesses with the most to lose from a move towards clean energy.
Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends 