Nanna Anne visits farmers using Perth residents’ poo to fertilise their land. It’s a win for the owners and the environment!
Tag Archives: Environment
Water to flow in NSW inland rivers
Nanna Eury talks to pastoralist Garry Hall at the Macquarie Marshes about the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holders’ decision to release water for NSW inland rivers. This is hot of the press – Nanna Euro is on location.
Action of the Week 3 August 2025
Sydney Knitting Nannas invite you to join us in welcoming politicians back to the NSW parliament for their next sitting. We’ll have speakers on coal mining, native forest logging and saving our water resources. We’re inviting the pollies to come and talk about their plans and hopes.
Action of the Week 28 July 2025
We know it’s been a long way to the top for Albo – but now we want to see him go harder and faster on climate action! That means no new gas or coal mines and more wind and solar. It also means quickly fixing the environment laws.
Buckrabanyule Reserve – a caretaker’s tale
Nanna Anne with friend Liz and the three Little Nannas are caretaking the 539 hectare Buckrabanyule Reserve 270km north west of Melbourne. One of their jobs is to help eliminate the widespread and invasive wheel cactus infestation impacting much of the property.
Bush Heritage – A Good News Story
Bush Heritage (BH) is a leading conservation not for profit in Australia – “healthy country protected forever” is their byline. BH purchases and then restores and protects natural landscapes. They have 1,460,000 hectares (over 40 reserves) in their reserve network and 1,600 volunteers!!!
Arrested Nanna describes dangerous paddy wagon ride
Sydney Nanna Bron locked onto a machine and was arrested in the Bulga State Forest. She was to 15th protester to be arrested in this forest, the home of endangered koalas and greater gliders.
Nannas in the Red Centre
Sydney Knitting Nannas and sisters Anne and Kathy met up at Uluru for a week’s tour of the red centre in the Northern Territory. Nanna Anne had driven from Sydney with a friend and two hitchhiking Nannas, Eartha and Nola.
Climate Trigger Explainer
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act (EPBC) requires the Federal Government to assess and determine whether to approve new projects that have impacts on nine “matters of national environmental significance (‘MNES’)”. Commonly referred to as Triggers, these are:
Bowdens Lead and Silver Mine – appeal to NSW Supreme Court
Farmers and health professionals from the Mudgee Rylstone region gathered outside the Supreme Court in Macquarie Street on Monday 22 July 2024 to attend the hearing of their appeal against Bowden’s lead, silver and zinc mine at Lue.