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North Coast Natural environment Communities Bushfires

Published on: 28 Apr 2022

After devastating bushfires, Mid Coast 2 Tops Landcare Connection rolled out a series of workshops to help landholders build eco-literary and resilien...

New England and North West Climate change causes Communities Drought

Published on: 19 Apr 2022

Towns turning water scarcity into water security

After drought left Uralla questioning water security, a group of volunteers started engaging with the community to explore options for future water se...

Metropolitan Sydney Built environment Local government Heat

Published on: 11 Mar 2022

Building adaptive capacity to heat in Western Sydney

Western Sydney is expected to get even hotter so WSROC has developed a planning toolkit and Cool Suburbs to help Councils, industry and communities ad...

Metropolitan Sydney Built environment Local government Heat

Published on: 10 Mar 2022

Planning for comfort in a hotter climate

As cooling needs in Sydney’s eastern suburbs surge by a predicted 308% between now and 2070, our homes must adapt.

Metropolitan Sydney Built environment Communities Heat

Published on: 08 Mar 2022

How evidence is helping Blacktown City Council beat the heat

As heat causes major headaches in Western Sydney, Blacktown City Council commissioned the University of New South Wales to investigate cooling strateg...

NSW/ Statewide Built environment Households Heat

Published on: 03 Mar 2022

Adapting households for climate change

Beyond Zero Emissions have formed a partnership with HunterJO to help communities cool their homes to battle heatwaves – Australia’s deadliest natural...