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Published on: 11 Sep 2026
We cannot design futures we cannot imagine
What if the future begins with a new word? The Symbiocene offers a practical philosophy for designing relationships where people and nature thrive tog...
Australia
Communities
Natural environment
A Guide to Symbiocene Design front cover
The image is of the front cover of the Guide to Symbiocene Design. 
Published on: 11 Sep 2026
Eight stories, many climate adaptation conversations
Before communities can shape adaptation plans, they need opportunities to talk about what adaptation means to them. Adaptation Stories uses storytelli...
NSW/ Statewide
Health and wellbeing
Communities
Eight thumbnail graphics of different Adaptation Stories from the Living Lab
Adaptation Stories - thumbnail images. 
Published on: 11 Sep 2026
A recipe for resilience in the Hunter
Creative practice is a powerful tool for climate adaptation. In the Hunter Region, the Recipe for Resilience workshop used a simple cake metaphor to t...
Hunter
Central Coast
Economy
Communities
Business
State government
Local government
Heat
A Recipe for Resilience in the Hunter region - workshop participants
Workshop participants display the cake graphic representing a Recipe for Resilience. 
Credit: Wanagi Zable-Andrews
Published on: 01 Jul 2026
Helping young people navigate a climate of change
AdaptNSW has developed A Climate of Change – a free, evidence-based resource package that helps educators support students to build resilience, naviga...
NSW/ Statewide
Health and wellbeing
Education
Group of people from diverse backgrounds standing together in a group
Published on: 10 Mar 2026
Delivering Resilience: Evaluating public buildings to provide cleaner indoor air shelters
The case study outlines research led by the University of Tasmania with NSW Government agencies assessing air quality improvements in the Port Macquar...
North Coast
Health and wellbeing
Built environment
Climate change causes
Bushfires
Drought
Households
Business
Communities
State government
Local government
Smoke from a Peat Fire at Port Macquarie in 2019.jpg
Smoke from a Peat Fire at Port Macquarie in 2019. 
Credit: Kerryn Lawrence
Published on: 03 Mar 2026
Bringing the voice of Country into the emergency control room
On the New South Wales South Coast, a project bringing Aboriginal cultural custodians into the bushfire emergency control room is reshaping how decisi...
South East and Tablelands
Natural environment
Aboriginal cultural values
Communities
Land and water management
Bushfires
A group of aboriginal volunteers during the cultural incident management exercise
A group of aboriginal volunteers during the cultural incident management exercise. 
Credit: Kat Haynes
Published on: 20 Nov 2025
Southern Highlands - Gundungurra Country builds economic vitality through collaboration
The Highlands Homegrown Economy project brought together 50 local leaders to map 20 catalytic initiatives and collaboration opportunities. By surfacin...
South East and Tablelands
Economy
Communities
Business
State government
Local government
Bushfires
Jeff Aston sitting at a table in discussion with others at the Highlands Homegrown Economy Workshop
Jeff Aston discusses the Food Logistics Hub at the Highlands Homegrown Economy Workshop. 
Credit: John Swainston
Published on: 19 Nov 2025
Southern Highlands Food Logistics Hub: Collaboration as climate infrastructure
Emerging from the Highlands Homegrown Economy: Opportunity Mapping and Collaboration Workshop, the Southern Highlands Food Logistics Hub is uniting lo...
South East and Tablelands
Economy
Communities
Drought
Image of growing, distributing and making food
Southern Highlands Food Logistics Hub banner image of growing, distributing and making food. 
Credit: Trong Nguyen (left), JackF (middle), Regen Labs (right)
Published on: 19 Nov 2025
WinZero: A community and solutions led response to climate impacts
WinZero is a volunteer-led climate action backbone organisation helping the Southern Highlands community to reduce emissions, lower energy bills and m...
South East and Tablelands
Economy
Communities
Bushfires
A collage of people participating in WinZero activities
Collage of various people WinZero activities. 
Credit: WinZero