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Published on: 14 Aug 2021
Sydney Metro: climate resilient rail
Learn how Australia’s biggest urban rail investment, Sydney Metro, is being built to last a century by considering climate change in its design.
Metropolitan Sydney
Built environment
State government
Storms
View of a newly built train station with train on the left side of the image and people on the platform
Published on: 13 Aug 2021
Managing flood risk in a changing climate
The Hawkesbury–Nepean Valley is managing flood risk by considering climate change impacts with input from local councils, businesses and the community...
Metropolitan Sydney
Built environment
Local government
Flood
Close up of two signs saying 'water over road' and 'road closed' partially covered by flood water on a road
Published on: 16 Jun 2021
Advocating adaptation in agriculture
Find out how life in on a farm in Broken Hill led to an understanding of how climate change is related to the food we eat.
Far West
Agriculture
Communities
Land and water management
Households
Drought
Portrait of a young woman with a hat with dry land and few trees in the background
Published on: 15 Jun 2021
CoastSnap
Learn how a citizen science program uses smartphone photographs from beach-goers to monitor changes in NSW coastlines over time.
NSW/ Statewide
Natural environment
Communities
Land and water management
Sea level rise
A beach and river entrance on a cloudy day with a red line showing the current shoreline location and a blue line showing the previous shoreline location
Published on: 15 Jun 2021
How a winery is tackling climate change
Find out how De Bortoli Wines is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, operating more sustainably, and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars each y...
Riverina Murray
Agriculture
Business
Land and water management
Heat
Drought
Oblique aerial image showing a large wine making facility covered in rooftop solar
Published on: 14 Jun 2021
Rates, roads, rubbish AND renewables
Find out how the Lachlan Shire Council is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and saving money by using renewable energy and energy-efficient produc...
Central West and Orana
Net zero and sustainability
Business
Heat
Image of a town sign that reads Condobolin that is made out of rusted iron, next to a road with a flood sign
Published on: 22 Mar 2021
Living seawalls
Living seawalls can help marine biodiversity and protect coastal areas from sea level rise. Creating 'natural' seawall surfaces provide habitat for ma...
Metropolitan Sydney
Built environment
Local government
Sea level rise
Close up of living seawalls tiles on a vertical rock seawall with half part under water
Published on: 15 Jan 2021
StreetConnect for community resilience
Find out how a grassroots model for community resilience is helping the Hawkesbury area manage the challenges of climate change.
Metropolitan Sydney
Health and wellbeing
Households
Heat
portrait of three men and one woman smiling with pamphlets in their hands
Published on: 01 Jan 2021
Managing the effects of sea level rise
Learn how the Northern Beaches Council is adapting to sea level rise by upgrading coastal infrastructure and increasing community awareness.
Metropolitan Sydney
Natural environment
Local government
Sea level rise
Built environment
Image of a pipe going from the land to sea with a stormy sea in the background