There is no away! One of the most powerful statements I ever heard was You can’t throw anything away, there is no away! It’s a strong argument for stopping the production of toxic and poisonous substances so they won’t eventually enter our air, soil and waterways. Every time there’s a Read more…
Saying no to plastic shampoo bottles Despite all the viable alternatives, and my ongoing attempts to minimise single-use plastics, until today I’ve still continued to use shampoo in throw-away plastic bottles. Mark Twain once said: “Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but Read more…
Act and Hope Will Come There are some very simple ways to contribute to A Year in a Day – the best way is to copy an action someone else has posted because it demonstrates that people’s actions have impact and each person can inspire another to act. Today I Read more…
The Planetary Health Initiative’s Wildlife Compatible Garden is on the Edible Garden Trail on Saturday 5 March and our first Swampcare group meets on Friday 25 February As the late afternoon sun cast its golden glow over our beautiful Country/Ngurra this evening, I took time after work for the first Read more…
Names Matter We give names to those we love. Names matter. The names we give our children, the nicknames we give our friends and lovers, and the names we give our companion animals. In 2016, as my husband and I began to fall in love with the native plants on Read more…
Sharing positive actions creates a multiplier effect Taking a positive action and then going one step further to share it with others, creates a multiplier effect – exactly what we need to urgently accelerate action to restore planetary health. Sharing what you do sends a message to others that we’re Read more…
In 2020 Rotary International made Supporting The Environment a new area of focus for Rotary worldwide. This is a seismic shift, as evidenced by the powerful Climate and Peace Forum Webinar I attended this evening as my action for A Year in a Day. Every quarterly Climate and Peace Forum Read more…
For Valentine’s Day we went to the tip and made baked beans from scratch! Is it possible to get more romantic than that? I have always been a hoarder. I learnt it from my grandparents who lived through the Great Depression and kept EVERYTHING. I still have my grandmother’s pill Read more…
Recognising how much we take from the earth and don’t give back Today I ‘left no footprint’ and for the first time in my life gave back to the earth more than I took out of it! I knew in advance it was going to be a rare sunny day, Read more…
Today I made hankies, started a hanky box, and filled two hanky tins! I love hankies, but my husband doesn’t. Neither do our boys. So the men in my family go through lots of tissues. Today I decided to pull out all the scrap fabric I had around the house Read more…
Today I focused on metal and peace Today the ‘fierce urgency of now’ prompted me to take TWO actions: one focused on the preciousness of metal, and one focused on doing everything we can to maintain peace. I went on a Treasure Hunt for metal around the house and have Read more…