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5 December 2019  Reading  Better than Happiness The True Antidote to Discontent Gregory Smith  I was reminded of the Black Summer of 2019 Bushfires. Pre Australia acknowledging the Covid Pandemic and the states implementing Lockdown Health Measures, we were tackling Bushfires around Sydney. The Air was so thick it got in engine of this Bus on Parramatta Road. The driver Stopped at Bus Stop (at Bridge Road School) and let passengers off.   The bus stop is opposite the Annandale Westconnex Dive site  [" Exhibition Start-End Date  12/08/2025 - 08/09/2025.  A rezoning proposal for the site at 160-186 Parramatta Road and 79-95 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale is on exhibition for public feedback until Monday 8 September 2025 . The proposal from Landcom seeks to amend the planning controls in the Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022 to rezone the site from General Industrial (E4) to Mixed Use (MU1) and increase height and floor space to facili...

Want to help save wildlife after the fires? You can do it in your own backyard Holly Kirk , RMIT University ; Brendan Wintle , University of Melbourne ; Casey Visintin , University of Melbourne ; Freya Thomas , RMIT University ; Georgia Garrard , RMIT University ; Kirsten Parris , University of Melbourne ; Kylie Soanes , University of Melbourne ; Pia Lentini , University of Melbourne , and Sarah Bekessy , RMIT University People living in cities far from the unprecedented bushfires this summer may feel they can do little more to help beyond donating to organisations that support affected wildlife. But this is not necessarily the case: ten of the 113 top-priority threatened animal species most affected by the fires have populations in and around Australian cities and towns. Conserving these populations is now even more critical for the survival of these species. Here we provide various practical tips on things people can do in their own backyards and neighbourhoods to help some ...

Update: Marrickville West primary school called a SNAP Action to highlight the health risks of the air pollution in Sydney. Orange Grove followed Suit . Also action at Dulwich Hill Primary.  Media Coverage: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/newsradio/record-pollution-in-nsw-a-health-risk-for-school/ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/parents-worried-that-schools-aren-t-equipped-for-hazardous-bushfire-air-quality The Marrickville Primary action led to action at Orange Grove covered by SMH https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/there-is-no-excuse-parents-and-students-demand-climate-action-20191212-p53j8h.html https://soundcloud.com/radio-skid-row/snap-actions-in-protest-against-air-pollution-at-marrickville-west-and-orange-grove-w-kobi-shetty Inner West Council Climate and Renewables Strategy with Anna Harvey 12/12/2019 https://soundcloud.com/radio-skid-row/inner-west-council-climate-and-renewables-strategy-with-anna-harvey-12122019   Snap actions in prot...