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Choir in the Dial Project - Lutruwita Art Orchestra
Representatives of the Lutruwita Art Orchestra (LAO) will be coming up to the Dial Range and surrounds from the 25th-27th of September to gain inspiration to compose a song. They would love to meet with any one who has an interest in protecting the Dial and the Choir in the Dial Project.
7 days ago2 min read


What's On : Nourish September 2026
This section aims to highlight news & events related to nourishing the land and our own bodies... The Homemaker Swap - NW TAS Saturday 5th September Swap at Lanigan’s 265 Rocky Cape Rd Rocky Cape 10-12 Culture Club - Fermentation Workshop 12 September 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: United @ 43 an inclusive community hub and all-abilities accommodation located at 43 Goldie Street, Smithton, Tasmania, operating out of the Smithton Uniting Church An initiative of Smithton Sust
Aug 273 min read


What's On : Awareness - September 2026
Sustainability Matters What's on: Awareness September 2026
Aug 277 min read


Celebrating International Year of the Woman Farmer
CWA's commitment to our community has never been stronger and it's volunteer support increasingly called upon where funding gaps struggle to meet basic needs for women, their families and the wider community throughout lutruwita.
Aug 272 min read


How green is green electricity?
Written by Michael Harries President of the North West Environment Centre (NWEC) Tasmania is regarded as one of the very few countries, or in our case states, that generates 100% of its electricity through renewables. Not quite true as we have a gas fired power station but let’s park that problem for now. To achieve 100% renewables all but one of Tasmania’s great rivers and several smaller rivers had to be dammed. Add to that many hundreds of kilometers of high transmission l
May 305 min read


Love Letter to Lutruwita
"Just as lovers seek union, we are apt, when we fall in love with our world, to fall into oneness with it as well. We begin to see the world as belonging to us as intimately as our own bodies.“ Joanna Macy Every Sunday at 5pm, I start a zoom meeting without knowing who will join me for an hour to fall in love with world over and over again... Since 2020, the mailing list has grown to 125 people from Tasmania and other states and even a few from other countries. Usually 4
May 303 min read


When Politics Stops Asking Questions
From Facebook post : (Adam Martin Independent - My Thought for the Day 29.05.2026) https://www.instagram.com/adam_martin_independent/ Yesterday in Tasmania’s Parliament, “Lobbyist Shane Broad” gave what was supposed to sound like a calm and rational defence of the salmon industry’s antibiotic use. Instead, many listeners heard something else entirely. They heard a politician so determined to defend the industry that he appeared more interested in dismissing legitimate questio
May 304 min read


What's On : Harvest - June 2026
Sustainability Matters What's on June 2026
May 302 min read


What's On : Awareness - June 2026
Sustainability Matters What's on June 2026
May 302 min read
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