Let’s Talk About the Weather – Gannawarra

A community conversation about the weather for residents, businesses & organisations in the Gannawarra region.

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As part of the project, we hosted 2 casual community gatherings. With a meal provided, there were local speakers talking about their own experiences & solutions:

COMMUNITY LUNCH: Positive Green Spaces
Wed 13 Nov 12.30-2pm 2024, Grow Collective Garden, Kerang

Presenting:

• Millie Ross: From Gardening Australia. Discussing creative solutions that can be applied to various gardens.
• Angela Hird: President of the Kerang Landcare Group. Talks about local species and gardening techniques and the Activating Green Corridors project from Kerang Landcare Group
• Claire Fry: Manager of Kerang Neighbourhood House. Promoting community well-being through access to nutritious food and the importance of volunteering.

COMMUNITY DINNER: Living with Water
Wed 20 Nov 6-7.30pm 2024, The Big Cohuna Stockyard, Cohuna

Presenting:

• Dale Grey: Big Wets, Big Drys – Seasonal risk agronomist with Agriculture Victoria where he has worked for 30 years. From The Fast Break, Dale will be presenting historic Goulburn and Murray river flow data and explaining what has caused some of the big wets and the big drys. He will also provide a brief synopsis of the climate outlook for the next three months.
• Jo Bear: A Local Farmer with a different perspective to farming on the Loddon River flood plain
• Dale Boyd: Member of the climate team in the Agriculture Sector Development division with Agriculture Victoria. Discussing tools available for farmers to assess soil moisture, that can assist make informed farming decisions

The community was also invited to share their thoughts on the weather. How had they been impacted, how did they get through, what ideas & experiences did they gain for others to learn from?

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Big weather events are happening more often, prompting us to seek new ideas, solutions & approaches for the future. Join us to discuss extreme weather in the Gannawarra Shire region, its direct impacts & local solutions for our communities.

Hosted by Make a Change in partnership with many local organisations, this initiative is designed for us to ‘talk about the weather’. How have we been impacted? What have we learned? What local solutions can we activate moving forward?

We believe that by sharing insights & ideas, we can collectively explore possible solutions: aiming to improve circumstances & lessen the impact of extreme weather events on the people we care about, the organisations we are part of & the towns we live in.

For more information and questions get in touch with the Make a Change team via [email protected] or 0483 104 361

If you’d like to bring an initiative like this to your community, get in touch with the Make a Change team via: [email protected] or 0483 104 361