Videos

The Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative

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We Are Nature: Restoring the Health of Our Planet Together

The City of the Blue Mountains has long recognised the connection between the health of its people and the health of the planet, incorporating both in its Map for Action over 20 years ago.

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Underground and Off-grid at Middle Earth

Physicist Hans Coster and his wife Tillie have reforested a degraded sheep paddock and built a two-storey underground house designed to withstand climate extremes. It uses the stable underground temperature of the earth to regulate indoor temperature, and uses banks of nickel-iron batteries fed by solar panels.

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Future proofing with water and a Japanese inspired garden

Anne Mellor shares how Zen Buddhism has influenced the design of her house and garden in Springwood. This has reduced her risk of fire, flood and heatwave, while also creating a sanctuary of peace and tranquility.