What is the current pandemic telling us? Scientists believe the COVID-19 pandemic will not be a one-off and they expect 5 new diseases to emerge every year. It’s our relationship with nature and how we’re interacting with it that has…
Read More EARTH FIRST | The need to be ‘wild’ as nature intended
The following statement and questions were posed to Orange City Council by CCA Vice-President, Dr Andrew Rawson at the Council Meeting of 7 September, 2021. I refer to Agenda Item 5.3 Progress Report of the Operational Plan, specifically Section 2.3.5.1…
Read More QUESTIONS TO COUNCIL | How much more ratepayer’s money for mountain bike pipe dream?
I am Charlie Shannon from Manildra and I am nine years old. I have been interested in the environment since I was little because of the amazing wildlife and plants. At Manildra Public school I have started a Climate Club…
Read More Earth First | A young conservationist’s concern for the environment
Congratulations to Tony Worland on the modification of his EK Holden Ute. Recently the world's oldest Ferrari was found in a shed. How fortunate both vehicles, and their possibilities, were recognised for what they were by people who knew what…
Read More Letter to the Editor | The lost value in knowing what you’re looking at
By David Fitzsimons, Central Western Daily website, 29 July 2021 Conservationists opposed to a mountain bike trail park being opened on Mount Canobolas say they are shocked at a new report proposing more trails. Canobolas Conservation Alliance president Dr Colin…
Read More MEDIA REPORT | Orange conservationists ‘appalled’ at Mount Canobolas biking report
Orange City Council’s bike plan for Mt Canobolas is much worse than we thought it would be according to Canobolas Conservation Alliance President, Dr Colin Bower. The plan, revealed in The Central Western Daily (27/07/21), shows Council’s intention is to…
Originally published in the Central Western Daily on 27 July, 2021
The local Orange Aboriginal community say they haven’t been consulted about the proposed bike trails on Mt Canobolas, which is a sacred site, housing many Indigenous cultural artefacts. Neil and Gregory Ingram from the Orange Aboriginal community said the Orange…
Read More MEDIA REPORT | Local Aboriginal community not consulted on bike trails
Mount Canobolas is giving up its secrets. Who knew it had so many? I’ve been exploring parts of ‘The Mountain’ for over forty years and it’s only recently I came to understand how little we really know about it, and…
Read More Feature Article | Secret Treasures of Mt Canobolas
As a major Wiradjuri place, Mt Canobolas was an important occupation site used for the sourcing and sharing of food, medicines and tools, and for corroborees and ceremonies particularly relating to men’s business. To the Wiradjuri people Gaanha-bula is a…
Read More Facebook Video | The Significance of Gaanha-bula (Mt Canobolas) to the Wiradjuri People
