Local people in central Victoria, leading climate adaptation from the ground up.
Produced by Kyla Brettle for ADAPT Loddon Mallee’s Climate Ready Plan
Digging in on Mallee Country
When freshwater ecologist and slow food advocate Deb Bogenhuber witnessed Mildura's agricultural land being overwhelmed by relentless dust storms in 2019-2020, she wanted to leave. Instead, Deb and her community began to respond to the problem of food sovereignty and water scarcity, while giving landless farmers like Jocelyn Majambere a place to grow and belong. [more]
Joining the dots in Maldon
Climate change isn't talked about much in Maldon - even though the dominant older demographic can be badly affected by impacts like heat waves. Amy Atkinson, coordinator of Maldon's Neighbourhood House - sets out to lead grass roots change - determined to help her community adapt to climate change whether they are sceptical about it or not. [more]
Leading the way in Maryborough
Young people will experience changes to climate more keenly than older generations, but how can adults prepare them for something they haven't dealt with it so well themselves? Troy Butler is a school groundsman who starts a climate leadership group in his school and shares with them how he found a way forward when the adults closest to him weren’t the best ones to follow [more]
Bridging the gap in Bendigo
Those who experience racism and discrimination have more hurdles to overcome in order to better prepare for changes to climate - but are also more resourceful and have knowledge of how live in challenging conditions. Paw Eh Thout Kya is a youth leader with the Karen Association of Bendigo and she's passionate about supporting her community to thrive in their adopted city.[more]
That cool place in Elphinstone
The small town of Elphinstone faces the road and has its back to the creek - and let it become overrun with invasive species. Sam Downing is a local who wants turn the situation around .and transform a an old bluestone tunnel where the creek passes through, into a biodiverse refuge and community cooling place. [more]
Desperately seeking snow gums in Macedon
The Australian snow gum is a symbol of resilience - yet it’s also fragile, vulnerable to climate impacts, and this is driving snow gums towards extinction in some areas. Tanya Loos is a field naturalist and biodiversity project officer for local council. She walks us through a project to assess the health of snow gums in the Macedon Ranges Shire. [more]
Change on Djaara Country
Around the world, lands managed by First Nations people is healthier and more resilient to the impacts of climate change than lands managed by Western, global enterprises and practices. The Djaara Clans Aboriginal Corporation in central Victoria has recently developed a climate change strategy to guide the whole community towards a safer future. [more]
Credits
Produced by Kyla Brettle
Music by Rob Law
Production Photography by Carmen Bunting
Production Support by Eryn Coffey and Geoff Murray
Executive Producers Dona Cayetana and Geoff Caine
Commissioned by ADAPT Loddon Mallee, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
License
CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial)
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