When fresh water ecologist and slow food advocate, Deborah Bogenhuber witnessed Mildura’s agricultural land whipped into the relentless dust storms of black summer - she wanted to leave. But instead, she decided to stay do something about it.

“if we want to continue, not just farming but living here - we have to change the way that we farm, we do not have a choice.”

Deborah Bogenhuber | Executive Officer of Food Next Door

In this soundwork hear how Deb and her community started responding to the problem of food sovereignty and then found themselves dealing with the issue of water scarcity - and ultimately how a story about being forced to leave your homeland can turn into one of finding community and a place to grow and belong .

Featuring
Deborah Bogenhuber, Bill McClumpha, Joselyne Majambere, Jen Douglass

Image: ML magazine Darren Seiler

Links
ADAPT Loddon Mallee
Food Next Door Co-Op
Mildura Community Waterbank

As the coordinator of Maldon Neighbourhood House, Amy Atkinson is at the heart of a vibrant, engaged and active community where the median age is approaching 60. Climate change isn’t talked about much in Maldon - even though the impacts of are likely to have a disproportionately negative affect on older people.

 "We’re grass roots organisation - we’re activist organisations really, we can make change in the community."

 Amy Attkinson | Maldon Community House Coordinator

In this soundwork Amy walks us through the Climate Ready Maldon project, and how she went about creating awareness of the impacts of climate change and the ways individuals can and need to better prepare for it without trying to get everyone onto the same page.

FEATURING
Amy Atkinson, Anna Robertson, Miranda Bone, Bernie Kriss, Lindsey Glover, Anthony Morrey and Andy McInnes.

LINKS
Maldon Neighbourhood Centre/Climate Ready Maldon

CREDITS
Presenter/Producer Kyla Brettle
Music, Rob Law
Images, Carmen Bunting
Cover Art, Maddison Connors

Executive Producers Dona Cayetana and Geoff Caine
Produced by ADAPT Loddon Mallee as part of the Climate Ready Plan

Troy Butler is a gardener and someone with his eye on the long game of systemic change. He loves working with young people and wants to give them the kind of opportunities to lead and learn that his own mentors and mates gave him. 

"This is a leadership group - it’s much bigger than picking up rubbish - it about thinking, ‘how can we fix that problem?’”

Troy Butler, Sustainability and Grounds Maryborough Education Centre.

In this soundwork Troy takes us to school at the Maryborough Education Centre - and through his experience of establishing and running a student Sustainability Leadership Group. He also shares his ambitions taking his student voices out into the local community and beyond.

FEATURING           
Troy Butler, David Sutton, Ella Crofts, Jacob Olver, Cody Robertson, Evelyn Axford, Ahren Ashbrook , Thomas Camponelli, Makayla Stork, Reuben VanLand, Zalrie Bowler, Ali Whittle

Produced by ADAPT Loddon Mallee
Presenter/Producer, Kyla Brettle
Music, Rob Law
Images, Carmen Bunting
Cover art by Madison Conners

Executive Producers Dona Cayetana and Geoff Caine