Veronika Wild

   Canberra's Floriade is basically a flower show which runs for a month from around September 12 each year. There are rides, bands, flower themed stalls, lots of activities for children and a giant ferris wheel that towers over all. Entry is free, though there is a charge for food, drinks and rides  I’ve just spent a week with the other half of my family in Canberra. I always think of it as a sort of adult amusement park. It’s full if interesting buildings – the Embassies are an interesting bunch. Then there are the houses of Parliament, old and new, the National Gallery, the National Sound Archive, Questacon and so on. Floriade was in full bloom. Everything always looks clean and new. The cars are all shiny and  a lot of them are electric and to top it all off there was sunshine all week – something we Vitamin D starved Tasmanians positively crave after the long dark winter.   This year's theme is Science so embedded in the design of the flower arrang...

  Wish I’d known about Sun Day last week, but it didn’t seem to get any media coverage in Australia. And No, though it fell on our Spring Equinox, this isn't some pagan festival to welcome the new season, but it is about Renewal and about celebrating the Sun and what it can do for us.   It was celebrated in a big way in the USA . Connect with Sun Day Earth   to stay informed and get inspiration for next year. Broadly, its aims are as follows: ·          Promote   renewable energy (solar, wind, batteries) which are already often the cheapest & most viable path . Sun Day wants to emphasise that clean energy is not just idealism—it’s practical, cost-effective, and beneficial. Learn how the Third Act  in the USA is working on this here ·          Push for policy change : urging politicians and governments to accelerate transition away from fossil fuels (including stopp...