Veronika Wild

  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...

Cataract Gorge, Launceston (Tasmania) - its beautiful free swimming pools were established in 1937 in line with a desire to improve the health of the working class. Not sure if Launceston is a member of the  Swimmable Cities Alliance, but it certainly should be. The generosity of spirit that created places such as this has been missing from public spaces for a while. Lovely to see it making a comeback  © Photo | Michael Shen | under CC BY -NC -ND I came across the Swimmable Cities Alliance  while looking at ways in which cities could keep cool during those heat waves and this one brings together several modern strands – the desire for good health, social connection and equality, connection with nature and protection of the environment.  Long before the modern  Right to Swim movement gained momentum, Denmark had already laid much of the groundwork through decades of water quality restoration and civic access policies. Denmark’s broader cultural ethos—roo...