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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 5m

Knitting Nannas invite you to take our Action of the Week 13 Oct 2025 knittingnannas.org/2025/10/13/a...

Action of the Week 13 Oct 2025

Tell Prime Minister Albanese and Environment Minister Watt to protect water, farmland, native habitat and our climate by refusing Whitehaven’s proposed Winchester South coal mine.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 14m

Join Sydney 🧶👵 and friends outside the Origin AGM 9.30 am Wed 15 Oct at Shangai-La Hotel 176 Cumberland St, Sydney.

And if you’re an Origin shareholder or customer tell them we need clean renewable energy, not thousands of unnecessary new coal seam gas wells.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 14m

Well, well, well. Origin Energy is planning to drill 4,435 coal seam gas wells across Central Queensland.
* Extraction of 29 billion litres of groundwater
* 1,300 hectares of koala habitat cleared
* 435 million tonnes of climate pollution
Tell shareholders we’re 😠 Wed Oct 15, Sydney, details 🧵⬇️

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 28m

At a support Palestine March in Sydney yesterday.

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Elaine Johnson @elainejohnson.bsky.social · 5d

Right now, we’re seeing a return to the bad old days of unconstrained Ministerial powers over individual developments being proposed in NSW Parliament.

The Govt should release ICACs advice on the laws before this gets rushed through Parliament next week.

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Back to Obeid? Fast-track housing laws a stalking house for fast-track mines - Michael West

NSW could return to the Obeid days with new fast-track planning laws for “housing” handing the minister unprecedented power for mines

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 2h

Syd Nannas Elizabeth, Luce & Janet at Climate Change Balmain Rozelle on Sat. Elizabeth led the discussion on Greening, &cartoonist Jess Harwood drew points via laptop to screen for a later banner. Clever. Other topics were Transport & Energy. Card messages sent to Minns, Albo & Watt. Good crowd.

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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 15h

The Knitting Nannas have gone global ... led by Aunt Tifa.

#AuntTifa #KnittingNannas #GrandmasUnite #UmbrellaSquad #IamAuntTifa

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 1d

🌞Total land required to replace coal fired energy
🌞Example assumes all solar:120,000 hectares
🌞 That’s less than 0.016 percent of Australia’s total land currently used for agriculture
🌞 Australian agriculture currently accounts for 58% of our land use
🌞And agrisolar = panels + grass/sheep etc

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floodsy @floodsy.bsky.social · 1d

Planning law reform should be about listening to climate science, not the mining lobbyists Chris Minns

Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 2d

A change to ourNSW Planning system is being rushed through Parliament by Minns Gov with keen Coalition support as a ‘Planning System Reform Bill’ supposedly aimed to speed up housing approvals. They say. But it is widely pro-development of roads, mines & infrastructure.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 1d

Please join Illawarra 🧶👵s at the Office of their local MP & NSW Minister for Planning Paul Scully tomorrow. The NSW government proposal to radically alter planning laws related to all developments will mean bets are off for protecting our environment.

Monday 13 October at 11am in Wollongong

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 1d

Read this for more: michaelwest.com.au/nsw-fast-tra...

Back to Obeid? Fast-track housing laws a stalking house for fast-track mines - Michael West

NSW could return to the Obeid days with new fast-track planning laws for “housing” handing the minister unprecedented power for mines

michaelwest.com.au

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 2d

Dump the doom and enjoy some good news with us 🧶 Nannas.
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Good News Oct 10, 2025

Coal is on its way out globally, make way for electric freight deliveries in Sydney, plastic beach rubbish reused, Australia Post overshoots emissions target and more…..

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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 2d

This could have been Australia, but thanks to John Howard, Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, the Minerals Council and the BCA, we wasted nearly 20 years subsidising gas and coal instead. What a waste.

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 2d

China ≠ just coal plants and solar exports. The deeper shift: electrifying everything it can. Strategic, because China relies on imported fossil fuels. Coal is still king in the power mix—for now. But the balance is changing year by year.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 2d

It allows little input by Councils or Community, has no environmental protections or regard for public safety (floods, bushfires, cumulative impacts) & undermines Scientific advice.
This is a huge power grab with little anti-corruption protection (Eddie Obeid?). A housing bill is not a mining bill.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 2d

A change to ourNSW Planning system is being rushed through Parliament by Minns Gov with keen Coalition support as a ‘Planning System Reform Bill’ supposedly aimed to speed up housing approvals. They say. But it is widely pro-development of roads, mines & infrastructure.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 3d

Go you good things!! Welcome from the Syd Knitting Nannas @knitnannasSYD.
There’s plenty to outrage everyone.
#listentoyournannss #gasfreefuture #noCSG#dontfracktheNT

1 Million Women @1millionwomen.bsky.social · 3d

We want to elevate the voices of women in rural and regional Australia with our new campaign #ShePowers.

Are you ready to lead your community through the renewable energy transition?

Visit this link: tinyurl.com/shepowers! 🔆

Join our #ShePowers network of rural and regional women in Australia!

There is a big conversation happening right now around how large scale renewable energy projects should be rolled out as we move away from fossil fuels. Women can be powerful advocates that help del...

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 3d

“Climate misinformation is spreading wildly – aided by public relations firms – even as climate change worsens and the risks mount. The question now is, how will policymakers respond?”
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PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?

This week, Australian policymakers heard about the real and growing problem of climate misinformation. Stopping it would mean regulating the PR industry.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 3d

Look no further for armchair #ClimateCare than Knitting Nannas #ClimateAction of the week right here each week.

Action of the Week 6 Oct 2025

State and Federal Governments can do much more to protect nature. Here are two easy petitions to sign. Nature Conservation Council petition: End Native Forest Logging in NSW Australian Conservation…

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Håkon Nordhagen @hakonnordhagen.bsky.social · 6d

A brand new must-listen podcast mini series, called «Overshoot», by @planetbproductions.bsky.social .

Meet @amywestervelt.bsky.social, @ketanjoshi.co, @davidho.bsky.social, @glenpeters.bsky.social, @rahmstorf.bsky.social and plenty other excellent climate and nature communicators.

Just do it!

Overshoot: Navigating a world beyond 1.5°C

Vitenskap · In 2015, the world agreed to limit global heating to 1.5°C. Ten years later, temperatures are spiralling beyond this and climate chaos is wreaking havoc across the globe. How did we end ...

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Sonans @sojaya.bsky.social · 4d

✊🏼 Let’s make Gouldian Finch Bird of the Year and keep fighting NT govt to protect their habitat. Please join in:

“Defence Housing Australia (DHA) has been fined $18,780 for unlawfully clearing land at the site ….on the outskirts of Darwin. “ !!!!!!!!!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 5d

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Nanna News 6 Oct 2025

Last week: Nannas worked with Greenpeace to save Scott Reef, called out proposed new NSW Planning laws for being outrageous, attended a Gender and Heat Symposium, followed the disinformation inquir…

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 5d

Nannas w Melville Fernandez from Voices for Power with a ✉️ 4 @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social.
Summer🌡️ & power bills are ⬆️🥵 in Sydney’s Western Suburbs & we’re asking the Minister for Climate Change
to urge @australianlabor.bsky.social to cancel their 💕 of #fossilfuels & protect our environment.

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planetgaia.bsky.social @planetgaia.bsky.social · 6d

When the National Rugby Union Team is funded by a planet destroying SANTOS …. You know the fun and games are finished, terminated, caput….over 🌏🏈

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 6d

Think @australianlabor.bsky.social could try a little harder in planning for a future without fossil fuels? We do and that’s why we’ll be at Chris Bowens office tomorrow for a little 🧶 and 📩 with some ideas.

McMahon constituents come sign our letter: 11am-12pm 398 Hamilton Road, Fairfield.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, married twice. What a great time her son would’ve had.

Jill ~ still. @groovygrannie.bsky.social · 7d

I didn't know that she had a son.💕

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