The Nundle Memorial Hall dates to 1930 after a call was put out to tender for the making of 100,000 bricks to construct it #nundle #newengland #nsw #bentsabout #latergram 

The small Nundle Post Office in a rather less grand building than the historic Post Office in the town #nundle #newengland #nsw #bentsabout #latergram 

Main West Rail Line Capacity Enhancement Program http://dlvr.it/Svxczj #Railway #Sydney #NSW

Betty the borer assigned to Sydney Olympic Park http://dlvr.it/SvwKlW #Railway #Sydney #NSW

Analysis of Vegetation Management Regulatory Frameworks in Australia

"EDO’s Analysis of Vegetation Management Regulatory Frameworks in Australia examines land clearing laws across all Australia jurisdictions, highlighting key issues and areas for improvement."

"In 2021, over 100 countries, including Australia, pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030 through the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use (Glasgow Declaration). The Glasgow Declaration includes six key commitments, including to conserve forests and accelerate their restoration; and to reverse forest loss and degradation while ensuring robust policies and systems are in place to accelerate the transition to an economy that is resilient and advances forest, sustainable land use, biodiversity and climate goals."

"WWF-Australia commissioned EDO to undertake an analysis of legal frameworks across Australia that regulate land clearing, to see how they match up against the Glasgow Declaration."

"The scorecard shows New South Wales and Queensland sit at the bottom of the leaderboard, with South Australia placing first."

https://www.edo.org.au/2023/08/29/vegetation-management-regulatory-frameworks-analysis/
#EDO #Australia #NSW #NSWlogging #ForestryCorporation #NativeForests #BellingLogging #ClearFelling #degradation #RemnantVegetation #SaveTuckersNob #biodiversity #koalas #GlasgowDeclaration #biodiversity #climate

The Barrington (Free) Presbyterian Church dates to 1935, but was sold as a private dwelling in 2016 #midnorthcoast #nsw #barrington #bentsabout #latergram 

Engineers Australia accolade for Sydney Central Station design http://dlvr.it/Svr5s3 #Railway #Sydney #NSW

$15 million for Thornton rail bridge duplication http://dlvr.it/SvndvH #Railway #Sydney #NSW

The front of the Australian Bank of Commerce which dates to 1914 at the end of the main street in Gloucester #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram

The former CBC Bank building in Gloucester, which dates to 1914 and is now derelict after being occupied by the Council for many years #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram

Gloucester’s weatherboard Police Station doubled up as police station and courthouse for some of its history #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram

The Gloucester Museum is located in the former Council Chambers - sign said it was sponsored by the State Bank - which hasn’t existed since 1994 #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram

Stop logging koala habitat in a biodiversity emergency
Sign the petition:

Destruction of Australia's National Icon - the Koala
On September 11, 2023, the Australian Government plans to strike at the very heart of our Nation – the rich koala habitat at the core of the proposed Great Koala National Park.
https://www.change.org/p/destruction-of-australia-s-national-icon-the-koala?source_location=search
#StopLogging #NativeForests #NSW #MidNorthCoast #BellingenLogging #biodiversity #GreatKoalaNationalPark #Koalas #petition #SaveTuckersNob

Peggy pushes through at Sydney’s Airport Terminal http://dlvr.it/Svgysp #Railway #Sydney #NSW

Gloucester’s impressive clocktower war memorial, which was built in 1930 to commemorate WWI and has had subsequent plaques added for later wars #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram

Last weekend we got a good old #Postcard from abroad.

When I handled the card something seemed weird, not right, off...

It had identical stamps on both sides, no pictures, just the handwritten card text.

???

Turned out the card directed to us was carrying a second postcard piggy back.

Postal ink to invalidate the stamps got onto the picture side of the card and glued this other postcard to our postcard face to face 🙂 so both picture sides were glued together and by coincidence the postal sorter in the U.S. saw our address on the card, not the other address, and so we got the glued-double-postcard delivered to our mailbox.

Someone in #Yass #NewSouthWales #NSW #Australia is in for a slightly delayed holiday postcard from one of the U.S. national parks which took a slight detour via Germany.

🤩

The CBC Bank relocated to this rather more deco premises in 1961 - and is now still open as a NAB branch - reportedly, this site is where the bank originally operated between 1906 and 1914 #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram

The Australian Bank of Commerce was erected in 1914 and later was the Bank of NSW and then Westpac - it now houses some lawyers #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram

Killer logging fires might just shorten your life
Increased traffic, dust
Road building machinery powered by fossil fuel
Heavy logging machines spewing fossil fuel exhaust
Repeated forest slash and burn fires with lingering smoke for months and months.
A dryer forest more prone to catch fire and accelerate climate disruption.

"Respiratory experts have called on the EU to lower its regulatory limits for air pollution in line with the World Health Organization (WHO)."

"They added that the impact of the climate emergency and human health had become interlinked and was now “irreversible”. An increase in pollen and other allergens as well as wildfires, dust storms and fossil fuel-based traffic all worsen existing respiratory conditions or can create new ones, the authors wrote in the peer-reviewed paper."

"Air pollution is estimated to have killed 6.7 million people globally in 2019 and 373,000 in Europe, with greenhouse gases and air pollution sharing many of the same sources."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/04/climate-crisis-poses-greatest-risk-to-people-with-respiratory-illnesses-experts-warn
#air #pollution #fires #smoke #logging #NSW #forests #SaveTuckersNob #FossilFuel #traffic #machinery #ForestryCorporation #BellingenLogging #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark

Lodge Gloucester is the Masonic Lodge #291 dates to 1922 - with later brick cladding - seems to be quite active #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram