When fires threatened their properties last year, residents of The Channon came together to fight off the flames. Now they've refocussed their efforts on COVID-19 — and whatever comes next.
"It was a big wakeup call to the reality of climate change," she said.
More recently, Ms Nicholson, her parents and many people from The Channon organised a successful campaign to stop coal seam gas mining in the Northern Rivers. "Some people definitely experienced feelings of fear, of grief, a kind of overwhelming and despair," Ms Nicholson said.Youth climate action group formed"I'm passionate about climate action and I often feel overwhelmed about what's happening to the environment," she said.
The crew of volunteers called Community Defenders worked day and night to clear large containment lines in the forest. The Channon Rural Fire Service brigade captain John Hutchinson trained 16 of the original Community Defenders, who qualified as RFS members last month. About 100 people at The Channon attended a workshop to create the vision of becoming more resilient to natural disasters.
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