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POWfest 2025 Panel Discussion – Helen Haines, Steve Belli, Ewen Silvester, Zoe Gray & Lily O’Neill

by Alastair McLeod
As climate change continues to alter our world, Australia’s alpine regions are feeling the effects firsthand. At a recent panel discussion hosted by Protect Our Winters (POW) Australia, passionate advocates, scientists, business leaders, and policymakers gathered to discuss the ongoing impacts of climate change on our mountains and the urgent actions needed to protect them. The conversation ranged from the... READ MORE

POWfest 2025 Wrapped!

by Alastair McLeod
Protect Our Winters Australia recently partnered with Bright Brewery to co-host POWFest: Mountains, Music, Momentum – a festival focused on climate action and sustainability. On a lovely sunny Sunday, we were joined by Helen Haines MP, local community members, and other environmental nonprofits to discuss and raise awareness about the growing impact of climate change on our alpine communities. Market... READ MORE

POWFest – You’re Invited

by Alastair McLeod
Join us at Bright Brewery on March 2nd for Mountains, Music and Momentum. This is a special event where sustainability, community, climate action and mountain passion come together in a celebration of our unique alpine environment. Set in the Bright Brewery Paddock and Brewhouse, there’ll be live music, an inspiring panel of speakers, sustainability activities and workshops, film screenings and... READ MORE

Alpine Odyssey Tour Wraps Up

by Alastair McLeod

The successful Alpine Odyssey tour has come to a close after the final two backcountry screenings in VIC and NSW.

The tour, in 12 locations across 4 States/Territories, was a lot of fun and, to date, has raised well over $25,000 for Save the Children and POW Australia. The Big Raffle with over $7000 worth of prizes is being drawn on September 30th – don’t miss out. Get your raffle tickets now.

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You’re invited: Our Changing Snowscapes Report Launch

by POW Australia
POW Australia has commissioned an independent research report titled ‘Our Changing Snowscapes: Climate Change Impacts and Recommendations for the Australian Alps’. The academic research and findings of this report show that under a low emissions scenario, there is still time to protect the unique alpine regions of Australia if we act now. The independent report pulls together the available literature... READ MORE

Get your Alpine Odyssey Film Tour tickets

by POW Australia
Get tickets and support POW & Save the Children! Alpine Odyssey, a film by Ivan Hexter, tells the story of Huw's winter 2022 journey along the 700km length of the Australian Alps. The 50-day traverse had Huw skiing at each of the dozen mainland Australian snow resorts en route. Join us for an evening of stories, laughs and environmental advocacy... READ MORE

The Aussie Snow Gum: An Icon In Trouble

by POW Australia

Any visitor to the Australian Alps would be no stranger to the snow gum. Its rainbow bark and twisted trunk are synonymous with the high country itself. “They are the iconic tree of the mountains”, says Cam Walker of Mountain Journal fame and Friends of the Earth.
Tragically, Cam says, because of climate change, the trees are “facing the prospect of ecological collapse”

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