How You Can Help Archives - Protect Our Winters Australia

Our Mountains, Your Voice – We want to hear from you

15 September 2024 by Amon Bradshaw

POW Australia has just launched our new campaign, ‘Our Mountains, Your Voice’ – and we want to hear from you!

Andrew Peters left the snow this year feeling a sense of loss. To him, the last couple seasons were a window into what the future of our mountains might look like. “As someone who has spent their life studying the environment, the magnitude of change is really visible to me,” he said.

Catch the Bus, Drive Down Emissions

24 August 202412 September 2024 by POW Australia

As we head to the mountains for a winter escape, it's important to remember that the bulk of our environmental impact of our snow trip comes not from the resorts themselves but from how we get there. In fact, at resorts like Falls Creek a staggering 85% of emissions are estimated to come from transport¹. Fortunately, there are solutions, such... READ MORE

You’re invited: Our Changing Snowscapes Report Launch

4 June 202412 September 2024 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

10 May 202423 May 2024 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

Charging up for a green trip to the slopes

2 April 202410 May 2024 by POW Australia

Spending time in nature is an alluring past time that attracts millions of visitors to the snow yearly. For the majority of visitors, that involves escaping the metropolitan areas of Melbourne or Sydney and driving into the sunset towards the ski fields in Alpine Australia. However, one of the most harmful parts of getting out in nature is how we... READ MORE

Mountains on Fire: A People-Based Solution to an Existential Problem

11 January 20242 April 2024 by POW Australia

Protect Our Winters Australia is calling on the Victorian State Government to establish a volunteer remote area firefighting force in order to save our mountain forests. This would be a practical approach to tackle climate-driven bushfires, which have become too common for our high country to handle.

The Aussie Snow Gum: An Icon In Trouble

19 August 20234 April 2024 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”