As traditional economic models deplete the environment and turn communities into competitors, how can we flip the script and make sure our economy serves people and the planet, instead of the other way around? Warwick Smith, the Program Director for Wellbeing Government from the Centre for Policy Development, explains the transformative concept of wellbeing economics, and how we can start applying it in Australia.

This October, urban design student Tiaré Murphy is hosting ‘Green Spaces in Unusual Places’, a dynamic pop-up climate hub in Melbourne CBD. Developed in partnership with Regen Melbourne and with the support of a City of Melbourne Youth Climate Action grant, the pop-up aims to involve the community in climate conversations and inspire action for a safer, cleaner and greener urban future. We spoke to Tiaré for a behind-the-scenes scoop.

This September, thousands of Melburnians will come together to celebrate the second-ever Birrarung Riverfest – a three-week-long festival for our beloved Yarra/Birrarung River. With a huge range of events taking place up and down the length of the river, we speak to Carina Watson from Yarra Riverkeeper Association, the event’s masterminds, to find out what’s in store for 2024.