Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 588 is Sam Smith, sustainability manager of advisory services for Development Victoria.
Author: Mik Aidt
Mik is a journalist, podcaster and blogger. Lived in Denmark many years. Spent four years in Africa. Visited close to 60 countries around the planet. Settled in Australia with his family. Mik became a climatesafety advocate when he became a father of three children, and because – with the words of R. K. Pachauri: “We are all citizens of Planet Earth, and there is no other place we can go.”
» More about Mik's story on the About page
From persuasion to connection – a theory of change for the climate reset
Reflections over how we create a shift in society that can move us from knowing to acting.
EARTH DAY 2026 – voices from ocean to earthmark
The Sustainable Hour on 22 April 2026 marks Earth Day with an open microphone event and special guests.
Tuning in to Earth Day at The Pulse
On Saturday 18 April 2026 at 10am, we’re gathering to prepare for Earth Week. Join us!
BE COLLECTIVE – power, climate and the necessity of cooperation
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 586 is union leader and writer Godfrey Moase.
POWER UP – reclaiming energy, democracy and community
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour on 8 April 2026 is Mhairi Fraser from the newly opened Goulburn Solar Farm.
POWER OF IMAGINATION in a world on edge
Our guests on 1 April 2026 are Geelong Mayor Stretch Kontelj, and Ro O’Reilly, team leader at Project Greenlift.
RUN FOR COUNTRY – ice cream in a fight against fracking
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour on 25 March 2026 is Hilary McAllister, one of ice-cream company Ben & Jerry’s campaign organisers.
FESTIVALS OF CHANGE – from climate worry to community action
Our guests are Jacqui Dunn and Lauren Ball from the One Planet Festival, and Tonie Field from the Degrowth Festival.
TAKE ACTION FOR EARTH – defending the swift parrot
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 581 is Jenny Weber, campaigns director at the Bob Brown Foundation.