By Hope 103.2Monday 5 Sep 2022Station NewsReading Time: 5 minutes
Sustainability refers to the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time.
Join us as we delve into sustainability in all areas of our lives this month.
The 4 key areas of sustainability
Throughout September you can find helpful information, interviews, articles and resources here covering all four key areas of sustainability. Check back as we add more each week and tune into Hope 103.2 to hear even more.
Faith
Faith is our foundation. How do we sustain faith through the highs, lows and everything in between to make sure that our foundation stays solid?
We go searching for answers in some interviews, podcasts and articles below.
Latest stories
Check back each week for new interviews and articles
Oldies but goodies
Change Doesn’t Have to Be Quick to Be Worthwhile, Says Author Hannah Brencher
Therapy Doesn’t Undermine our Faith: Gospel Artist Anthony Evans
10 Surprising Things Australians Think of Church, Jesus, and Christians
How Do You Keep the Christmas Conversation Going Every Day of the Year?
Real Hope Devotionals
“Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds”. Hebrews 10:24
Explore different themes and be deeply encouraged and inspired each day with the Real Hope Devotions.
Listen to the Hope 103.2 team delve deeper into different themes in daily bite-sized pieces or in weekly extended conversations.
Environment
“The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.” Genesis 2:15
Join us as we try to understand the wonderful world God created and how we can endeavor to own the mantle he gave us to look after and sustain.
Science with Professor* Georgia
*Not an actual professor
We hope you enjoy this three-episode series (two more episodes to come) with our Drive host Georgia Free, as well as picking up an insight or two along the way.
Episode 1: Otters & Oil Spills
Episode 2: DIY Compost
Episode 3: Making Icecream is Hard Work
Share a picture of God’s creation that inspires you in your sustainability journey, and let us know over on our Instagram or Facebook by tagging it with #hope1032sustainablemonth
Latest stories
Check back each week for new interviews and articles
“Koalas Are in Trouble” But You Can Help Protect Them
Oldies but goodies
High Amount of Microplastics Found in Great Barrier Reef
Tree Planting Gives Students Active Role in Saving the Environment
Deforestation to Reforestation: An Agriculturalist Helping the Planet One Tree at a Time
NSW’s Bold Ban: “Let’s Go Plastic Free”
‘2040’ Movie Casts A Bold Vision of How 20 Years Could Reshape Planet Earth for the Better
Society
Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17
Creating a sustainable society both locally and globally is nuanced, complex and can seem overwhelming. We speak to experts about the various topics related to sustainability in society.
Latest stories
Check back each week for new interviews and articles
Oldies but goodies
Volunteering Isn’t Just About Helping, it’s Community Building
What Younger Australian Christians Really Think About Climate Change
The Forest Underground and the Tony Rinaudo Revolution
Food Wastage is Contributing to Global Hunger Problem
Drop the Notion of “Making It”, Says Musician-Turned-CEO Pete Gillies
Charity Changing Lives of School Students Through Free Lunch Bags
Older Women Most At Risk: Homelessness Week
Economy
Woe to you who lie awake at night, plotting wickedness; you rise at dawn to carry out your schemes; because you can, you do. You want a certain piece of land or someone else’s house (though it is all he has); you take it by fraud and threats and violence. Micah 2:1-2
We delve into the world of economics both on a societal and personal level, looking at how we can think deeper about what sustainable economics does and can look like.
Latest stories
Check back each week for new interviews and articles
Oldies but goodies
Too Good to Waste: How the Circular Economy Is Reshaping Consumption
What the Reign of Blockchain Means for Real Money
Struggling With Cost of Living? Christians Against Poverty CEO’s Tips
Economics is About Human Flourishing, Not Money, Says Finance Expert
Hopeland’s Best Budgeting and Money Saving Tips
Hope Breakfast with Ally & Brendan challenge updates
Follow along as Hope Breakfast hosts Ally & Brendan face a new sustainability challenge each week. Share your own challenge experiences and results with us over on Instagram or Facebook by tagging it with #hope1032sustainablemonth.
Sustainability Science with Professor Georgia
Check back each week to see a new science video with Georgia from Hope Drive as she dusts of her Science degree with some sustainability experiments. Have a go at doing them yourself at home and let us know how you went over on Instagram or Facebook by tagging it with #hope1032sustainablemonth.
Join some of our partners who are already doing wonderful work in the realms of sustainability both locally and globally.
Opportunity International
“Cook up a curry and share it with friends.”
The Great Australian Curry supports micro finance programs that are run around the world. It’s a smart, scalable and sustainable way to end poverty, once and for all.
National Op Shop Week: September 30–October 6
Charity op shops are calling on Australians to spend National Op Shop Week spring cleaning their homes.
The aim? To generate quality donations for charity op shops.