CONTINUED warming of Australia’s climate an increase in extreme fire weather and length of the fire season, declining rainfall in the southeast and southwest of the continent, and rising sea levels are some of the key trends detailed in the latest State of the Climate report, released by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.
Most of us have been made aware of the potential impact of this on our farms and wineries and the broad range of industries that feed off them, including hospitality. Wineries are spreading their risk by investing in vineyards in cooler climates such as the South-East and Tasmania, and experimenting with grape varieties that will withstand the forecast temperature extremes and still produce quality wines.
But maybe there is another way; maybe it is possible to stop climate change in its tracks without too much pain.
If this is a discussion you would like to take part in, you would be welcome to join in this Saturday in The Shed behind the Mount Pleasant Natural Resource Centre between noon and 2pm. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, numbers are limited, so it would be appreciated if you could RSVP Lyn-K on 8389 5458 or lynksxr@yahoo.com.
This is something of critical importance to all of us here in the Barossa Valley; what happens in the wine and farming sectors will have a flow-on effect to all of us, even if it is just the value of our properties.
Ingrid Glastonbury,
Krondorf
