Macedon and Mt Macedon Landcare group is hosting an information session with climate scientist Dr Linden Ashcroft, focusing on the Mount Macedon region in a statewide and global context.
A lecturer in weather and climate science at Melbourne university, and formerly a climatologist with the Bureau of Meteorology, Dr Ashcroft said the session, titled ‘Wind, Rain, Cloud and Sun’, will explain the interesting weather patterns of the Macedon Ranges.
“In this session, we’ll look at the broad picture of our weather, and we’ll look at the micro level – the way clouds congregate and wind moves around a mountain, the way storm cells build and ridges create lee sides,” Dr Ashcroft said.
“Together we’ll develop a greater understanding of the weather, climate and microclimates of Mount Macedon and Macedon.”
Macedon and Mt Macedon Landcare Committee president Kate Lawrence said the session aims to help people better understand climate, and the ways that it is ever-changing.
“The storms of 2021, the floods of 2022 and the ever present threat of bushfire are all weather events. When you add a changing climate into the mix – it can all just seem like chaos,” Ms Lawrence said.
“But there is much we can learn to improve our understanding of weather and climate,” she said.
The event will be hosted at Jubilee Hall in Macedon on Thursday, September 12, from 7.30pm.
Entry is free but booking is required.
Details: events.humanitix.com/wind-rain-cloud-and-sun
Oscar Parry
