Country Women's Association Tamworth Evening and Manilla branches knit 'climate scarfs' to reduce global warming

Members of the Manilla Country Women's Association (CWA) and the Tamworth Evening branch have taken a crafty approach to encouraging conversations about reducing global warming.

The groups have knitted 'climate scarfs' to show the average annual temperature over the past 100 years.

Tamworth evening branch handicrafts officer Sarah Jones said knitting the scarves was a confronting experience for many members to see the transition from calming blues to sharp deep reds.

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"It's a pretty graphic and tangible way to get a sense of how fast things are changing," Ms Jones said.

Ms Jones said addressing climate change was a top concern for the CWA due to the impacts these areas will face.

"Climate change is a fact and it's going to happen," Ms Jones said.

"Our rural communities are going to suffer the most harms and the most damages, not only physically but in our infrastructure from environmental change."

With the Tamworth regions reliance on agriculture, Ms Jones said the area would be "really hard hit" by the affects of climate change.

Tamworth Evening branch member Cassandra Kapinski said while she found the project upsetting at times, it also motivated her to try and make a difference.

"We need to be more mindful of our environment an how our action impact the climate," Ms Kapinski said.

"This is the only planet we have, once this ones gone we're not getting another one."

The scarfs were displayed at the Renewable Manilla festival over the weekend.

Ms Jones said she hoped the scarfs would help prompt action in the community.

"Even if you can't fix all your climate stuff right now, if you get together and do what you can now, then in the end you actually can make a difference that counts."

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