SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Community participation is the central message of the KI NRM Board’s latest publication Working together Achievements 2011–2012.
www.kinrm.sa.gov.au/Media/LatestNews
Source: Natural Resources Kangaroo Island
The South Australian Government has taken the Murray Darling Basin Authority by surprise, announcing it will halve its funding contribution to save money.
www.abc.net.au/pm/content
Source: ABC PM
The EPA has been advised by TAFE SA that the extent of the groundwater contamination originating from the TAFE SA Marleston Campus has changed.
www.epa.sa.gov.au/environmental_info/
Source: EPA
South Australian food businesses are invited to participate in a major State Government project that will see increased trade opportunities with a major province in China, which has a population of 37 million.
www.pir.sa.gov.au/pirsa/media_list
Source: PIRSA
As thousands of keen fishers cast their lines this holiday season, PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture is sending out a reminder to know the rules, which includes understanding recreational possession limits which were introduced in September.
www.pir.sa.gov.au/pirsa/media
Source: PIRSA
Celebrating the Christmas season with a table full of South Australia’s finest food and wine is easy thanks to a sample four course menu that’s been developed to encourage consumers to buy local.
www.pir.sa.gov.au/pirsa/media
Source: PIRSA
Mountain bikers will have access to an exciting range of shared use trails at Cleland Conservation Park from Saturday 22 December.
www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks
Source: DEWNR
Duck and quail hunting seasons have been approved for South Australia in 2013.
www.environment.sa.gov.au/Plants
Source: DEWNR
The Conservation Council of South Australia today urges the Federal Government to resist the poor policy advice it has received from its Climate Change Authority on the Renewable Energy Target.
www.conservationsa.org.au/media
Source: Conservation Council SA
Adelaide City Council and Arts SA are seeking expressions of interest from local artists to take part in an exciting new art project – Adelaide Bike Art Trail – which will roll into the city in the New Year.
www.bisa.asn.au/node/333
Source: Bicycle Institute of SA
Friends of Parks Inc need help with Trail Maintenance opportunities, the 'Third Mt Lofty Ranges Bird Atlas', the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Action Group and the Minton Farm Christmas Food Appeal.
Source: Friends of Parks Inc
The waters off western Kangaroo Island are currently at risk from proposed seismic testing and drilling by oil and gas company Bight Petroleum.www.wilderness.org.au/regions/
Source: The Wilderness Society
Lake Albert salinity study disappoints irrigators.
Source: ABC Rural
A small group of Clare Valley grape growers and winemakers hit the streets of Clare yesterday to protest about the high cost of irrigation water.
Source: ABC Rural
Students from around the Lower Murray recently gathered at Langhorne Creek for the year's final Junior Youth Environment Forum.
Source: The Murray Valley Standard
AUSTRALIA
Green power looks set to play a bigger role in Australia's energy production as the Government's top advisory group decides to not change the renewables target because capacity is expected to grow without further regulatory assistance.
www.abc.net.au/news
Source: ABC TV
Clearing for illegal drug crops is just one of the challenges some little South West frogs face as they struggle to survive.
www.abc.net.au/local/stories
Source: ABC South West WA
A member of the Prime Minister's advisory council on science and innovation is calling on the Government to urgently review its funding of the laser technology used to track changes in sea levels.
www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content
Source: ABC The World today
The Wilderness Society has launched legal action in an attempt to overturn the West Australian Government's environmental approval of a giant gas hub project north of Broome.
www.abc.net.au/am/content
Source: ABC AM
Researchers say they've recorded substantial levels of population decline amongst a number of small to medium-sized mammals across Northern Australia.
www.abc.net.au/am/content
Source: ABC AM
The Gillard Government will invest more than $24 million over the next four years to help regional natural resource management organisations across Australia incorporate climate change mitigation and adaptation approaches into their existing plans.
www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke
Source: Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
The Australian Conservation Foundation has called on the federal government to reject the Climate Change Authority’s weak recommendation that Australia not set a 2030 renewable energy target until after a review in 2016.
www.acfonline.org.au/news
Source: Australian Conservation Foundation
INTERNATIONAL
The air in China's infamously polluted big cities has killed upwards of 8,000 people this year, and scientists lay the blame on a collection of tiny micro-particles.
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-19/an-china
Source: Australia Network News
A new report highlighting the world's huge demand for coal has cast doubt on the future of low-carbon economies.
www.abc.net.au/news/2012
Source: ABC News
NASA has released a series of YouTube videos and blog posts on their website debunking the Mayan calendar speculations that the world will end today.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article
Source: SBS World News Australia
THE dire state of Japanese whaling has been highlighted in a Greenpeace analysis showing that whalers sell so little whale meat that they are almost wholly dependent on taxpayer help.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
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