SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Extreme fire danger for SA today.
A new waste facility in South Australia's Riverland is expected to create more than 15 jobs. Waste management provider Transpacific has confirmed it will provide a large-scale recycling facility for the region.
A group of environmentalists is campaigning to cease the expansion of Australia's $48 billion coal export industry.In a letter printed in a national newspaper, the alliance of academics and environmental groups says coal mining is the biggest contributor to Australian climate change.
The former head of the Save the Tasmanian Devil program says increased mining in the Tarkine region will pose a significant threat to the endangered species.
The Greens are calling for money tied to Tasmania's forest peace deal to be spent on more fuel reduction burns in bushfire-prone areas.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle passed down the Pilbara coast without incident over the weekend and commercial fishing is resuming.
A plan to cull hundreds of thousands of camels from the deserts of central Australia in exchange for carbon credits has been knocked back by the Federal Government.
Seafish Tasmania has confirmed it is trying to secure a smaller ship so it can fish its quota of jack mackerel and redbait. It follows the decision by the Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, to ban the company from using the 140-metre trawler Abel Tasman for two years, pending further scientific studies.
Scientists say a discovery about a fast-moving reef fish could help engineers design better underwater robots and vehicles.
In Papua New Guinea Ok Tedi Mining Limited has remade itself. It's spent more than a billion dollars on environmental remediation and has just put a plan to landowners to extend the mine life to 2025.
Australians use 13 billion drink containers each year (astonishing isn’t it! That’s 565 drinks per Australian, or 1.5 per person per day!). Only 40 per cent are recycled, whereas in South Australia, 80 per cent are. With a CDS in place, savings are massive including water, energy, resources, greenhouse gases and litter, whilst creating thousands of jobs.
The South Australian Museum, with the support of Inspiring Australia and the help of CSIRO, is using 3-D technology to produce a virtual tour and model of Koonalda Cave, which features Indigenous artwork from 30,000 years ago – the oldest in the world.
If your business is looking to make a contribution to our environment through some 'hands on' activities in nature, then give us a call.
World famous Lindsay Park at Angaston will be returned to its original heritage under exciting future plans. Barossa Valley businessman David Powell has confirmed he has made a successful offer to purchase the property owned by racehorse trainer David Hayes.
Native grower resources from Trees for Life.
AUSTRALIA
Environment groups have applauded the Federal Government's rejection of a proposal for seismic exploration off Western Australia's north-west but say more needs to be done to protect areas of environmental significance.
Environment groups have applauded the Federal Government's rejection of a proposal for seismic exploration off Western Australia's north-west but say more needs to be done to protect areas of environmental significance.
There are already calls for more information about each forestry area marked for protection under Tasmania's forestry peace deal, just days after they were defined. Tasmania's Upper House is investigating legislation crucial for the deal to reduce native forest logging.
“My Grandfather Lulu opened up this special area for all people, everyone as an important part of reconciliation and to preserve our Culture and Living Heritage. How can anyone agree to the destruction of another persons culture?”
Concerns about proposed gas drilling in Sydney's south-west have again flared, after a backflip by energy company AGL on its promise not to use the controversial fracking technique.
Police on the north coast of NSW are denying accusations they dragged a 10-year-old girl away from a coal seam gas protest site.
Yesterday Greenpeace paid a visit to Smithbridge, the company planning to build a huge coal terminal at Abbott Point. If it isn’t stopped, it’ll become one of the world’s largest coal ports -- smack bang in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef!
The state Member for Burnett QLD says residents are fed up with the huge influx of bats in Bargara. Stephen Bennett says more than 3,000 bats are living in Larder Street.
Queensland's Environment Minister says he is waiting for the results of one more report into Gladstone Harbour. Andrew Powell has released a new report which shows an improvement in fish health and no link between water quality and sick fish.
Efforts are continuing to clear feral olive trees which have infested many parts of the Indigo Shire. Almost all of the tress have been removed along roads in the Rutherglen and Chiltern areas as part of a three-year program to re-establish native plants in the region.
Under pressure from the NSW Planning Minister, Tweed Council is rushing through its vitally important Local Environment Plan. In the rush, Council has abandoned environmental protections over large areas of critically important native vegetation. Please send a quick submission to show your support for essential protection for our unique natural areas.
WA farmers will campaign for the power to veto hydraulic fracturing on agricultural land in the countdown to the State election.
The state Member for Burnett QLD says residents are fed up with the huge influx of bats in Bargara. Stephen Bennett says more than 3,000 bats are living in Larder Street.
Bird Life Australia has put up temporary fences and signs along a section of Warrnambool's coastline, to protect a threatened bird species nesting there. At least three hooded plover chicks have been seen nesting on the beach between Point Ritchie and Granny's Grave. Fewer than 600 of the birds remain in Victoria.
Tiny coral reef wrasses can swim as fast as some of the swiftest fish in the ocean – but using only half as much energy to do so, Australian scientists working on the Great Barrier Reef have found.
Prawn farmer turning wastewater into profit.
The experts say climate change is contributing to sea level rises. 'The Australian' isn't quite sure what to say...
INTERNATIONAL
The World Wildlife Fund is calling for work on a dam on the Mekong River in Laos to be stopped, saying it will pave the way for other dams to be built on the river.
www.abc.net.au
The World Wildlife Fund is calling for work on a dam on the Mekong River in Laos to be stopped, saying it will pave the way for other dams to be built on the river.
www.abc.net.au
Commendable action by the Swiss NGO Bruno Manser Fund in its ongoing fight against corruption and deforestation in Malaysia ...
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