SOUTH AUSTRALIA
It’s been an exciting couple of weeks for those invested in the survival of Northern Spencer Gulf’s Giant Australian cuttlefish population. The State has finally yielded and extended the protected area to cover the population’s entire range.
cuttlefishcountry.com
Environmentalists say a study in the Great Australian Bight does not address the possibility of catastrophic oil spills in the event of drilling.
Environmentalists say a study in the Great Australian Bight does not address the possibility of catastrophic oil spills in the event of drilling.
Greens MLC Mark Parnell has accused the South Australian Government of dragging its feet to organise an investigation into recent marine anomalies along the state's coastline.
The Coorong council has hired Adelaide-based engineering consultants Water and Waste Innovations to find out whether it would be feasible to harvest stormwater in Coonalpyn.
Mem Fox needs little reminder of the magic of her possum tale. Possum Magic is Australia's all-time best-selling picture book, amassing more than 4.5 million sales worldwide.
Why big mining is getting a $3.27 billion Aussie taxpayer handout this year.
Hydro Tasmania has signed an agreement to look at wind farm projects over the next seven years which might be worth up to $1.6 billion.
Scientists have dressed up about 20 trees along a river bed on a Northern Territory cattle station in large silver jackets, all in the name of groundwater science.
Scientists working to remove ghost nets from the Gulf of Carpentaria in far north-west Queensland say there needs to be a national approach to deal with the problem.
Pollution causes more deaths in Australia each year than road accidents, a Senate inquiry has been told.
SANTOS is pushing ahead with its CSG projects in New South Wales despite tighter State Government regulations.
The world's largest supplier of wind energy technology says Australia's enormous land and wind resources are hugely under-utilised. The CEO of the Danish company Vestas says there are still hurdles facing the industry, but there's no medical evidence that living near wind farms makes people sick.
A South Australian oyster farmer says a gastroenteritis outbreak interstate should remind coastal communities of the need to stay vigilant over development.
Feral donkey numbers are on the rise across parts of outback South Australia. About 250 have been removed through an aerial cull, which was primarily targeting camels.
A kangaroo harvest trial will begin in the upper South East in the near future after the Coorong council gave its approval last month.
A new report warns some Australian premium wine regions could lose most of their established vineyards by 2050 due to climate change.
The Adelaide City Council has decided on the types of trees to be planted in Victoria Square after its first choice was rejected for safety reasons.
Koalas living in gum trees along the Noarlunga rail line at Marino will be rendered homeless if a wildlife corridor is removed to make way for the electrification of the train line, an animal advocate and residents say.
Scientists hope a discovery by fishers in Adelaide's Port River can confirm the existence of a separate species of marine creature in South Australian waters. Recreational fishers have captured what appears to be a magpie fiddler ray, an elusive species first identified about 60 years ago.
A study into red meat has thrown doubt on the belief that kangaroo is one of the healthiest red meats.
Indian national Bhargavi Dilipkumar has a message for BHP Billiton; to leave uranium underground for it has done more than enough damage to the environment.
The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources Animal Welfare has warned Tatiara people to let animals stay wild by not feeding them.
A fossil dig site at Emu Bay which is world famous for uncovering finds of the first marine animals inhabiting the earth 530 million years ago (Cambrian period), has recently been visited by a professional scientific crew, accompanied by 22 eco-tourists.
Entries are now open for the 2013 KESAB Sustainable Communities Program. Showcase your local community!
www.kesab.asn.au
Volunteers have worked to upgrade and replace navigation markers and signage in Chambers Creek from Lake Bonney to the River Murray.
Volunteers have worked to upgrade and replace navigation markers and signage in Chambers Creek from Lake Bonney to the River Murray.
AUSTRALIA
Victorians heard yesterday that the Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment will be merged with the Department of Primary Industries to form ‘DEPI’ – the Department of Environment and Primary Industries. According to the Age, it's agriculture eating the environment.
Victorians heard yesterday that the Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment will be merged with the Department of Primary Industries to form ‘DEPI’ – the Department of Environment and Primary Industries. According to the Age, it's agriculture eating the environment.
www.acfonline.org.au
The Greens MP Robin Chapple has described royalty concessions for magnetite iron ore miners as "a kick in the guts for farmers".
The Greens MP Robin Chapple has described royalty concessions for magnetite iron ore miners as "a kick in the guts for farmers".
A fight is brewing between the Queensland Government, graziers and traditional owners about a development proposal on Lake Eyre Basin.
Scientists from Flinders University are in the Northern Territory to conduct one of the largest arid zone groundwater studies ever undertaken in Australia.
A new research project designed to convert algae into fuel has been officially launched in Brisbane.
Original Australian archaeology serving astronomical purposes found in the Central Coast of NSW is both so numerous in number and diverse in applications, the implications of this call into question many mistaken assumptions of Original prehistory.
wakeup-world.com
A team of Australian scientists has made a major breakthrough in mapping the koala genome and stopping the spread of chlamydia that is crippling koala populations.
A team of Australian scientists has made a major breakthrough in mapping the koala genome and stopping the spread of chlamydia that is crippling koala populations.
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