In a story of hope, special detection dogs have found seven koalas alive amid burnt out forest at Maryvale on Queensland’s Southern Downs, and evidence of even more survivors. The search, which is ongoing, is being funded thanks to generous donations to the World Wide Fund for Nature from locals and people around the world […]
Volunteer registrations for Clean Up Australia Day 2020 opened today with an appeal to Australians to step up on Sunday 1 March, to reduce the amount of waste in the environment. Clean Up Australia Chairman Pip Kiernan said Australia creates 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste each year1. Only 12% of this is recycled with […]
The on-going bushfire catastrophe engulfing much of south-east Australia has stretched firefighting and animal rescue groups to breaking point. GraysOnline is launching a major online auction event to raise much-needed funds for volunteer firefighters and animal welfare. GraysOnline is calling for Australians to donate their valuable, or unused items for this major auction. 100% of […]
TOMRA have today announced that, in support of those affected by the current bushfire and drought crisis, they have doubled the goal of their Bottles for the Bush appeal with Rural Aid to half a million dollars after generous Aussie recyclers hit the original $250,000 target in less than nine weeks. “It is heartbreaking to […]
Rare snubfin dolphins in Queensland’s Fitzroy River and humpback dolphins in Port Curtis are under threat from exposure to increasing amounts of water contamination, according to Southern Cross and Flinders University marine researchers. A study published in Ecological Indicators sampled pollutants in the blubber and skin of humpback and snubfin dolphins in the Fitzroy River […]
A young koala named Maryanne is the small mercy linked to one of the most poignant photographs of Australia’s bushfire crisis. The image of a charred koala, which couldn’t escape flames at Wivenhoe Pocket, went viral when it was posted by koala carer and volunteer firefighter Peter Luker. But Maryanne was luckier than the koala […]
With Australia having its warmest and driest year and for the world, its second warmest year on record, experts say we’re not acting fast enough nor at the scale required to keep pace with climate change – ultimately compromising the liveability of our cities. A range of advocates for Greener Spaces Better Places – a […]
Next tech Seabin 6.0 development launching in June 2020 Australian ocean cleaning innovators, Seabin Project, have announced their plan to re-shore, with their manufacturing and production moving from France to Brisbane, Australia starting June 2020. Seabin has partnered with Evolve Group to re-engineer, develop, manufacture and produce the next tech Seabin 6.0,? enabling a reduction […]
Scarring and major lacerations due to vessel collisions becoming more common, study finds. Almost one-fifth of the whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef Marine Park show major scarring or fin amputations, with the number of injured animals increasing in recent years, new research reveals. Distinctive scar patterns strongly suggest many of the […]
The platform Tree-Nation has planted 5 million trees on four continents with the help of more than 130,000 individuals and 2,200 companies January 26th, the World Environmental Education Day, was started in 1975 by the United Nations to raise awareness of the need to protect the environment. 45 years later and the effects of climate […]
On display until 29 January 2020?at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour The Return and Earn Kraken – made from approximately 4,000 plastic bottles and cans – has descended on the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, to highlight the importance of recycling and the need to eliminate litter and plastics in our environment. […]
Volunteer registrations for Clean Up Australia Day 2020 opened today with an appeal to Australians to step up on Sunday 1 March, to reduce the amount of waste in the environment. Clean Up Australia Chairman Pip Kiernan said Australia creates 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste each year1. Only 12% of this is recycled with […]
The on-going bushfire catastrophe engulfing much of south-east Australia has stretched firefighting and animal rescue groups to breaking point. GraysOnline is launching a major online auction event to raise much-needed funds for volunteer firefighters and animal welfare. GraysOnline is calling for Australians to donate their valuable, or unused items for this major auction. 100% of […]
Great Bear Rainforest 3D takes audiences?on a wonder-filled journey to Canada’s?rugged west coast Experience one of the planet’s most exquisite and secluded wildernesses – Canada’s?Great Bear Rainforest – in a new giant-screen documentary Great Bear Rainforest 3D?now showing exclusively at IMAX Melbourne. From the underwater ocean world, through the salmon river valleys to the ice-capped […]
The debate may rage on but the scientific basis of Climate Change is clear and the numbers are in to prove it, according to international climate change and climate variability expert and Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) Summer School Public Lecturer, Professor David Karoly. 100 years of human influence on Australian average temperature variations. Bureau […]
Focus on saving plants, animals as climate changes Australia’s environment is battling hotter, dryer and more extreme conditions – including bushfires – and scientists are being called in to help restore degraded landscapes and animal populations to prepare them for further climate change in the future. New Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project grants, announced […]
Council’s recently adopted Zero Carbon Moreland – Climate Emergency Action Plan sets out how it will be supporting residents, businesses and schools to act together in response to the climate emergency. The five-year action plan maps a pathway towards three key outcomes for 2040: efficient and 100% renewably powered energy; active or zero emissions transport […]
Success with improving a model plant’s response to harsh conditions is leading plant molecular researchers to move to food crops including wheat, barley, rice and chickpeas. Flinders and La Trobe University researchers in Australia are focusing on genes that encode antioxidant enzymes to minimise harmful oxidative responses in leaf cells to environmental stress. Experiments showed […]
Three distinct growth phases in past 9000 years Multiple stresses could have killed off the reef 7000 years ago Understanding the reef’s past will help us predict its future A new study into the recent history of the Great Barrier Reef has shown how it responds to rapid sea-level rise and other environmental stresses. The […]
Researchers are conducting a series of experiments using X-ray scattering and computer modelling in order to find a low-global warming replacement propellant for asthma inhalers. By the end of 2029, the propellant HFC-134a will be banned for use in pressurised metered-dose inhalers. There is currently no solution for the world’s 339 million asthma sufferers. As […]
Thousands of Australians are unaware of the government rebate available to homeowners and businesses looking to turn to renewable energy and reduce their power bill. The Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme is open to all Australians and creates a financial incentive for individuals and small businesses to install eligible small-scale renewable energy systems. Eligible systems include […]
An innovative new cooling technology developed in South Australia will be trialled at food, agriculture and tourism businesses to help reduce their energy costs and emissions from heating and cooling.? ? On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $2 million in funding to Glaciem Cooling Technologies Pty […]
After a successful two years of playing a critical role in maintaining grid security, the world’s largest battery is set to receive a significant upgrade to further benefit the grid in South Australia. ? On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $8 million in funding to Neoen […]
A 50 per cent expansion of the world’s largest battery, Hornsdale Power Reserve, also known as the Tesla Big Battery, will provide additional grid stability while continuing to reduce the cost of electricity to consumers. The site will be the first grid-scale battery in Australia to provide inertia benefits to the National Electricity Market facilitating […]
Deliveroo formalises initiatives with new team to drive purpose-led partnerships and engagement Focus areas for 2020 include sustainability, reducing hunger and homeslessness, and local community projects Deliveroo stepped up its social impact initiatives this year with partners including Returnr, Polished Man, BioPak and the Lighthouse Foundation Following a successful year of sustainability and social impact […]
Entirely sustainable international label ZAVI is set to rival Australia’s fast fashion scene when it launches online this September. Founded by designer Vibhuti Vazirani, the brand offers men and women timeless and affordable pieces created wholly from quality natural fibres.? Conscious consumerism is on the rise, with Australians increasingly gravitating towards vegan and vegetarian diets1, […]
Vena Energy, one of Asia-Pacific’s leading Independent Power Producers (IPP), announced today that the 18-megawatt “Towada” Solar Project has achieved complete commercial operation in November 2019. Capable of producing up to 19,704-megawatt hours annually, the Towada Solar Project features 46,424 photovoltaic modules of 395-watt peak (Wp) each, covering an area of 28.53-hectares in Towada City, […]
The status of Australian snakes and lizards has deteriorated significantly over the past two decades, with the number of species assessed as threatened nearly doubling from 1993 to 2017. Now, a team of scientists, led by Monash University, has developed a roadmap to stop the decline with a comprehensive plan titled The Action Plan for […]
Conservationists have urged the Australian government to ramp up actions to protect the Great Barrier Reef in a crucial report due to be submitted to UNESCO by this Sunday (1 December). At stake is a possible “world heritage in danger” status for Australia’s national treasure. In 2015, the World Heritage Committee considered downgrading the Reef […]
Rare snubfin dolphins in Queensland’s Fitzroy River and humpback dolphins in Port Curtis are under threat from exposure to increasing amounts of water contamination, according to Southern Cross and Flinders University marine researchers. A study published in Ecological Indicators sampled pollutants in the blubber and skin of humpback and snubfin dolphins in the Fitzroy River […]
In a story of hope, special detection dogs have found seven koalas alive amid burnt out forest at Maryvale on Queensland’s Southern Downs, and evidence of even more survivors. The search, which is ongoing, is being funded thanks to generous donations to the World Wide Fund for Nature from locals and people around the world […]
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today launched an ambitious tree-recovery plan as an analysis by the organisation shows bushfires have burned at least 1.3 million hectares of koala habitat in New South Wales. Since July, the fires have scorched more than 8% of the state’s known koala forest, with estimates many hundreds of the […]
Scientists fear Australian insect populations are on the brink of collapse and are calling for the public’s help to paint a better picture of the problem so they can develop solutions to help tackle the challenge. Dr David Yeates is Director of the Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. He […]
Closing in on a blood test diagnosis How baits could be used to deliver vaccines Devils fighting off their own tumours Infected populations growing up too fast How devils protect threatened species from feral cats And why the boys are to blame. At the University of Tasmania, they are working on a diagnostic blood test, […]
It is possible for residents to rebuild in bushfire affected zones, the Dean of UNSW Built Environment, Professor Helen Lochhead says. But the designs need to be well located and designed, in line with the Australian Standard,?AS3959 Construction of?buildings?in?bushfire-prone areas, and using best practice planning principles. “In the majority of cases, we can design much […]
Australia and New Zealand’s leading online retailer, THE ICONIC, in partnership with Australia Post and Salvos Stores, has today announced their new Giving Made Easy initiative. Giving Made Easy helps customers donate their pre-loved clothing to the Salvos using the same solution as THE ICONIC’s free and easy returns. A first for online retail in […]
Waste and resource recovery companies invited to assist in turning rubbish mountains into business opportunities. Australia wasn’t ready for 2019’s waste crisis. Can we shift to a viable, high-tech industry by 2030? The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) is calling on people at the frontline of waste and resource recovery to share their […]
New UNSW research calls for national action to minimise the risk of the platypus vanishing due to habitat destruction, dams and weirs. Australia’s devastating drought is having a critical impact on the iconic platypus, a globally unique mammal, with increasing reports of rivers drying up and platypuses becoming stranded. Platypuses were once considered widespread across […]
Port of Newcastle has become the first port in Australia or New Zealand to be certified by EcoPorts, the global environmental and sustainability standard for the ports sector. EcoPorts this month certified Port of Newcastle under its Port Environmental Review System (PERS) following stringent independent tests by Lloyd’s Register to measure the port against best […]
South Australians can now have their say on the location of South Australia’s new metropolitan shellfish reef which will boost fish numbers and create jobs. Public feedback is now being sought on the location of the Adelaide Oval-sized reef, which will be constructed in Adelaide’s metropolitan waters of the Gulf St Vincent. Minister for Environment […]
Could city parklands be used to house endangered animal species? That’s a question that’s been answered by a group of UNSW students who have proposed a timely redesign of Moore Park and Centennial Park to be an incubator for native bats, birds and eels. The students were asked to design research and veterinary labs in […]
Release of MetroMap 3D Web Browser and measurement tools? New aerial camera system ‘MetroCam’ now fully operational? Increases efficiency of capture programs? MetroMap sales momentum continues? Australian aerial mapper, Aerometrex Limited (ASX: AMX) has announced key market growth developments and a new product release for its cornerstone MetroMap program.? MetroMap™ is Aerometrex’s online aerial imagery […]
In a world first, sugarcane farmers in far north Queensland have a new app by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, that will help them manage fertiliser use and reduce nitrogen runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef. Currently there’s no way sugarcane growers can tell whether fertiliser has runoff from their farm but the free app, […]
As fires continue to burn across Australia, damage estimates are now in the billions. More than 8.4 million hectares have been burnt, almost 2000 homes have been destroyed, and 26 people have lost their lives. Such immense devastation means policymakers are under pressure to identify strategies that will future-proof communities before they start rebuilding beyond […]
Device makes electric vehicle charging a two-way street
New tech means cars can power houses, as well as the other way round. A new device turns electric vehicles into chargers for houses and stranded cars. Researchers led by Seyedfoad Taghizadeh from Australia’s Macquarie University are looking to commercialise the technology, which may significantly increase the appeal of the vehicles. The new charging system […]
Packaging made from banana plants an a-peeling alternative
Biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags made out of banana plants sounds a bit…bananas, but a couple of UNSW researchers have found a way to do it, and it could solve two industrial waste problems in one. Two researchers at UNSW Sydney have discovered a novel way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that is not […]
Fazer is committed to continuing the creation of sustainable solutions for the benefit of people and the environment, and packages have their own role to play in this.?In 2018, Fazer and Sulapac kicked off a collaboration project with the aim of researching, developing and testing microplastic-free, compostable packaging solutions for foodstuffs. Fazer is the first […]
Penrith-based and family-operated soaping mill, Shampoo with a Purpose, today celebrates a company?milestone by selling over 25,000 solid shampoo bars since launch and saving over 150,000 single-use?plastic bottles from ending up in Australian landfill. Launched in 2018 and lead by mother-and-daughter duo, Liz & Geneva Valek, Shampoo With A Purpose?pioneers the green movement in Australian […]
Sections Of Trekking Poles That One Should Know About
You would probably be thinking, why would you need a pole for trekking? But the truth is everything you use on a trek has a purpose. Experienced trekkers use trekking poles or walking poles during a hike. You might not know but pole walking from Australia comes with a number of benefits. The most among […]
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