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Australia, Can You Contain Your Waste? Join the National Challenge, 18-24 November 2024

Australia, it’s time to reduce, rethink, and contain your waste like never before! Keep Australia Beautiful’s ‘Contain Your Waste’ Challenge is back, running from 18-24 November 2024. This national event invites Australians to rethink consumption habits by aiming to fit an entire week’s worth of waste inside a single container of their choice—whether it’s a bin, box, or […]

‘Pioneering’ ecological park takes out national award

Artist impression of the accessible Tree Top Loop path. Sunshine Coast Council The vision to create a “place of cherished nature and ecological wonder” has been bestowed a national honour. The Sunshine Coast Ecological Park Master Plan took out the Landscape Architecture Award for Landscape Planning at the recent Australian Institute of Landscape Architects national awards. It […]

Hectares of empty factory and warehouse rooftops are the solution to renewables’ tyranny of distance

By Partners in Performance A major barrier to renewable energy expansion in Australia is the strong opposition from rural communities who fear the takeover of arable land by solar farms, wind turbines and transmission pylons, all to satisfy the needs of EV-driving city dwellers. Critics also cite infrastructure costs to connect a myriad of renewable […]

Out of the box: Officeworks launches Bring it Back for Business to help reduce technology waste from landfill

To accelerate efforts in reducing technology waste ending up in landfill, Officeworks haslaunched its ‘Bring it Back for Business’ initiative for National Recycling Week. This program empowers business customers to recycle their unwanted office accessories, including monitors, cables, keyboards, ink, toner, and other hard-to-recycle items.  Expanding its popular ‘Bring it Back’ program, from Tuesday 19 November Officeworks will offer business customers in Victoria, with plans to expand across […]

AUSTRALIA COMMITS TO SUPPORT CLIMATE ACTION FOR APAC NEIGHBOURS

THE HON DR JIM CHALMERS MP TREASURER THE HON CHRIS BOWEN MP MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY THE HON JOSH WILSON MP ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The Australian Government is supporting action on climate change in our region through guaranteeing up to US$200 million (approximately A$300 million) worth of Asian Development […]
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DYLAN ALCOTT (OAM)

DYLAN ALCOTT (OAM) Born 4 December 1990, Dylan Martin Alcott, represents Australia as a Wheelchair Tennis Player, Basketballer, radio host at Triple J and motivational...

ALICE COOPER (aka Vincent Damon Furnier)

Born Vincent Damon Furnier on 4th February 1948, Detroit Michigan, USA. Furnier, was the pioneer of a new era of rock’n roll, by adding...

PRINCE HARRY ONCE CRAVED NORMALITY

For the first time, Prince's William and Harry, have joined together to open up about their late mum Princess Diana.   The royal brother's have commemorated their beloved...

LACHLAN “A BLEEDING LOVE STORY”

There is so little known about Haemophilia , a genetic condition that causes abnormal bleeding.   Derived from the Greek words ‘Haima’ (blood) and ‘philia’ (a...

JACQUI SOLNORDAL [an aspiring artist]

Searching for the next Picasso, Pollock or Hockney to invest in? Buying art from up-and-coming artists is not just good for the budget (though that...

BILL COSBY HAS HIS DAY IN COURT

Last year the public learned that Bill Cosby admitted he regularly bought Methaqualone, a sedative and sleep-inducing drug for women he wanted to have...
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