Environment/Sustainability
Fishers rejoice! Increasing chances to snag a bite in Camden
AFTER Camden Council Restoration. Copyright: Brett Atkins 2023-4 Fishing in Camden is set to get a whole lot better after Camden Council recently completed a project which will encourage the increase in population of Australian Bass in the Nepean River at Spring Farm. The works will also assist the passage of the Australian Bass through […]
As landfills become scarcer and more expensive, engineers act for a cleaner, greener future
Piling food and beverage waste into landfill poses many hazards and high environmental and business costs that may become unsustainable. CST Wastewater Solutions Piling food and beverage waste into landfill poses many hazards and high environmental and business costs that may become unsustainable. Excessive dumping releases toxins into the environment, leachate into water tables, as […]
AgriFutures Australia reveals trailblazing insights from its Carbon Initiative Program
Deakin University freshwater plants project, Barwoon Downs VIC Photographer: Paul Benjamin In a monumental leap towards a greener future, AgriFutures Australia proudly presents the outcomes of the Carbon Initiative Program, a $2 million commitment fuelling 15 pioneering research projects. The 15 projects have not only enriched current industry-specific endeavours towards a net-zero future but have […]
Liverpool City Council’s Whitlam Leisure Centre’s Return and Earn Machine collects 10 million containers
Belgravia Leisure staff at Whitlam Leisure Centre in Liverpool The Return and Earn Machine at Whitlam Leisure Centre in Liverpool has achieved a massive milestone with the collection of its 10 millionth container, saving 600,000 kilograms of waste previously destined for landfill. In just three and a half years, the scheme’s container collections have collected […]
Eco Voice and Toorak Times
Toorak Times is (at 50 years +) Australia’s longest-running local independent newspaper banner that provides a platform for citizen journalism and now hosting sustainability-focused content directly from Eco Voice. “It is with great pleasure that the Toorak Times now provides its longstanding audience with sustainability-focused content directly via Eco Voice,” said Tim Langdon, Publisher of […]
New research underscores the vital role played by the World Heritage Convention in protecting biodiversity
A UNESCO and IUCN assessment of the status of species reveals that UNESCO World Heritage sites harbour over 20% of mapped global species richness within just 1% of the Earth’s surface. Safeguarding these biodiversity hotspots is essential if the the Kunming – Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is to be achieved. UNESCO is appealing to the 195 […]
