Environment/Sustainability
Claude the leaf thief caught green handed
Claude “the leaf thief” has found the best all-you-can-eat buffet a koala could hope for – and he hasn’t held back. For weeks now, this large male koala has been raiding Eastern Forest Nursery in South Gundurimba in the New South Wales Northern Rivers region. Claude caught “green handed” among the seedlings; displaying his “what-are-you-looking-at” […]
$423 billion per year and rising: The cost of invasive species revealed
A landmark global scientific report, released overnight by the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, has found that invasive species cost the global economy over $423 billion every year, with costs having at least quadrupled every decade since 1970. The report finds that invasive species have played a role in 60% […]
Nestlé announces $2m water savings project at Gympie factory
Gympie Facility Aerial Nestlé Australia has invested $2 million in new state-of-the-art technology to reduce water use in its Gympie factory, the home of Nescafé. The new technology will cut Gympie factory’s water use by around 20%, saving 45 million litres, the equivalent of 18 x 50 metre swimming pools, each year. The water savings are […]
Junior Landcare and Costa calling on kids to send ‘Love Letters to the Land’ to celebrate 25-year anniversary
Landcare Australia’s Junior Landcare program has long recognised the vital role children and young people play in caring for the environment. This year, as part of its 25th anniversary, Junior Landcare is calling on kids to share what they love most about the environment, and the steps they are taking to protect it. Teaming up […]
Home battery storage can save our ailing electricity grid
Investing in home battery storage is the immediate solution to Australia’s at-risk energy grid, electrical peak body Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has warned. MEA CEO Malcolm Richards said governments needed to stop prolonging the pain of the clean energy transition by hanging onto hope billion-dollar infrastructure projects such as Snowy 2.0 and the Marinus […]
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 […]
