The City of Sydney is conducting a City Farm Feasibility Study to investigate potential sites for a city farm, research best practice and consult with the community about what a city farm in central Sydney should look like. City Farms …
The call for abstracts and workshop expressions of interest for the Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) 8th National Conference has been extended to 15 August 2010. With the theme “Planning conservation to achieving restoration”, the Australian Network for Plant …
Landcare Australia is encouraging everyone to become a citizen scientist during Landcare Week. Every Australian can participate in this Landcare Week activity. Simply register with ClimateWatch and you can monitor, collect and record data that will help shape the Australia’s …
Citizen science focus for Landcare Week 6-13 September 2010 Read more »
Landcare Queensland, with the support of the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country Program is rolling out the “Our volunteers do it in the bush” Landcare Week campaign aimed at increasing awareness of natural resource management in urban areas and …
The annual Queensland Landcare Conference to be held in Caloundra from 15–17 September 2010 with the theme Celebrating 21 years of Landcare, will capture the progress, achievements and future opportunities for one of the strongest community movements in Australia’s history. …
2010 Queensland Landcare Conference Caloundra 15-17 September Read more »
In any ecological survey, there is a chance that a species occupying a site will not be detected during a survey of that site. Georgia Garrard’s research has investigated detectability issues in the Western (Basalt) Plains grassland community on the …
Development assessment: How hard do we need to look to find a threatened species? Read more »
Edible street verge gardening is something that has been going on for the past 20 years or so in our cities but is now capturing the public imagination such that the number of plantings is rapidly increasing. For advocates of …
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges region is one of Australia’s 15 National Biodiversity Hotspots (along with Kangaroo Island). It contains nationally significant vegetation communities and over 90 fauna species and nearly 300 flora species, many listed as threatened at …
The Productivity Commission invites interested parties to register their interest in a newly announced inquiry into Australia’s urban water sector. In undertaking the inquiry, the Commission will identify opportunities for efficiency gains in the structural, institutional, regulatory and other arrangements …
Productivity Commission inquiry into Australia’s urban water sector Read more »
The Queensland Government has released the South East Queensland Water Strategy – a 50 year blueprint to ensure a sustainable, efficient and secure water supply for the future of the region which includes the major urban centres of Brisbane, the …