Walk to Work Day 28 September 2012
Now in its 14th year, Walk to Work Day on Friday 28 September 2012 is an annual event which helps employers and employees to build regular walking into their daily routine.
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World Rivers Day 30 September 2012
World Rivers Day is celebrated annually on the last Sunday in September. In 2011, and estimated several million people across more than 60 countries celebrated the many values of our waterways.
Eco-topia: 5th ACFCGN National School and Community Gardens Gathering 10-14 October 2012
Eco-topia is the 5th ACFCGN National School and Community Gardens Gathering, an event where school and community gardeners and people whose work includes support for community and school gardens come together to share their experience and learnings, ideas and solutions, …
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Australia’s lost urban waterways – sites for the daylighting urban streams map?
Sydney’s Tank Stream is significant in Australia’s colonial history, but is now buried in stormwater drains. It is one of many lost waterways around the world that have been buried beneath our urban areas. There are substantial economic, social and …
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RipRap magazine is back! Edition 34 ‘bringing back native fish’
After a brief lapse, the well-known RipRap magazine is back with a new look and approach to sharing knowledge. The latest edition is on ‘bringing back native fish’. RipRap started in 1997 and collates and synthesises science and practice around …
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Global Urban Growth and the Geography of Water Availability, Quality, and Delivery
Globally, urban growth will add 1.5 billion people to cities by 2030, making the difficult task of urban water provisions even more challenging. In the article Global Urban Growth and the Geography of Water Availability, Quality, and Delivery, the authors …
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Water Sensitive South Australia
Water Sensitive South Australia is a means to find out what SA practitioners need in Water Sensitive Urban Design. It is an opportunity for you to talk about what you need, when you need it and how. What skills, information, relationships …
Environmental documentary ‘Bimblebox’ screenings across Australia
The film Bimblebox draws attention to the issues surrounding the huge expansion of coal and coal seam gas mining in Eastern Australia. While very clearly exposing the destructiveness of this industry, the film also features solutions and viable alternatives for …
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Development blamed for ‘frightening’ surge in koala deaths
The ABC’s Four Corners program Koala Crunch Time has revealed that in key parts of Australia, koalas are dying in big numbers. Development, cars, dogs, disease and climate change are making life tough for these fascinating creatures. The bigger question …
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Wanted: Land to help protect South East Queensland koalas
The Queensland Government wants to hear from landowners in South East Queensland interested in selling properties that could become protected koala habitat. Environment Minister Andrew Powell said the government wanted to purchase land identified as suitable for long-term protection and …
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