The new Coastal Research Webportal is a free resource developed for local councils and researchers to access current and previous research projects, find related publications, and access links to a range of available data and metadata. The Google maps interface …
The Australian Government has transferred heritage-listed bushland at Malabar Headland in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, honouring a commitment made by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Member for Kingsford Smith Peter Garrett in August 2010 to create a 70-hectare coastal National Park …
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced Council’s Creek Rangers are celebrating an exciting discovery this month, with a platypus spotted swimming through a south Brisbane urban waterway – see media release.
The streams and rivers running through many of our cities are getting sick: not just from the pollution and waste carried by stormwater into gutters and drains, but from another, unexpected source – the concrete pipes and infrastructure carrying the …
Is concrete pushing urban water quality ‘over the edge’? Read more »
What happens when you consider multiple threats on our declining biodiversity together? New research is suggesting the devil is in the synergy. Biodiversity is being crucified by habitat loss and there are dire predictions of the impacts from climate change. …
Combining climate change with habitat loss – Decision Point #57 is now available Read more »
In an Australian first, the City of Sydney will roll-out new energy-efficient LED street and park lighting, halving electricity use and carbon pollution compared to conventional lights. A consortium of General Electric and UGL were selected after a tender and …
Australian Heritage Week is an annual national celebration of Australia’s unique cultural and natural heritage. You can visit heritage sites and enjoy heritage experiences or host your own activities that showcase your unique local heritage to the rest of the …
On 22 April, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help Mobilize the Earth™. People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection. Attend …
In Decision Point issue 56, Environmental Decisions Group (EDG) scientists examine the evidence on what saved houses in the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria. Does prescribed burning save homes and lives? And should this be a general prescription for …
Rick Farley was an extraordinary man. As head of the Cattlemen’s Union and National Farmers’ Federation, a key figure in the Landcare movement and a public campaigner for Indigenous rights and Reconciliation, Farley had an insider’s view of many key …
New book – A Way Through: The Life of Rick Farley Read more »