From Potts Point to Perth and Cooktown to Castlemaine, landcarers across the nation are being invited to join in celebrations for the upcoming National Landcare Awards ceremony via the first ever live webcast of the event. The awards will be …
LANDCARE: Watch the National Landcare Awards LIVE! Read more »
Urban development and sprawl has significantly changed city landscapes, especially over the past 50 years. These changes have favoured larger birds, including parrots, fruit-eating & meat-eating birds, exotic birds, and the larger honeyeaters, while populations of most smaller bird species …
The Department of Environment & Climate Change along with Sydney Olympic Park Authority invites biodiversity management professionals & field staff to come along to Sydney Olympic Park for information about: The Green & Golden Bell Frog (GGBF) and its habitat …
BIODIVERSITY, SYDNEY: Green & Golden Bell Frog – Technical Workshop – Monday 17 November Read more »
Frankston was announced the national winner of the Keep Australia Beautiful, Australian Sustainable Cities Awards, held in Sydney. The Award recognises the City of Frankston for its commitment and investment in a wide range of environmental sustainability initiatives and its …
SUSTAINABILITY: Frankston wins Australian Sustainable Cities national title for 2008 Read more »
The Urban Sustainability Support Alliance (USSA) is co-ordinating a poster presentation session titled ‘Onya Soapbox’ at the upcoming NSW Integrating Sustainability in Local Government Symposium on the 24 – 25 November 2008. Posters provide a opportunity for an informal presentation …
SUSTAINABILITY, NSW LOCAL GOV’T: Submit a Poster and get ‘Onya Soapbox’? Read more »
Case studies prepared by various state and territory government bodies have been contributed to the Garnaut Review online resource library. These contributions serve to highlight successful local practices and ways in which Australian communities are already positively addressing the impacts …
CLIMATE: Urban Case Studies, Garnaut Climate Change Review Read more »
Due to unexpected demand a third and final Write it up! workshop will be held in Sydney on Tuesday 21st October. The session will be held at the Local Government and Shires Association, 28 Margaret Street Sydney (close to Wynyard …
ENV EDUCATION: Additional and final Write it up! workshop in Sydney 21 October Read more »
The Write it up! program has been developed by the Australian Association for Environmental Education to assist educators write up case studies of their projects. Write it up! workshops are being held at: North Sydney on Tuesday 14 October, with …
ENV EDUCATION: Reminder, RSVPs closing for Write it up! workshops North Sydney and Bega Read more »
The Commonwealth Bank and Conservation Volunteers Australia have come together to recognise, reward and support young Australians who are actively involved in improving their local environment. Now in its fourth year, the Commonwealth Bank Green Ambassadors program is searching for …
Canberra Times3 October 2008 IF ALL Sydney’s car commuters stopped their vehicles two kilometres away from work today, got out and walked the rest of the way, the city would be spared 1200 tonnes of carbon emissions. If they did …
TRANSPORT: “A small step for commuters, a giant leap for saving the planet” Read more »