The draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney sets out a new plan for the city’s future over the next two decades, with Sydney expected to have around 1.3 million additional people by 2031. You can play an important role in shaping …
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The City of Boroondara, located in inner-eastern Melbourne, has a surprising diversity of indigenous flora and fauna, and biologically significant sites. Community feedback is being sought on a new plan for protecting urban biodiversity in Boroondara. Community consultation on the …
Commonwealth Environment Minister, Tony Burke, has announced in a media release that the western Sydney dry rainforest and moist woodland on shale will be protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Minister Burke said that …
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The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary is one of the gems of metropolitan Adelaide. Located in the Port River and Barker Inlet, the sanctuary is just 20 minutes from the city centre and features a 10,000-year-old mangrove forest. A resident pod of …
The primary goal of USAUS-H2O is to educate and inform responsible stewardship of water resources between U.S. and Australian students through a robust and long-term cyber education program based on state of the art science with a global perspective. Whether …
USAUS-H2O US-Australia Virtual Environment Partnership Read more »
Urban Environment News now has more than 2,000 subscribers and followers – thank you everyone for your support! Urban Environment News began in 2004 as the Australian Urban NRM Network, which was established with the assistance of the former Sydney …
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Australians’ concerns about the environment have lessened over the past few years, and they feel the natural environment has improved, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS finds that this drop in concern coincided …
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The article Is there room for nature in our cities? in The Conversation discusses the environmental and health benefits of greening the city, and compares Australian cities to leading international examples. The article advises that buildings have long been in the …
Urban Ecology Australia exists to demonstrate and promote a more sustainable approach to the way we live. More people now live in cities than in rural areas, so if we are are to address major issues such as climate change, …
GoVolunteer is an initiative of Volunteering Australia. The aim is to match people who are interested in volunteering with appropriate volunteering opportunities. Data is provided by a number of contributors including organisations that involve volunteers, Volunteer Resource Centres and State …