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Planet Ark is calling on Australians to join the collective effort to care for our unique biodiversity and help support the country’s threatened species this National Tree Day. According to the most recent State of the Environment report, over 1,900 species are listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act[1]. Of this, … Continued
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Balls Head Reserve in Waverton will be closed for New Year’s Eve to preserve its fragile bushland and cultural heritage. At a North Sydney Council meeting on Monday night, councillors voted to close the reserve, endorsing a recommendation from Council’s Bushland team. Balls Head Reserve is the largest bushland reserve in the North Sydney local … Continued
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Big Island Mining Pty Ltd must pay $125,000 towards a community project following two separate wastewater overflow incidents at Dargues Gold Mine in the NSW Southern Tablelands. On 13 July 2023, a malfunction in a valve of a holding tank caused by a build-up of scale resulted in an overflow of tailings wastewater into a … Continued
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Cessnock residents have a new location to recycle their eligible bottles and cans, with a brand-new Return and Earn machine now open at Bellbird Park Bowling Club. The new Return and Earn machine is the 7th return point in the Cessnock area, providing locals with even more opportunities to return their eligible bottles and cans … Continued
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Over 3,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste tyres, which is equivalent to more than 70 B-double truckloads, have been cleaned up from a property near Albury Airport, after the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) last year secured a successful prosecution and fine in excess of half a million dollars for tyres dumped at the site. … Continued
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TUESDAY 23 JULY 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Responding to today’s release of exploration licences for gas off the coast of Victoria and Western Australia, Climate Council Head of Policy and Advocacy Dr Jennifer Rayner said: “Gas exploration has to stop because the extraction and burning of this expensive and polluting fossil fuel has to stop. More … Continued
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A man has been fined more than $100,000 after failing to comply with a NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) clean-up notice for almost 950 tonnes of waste at a residential premises in Leppington. Mr Mohamad Bader was fined in Campbelltown Court after ignoring a clean-up notice involving the removal and correct disposal of asbestos … Continued
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Australians are throwing away a staggering 7.6 million tonnes of food every year, worth $36.6 billion while millions of families are grappling with growing living costs. The shocking reality, and solutions to save Australia’s food from going to waste, are being highlighted at the 2024 National Food Waste Summit in Melbourne this week (July 24-25), where … Continued
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As the impacts of climate change intensify globally and emission reduction deadlines loom, Australia must prioritise its power supply. The 2019-2020 Australian bushfires, which triggered widespread blackouts nationwide, underscore the urgent need for power resilience. These events highlighted the critical necessity for reliable energy sources and robust energy storage solutions for businesses and communities … Continued
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French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca heads to the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in North Queensland with a powerful message and premiere ‘concert-show’ While the eyes of the world may be turned to France and the Paris Olympics for the next month, French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca is headed to Townsville-Gurambilbarra in North Queensland … Continued
