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Over the weekend, OzFish volunteers supported the efforts of Clean Up Australia Day by removing over 3 tonnes of rubbish from 16 waterways across the country. The fishing community knows all too well how much rubbish flows in and around our waterways, leading to 208 volunteers getting stuck in and demonstrating their commitment to healthy … Continued
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The Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) scheme boasts $117 million in industry co-funded R&D projects in its first year. Hydrogen produced from seawater and ‘green ceramics’ created out of textile waste; these are just two among more than a dozen innovations being developed under the TRaCE program designed to accelerate the commercialisation of … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE TUESDAY 5 MARCH THE CLIMATE COUNCIL is sounding the alarm on a severe bleaching event unfolding across the Great Barrier Reef, with new vision showing the damage that stretches more than 1100 kilometres from Lizard Island to the Keppel Islands.Marine heatwaves are bleaching swathes of the Southern Great Barrier reef white, … Continued
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From reducing loved pets’ carbon paw print to developing a virtual powerplant, the finalists announced today for the 35th National Banksia Sustainability Awards demonstrate the full scope and talent of environmental and social impact projects in Australia. Revealing the short list, Banksia Foundation CEO Graz van Egmond praised finalists for their commitment to sustainability and … Continued
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There have been four mass coral bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef in the past eight years – scientists tell us this kind of stress means species don’t have enough time to recover, fundamentally changing the reef and its biodiversity. The current marine heatwaves have caused swathes of the Southern Great Barrier reef … Continued
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March 5, 2024 Once again, a summer of extreme weather has placed Australia’s health and emergency services under immense pressure. In Western Australia, ambulance call-outs spiked during record breaking extreme heat. In Victoria, emergency services were left without power or working communications for up to 48 hours. Doctors in New South Wales have … Continued
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined an individual $8,250 for allegedly causing the death of a large number of crayfish in a tributary of Hazelbrook Creek in the Blue Mountains last August. The EPA has issued two penalty notices after its investigation found nearly 40 litres of the diluted pesticide Bifenthrin accidentally … Continued
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The initiative is undertaken along with the Casey City Council (VIC) and youth wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The event is also joined by many children, young community members and elders members of the community supporting youth and promoting to save the environment and learn to clean up and build this habit for future. … Continued
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The Australia Institute will host a public discussion on reassessing salmon farming in Tasmania. WHEN: Saturday, March 02, 2024 at 1:00pm – 2:30pm AEDT WHERE: Leven Theatre, Ulverstone Civic Centre, 16 Patrick St, Ulverstone, TAS 7315 WHO: Louise Cherrie, independent environmental consultant and former member of the EPA Board and Marine Farming Review Panel Fiona Hamilton, … Continued
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The major parties’ decision to continue to support the salmon industry ignores scientific evidence of environmental impacts, uses discredited jobs figures, and is out of step with voters, the Australia Institute warns. Scientific and legal experts, community groups and the Australia Institute have slammed the major parties continued support for the industry, announced yesterday and … Continued
