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A local Albury business and its director has been fined for illegally stockpiling more than 28,000 waste tyres and putting the environment at risk. Carbon MF Pty Ltd and its director, Mr Mark Fair, were fined $582,375 by the Land and Environment Court for land pollution and for failing to comply with an Environment … Continued
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Australia’s peak body on climate and health has called for cleaner, healthier vehicles to save lives from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) has joined with international climate and health organisations today for World COPD Day, with the theme Breathing Is Life – Act Earlier. The theme aims to … Continued
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued an immediate Stop Work Order to Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) to cease harvesting in parts of the Flat Rock State Forest, near Ulladulla on the south coast. Following a community complaint, EPA officers inspected several active logging compartments yesterday and identified what appeared to be an … Continued
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School climate strikers disrupt Vic ParliamentPre Strike Action School students disrupt Victorian Parliament to protest the Labor Governments continued approval and subsidisation of coal and gas, and announce student strike on November 17th. On November 14th at 2pm, student climate strikers brought in banners to the Victorian Parliament and sang songs. The students sang “which … Continued
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On NOVEMBER 17, students across the nation are coming together in a resounding call for climate action. They will be walking out of their classrooms as part of a Global Day of Action, demanding that the Labor Government #ShiftThePower away from coal and gas and toward a sustainable, climate-friendly future. In Perth, students will meet … Continued
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November 13-19 is Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week and it’s a great time to celebrate NSW’s recycling achievements and look at our priorities for the future. In 2021, the NSW Government announced the $356 million Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy, building on previous investments to significantly increase the use of recycled content by government and … Continued
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Around 120,000 glass jars and more than 200 tonnes of reclaimed asphalt were used to refresh a one kilometre stretch of Clarence Street in the city. This means nearly a quarter of materials used to renew more than 8,000m² of road surface is recycled. Since July 2021 the City of Sydney has used … Continued
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MEDIA ALERTMonday, 13 November, 2023 Landcare Victoria Inc., is preparing to release the landcare movement’s inaugural 10-year plan next week, at the same time, it warns the future of community landcare is at risk. The Plan, to be launched on Monday, 20 November, sets out a blueprint for landcare’s key role in creating biodiverse, productive … Continued
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More than 550 volunteers are set to take part in Australia’s largest community driven seagrass restoration program on Tuesday 14 November. The annual Seeds for Snapper will get their harvest underway in Cockburn Sound with seagrass fruit collection dives taking place daily for the next 4 to 6 weeks. The volunteers are attempting to … Continued
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Media release | Monday 13 November 2023 Two-thirds of Australians support the federal government making new fossil fuel project approvals dependent on an assessment of their health impacts, according to new research by Doctors for the Environment Australia and the Australia Institute. Doctors for the Environment Australia, which represents thousands of medics across the nation, … Continued
