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9000 jobs threatened by unnecessary ‘Great Koala National Park’

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Over 9000 jobs will go in the hardwood industry if the ‘Great Koala National Park’ is imposed on north coast communities, say forestry workers.   They gathered at NSW Parliament House today to plead with MP’s not to create the park given the latest research shows healthy koala numbers.   The latest CSIRO research from … Continued

Basin threatened species mapped with cutting-edge tech

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MELBOURNE, Australia, (December 16, 2024)/ — Great Australian Wildlife Search (The Search) and Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN)   One hundred citizen scientists are getting their feet wet and collect millions of pieces of DNA to help map wildlife across the east of Australia.   They have received sampling kits for Odonata Foundation and EnviroDNA’s Great Australian Wildlife Search (the … Continued

New Remote, Rural & Regional Skills Training Snapshot Released

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Skills funding policy must be reshaped by the Australian, state, and territory governments to enable more students in remote, rural and regional areas to take up skills training, according to the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent skills training, higher education, and international education providers. The Rural & Regional Skills … Continued

Play your part in keeping children safe in sport

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Play your part in keeping children safe in sport The NSW Government will host a series of interactive child safety workshops in the Central West and Western Plains next week to help local sporting organisations keep children safe from harm and abuse in sport. The NSW Office of Sport has partnered with the Office of … Continued

HCF Healthy Hearts Roadshow brings free heart checks to regional communities

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THURSDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2024: HCF, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, has partnered with the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute to deliver free life-saving heart health checks to eligible HCF members in regional communities across Australia, through the HCF Healthy Hearts Roadshow. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Australia, accounting for one in … Continued