In This Together, 20 years on
Twenty years ago, more than a quarter of a million people walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge calling for change and a more reconciled Australia. And in recent days another […]
Category Archives: environment
The Current – Environmental Condition in Oz
It’s easy to lose sight of all the old issues we used to pay so much attention to before COVID-19 became a primary focus for most of us. But while […]
Positives of a pandemic?
The impact of the raging COVID-19 pandemic should not be understated, with half a million people infected, tens of thousands dying from the virus and epicentres shifting around us. It […]
BOM drops latest data review
Whew… what a hot summer… isn`t it? If you thought that the weather has been hotter than usual, it turns out you’re right. According to the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BoM) […]
Ranford Pool – planting for protection
In the rural and beautiful Shire of Boddington, approximately 120 km south-east of Perth, runs the tranquil Hotham River. The Hotham River is one of the major upstream waterways which […]
National Water Week: ‘It’s time to change the world’
If you didn’t know it already, we’re nearing the end of National Water Week 2019! It happens every October to build awareness of water environments and resources, and to remind […]
Could a market-driven intervention be a solution to the world’s plastic problem?
What might a mining magnate have to do with the world’s plastic crisis? Perhaps more than anyone realised. It turns out that Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest – one of WA’s most […]
Forests: a good news story (for a change)
I don’t think anyone is going to argue about how awful it is to hear about the current state of the world’s forests. Not just the loss of forests and […]
Will your house flood? Floodplain management in Perth
When people think of Perth they tend not to think of flooding like that which happened in Brisbane in January 2011. However, many Perthites do live in and around the […]
Aqua nullius no more? Happy NAIDOC week 2019
NAIDOC Week (originally standing for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) is an annual time to recognise and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]
