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Planet Ark is calling on individuals, schools, community groups, and businesses across Australia to take part in the nation’s biggest community tree-planting event on Sunday 27 July. Since its inception in 1996, more than 28 million native trees, shrubs, and grasses have been planted by millions of volunteers, contributing to […]
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating potential pesticide misuse in Corowa after samples taken from local hives and deceased bees tested positive to pesticides. On 12 March 2025, local beekeepers alerted the EPA to an unusually high number of dead bees across at least three different hive locations. […]
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Economic growth doesn’t have to come at a cost to the environment, and the ways in which this is possible will be on display at a global conference being held in Australia for the first time. This year the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) is holding its 11th global conference in Darwin and […]
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One of the nation’s most iconic and at-risk critters could benefit by combining Indigenous knowledge with western survey methods, according to a new study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) in collaboration with the North Tanami Rangers and Traditional Owners from the community of Lajamanu. By Charles Darwin University The […]
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Animal Liberation will be 50 years old in 2026 and it continues to work to improve the lives of all species through legislation, advocacy, action and legislation. Earlier this year the group held one of its slaughterhouse vigils. By Lisa Ryan* On 16 January 2025, Animal Liberation, together with Animal […]
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Some communities, and politicians, have had the foresight to save and protect wetlands – the Central Coast Wetland on the site of the former Pioneer Dairy, south of the Wyong River, is one such fairy tale come true. By Jacquelene Pearson The Central Coast Wetland, on the site of the […]
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The old timers call it Porters Lake because it resembles a massive lake when flooded – a sight to behold. But over recent decades Porters Creek Wetland has been suffering death by a thousand cuts. A promised Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement may change that for the better, or it may not. […]
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Why would a council sell a wetland for less than its market value and even hide its biodiversity value from its own valuer – it doesn’t make sense but that is exactly what happened on the NSW Central Coast in 2021 – then, in 2022, the land was unlawfully cleared. […]
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Tackling small fires before they become uncontrollable bushfires, excluding fire from recovering forests, and sabotaging beetle mating rituals – these are just some of the strategies proposed to save Australia’s iconic snow gum. Snow gum woodlands are the iconic vegetation community of mountain environments in south eastern Australia and are […]
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The NSW Return and Earn scheme has hit a new record, celebrating a staggering 13 billion bottles, cans and cartons returned through the return point network since the scheme began. This means over $1.3 billion in container refunds have gone back into people’s pockets, helping with the cost of living, […]
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