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Our Environmental Justice news provides insights into the intersection of social inequality and environmental issues at a local level on the Central Coast, and on a wider level too.

From the impact of pollution on marginalised communities to the efforts being made to promote environmental justice, explore our articles below to learn more about the movement towards a more just and sustainable future.

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Doctors climate and health forum to coincide with emissions target debate

Jacquelene 1 September 2025

As the government prepares to make major decisions on Australia’s climate targets and nature policies, Doctors for the Environment Australia, the leading voice on climate and health, is holding a timely in-person and online public forum. This event will bring together influential local and international speakers from fields such as health, […]

Reframing doom-laden news reporting could be key to tackling climate crisis

Jacquelene 25 August 2025

Replacing doom-laden environmental reporting with hopeful, solutions-focused stories could be key to tackling the climate crisis, according to award-winning research from Charles Darwin University (CDU). CDU Lecturer in Linguistics (Faculty of Arts and Society) Dr Awni Etaywe and CDU Lecturer in Media and Journalism (Faculty of Arts and Society) Dr […]

Saving our wetlands – a recap

Jacquelene 19 August 2025

Earlier this year The Point embarked on a series of articles about the state of wetlands on the Central Coast – well here’s an update and some new videos. By Jacquelene Pearson Earlier this year we published a series of articles about wetlands – their importance, their fragility and the […]

Join the 30-day Koala challenge this September

Jacquelene 18 August 2025

The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is calling on schools, kindergartens, daycares, community clubs, parents, teachers, carers and anyone working with children to get involved in Save the Koala Month (STKM) this September — with an initiative designed especially for kids (grown-ups are welcome too!): 30 Days and 30 Ways to […]

Imported flower a huge risk to the environment

Jacquelene 6 June 2025

A La Trobe University study has found the invasive South African flower Gazania is more resilient than previously understood, with its ability to adapt to different environments making it one of the biggest weed threats to Australian native grasslands and grain production. Weeds and invasive plant species, such as Gazania […]

NSW EPA says it is helping turn the tide on plastic pollution in world’s oceans

Jacquelene 6 June 2025

This World Environment Day, as nations across the globe commit to ending plastic pollution, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says it is proud to be at the forefront, delivering bold action and real solutions to tackle plastic waste in our state. Tackling plastic pollution and transforming how we manage […]

University expands platypus program with funding help

Jacquelene 6 June 2025

UNSW Sydney’s Platypus Conservation Initiative has expanded its landmark program to restore species in the wild. Two years after the historic return of platypuses to Royal National Park, researchers from UNSW Sydney have launched the second phase of this landmark conservation program, with the introduction of three more platypuses to […]

Victoria celebrates 50 years of National Parks Act but parks are ‘starved of funding’

Jacquelene 6 June 2025

Members of the newly formed Victorian Protected Areas Council (VPAC) have gathered at Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Victorian National Parks Act. Over 30 former rangers, park managers and friends gathered in Halls Gap for a weekend of activities and celebration of Victoria’s protected areas. […]

Victorian groups call for protection of natural gem

Jacquelene 5 June 2025

Community groups and conservationists have welcomed recognition of the Western Port Woodlands in the Victorian Government’s long-awaited land use blueprint for the Bass Coast, becoming just the fourth area in Victoria to go through the process. While the blueprint acknowledges the national ecological significance of the Western Port Woodlands, it […]

Drones successfully detecting ghost nets off NT

Jacquelene 5 June 2025

Drones and Artificial Intelligence are uncovering ghost nets from 50 centimetres to larger than five metres along the coastline of the Gulf of Carpentaria, proving the success of a program aimed at maintaining the pristine environment of this region. The project, led by Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) North Australia Centre […]

Doctors climate and health forum to coincide with emissions target debate

Parents for Climate go legal with minister

Three brothers complete record-breaking row for clean water

Aim high – new emissions data shows Australia can go big on 2035 targets

Reframing doom-laden news reporting could be key to tackling climate crisis

Increased EV uptake needed to reach 2035 targets

Teasing blue carbon out of wetland soils

Saving our wetlands – a recap

Join the 30-day Koala challenge this September

Documents reveal council heritage mismanagement

Australians unite to call on Labor to STOP THE SHELF

Imported flower a huge risk to the environment

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