Environment
November 19, 2007
Four months ago a Green Map for the Green Wedge Warrandyte region in Melbourne’s outer northeast was a germ of an idea. In two days’ time, in conjunction with Bendigo Bank’s launch of its Warrandyte Community Portal the Warrandyte Neighbourhood […]
November 17, 2007
Times have changed since early 2006 when PWF wrote about WA’s mallee eucalypts being good for producing oil, electricity and burning biomass, with the challenge for Narrogin’s Integrated Wood Processing (IWP) bio-energy plant being to prove that the technology exists […]
November 15, 2007
Cate Blanchett is the NO 1 Member of Who On Earth Cares?, an initiative of the Australian Conservation Foundation, who say it’s up to all of us – individuals, business and government – to act quickly and ensure we protect […]
November 13, 2007
Back in June we wrote about former Melbourne high school teacher, Nick Savaidis, starting up Etiko Sports to provide an alternative to sweatshop-made products and an ethical alternative to the big clothing and footwear brands. We’ve just heard from Nick […]
November 12, 2007
A mix of contemporary and traditional eel farming techniques is the basis of the Lake Condah Sustainable Development Project. The historic, as well as potential eel-harvests – from traditionally-constructed eel aquaculture systems – is being investigated in SW Vic. I […]
November 5, 2007
A year ago we wrote about the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation’s (BAC) involvement with replicable aquaculture in Aboriginal communities – community-initiated and operated mud crab farms at Maningrida and Darwin. Now we see that this entrepreneurial body – in only their […]
November 2, 2007
As there is no real forum for community-based discussion on the policymaking process, we focus, quite naturally, on ‘managing our own patch’. If we felt we MIGHT have a voice, this focus could conceivably change. BUT the reality is that […]
November 1, 2007
This event has been recommended by several people as something that sounds quite extraordinary…a very worthwhile way to spend Remembrance Day. If you’re free Sunday week and in Melbourne, think about it… “…if you have built castles in the air, […]
October 31, 2007
Wimmera Biodiesel is currently building a plant at Kaniva, in western Victoria. It will produce biodiesel from mustard seed, canola seed and tallow. The plant is expected to be on line by February ’08 and they’re holding an Open Day […]
October 30, 2007
Students and teachers have worked hard in SA’s 602 State schools to slash water use from 5.06m kilolitres in 2000-01 to 3.8m kilolitres in 2005-06 – a 25% reduction, which is the equivalent of 1200 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water. […]
October 25, 2007
Once again Get Farming has led us to some very interesting water info – from Hydrosmart, whose chemical free water treatment systems are simple, effective and environmentally friendly. What Hydrosmart Does For only $10 pa in power Hydrosmart solves many […]
October 22, 2007
Georgie Coram, Community Campaigner with Environment Victoria – a Not-for-Profit – is working with communities, businesses and government on their Zero Waste Campaign. This Challenge is open to individuals and families, it could run successfully through Neighbourhood Houses and would […]