The charity partner of Australia’s National Parks, The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW), is responding to urgent recovery efforts following the Black Summer bushfires by launching its inaugural Matched Giving Day on World Rainforest Day, 22 June 2021.The national fundraiser…
Eleven turtles, raised at James Cook University from the time they were hatchlings, have been released on the Great Barrier Reef, experiencing the ocean for the first time. The two-year-old hawksbills are part of groundbreaking research, assisted by the World Wide Fund…
On World Oceans Day, a Federal Government agency has presented a fish stocks assessment which is far rosier than the reality for many of our fisheries. The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) said the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) have framed their Status…
Community groups representing more than a million Australians have written to the heads of the big four banks, urging them to update their lending policies on oil and gas projects following the release of last month’s flagship International Energy Agency report. The…
LOVELUVO, a social enterprise retailer stocking eco-friendly, locally sourced, and fair-trade home and body products, is located in Seddon Village just across the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne’s west. Jessica Sims, the store’s manager, describes Seddon as just like a small country…
THE Moon will give Melbournians a rare triple treat tonight, 26 May. And don’t fret, even if it’s cloudy, you will still get to see the stunning celestial ballet. Our only natural satellite, will become 7 per cent bigger than an average…
WHEN vast sections of the Coral Sea Marine Park were opened up to commercial fishing in 2018 it was the largest downgrading of a protected area in history, according to a new study. The paper, published in Marine Policy journal, says the downgrading of the…
A TEAM of leading wildlife veterinarians is taking Matilda, Australia’s largest Mobile Wildlife Hospital to biodiversity hot spots to collaborate with veterinarians, wildlife carers and communities to save native animals. The 22-wheel, 18-tonne facility is owned and operated by the not-for-profit Byron…
THE Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia’s shellfish reef restoration project in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, was shortlisted as a finalist in the SERA Awards which took place on 14 May, 2021. Held in Darwin by the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia, the SERA…
ANECDOTALY, donations by Australians to support fellow citizens affected by natural disasters are spontaneous and prolific. With deep pockets and full hearts, people want to help their mates, even if they don’t know them. Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal’s CEO Natalie Egleton…
