News: Environment
Floriade returns in 2025 with ‘Science and Nature’ theme and impressive line-up of sponsors and partners
Floriade, Australia’s largest celebration of Spring held in Canberra’s Commonwealth Park, returns in 2025 from 13th September to 12th October with the theme ‘Science and Nature’...
Aug 29, 2025
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Upgraded facilities at Girraween National Park support ecotourism and cultural heritage
The Queensland Government has delivered upgraded facilities at Girraween National Park with the upgrade supporting ecotourism, while showcasing the park's natural beauty and...
Aug 28, 2025
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Experience Gold Coast unveils new national tourism campaign
Experience Gold Coast has today unveiled a new multi-channel destination attraction campaign ‘Get Up and Gold Coast’ - challenging the rest of the country to “tap into the...
Aug 27, 2025
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ICC Sydney spotlights its sustainable solutions activation for ReGen Expo 2025
The ReGen Expo 2025 - held at ICC Sydney’s renowned Exhibition Centre - brought together innovation, collaboration, and climate-conscious action. Key Statistics A 100%...
Aug 26, 2025
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Latest national drowning report reveals tragic death toll
With Australia having recorded the highest number of drowning deaths since records began, Royal Life Saving Australia and Surf Life Saving Australia are calling for action ahead...
Aug 26, 2025
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All-access trail opens along Adelaide’s southern beaches
The South Australian Government has delivered a new accessible pathway along Adelaide’s southern beaches, with the Witton Bluff Base Trail now fully completed and open to the...
Aug 25, 2025
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Vortex spotlights 30 years of innovation and sustainability in Aquatic Play
Vortex Aquatic Structures International (Vortex), a Montreal-based global leader in aquatic play solutions, is celebrating three decades of transforming how children and...
Aug 23, 2025
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PCYC NSW clubs support local communities impacted by weather disasters
Local communities across NSW have this year been significantly impacted by severe weather events and natural disasters from cyclones to bushfires and historic flooding....
Aug 23, 2025
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Monarto Safari Park marks inaugural World Scimitar-horned Oryx Day
Once extinct in the wild, the Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx dammah) now walks free again in its desert homeland marking a global win for conservation with Monarto Safari Park...
Aug 16, 2025
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Sydney Showground partnership with Ocean Crusaders evolves venue role in event sustainability
Sydney Showground is taking its investment in sustainability beyond the event space and has entered into a 12-month partnership with ocean conservation organisation, Ocean...
Aug 14, 2025
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Humane World for Animals clarifies media misinformation on NSW shark net trial
Conservation organisation, Humane World for Animals, has highlighted that there have been false reports in the media that trial removals of shark nets in New South Wales are not...
Aug 13, 2025
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South Australian Government encourages more recreation within reservoirs
The South Australian Government is encouraging not-for-profit organisations across the state to apply for funding to bring their ideas for the state’s open-access reservoir...
Aug 13, 2025
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City of Newcastle completes upgrades to network of five inland swimming pools
Heat pump and accessibility ramp upgrades are among the more than $1 million worth of upgrades completed by City of Newcastle across its network of five inland swimming pools...
Aug 13, 2025
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Sustainability and carbon footprint of live music venues in NSW recognised by Green Music Australia
Live music venues across NSW could save over $1.53 million annually and reduce emissions by more than 70,000 tonnes – the equivalent of taking over 16,000 cars off our roads -...
Aug 12, 2025
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Perth Symposium gathers experts to discuss Western Australia’s worst coral bleaching event on record
With the Western Australian community deeply invested in their marine environment, from conservation through to ecotourism and recreation, the marine heatwave that has caused...
Aug 12, 2025
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Campgrounds and hiking trails upgraded from Alpine region to Central Victoria
Campgrounds and hiking trails from the Alpine region to Central Victoria are being upgraded so visitors can experience the very best of Victoria’s great outdoors. The completion...
Aug 12, 2025
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Sports Environment Alliance shortlisted for renowned community initiative award
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) has been shortlisted for the Community Initiative category in the upcoming Sport Positive Awards 2025 for its project ‘Reducing Community...
Aug 12, 2025
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2025 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference welcomes 350 delegates to Fiji
Bringing together tourism professionals, destination representatives, academics and sustainability experts from around the world to discuss key challenges and solutions in...
Aug 10, 2025
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Thailand's Banyan Tree Krabi resort launches Jurassic Explorer package for guests
The spectacular limestone cliffs and lush landscape of Thailand's Krabi have returned to the silver screen as the primary film location of the newly released movie, Jurassic...
Aug 9, 2025
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Sunrise indigenous cultural tour introduced at Mon Repos newly opened nature resort
NRMA Parks and Resorts has partnered with Bundaberg’s First Nations owned and operated Taribelang Bunda Cultural Tours to offer guests at the newly opened nature resort at Mon...
Aug 9, 2025
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More quality green open spaces planned for communities to connect and play across NSW
The NSW Government is planning for more quality green open space with a nearly $4 million investment from the state’s longest-running open space grants program. The latest round...
Aug 7, 2025
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Whitehorse City Council adopts Open Space Strategy 2025
Whitehorse City Council has adopted the Whitehorse Open Space Strategy 2025 providing a clear framework for delivering a well-connected, high-quality, and sustainable open space...
Aug 7, 2025
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Expressions of Interest open from natural heritage experts to join Australian Heritage Council
The Minister for the Environment and Water is seeking expressions of interest from natural heritage experts to join the Australian Heritage Council - the main adviser to the...
Aug 6, 2025
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New AIMS report confirms worst annual coral declines on record for Great Barrier Reef
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has today released its Long Term Monitoring Program (LTMP) report which confirms the Great Barrier Reef has suffered the...
Aug 5, 2025
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