News: Environment
Qualmark awards Silver status to Christchurch Adventure Park
The Christchurch Adventure Park has been recognised as among the most safe and sustainable tourism businesses in the country by New Zealand tourism's quality assurance...
Mar 21, 2018
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Environment
RiverConnect Strategic Plan launched for Goulburn and Broken Rivers
Improved access to the Goulburn and Broken rivers and a stronger focus on Aboriginal cultural activities are two of the key focus areas of the RiverConnect Strategic Plan...
Mar 21, 2018
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Environment
Chinese Government announces plans for nationwide municipal network of fitness paths
The General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) has released an initiative revealing that by 2020, the country plans to build up to 300 kilometres of fitness paths for each...
Mar 20, 2018
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Wellness /
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Parks
Strategy on hold as new Conservation Minister looks at ban on new mining activity in National Parks
The New Zealand Conservation Authority has put its proposed review of the general policy for National Parks on hold “to focus on providing support and advice on the conservation...
Mar 19, 2018
Recreation /
Government /
Environment
Mount Everest clean-up aims to remove airlift 100 tonnes of waste
A clean-up campaign has begun at Mount Everest, aiming to airlift 100 tonnes of rubbish left behind by the tourists and climbers who visit the world's highest mountain. On its...
Mar 18, 2018
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Environment
NSW shark net trial kills endangered marine life
Only one target shark caught in NSW nets in two months, while 55 other marine creatures killed or trapped Shark nets on the NSW north coast have caught just a single target...
Mar 17, 2018
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Environment
Fishermen fined $17,000 for taking endangered turtles and dugong from Queensland marine park
Two men have been penalised more than $17,000 for taking two green turtles and one dugong within the Great Sandy Marine Park off Queensland’s Hervey Bay. The men were sentenced...
Mar 16, 2018
Legal /
Environment
Return of endangered quolls to NSW south coast a model for return of other native animals
The eastern quoll has this week been returned to the wild on Australia's mainland after it was wiped out by foxes more than 60 years ago. 20 of the spotted, carnivorous...
Mar 16, 2018
Environment /
Parks
Auckland parks head list of Green Flags Award winners
The New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) has announced that 10 Auckland parks have been awarded the coveted international Green Flag Award. The Green Flag Award is the...
Mar 15, 2018
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Parks
Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk reaches 10 years of operations
Treetop walkway the Illawarra Fly will this month be marking 10 years of operations, during which time it has become one of the most popular visitor attractions in regional NSW....
Mar 12, 2018
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Environment
Flooding hits Far North Queensland tourism
Extreme weather in Far North Queensland has led to a disaster being declared in the area from Cairns to Townsville. With a massive quantity of rain falling on the region,...
Mar 12, 2018
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Government /
Environment
Townsville to host 2018 Ecotourism Australia conference
The 2018 edition of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest ecotourism conference will focus on the future of the Great Barrier Reef when it is held in Townsville in November this...
Mar 11, 2018
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Environment
Scientists fear for future of Kings Park's woodlands
Impacted by heatwaves and droughts, scientists at Perth’s Kings Park fear irrigation may soon be the only way to preserve large sections of banksia woodland in the class-A...
Mar 6, 2018
Environment /
Parks
Legal battle begins over Sydney Zoo trademark
A legal battle between Taronga Zoo and a new zoo planned for Sydney’s west is to focus on whether "western Sydney is part of Sydney.” Taronga Zoo is trying to stop the company...
Mar 6, 2018
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Architects appointed to design stage one of Shipwreck Coast tourism masterplan
The Victorian Government have announced the appointment of project team, led by Denton Corker Marshall, to masterplan the first implementation phase of a $9.8 million visitor...
Mar 6, 2018
Tourism /
Design /
Environment
Supreme Heating and DualSun launch 'zero energy pool' hybrid solar panel
Australian owned pool heating specialist, Supreme Heating have announced unprecedented interest in new two-in-one solar solution, the Heatseeker DualSun hybrid solar panel which...
Mar 6, 2018
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Technology /
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Environment
Tasmania’s Three Capes Lodge Walk joins Great Walks of Australia Signature Collection
As the only official guided walk operator appointed to the Three Capes Track, the Tasmanian Walking Company has been formally accepted into the Great Walks of Australia...
Mar 4, 2018
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Environment
Conservation Council welcomes rejection of Rockingham marina development
The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) has described the rejection of a proposed canal-marina and housing development at Rockingham’s Mangles Bay as a “win for...
Mar 4, 2018
Tourism /
Environment
Court case looms as Taronga Zoo looks to claim 'Sydney Zoo' name
Sydney’s Taronga Zoo is set to sue the operators of a planned new wildlife attraction in the city’s west over its proposed use of the name Sydney Zoo, claiming it is misleading...
Mar 3, 2018
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Environment
Coffs Harbour’s Dolphin Marine Magic looks to offshore sea pens for cetacean exhibits
Having been under fire from environmental activists in recent years, Coffs Harbour’s attraction Dolphin Marine Magic has agreed to take part in a feasibility study that could...
Feb 28, 2018
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Environment
Mounting losses see departure of SeaWorld Entertainment Chief Executive
Coinciding with an announcement that its net losses exceeded US$200 million in 2017, SeaWorld Entertainment Chief Execuitve Joel Manby has stepped down from the position The...
Feb 28, 2018
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Environment
Melbourne laneways go green in bid to cool city centre
The City of Melbourne has advised that four laneways in the centre of the city have undergone a green makeover as part of the $1.8 million Green Your Laneway pilot program. The...
Feb 27, 2018
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Environment /
Parks
Swamped with marine garbage, popular Bali beaches require massive daily clean up
Bali’s garbage season, which runs from December to March, see thousands of tonnes of plastic debris washed onto the Indonesian holiday island's main tourist beaches, polluting...
Feb 26, 2018
Tourism /
Environment
Outdoor Recreation Body calls for halt to foreign ownership of New Zealand farm land
An outdoor recreation organisation wants swift action from the New Zealand Government to stem the flow of foreign ownership of farm land. The call by the Council of Outdoor...
Feb 26, 2018
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Environment