News: Environment
Phillip Island Nature Parks welcomes new ambassador for penguins
Chattabox, a much-loved character from Disney’s Club Penguin, is now an ambassador for the Penguin Foundation at Victoria's Phillip Island. Chattabox is the official ambassador...
Apr 28, 2014
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Environment
Ranger Kids opens at Werribee Open Range Zoo
The autumn school holidays saw the Werribee Open Range Zoo open an exciting new indoor play space called Ranger Kids. Within the new space, children can become a wildlife ranger...
Apr 27, 2014
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Environment
Sustainable tourism celebrated at WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
World-leading sustainable tourism businesses and destinations around the globe have been recognised at the 2014 World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)'s Tourism for Tomorrow...
Apr 25, 2014
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Environment
Royal visit generates interest in the Red Centre
Luxury desert retreat Longitude 131° has reported a massive spike in web traffic since Tuesday’s arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their current Australian tour....
Apr 23, 2014
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Environment
Aquarium at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom confirmed as world’s largest
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, a huge aquatic theme park on Hengqin Island in Guangdong Province, China has marked its official opening with confirmation that it has set five new...
Apr 22, 2014
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Environment
New monitoring and reporting system for national parks in Tasmania
The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (TPWS) has developed an innovative state-wide jurisdictional performance measurement system to monitor, evaluate and report on...
Apr 22, 2014
Environment /
Parks
Wellington Zoo welcomes conservation superstar
Daniela Biaggio is Wellington Zoo’s new Conservation Manager – a brand new full-time role created to integrate conservation and sustainability across all areas of the Zoo, and a...
Apr 22, 2014
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Environment
Royal couple open Taronga Zoo Bilby exhibit
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were introduced to some of Australia’s unique and endangered wildlife at Taronga Zoo today (20th April), officially opening the Zoo’s new Bilby...
Apr 20, 2014
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Environment
Curtin graduates’ playground design helps children connect with nature
Children from Challis Early Childhood Education Centre (CECEC) in the Perth suburb of Armadale will soon have a natural adventure playground, where they can build cubbies and...
Apr 19, 2014
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Environment
Dreamworld chooses bilbies not bunnies at Easter
As supporters of the Save The Bilby Fund, Dreamworld are reminding Australians to choose Easter Bilbies over Easter Bunnies this Easter in order to help raise much needed...
Apr 18, 2014
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Environment
Zoo relocates to Sunshine Coast's The Big Pineapple
Following the recent closure of the Alma Park Zoo, many of the Zoo's animals have been relocated to a new home at The Big Pineapple on the Sunshine Coast. More than 200 farm,...
Apr 18, 2014
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More than a million visitors participate in walking and hiking in New Zealand in five years
New Zealand has seen over a million visitors participate in a walking and hiking holiday since 2009, with one in four holiday visitors participating in either activity during...
Apr 17, 2014
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Environment
Critically endangered white-cheek gibbon born at Adelaide Zoo
A critically endangered white-cheek gibbon has been born at Adelaide Zoo, only the third born there in the zoo's 130 years of operation. White-cheeked gibbons are born golden in...
Apr 17, 2014
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Environment
Symposium to present solutions for governance and management of parks and environments
The Parks Forum and the New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) have joined to stage a symposium on the Co-governance and Co-management of Parks and Environments. To be held...
Apr 16, 2014
Environment /
Parks
Traditional owners uncertain on tourism development around sacred sites and national parks
Traditional owners are divided on plans by the Federal and State Governments for commercial development in and around national parks and sacred indigenous sites. A traditional...
Apr 15, 2014
Tourism /
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Environment
Tropical Fruit World boosted by interest in farm tourism
Tropical Fruit World in northern NSW is a remarkable success as both a visitor attraction and a working fruit farm. As reported in a recent ABC Landline program, farming and...
Apr 15, 2014
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Visitors get up close to Perth Zoo’s orangutans
A spectacular two-metre high boardwalk around Perth Zoo’s orangutan exhibit brings visitors closer to the extraordinary apes. Opened just in time for the school holidays, the...
Apr 14, 2014
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Environment
Tasmania's protected forests to be logged as peace deal dismantled
The new Tasmanian Government plans to open up large swathes of protected forests with legislation to repeal the Tasmanian Forest Agreement that will set aside 400,000 hectares...
Apr 13, 2014
Environment
Park pals to boost national park management
Volunteer involvement in the management of parks and forests across Queensland will be aided by new Friends of Parks contracts worth almost $880,000. Four organisations have...
Apr 10, 2014
Environment /
Parks
Construction begins on Qatar's 'world-class zoo'
Work on the new Doha Zoo is underway, with two local construction companies awarded major contracts worth a combined total of US$32 million (QR118 million) to begin the mega-zoo...
Apr 10, 2014
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Environment
Conservationists outraged at horse riding trial in NSW wilderness areas
Declared wilderness areas in New South Wales are set to open for horse riding in a move that has been slammed by conservationists. The NSW Government's two-year trial, which...
Apr 10, 2014
Environment /
Parks
BCEC puts the spotlight on caring for the environment as part of 1EARTH Month
The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) has committed to a four week agenda of activity focussing awareness on the environment and the community as part of a...
Apr 9, 2014
Venues /
Environment
Rhyming signs warn of Fraser Island Dingo danger this Easter
‘On Fraser never forget, a dingo is not a pet’ will be one of several new rhyming signs being erected across Fraser Island to remind people to keep safe around the wild animals...
Apr 7, 2014
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Environment
Western Australian parkland guide aimed at planners, developers and designers
A guide for the planning and design of future public parklands has been released by the Western Australian Government as part of the Perth Garden Festival. The Public Parkland...
Apr 4, 2014
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Parks