News: Environment
Queenstown holiday park recognised for green initiatives
An environmentally conscious holiday park is receiving national and international recognition for its sustainability innovations. Queenstown Top 10 Holiday Park Creeksyde owners...
Jun 19, 2012
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Australia creates world's largest marine reserve network
The Federal Government is to create the world's largest network of marine reserves in the Coral Sea and adjoining Great Barrier Reef and will restrict fishing and oil and gas...
Jun 15, 2012
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Baby chimpanzee born at Wellington Zoo
A young chimpanzee has become the latest addition at Wellington Zoo. Sally, the mother, gave birth to the baby on 10th June. It is her fourth child and brings the number of...
Jun 13, 2012
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Themed Attractions Malaysia to develop marine adventure park and waterpark
Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Sdn. Bhd. (TARH), the leisure and tourism arm of the state-owned Kazanah Nasional Berhad - is investing RM267 million (US$85 million) in the...
Jun 13, 2012
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Whiteman Park hits magic million mark
Yearly visitor numbers at Western Australia's Whiteman Park hit the million mark for the first time over the past weekend. Western Australian Planning Minister John Day welcome...
Jun 4, 2012
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UNESCO report slams Great Barrier Reef management
A report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has expressed "extreme concern" about of the Great Barrier Reef and called for no...
Jun 2, 2012
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Gold Coast Botanic Gardens begin recycling program
Visitors to Gold Coast Botanic Gardens can now recycle their waste thanks to the new recycling bins recently installed throughout the gardens. Funded by the Gold Coast City...
May 28, 2012
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Baku and Doha fail in 2020 Olympics bids
The cities of Baku and Doha have been eliminated from the race to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee gave Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo...
May 26, 2012
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Zealandia to review admission prices after fall in visitors
Wellington wildlife sanctuary Zealandia is to review its admission prices after visitor numbers failed to reach management projections. The move follows the near doubling of...
May 25, 2012
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Parks Beyond Boundaries conference reminded 'parks are for people'
Urban parks should focus on providing amenities for people, not just environments for wildlife, according to a keynote speaker at this week's fifth International Parks...
May 24, 2012
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Tasmanian bushwalkers to enjoy city-wilderness link
Bushwalkers will be able to hike directly from central Hobart into the Tasmania's South-West wilderness on a new walk proposed to rival the iconic Overland Track. Backed by the...
May 17, 2012
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Merlin to relaunch Oceanworld Manly as Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary
Merlin Entertainments Group has announced that it is to relaunch Oceanworld Manly as the Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary, operating under the SEA LIFE banner as a world-class facility...
May 16, 2012
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Proposal to sell off National Parks to preserve Australia's biodiversity?
A controversial proposal to sell off some of Australia's less viable national parks has been suggested by one of the country's leading ecologists. Professor Hugh Possingham,...
May 15, 2012
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Federal funding for protection of NSW koalas
The NSW Government is to receive a Federal Biodiversity Fund grant of $1.9 million to fund a bold new project to help conserve koala populations in NSW. NSW Environment Minister...
May 13, 2012
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Dinosaur Island set to launch at Sea World
Gold Coast theme park Sea World has announced that it will launch a brand new interactive dinosaur attraction that will take visitors on a journey into the prehistoric world....
May 8, 2012
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Glacier Calving 'caps' off successful season at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
An estimated five million ton iceberg 'calving' at Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake this week has ensured sensational viewing for visitors for the rest of the season. Guests on...
May 3, 2012
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Tourists fined for Sea World penguin-napping
The saga of the theft of a fairy penguin from Gold Coast theme park Sea World has come to a close with the two young Welsh tourists who stole the penguin being fined $1,000 for...
May 3, 2012
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Koalas to be listed as threatened amid rapid decline
Koalas are expected to be listed as a threatened species across parts of Australia from today, with some environment groups claiming that the Federal Government has excluded the...
Apr 30, 2012
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73 million reasons to conserve Fiji's shark tourism
Shark diving tourism contributed FJ$73 million (US$40 million) to Fiji's economy in 2010, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the University of Western...
Apr 28, 2012
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Elephant keeper killed at North Island zoo
A former circus elephant has killed its keeper at the Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary, south of Auckland. Mila, known as Jumbo during her career with Whirling Bros. Circus,...
Apr 26, 2012
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SATC exposed for paying celebrities to tweet about Kangaroo Island
The ABC's Media Watch has exposed the South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) for paying celebrities to 'tweet' positive things about Kangaroo Island. The ABC show revealed...
Apr 25, 2012
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Coastal development destroying Phuket coral reefs
Massive land development on the Thai resort island of Phuket is to be strictly controlled by environmental regulations after findings that large amounts of sediment caused by...
Apr 24, 2012
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New marine park to protect Kimberley coast
Thousands of humpback whales that annually migrate along the coast of Western Australia now have increased protection within a new marine park created by the WA Government....
Apr 23, 2012
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New Zealand tourism operator launches technology that talks to dolphins
Amazing technology previously only available in the scientific community that allows humans to talk to dolphins is being launched by leading New Zealand tourism operator Black...
Apr 20, 2012
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