News: Environment
Kilmore Leisure Centre transforms energy use with solar panels
Mitchell Shire Council has advised that it has installed a solar panel system at the Kilmore Leisure Centre aimed at transforming how the centre powers its operations. The...
Jul 15, 2024
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Fundraising efforts bring forward restoration of Mona Vale Bathhouse
Friends of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens - who began a fundraising campaign last year to help with the cost of earthquake repairs to Mona Vale Bathhouse – are thrilled that...
Jul 15, 2024
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Cubic Promote redefines uniforms for a sustainable future
Cubic Promote, a leader in promotional products and uniforms and based in Sydney, is spotlighting their circular wardrobe offerings to the Australasian leisure industry. In a...
Jul 14, 2024
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Perth’s ‘Adopt A Beach’ program among recipients of CoastWA grants
The Perth NRM 'Adopt A Beach' program has secured just over $50,000 to deliver school and community-based education activities to raise awareness of coastal values, threats, and...
Jul 13, 2024
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Sydney’s Royal National Park expands its footprint
Australia's oldest national park, Royal National Park - situated in Sydney’s south - has expanded after unformed road reserves near Bundeena were formally added to the park....
Jul 12, 2024
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Northern Rivers Rail Trail recognised among world's top attractions
Tweed Shire Council has advised that the Northern Rivers Rail Trail has earned Tripadvisor’s coveted Travelers’ Choice Award - ranking it in the top 10% of attractions...
Jul 11, 2024
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Virtual reality pods installed at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s
Virtual reality ocean explorer pods have been installed at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s - one of Auckland's top visitor attractions. SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s VR pods allow visitors...
Jul 11, 2024
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Two new national parks established and protected areas expanded in Queensland
The Queensland Government has formally established two new national parks - The Lakes National Park near Hughenden and Malbon Thompson Range National Park near Cairns. The areas...
Jul 11, 2024
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Bob Carr among new appointments to the Australian Heritage Council
The Australian Government has announced the appointment of five members to the Australian Heritage Council. The appointments include: a new chair, Bob Carr, former NSW Premier...
Jul 10, 2024
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Parks and Wildlife rangers urge bushwalkers to 'clean up their poo'
With ‘bush toileting’ seemingly a common practice throughout many Australian national parks and wilderness areas, bushwalkers are being urged to be more responsible and remove...
Jul 9, 2024
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Brisbane City Council deploys surveillance cameras after bushland attacks on women
Brisbane City Council has moved to enhance safety camera surveillance on popular walking trails in the bushland of the Mt Coot-tha Forest following a series of attacks on women...
Jul 9, 2024
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Walking access reinstatement work to begin on cyclone damaged Mautohe Cathedral Cove
New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC) is undertaking work to reinstate walking access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove, located in Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of...
Jul 9, 2024
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Director National Parks pleads guilty and makes formal apology for damage to Kakadu sacred site
Director of National Parks, Parks Australia Division, Ricky Archer has pleaded guilty in Darwin Local Court and delivered a formal apology at Gunlom Falls to Kakadu traditional...
Jul 9, 2024
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Sea World Foundation conduct complex three-day whale rescue in Northern NSW
Sea World Foundation last weekend conducted a complex three-day rescue operation including putting divers in the water to save a humpback whale which had become anchored to the...
Jul 8, 2024
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Bicentennial Tree in Western Australia’s Pemberton region reopens for climbing
For decades, travellers to Pemberton in Western Australia’s south west have climbed almost 60 metres to the top of the Gloucester and Dave Evans Bicentennial trees without a...
Jul 7, 2024
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Indigenous Ranger program to be established for south-west Sydney
A new on-Country ranger program is to be established by an Aboriginal Community-controlled organisation in south-west Sydney with the support of a grant from Aboriginal Affairs...
Jul 5, 2024
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Golf Cars Australia debut their Minibus Electric Sightseeing Car
Golf Cars Australia has unveiled their new electric golf cart - making its debut as the first of its kind in Australia - showcased at Golf Cars Australia on the Gold Coast. The...
Jul 5, 2024
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Balloon Aloft becomes first tourism operator to achieve sustainable certification
Ecotourism Australia has advised that Balloon Aloft has become the first tourism operator in Australia to progress through the Strive 4 Sustainability Scorecard and then achieve...
Jul 4, 2024
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New Flinders Chase National Park Visitor Centre officially opens on Kangaroo Island
The ecologically sustainable and fire resistant $19.5 million Flinders Chase National Park Visitor Centre located at Karatta on Kangaroo Island’s wild west coast has been...
Jul 4, 2024
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VicHealth looks to fund innovative programs promoting healthy outcomes
VicHealth’s Growing Healthy Communities grants is funding up to $150,000 for Victorian organisations helping communities facing structural barriers to good health. Sporting,...
Jul 3, 2024
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PHIST sustainable tourism event will encourage confrontation of conventional thinking
PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism), Southeast Asia’s biggest sustainability event for the tourism and hospitality sectors returns in September networking...
Jul 2, 2024
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Thousands of walkers to take on challenge of Tasmania’s Overland Track
Thousands of walkers are set to take on the challenge of walking the Overland Track after securing a booking for the upcoming 2024/25 summer season. With bookings now open for...
Jul 2, 2024
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Nature Tourism funding round to boost South Australian visitation
The South Australian Government has announced that new nature-based tourism products and experiences across South Australia are to receive another financial boost when the next...
Jul 2, 2024
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Brisbane's Lone Pine wildlife sanctuary to end koala holding experience
The sanctuary says the decision was made in response to feedback from visitors wanting to spend more time with the koalas without necessarily holding them. A popular koala...
Jul 2, 2024
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