Tag: Environmental Management
Daryl Hannah makes a splash in Qld
Actress Daryl Hannah lives in a house powered by solar panels, drives a vehicle that runs off used cooking fat and grows most of her own food.[MORE]
More fire ants found near Brisbane
Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) says its fire ant eradication system is working despite the discovery of a new colony, south-west of Brisbane.[MORE]
Koala sanctuary expansion 'political game play'
A koala conservation group says the State Government's expansion of a south-east Queensland sanctuary is political game play.[MORE]
Trees save lives in heatwaves, say experts
Trees are known to give a range of environmental benefits, but new research suggests that they are also playing an important role in saving human lives during heatwaves.[MORE]
Departments reach deal on local mining plans
The Western Australian Government says it has taken a balanced approach in its environmental arrangements for a resource-rich area north of Southern Cross.[MORE]
Planning chief visits Oberon to resolve environment plan
New South Wales Planning Minister Tony Kelly has sent his department chief to Oberon today, in a bid to resolve an eight-year delay in signing off the town's comprehensive Local Environment Plan (LEP).[MORE]
Feral cats wiping out endangered bush species
A new report from the Nature Conservancy has found that mammal species in northern Australia are in rapid decline and many are at risk of becoming extinct within the next decade. [MORE]
Fish stocks recovering in Moreton Bay green zones
New research has found more fish in Moreton Bay in south-east Queensland because of an expansion of green zones.[MORE]
Scientists and planners consider street trees' benefits
The benefits are being assessed of diverting rain from gutters to water street trees.[MORE]
Tourism operators criticise LNP Fraser Island plan
Tourism operators on Fraser Island have criticised a State Opposition plan to close parts of the World Heritage Listed island.[MORE]
Cray crews upset by October closure
A meeting of rock lobster fishing crews in the southern zone overwhelmingly has rejected a South Australian Government decision to include October in the closed season.[MORE]
'Close Fraser Island to visitors'
The State Opposition has suggested parts of Fraser Island off south-east Queensland be closed off to visitors.[MORE]
MP says Snowy promise 'fair dinkum'
The Federal Member for Eden Monaro, Mike Kelly, is denying claims that a pre-election pledge to revive the New South Wales Snowy River was pork-barrelling.[MORE]
Wilkie wants better hospital treatment
Dension Independent Andrew Wilkie has raised the Royal Hobart Hospital as a policy priority with the Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. [MORE]
Wilkie wants pulp mill approval shelved
Andrew Wilkie wants Commonwealth approvals for the proposed Gunns pulp mill in northern Tasmania withdrawn.[MORE]
Concern over Labor election 'promises'
There are concerns that a pre-election pledge to increase environmental flows in the New South Wales Snowy River may have been a "hollow promise."[MORE]
Poll result doesn't worry Eden chipmill
South East Fibre Exports at Eden on the New South Wales far south coast says the Federal election result in Eden-Monaro will not affect the woodchip industry.[MORE]
Darwin Harbour surveyed for marine pests
Darwin Harbour is being surveyed to ensure it is free of marine pests like the black-striped mussel that invaded Cullen Bay eleven years ago.[MORE]
Birds caught up in island rabbit cull
It has been revealed about 300 native birds were poisoned during a pest eradication program on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. [MORE]
Threatened Species List open to review
The Northern Territory Government has launched a review of its Threatened Species List and is calling for public contributions.[MORE]
Forestry talks: who was behind the leak?
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Who leaked and why? They are no doubt the questions being asked at the forestry roundtable about the leak to the ABC of a draft paper which is central to the talks.[MORE]
Libs claim mass job losses from forestry peace deal
The Tasmanian Opposition believes a draft peace deal between the forest industy and conservationists will cost thousands of jobs. [MORE]
Forests peace plan revealed
A draft peace plan for the Tasmanian forestry industry shows loggers and conservationists are discussing compromises in the decades-long conflict over forests.[MORE]
Brisbane's public bikes 'designed for commuters'
Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says the council's new public bike hire scheme is mainly designed for commuters rather than tourists and recreational users. [MORE]
Redlands 'best example of living sustainably'
Redland City Council on Brisbane's Bayside is a strong contender for the title of Australia's most sustainable city.[MORE]
