The Northern Rivers of NSW and the Catchments of SE QLD are becoming engulfed by sprawling infrastructure growth that has been unsustainable for many decades. Community environmental advocacy and regional social responsibilities are beginning to formulate into political and philosophical voices. See “Coal Seam Gas Debate” 2nd August 2011, ABC TV by … Continue reading
Weed Management in Australia is a high energy industry. It is based on mowing, slashing, burning, mulching, spraying, grazing. Whilst prevention is the obvious first step in weed management, Australia’s horticultural and agricultural industries have offered little help. These industries are responsible for many plant species being used, sold, distributed and promoted … Continue reading
Koala Advocacy was reaching a critical level many years ago in SE Queensland. Draft South East Queensland Koala State Planning Regulatory Provisions at bluecray Environmental Search. I have tried to update this article a number of times. The Qld government appears to keep rearranging itself, its departmental responsibilities and Koala Habitat visions. … Continue reading
The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly is a truly beautiful butterfly. Listed as threatened by the Qld Government, this Birdwing Butterfly has a renowned presence in the Mt Warning Caldera Region of NE NSW, Australia. The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly is cited as one of the many outstanding evolutionary features of the World Heritage Listed … Continue reading
The Kings Forest Project Development in Tweed Shire ( Mt Warning Caldera Region – NSW, Australia ), by the property Group, Leda, has had an extension for Public Submission made, by the NSW Department of Planning. Kings Forest,on the coast near Kingscliff, NE NSW, is a beautiful, bio-diverse State Significant Site (Part … Continue reading
The Mullumbimby Community voice of concern via the Mullumbimby Community Action Network and the NSW Department of Planning voice of approval, through the ” Mullumbimby Supermarket Approved after thorough assessment ” media release are two completely different stories. They should serve as a warning to many small communities in the Mt Warning … Continue reading
Psychology and its practice, like all mainstream collective attempts to frame and explore human perceptions, has at it’s fringes ( and sometimes deep within its core) elements of true genius and insight. This insight has courage to dare step into the unknown with some rather radical approaches. This can comfort those who … Continue reading
Environmental Advocacy within the Mt Warning Caldera Region Environmental Advocacy within the Mt Warning Caldera Region on East Coast of Australia tells a story as old as human settlement itself. Currently, development pressures, lack of understanding of local habitat issues, a long history of land clearing, catchment flow alteration, aquifer non-management, unsustainable … Continue reading