Condong Mill, Sunshine Electricity, Delta energy, individual land owners and other Bioenergy consortiums, providers, merchants and “tradespeople” are currently conducting a war on biodiversity in the Northern rivers of NSW, Australia. How? By working with Forests NSW to destructively harvesting Camphor Laurels as biofuels to create GREEN ENERGY. They are currently doing … Continue reading
Engineers have a critical role to play in the management of our Coastal Zones for projected climate change scenarios. Here are some search results at google for coastal zone management and Climate Change . Here are some bluecray environmental search engine results for the same. You can find the CSIRO and BOM … Continue reading
I have just been to visit the beautiful Beechmont Plateau, in the Gold Coast Hinterland, SE Qld, Australia. Adjoining this Plateau is the Lamington Plateau, host to the Lamington National Park , Gondwana Heritage Rainforests and all things wonderful. These biodiverse rainforests with an ancient heritage extend along the border of NE … Continue reading
Below is a Koala Poem to explain some interesting ideas about Koala Habitat destruction, endangered Australian native wildlife issues and why the trend of habitat clearing and fragmentation continues, when the world is “heating up” and life is being threatened by our overconsumption of the planet.. But firstly , a few words … Continue reading
It is mid spring, and after a little rain, the animals are all on the move in Upper Burringbar, NE NSW, Australia. Here is a collage of photos – some of the animals that share my home environment with me. Some are to be very respected, like the eastern brown snake (bottom … Continue reading
Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis), is a beautiful yellow flowering herbaceous weed that has spread throughout NE NSW and SE Qld (and also elsewhere in Australia) due to poor land management. It is a health risk to stock and native animals and can invade poorly managed lands easily with its profuse production of wind … Continue reading
Sometimes, the Honey Bees in my organic garden become so covered in pollen that they have to sit somewhere still and clean themselves up or reorganise their loads of pollen. This little Honey Bee was having a rest after being busy in the Jap Pumpkins. The Native Honey Bees also visit the … Continue reading
Caring for this beautiful country has become the major task for all Australians today. Working together, each one of us has a little bit of the BIG VISION. Caring for the Australian country and it’s vast and diverse natural wonder inspires a unity and vision that even the most uncaring of us … Continue reading