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
The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology has a cancelled Tsunami Warning on its warnings page today (16th January, 2009). Whilst the coastline of Australia is no stranger to Tsunamis, the current population living on the coast may be all but totally ignorant as to the type of response needed when faced with … Continue reading
The International Day for Biological Diversity is on 22nd May 2008. Bluecray, in advocating for biodiversity within the Mt Warning Caldera Region, celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity with a true story. Faerie tales are stories of imagination, folklore and historical heresay. Many faerie stories can have deeper meanings behind their … Continue reading
Scenic Rim Regional Council – Canungra Regional Information DRAFT Corporate Plan 2009 – 2014 released for Public Consultation : All submissions are due by 4.30pm on Friday 27 March 2009 Canungra State School homepage Canungra Information – website Canungra Information – Canungra Information Directory: history, town, maps, news, accommodation and Art links Canungra … Continue reading
Did you watch Channel Nine’s Sixty Minute Program on sunday evening- Bee Afraid ? (11th May 2008) The story was about Australian Bees, the work of the CSIRO , and the challenge to bees worldwide concerning a little parasitic mite Varroa destructor . Varroa destructor – search results at bluecray environmental search … Continue reading
It was raining everywhere in the Mt Warning Caldera Region at the beginning of the year(2008). At my friend’s small dam in Beechmont, up near Binna Burra and Lamington National Park, the Frogs were celebrating the Year of the Frog by loud choruses in the reeds and rushes, all night long. My … 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