This is the Mt Warning Caldera Regional Links page. The Mt Warning Caldera Region stretches from North-Eastern New South Wales, across the border, into South- East Queensland. It encompasses 2 main Regional Catchment Authorities, (Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority and SEQ Catchments (a Regional Natural Resource Management Partnership).
The Region includes over 8 Local Council Areas. The Mt Warning Caldera Region is subject to increasing developmental pressures on its biodiversity and unique ecological communities.
Environmental Advocacy Overview:-
- Mount Warning – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Mt Warning Images at Bing Images
- The Australian Severe Weather – Discussion and Resources Forum , as well as weather photos, resources, cyclones, wildifires, tornado, weather observations including areas about the Mt Warning Caldera Region, Australia
- United Nations – Agenda 21 – Division for Sustainable Development (UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs) – “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
- Australian Government (Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts) & the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development(CSD) – Agenda 21 – CSD Themes for 2008-2009 : The themes are Agriculture, Rural Development, Land, Drought, Desertification & Africa
- Major Groups in Division for Sustainable Development (in the UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs) -
- Australia’s International Role in Biodiversity Conservation -Strategies, Conventions, Agreements
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia – UNESCO World Heritage Centre -
- United Nations Environment Program & World Conservation Monitoring Centre
- World Heritage_ Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
- World Heritage Lists at UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
- Protected Areas & World Heritage Sites
- Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (CERRA – Strategic overview for Management -PDF file Nov 2000)
- Information Sheet in World Heritage Sites Listing
- World Heritage Listings in the Mt Warning (Wollumbin) Caldera Region – some history about the World Heritage Listings - including those of the SE Qld and NE NSW Rainforest Sites in Australia. This is a google HTML doc, from a PDF file from the National Parks Association of NSW, Australia
- World Heritage Centre – World Heritage Information Network (WHIN) “ The World Heritage Information Network (WHIN) is the global network of World Heritage information providers.
It was created in 1995 in order to foster the exchange of information between partner networks and World Heritage sites around the world.” - World and National Heritage Places in NSW
- Maintaining Australia’s Biodiversity Hotspots About the programme brochure
- Examples of Biodiversity Conservation in Regional Planning in Australia The 2003 Research Report – Mechanisms for Improved Intergration of Biodiversity Conservation in Regional Natural Resource Management Planning funded by the Natural Heritage Trust can be found here.
- Australian Government Biodiversity Policies - AND – Biodiversity Conservation in Regional Planning Planning at the Australian Government Department of the Evironment, Water, Heritage & the Arts
- Saving a biodiversity “hotspot” in the Border Ranges – NSW – includes PARTNERSHIP with SE QLD Catchments, Qld EPA & NPWS, Northern Rivers CMA, NSW Department of Environment & Conservation, & Australian Government .
- The Natural Heritage Trust (NHT) will conclude in June 2008 to be replaced by the Caring for Our Country Program in July 2009. Information can be found at:
- Bundjalung Elders Council Aboriginal Corporation
- NSW Joint Regional Planning Panels website
- Biodiversity Hotspots
- Australian Natural Resources Atlas_ Natural resource topics
- Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government , and matters and LEGISLATION dealt with by the Department and Minister.
- State of the environment reporting – home page
- Environmental Defenders Office, Qld Inc.
- Environmental Defender’s Office, NSW Ltd – EDO Northern NSW
- Private Land Conservation including BIOBANKING explained- EDO NSW Fact Sheet
- Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
- The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia Inc.
- Queensland Conservation Council
- Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales
- Gecko – Gold Coast & Hinterland Environment Council , Gold Coast, SE QLD- Welcome
- Logan & Albert Conservation Association
- Australian Rainforest Conservation Society
- BEACON – Byron Environment and Conservation
- Island Quarry Arts and Eco Centre :- creating ” a model for sustainable living through environmental, economic and social activity” – Byron Bay, Northern Rivers, NSW
- Friends of the Koala, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia
- Caldera Environment Centre
- Nimbin Environment Centre
- The Big Scrub Environment Centre
- North Coast Environment Centre
- Current Biosphere Information in the Mt Warning Caldera Region – Wollumbin Biosphere Reserve Project – a regional initiative by the Caldera Environment Centre and The Sustainability Research Institute, with support from regional environmental groups, local NE NSW Councils & Australian Government.
- Those Best Placed – this website integrates individuals, community groups, businesses and governments, in the public interest. There is a PUBLIC FORUM commencing soon to engage consumers and those wishing to engage more pro-actively in sustainable lifestyle. There is already much information on this website, concerning Sustainable Development andenvironmental issues, policy, directions, theories, protocols, methods, globalisation .
- The Centre for Innovative Conservation Strategies – Biodiversity Research, Human Impacts, Global challenges, Finding Solutions
- ARC Home Page – Australian Research Council (ARC)
- WiserEarth : “online community space connecting the people, nonprofits and businesses working toward a just and sustainable world”
- Community Directories : ourcommunity.com.au
- Murwillumbah on the net : Photos of Mt Warning Region
Catchments – Mt Warning Caldera Region (SE Queensland / NE New South Wales)
- Seqwater : managing SE QLD’s water supply and Catchments
- SEQ Catchments Regional NRM body – South East Queensland
- Healthy Waterways South East Queensland – SE QLD Healthy Waterways Strategy 2007-2012
- Ecosystem Healthy Monitoring Program – at Healthy Waterways SE QLD
- Office of Management Urban – a partnership between the State & Council of Mayors SEQ
- Qld Drainage Divisions, Stream Flow Sites, Catchments
- Catchment Management Groups Gold Coast City Council, SE QLD, Australia : Gold Coast City Council : Coombabah, Loders Creek, Mudgeeraba, Pimpama, Springbrook, Tallebudgera, Coomera River, Nerang River.
- Northern Rivers Natural Resource Management Region – Australian Government
- Northern Rivers – Catchment Management Authority
- Rivers – Assessment of River Condition – New South Wales
- Catchment list – NSW Water Flow and River Quality Objectives
- Brunswick River catchment map
- Richmond River catchment map
- Tweed River Catchment Table of Contents
- Natural Resources Advisory Council -
- Natural Resource Management Facilitators – for regional Natural Resource Management Programs
- Land & Water Australia Research & Development Strategic Plan 2001-2006 (superceded)
- Land Water Australia – Home
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
- Regional Recycling Information
- Agsafe – ChemClear – Welcome
- drum MUSTER- disposal of empty chemical containers
- Agsafe Gaurdian – Storage, Handling, Transport & Recommendation of Agricultural Chemicals
- Battery Recycling Programme
Councils – Mt Warning Caldera Region (SE Queensland / NE New South Wales)
- Council of Australian Governments
- Australian Local Government Association Publications -State of the Regions Report 2007-2008
- Gold Coast City Council, SE Queensland
- Scenic Rim Regional Council – Old Beaudesert and Boonah Shires – Local Transition Committee
- Scenic Rim Regional Council, SE Queensland
- Logan City Council, SE Queensland Whilst not included in the Mt Warning Caldera Region for bluecray environmental advocacy, the Albert River runs into the Logan River, and hence, some sediment from the Mt Warning Caldera Region does flow into this Council Area, before then flowing into Moreton Bay, SE QLD.
- Ballina Shire Council, NE New South Wales
- Byron Shire Council, NE New South Wales
- Kyogle Shire Council, NE New South Wales
- Lismore City Council, NE New South Wales
- Tweed Shire Council, NE New South Wales
These following two Council areas are in southern peripheral parts of the Mt Warning Caldera Region, NE NSW:-
Regional Environmental Advocacy Resources
- The Precautionary Principle: anticipation of harm & caution to prevent harm in the absence of scientific certainty
- Regional Futures Institute : Southern Cross University – and ABOUT the Institute
- Environmental Law Publishing – Explaining the Law to achieve Sustainability
- Self-help – Land & Environment Court Lawlink NSW
- Lawlink Home – Lawlink Corporate Lawlink NSW
- Gecko – Gold Coast & Hinterland Environment Council _ Welcome
- Northern Rivers Community Foundation ___ Northern Rivers Community Foundation
- Regional Knowledge Resource Kit
- The Sustainability Research Institute – a not for profit public company working with regional sustainability issues in NE NSW – Their priority regional project is called “Biosphere ONE” – more details can be found on their website
- Wollumbin Light – NE NSW (Northern Rivers) – regional subportal for the Northern Rivers (NSW) Bioregion
- The Regional Institute
- The Big Volcano Regional Tourist and Visitor site
- Murbah.com.au – Murwillumbah’s Original Online Directory & Info Portal – Mt Warning WEBCAM
- Beaudesert Times
- Kyogle News
- Village Journal __ Serving the Rainbow Region – Covering the NE NSW Villages & Region
- Nimbin on the Web – Directory and Resources for Nimbin & Local Area, Northern NSW, Australia
- Byron ECHO: Festival, Music, Arts, Byron Bay, Real Estate, Travel, Echo, Accomodation, Newspaper, News
- Bangalow’s Heartbeat : monthly community run newsletter
- Mallanganee, NSW Australia-a Gateway to the Rainforests of NSW, Australia
- National Parks Association of NSW News and Media releases
- National Parks association of Qld Inc. News and Media releases
- ABC Gold & Tweed Coasts – explore by topic
- ABC North Coast NSW - explore by topic
- The Far North Coaster – online magazine for the Far North Coast of New South Wales – community news, plus news by location eg Ballina, Byron Bay, Nimbin etc
- Land Water Australia – Publications & Tools
- Agriculture – Statistics – Brisbane (SD)
- Agriculture – Statistics – Moreton (SD)
- Agriculture – Statistics – Richmond-Tweed (SD)
- The Northern Rivers Regional Development Board Inc NSW
- Regional Communities at the NSW Department of State and Regional Development
- Planning Institute of Australia – “Peak body representing professions involved in planning Australia’s cities, towns, regions and places….not-for-profit association ….. over 5000 members nationally
- Community Builders - via NSW regional MAP
- The NSW Good Wood Guide
- DECC Biodiversity Banking Scheme
- GrantsLINK – Index – GrantsLINK – Home
- Len Webb Ecological Images Collection
- Len Webb Biography
- National Library of Australia – Digital collections – Manuscripts – Judith Wright
- Libraries Australia : libraries with the book “How to Save Bushland from Developers – a guide for SE QLD” – Michael Stephen 2006
- North East Coast NSW Photos
- Native Vegetation Management in NSW
- Native Vegetation Management in Qld
- North Coast Weeds Advisory Committee
- Google Maps-SE QLD & NE NSW
regional info
- Those Best Placed – this website integrates individuals, community groups, businesses and governments, in the public interest. There is a PUBLIC FORUM commencing soon to engage consumers and those wishing to engage more pro-actively in sustainable lifestyle. There is already much information on this website, concerning Sustainable Development and environmental issues, policy, directions, theories, protocols, methods, globalisation .
- NSW Joint Regional Planning Panels website
- Gold Coast City Council Library – Gold Coast SE QLD
- Richmond-Tweed Regional Library – NE NSW
- 2484.net.au – Murwillumbah Tweed Valley Community Directory – NE NSW, Australia. This Community Services Listings for the Northern Rivers, NSW, is based in the Mt Warning Caldera and offers a directory of clubs, associations and other organisations throughout the Tweed Region.
- regional newspapers
- Ballina Shire Advocate : newspaper
- Newspaper – QLD
- Newspapers – NSW
- Fairfax Digital Regional Network
- Farm Online – links to : NATIONAL MAGAZINES: Australian Cotton Outlook, Australian Dairyfarmer, Australian Farm Journal, Australian Landcare, Winemags, Lotfeeding, Australasian Flowers, Australian Horticulture, Good Fruit & Vegetables, Irrigation and Water Resources, Turfcraft
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Gold Coast City Council Library – Gold Coast SE QLD
- Richmond-Tweed Regional Library – NE NSW
- AUSTRALIAN BUS AND TRAIN JOURNEY PLANNER – by Australian Railmaps – regional locations
- Who was Judith Wright? a brief biography, at the Judith Wright Centre of Contempory Arts, Brisbane
- ABC Message Stick page on cultural protocols for indigenous communities’ contact
- ABC North Coast NSW
- Australian LandcareOnline
- ACF – GreenHome
- Greening Australia – NSW
- Greening Australia – Qld
- Envirofund – set up under the Natural Heritage Trust in 2002, this Local Action Component of the NHT will conclude after June 2008 to be replaced by the Caring for our Country Program .
- Bushland Friendly Nursery Scheme – BFNS – Nurseries registered as not growing/ selling environmental weeds
- Seed Savers’ Network_ Homepage
- Eden Seeds – traditional, open pollinated seed –
- Burringbar Rainforest Nursery – a photoset on Flickr
- The Science Art Website – situated in UKI, Mt Warning Caldera Region, NSW
- Treelovers – Mt Warning Caldera
- Australian Forests -” The National Forestry Education and Awareness Network reports to the Federal Government and consists of the State- based forest educators involved in the development and delivery of teaching and learning programs and resources for teachers and students. “ Australian Forests, sustainability, industries, management, education
- EcoMart :- ” producer/consumer cooperatives to distribute local produce and goods to village and neighbourhood shops and to consumers who order online.” Their strategy says they are about local food networks and they are currently setting up in Northern Rivers (November 2009). More details on their website
