Minister for the Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts, Peter Garrett, has opened a National dialogue on National Cultural Policy (October 2009). There is both a FORUM for discussion, ideas and comment , and opportunity for making a FORMAL SUBMISSION on our future National Cultural Policy. The website page at this link:- … Continue reading
Education, especially when it incorporates CONTINUITY and places Environmental Learning above Economic Learning, is extremely valuable. This is so, both for Australians and indeed, the entire WORLD. THE THREE “R” – reading, writing and arithmetic, when integrated fully within an ENVIRONMENTAL learning base, can give our youth incredible knowledge and prepare them … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Murray-Darling Basin Authority Chris Daley on the Murray Darling System – “ Murray-Darling Basin Authority condemns river to death” ABC Environment – Opinion, 19th September 2011. Surface Water Resources and Murray – Darling Basin e-Resources 2005 (at MDBC Intranet) – facts about the Murray Darling Basin Totem Based Education for Biodiversity in Murray/Darling … Continue reading
The Resource Links below are only a handful of the amazing number of resources available for regional environmental community advocacy and education. While many more resources can be found on the internet, remember, there is a rich array of environmental & cultural resources all about us, in our daily lives, away from … Continue reading
I will protect you and teach you ….and I will Jail you and Feed you :- koala information and LINKS to policy, development issues, legislation and programs NE NSW and SE QLD. Including ideas about Koala habitat and Koala Corridors. “b is for biodiversity” a short poem about biodiversity by al at … 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
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