Weeds, Biodiversity and Australia’s Land and Water Stewardship Practices

Weeds, Biodiversity and Australia’s Land and Water Stewardship Practices

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

Biodiversity, Bioenergy, Biofuels and Wisdom

Biodiversity, Bioenergy, Biofuels and Wisdom

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

Education Links

Education Links

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

Living with and managing Fireweed in SE Qld and NE NSW

Living with and managing Fireweed in SE Qld and NE NSW

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

Regional Links

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

Advocacy Links

Advocacy Links

Bluecray Advocacy Links for the Mt Warning Caldera Region, Environment, Law, Environmental Law, Legal Advocacy, Environmental Advocacy Organisations, Resources, Education, Community activities, Networks and tools. St Francis of Assisi Prayer for Animals Lock the Gate Below are some environmental advocacy links – mainly for the Mt Warning Caldera Region of SE QLD … Continue reading

Kings Forest Project Development in Tweed Shire by the Leda Group has Public Submissions extended by NSW Department of Planning

Little Bat finds NE NSW Coast Lifestyle, near Kings Forest to much to survive in

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

Land and Water Stewardship in the Mt Warning Caldera Region – food for thought

Land and Water Stewardship in the Mt Warning Caldera Region – food for thought

The Mt Warning Caldera Region of NE NSW and SE QLD has many disturbed, weed infested poorly managed lands and waterways. Lantana, Camphor Laurel and other environmental and declared weed species abound. There is a trend for revegetation and habitat restoration projects, (land for Wildlife, landcare, caring for our country etc) to … Continue reading