NSW’s Bold Ban: “Let’s Go Plastic Free”
By: Michael Crooks
NSW is saying “No” to plastics. Read more
Tag Archive for: environment
Want to “Go Green”? 6 Tips to Start Small from Educator Jessica Greer
By: Laura Bennett
Change happens gradually, and when it comes to “going green” and adjusting your impact on our environment, it’s the small incremental shifts that can make the huge difference. Read more
Mum Turns Her Kids’ Questions Into Award-Winning Education Series
By: Laura Bennett
Australia has one of the most unique and beautiful botanical environments in the world. We’re home to species you don’t find anywhere else, and we have a love-hate relationship with the fire that can both feed its renewal and be horribly destructive. Read more
Children’s Story ‘Little Pago’ Helps Kids Rethink their Plastic Use
By: Laura Bennett
With the UN Glasgow Climate Change Conference, and sustainability and environmental stewardship continuing to be a hot topic, it’s important these issues are accessible – and not scary – to the kids that are becoming increasingly aware of them. Read more
Why Sustainability Is The Most Sustainable Opportunity for Your Business
By: Michael McQueen
It wasn’t always trendy to be sustainable. In the past, speaking and acting on issues of climate change and the environment often rendered you a hippie or a leftie, or worse still, a vegan. Read more
How Sustainable is a Focus on Sustainability?
By: Michael McQueen
The need for environmentally sustainable moves in business has been common knowledge for years. However, while many businesses have implemented changes and strategies to address this, many others have been held back by the need to maintain profits and ROI. Read more
Want to Feel Happier and Care for the Earth? Do This for Just 20 Seconds a Day
By: Sheridan Voysey
Last year an Australian friend came to visit me. When Jason arrived I wasted no time showing him the best of Oxfordshire, taking him to Blenheim Palace, the Bodleian Library, Oxford’s old quarter, and cosy villages with thatched-roof cottages to prove such things really did exist outside of Midsomer Murders reruns. Visits to London, York and Holy Island followed, then some hiking around Northumberland. Read more
Plastic is Choking Bali – Meet the Aussies Running to Save It
By: Clare Bruce
Every year, a million Aussies flock to Bali for holidays, corporate conferences and schoolies parties, drawn by the island’s resorts, gorgeous beaches and laid-back lifestyle. Read more
Think About Everything You Buy: The Zero Waste Lifestyle
Above: Blogger and author Erin Rhoads
By: Clare Bruce
In her new book Waste Not, eco-blogger Erin Rhoads says that every year, Australian households produce enough rubbish to fill a three bedroom home. Read more
The Great Ocean Cleanup Has Begun – Here’s Why it Matters
Above: Installation of System 001 at Pacific Trial test site on September 15. Credit: The Ocean Cleanup
By: Duncan Robinson
A remarkable process that was dreamed up by a teenager, has just begun in the Pacific Ocean—and it could help save our struggling ocean ecosystems. Read more