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From kitchen scraps to compost: A council initiative in Adelaide
Written by Dominika Ricardi
To me there is nothing more refreshing and soul-uplifting than to take a break from the stresses of daily life by going for a walk through a park or bushland reserve, watching the sunlight dance among the leaves of a gumtree or upon the surface of a stream. In doing […]
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Hello neighbour. Would you join us for a coffee?
Written by Lourdes Gomez
In Brisbane, one group is taking active steps to make things more ‘amicable’ between the diverse groups in this fine city.
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It’s a natural wonder of the world, but does the world even wonder about it?
Written by Melissa Payne
As Earth Day comes and goes every year, so too do our sea levels elevate, suspended sediments reach ocean waters, and vulnerable coral communities in the Great Barrier Reef face thermal stress in reaction to climate change. The removal of 46 million cubic metres from the Great Barrier Reef’s sea-floor […]
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I’m a size 7 but my footprint is enormous!
Written by Lourdes Gomez
In reading through the Earth Day article, I decided to google various ‘eco related pages’ and I came across a quiz available on Earth Day 2012 homepage. Then…I probably just took the most shocking quiz of my life, in all the millions and gazillions of quizzes that there are in […]
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Planning for “socially sustainable” urban communities: a qualitative study from Brisbane
Written by Dominika Ricardi
Australia’s population is booming, and its cities are undergoing a transformation. Decades of urban sprawl have left devastating impacts, including environmental degradation and insufficient and expensive infrastructure. In urban centres such as Brisbane, high density living (60 to 100 dwellings per hectare) is thus viewed as a key strategy to […]
