Habitat Australia articles from April 1999

Habitat Australia archives from April 1999

green views.
April 1, 1999... Gondwana Forests ACF Councillor Richard Donaghey of Myalla in Tasmania has news of a new forest project. Representatives of environmental groups including ACF met in northern Tasmania in March and resolved to link in with the Native...

campaign TRIALS.
April 1, 1999... Raffle to Save the Reef In a recent letter to the World Heritage Bureau, Australia's leading marine scientists have called for an urgent review of the Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage protection, as increasing human impacts exact their...

RFAs Resource Free for Alls.
April 1, 1999... Timber companies are about to enjoy an unprecedented level of resource security. Where usually business bears the risk of fluctuations in a resource base, under provisions of the federal government's Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) Bill...

Earth Share -- the power and the passion.
April 1, 1999... Peter Garrett, ACF's President, is committed to the success of Earth Share Australia. He believes that Australia's environment movement is most effective when organisations work together and have wide support. Anna Molan explains. EARTH...

TAXING TIMES.
April 1, 1999... While many other nations are aiming to improve air pollution by phasing out the most toxic and dirty transport fuels, Australia is about to encourage their growth through the tax `reform' package. ACF has been joined by David Suzuki and the...

PRESIDING OVER A WORLD HERITAGE GRAVEYARD?
April 1, 1999... [Unless] governments are made aware that their conduct is under scrutiny, the [World Heritage] bureau will be presiding over the slow death of the greatest exemplar of coral reefs on the globe. THE GREAT Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has...

Great grants for volunteers.
April 1, 1999... The second grant to ACF from the National Australia Bank's CommunityLink Project is being put to great use in 1999, says Jill Swanson. THE GRANT will enable ACF to further develop its Volunteer Program, which provides more opportunities...

Green bricks and mortar: ACF's new home.
April 1, 1999... Within two years ACF headquarters will be in a refurbished 60 Leicester Street, Carlton. This Melbourne address is intended to be a model of superior environmental performance, expressing ACF's practical commitment to ecologically sustainable...

Robina means business.
April 1, 1999... ACF's Sydney Development Manager is a new position, aimed at improving our profile in New South Wales. Robina Mackenzie-Cahill has taken it on. BASED IN THE office in Sydney's Rocks, Robina will be implementing programs to increase...

PETER RAWLINSON CONSERVATION AWARD.
April 1, 1999... NOMINATIONS ARE now being called for the ACF Peter Rawlinson Conservation Award 1999. This annual award is presented in recognition of outstanding individual or group efforts in conservation and the environment. Past winners have included...

GROWING DEMAND THE FUTURE IN ORGANICS.
April 1, 1999... Twenty-five years ago, Rachel Carson warned of the dire consequences of promiscuous use of agricultural chemicals in her prophetic book Silent Spring. Governments and agricultural industries around the world have largely failed to heed those...

consuming CHOICES.
April 1, 1999... How to travel, where to travel and why to travel are questions posed this month, and we discuss the impact of plastic packaging on food. Travelling light Stuart Carter of Scone in New South Wales believes it's time to do an audit on...

Going going gone.
April 1, 1999... Greenhouse gas emissions in the ACT If you live in Canberra and your house is on the market, you will now be part of a landmark strategy to cut back greenhouse gas emissions. THE AUSTRALIAN Capital Territory has the only government in...

The heart of country.
April 1, 1999... ACF members Wendy and Peter Tait have spent their entire married life in or around Alice Springs. THEY MET IN 1982 at the Alice Springs hospital where Peter was a doctor and Wendy was nursing as part of a working holiday. Originally from...