Habitat Australia articles from April 2002

Habitat Australia archives from April 2002

The Australian natural step. (green Views).
April 1, 2002... I am writing this to you as the NSW representative of The Natural Step in Australia. You have just published an article on Karl-Henrik Robert's recent visit to Australia. The article is really great, and does justice to Karl-Henrik and The...

Smokey haze of the top 100. (green Views).
April 1, 2002... We were very shocked to see a global tobacco company, British American Tobacco Australasia, making it onto your list of top 100 companies. Globally, four million people are killed by addictive tobacco products and it is well established that...

Momentum of walking lightly. (green Views).
April 1, 2002... Dear Coz Many thanks for your letter written from the beach ["A Word from the President", February 2002] telling me that you and your tribe are now "walking lightly on the earth" and celebrating your diversity. There are certainly enough...

Pass habitat on. (green Views).
April 1, 2002... Once you're finished with your copy of Habitat, why not pass it on to your local cafe, medical centre or waiting room? Extend ACF's message into a new realm and prolong the life of the magazine. Go on!

ACF Sydney branch meetings. (green Views).
April 1, 2002... Come and help us further the work of the ACF in Sydney. Hear interesting guest speakers and help plan current campaigns and projects. We meet 6.00-8.30 pm every second Tuesday of the month (ie, 9 April, 14 May, 11 June, 9 July) at the ACF...

Sydney office's housewarming. (green Views).(Australian Conservation Foundation)
April 1, 2002... On a balmy Saturday night in Sydney, ACF's friends, councillors and staff gathered together to celebrate a new office and a New Year. Back in December 2001 ACF moved from its location in Sydney's Rocks to an office in Chippendale in a...

Melbourne members/ supporters evening. (green Views).
April 1, 2002... Thursday June 6, 6-8pm Greener Pastures and World Environment Week This will be the last meeting at Fitzroy as ACF moves to its new Green Building premises in Carlton at the end of June. This evening will be a presentation of the Green...

ACF branches. (green Views).(Australian Conservation Foundation)
April 1, 2002... ACF's Executive at its February 2002 meeting clarified the status of ACF's branches and resolved that: Only the following Branches, Canberra (ACT), Central Coast (NSW), Shoalhaven (NSW), Sydney (NSW), Mullum (VIC), Adelaide (SA) and Perth...

Bakers wanted!! (green Views).
April 1, 2002... We are looking for people who would be interested in helping with the catering for our Members' Nights. So tap into your culinary consciousness and have a think about what delicious nibblies you'd like to plan for these evenings -- only three a...

In memory. (green Views).(Obituary)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ACF has received donations in memory of the following people: Mr Bill Bailey Mrs Joan Rowe Mr Peter and Ms Jane Nail Mr Peter W Jones Ms Karlene Reynolds Mrs Doreen Anderson ACF is most grateful to receive these gifts and we...

Lucas heights nuclear/ reactor tour. (green Views).
April 1, 2002... By ACF Sydney Branch Saturday 11 May 2002, 10.00 am-12.30 pm Should Australia's future be based on nuclear power? What are the needs of the medical profession for radioactive isotopes? What are the environmental concerns? Is it possible to...

Website calendar. (green Views).(Australian Conservation Foundation)
April 1, 2002... Check out the latest section on the website, the Events Calendar. This useful tool has been created so that you can quickly find major environmental events happening around Australia. If you've got a weekend free, see what's on and go along....

Green tape. (green Views).
April 1, 2002... I congratulate Habitat on having the Essendon Football team as a cover story [October, 2001]. Using a "bunch of sporting blokes" with wide and popular appeal to try and heighten the public's environmental awareness is well worth a try. For...

Membership milestones. (green Views).(Australian Conservation Foundation)
April 1, 2002... ACF wishes to congratulate and sincerely thank the following people who, in the months of February and March in 2002, reached the milestones of 25 and 30 years of continuous membership. Your support is very valuable to us. 30 years ...

A word from the Executive Director.
April 1, 2002... I'm writing this with the just-released Australian State of the Environment Report in front of me. It's not a pretty read. In presenting the case for the urgent need for action it notes that, "The state of the Australian natural environment has...

Pacific threat to sue greenhouse polluters. (Climate Change Campaign).(Tuvalu raises possibility for suing Australia)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Small Pacific island, Tuvalu has raised the possibility of taking legal action against Australia because of its role in causing global climate change. The announcement was made at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held on March 3rd...

East Timor Ecotourism. (Asia Pacific Campaign).(Australian Conservation Foundation)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Poola Foundation has kindly provided $100,000 to the ACF for its East Timor Ecotourism capacity building project. The 18-month project will commence in 2002. The emphasis for this project will be skills and knowledge transfer from...

Annual appeal '02. (campaign Trails).(Australian Conservation Foundation)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ACF's Annual Appeal for 2002 focuses on our vision, and yours, for a Sustainable Australia. Our members and supporters are an important part of the environmental advances that ACF has made to date, and again, we ask for your help as our...

Oil on the reef. (Marine Campaign).(Great Barrier Reef)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The saga of oil exploration off the Great Barrier Reef continues. The newly anointed environment minister recently criticised calls for him to bring to a halt the approvals process that could ultimately see an oil industry in the Coral Sea,...

Ombudsman directs an end to uranium secrecy. (Anti-Nuclear Campaign).(directs public release of government records on uranium mine, South Australia)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Ombudsman Eugene Biganovsky has directed the public release of over 50 documents on the Beverley and Honeymoon `trial' uranium mines in SA. Since Jan 2000 the ACF has pursued release of this evidence of waste disposal reports and monitoring of...

SA and federal governments set to clash over national nuclear dump. (Anti-Nuclear Campaign).(South Australia)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Nuclear dumps was a key issue in the SA election and now after years of ACF campaigning the SA Parliament is set to legislate to prohibit a federal government plan to bury radioactive wastes in outback SA. Premier Mike Rann has stated that no...

Victorian forest shake-up needed. (Forests Campaign).(sawlog quotas)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In February, the Victorian Government released details of overlogging in the state's native forests. In response to the technical report, Premier Bracks announced a decision to cut sawlog quotas by one third. ACF welcomes the cut in sawlog...

Action alert -- Victorian Marine National Parks. (Marine Campaign).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Marine National Parks proposal needs a boost of support from the community. The Bill is expected to be reintroduced to the Victorian Parliament in autumn (between March and May). Write to your local MP, to Premier Bracks and Opposition...

Wanted: GE-free Foods. (GeneEthics).(avoiding genetically engineered food products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Foods produced using gene technology remain unlabelled. GeneEthics recommends you buy foods labelled "GE-free", "certified organic" (which are also GE-free), "No GMO" or "Not genetically modified". Get your draft GE-flee food list from...

QLD salinity plan doomed. (Salinity Campaign).(Queensland land clearing)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The federal government's new salinity agreement with Queensland is doomed to fail, as it does not tackle the state's astronomical tree clearing rate. Land clearing is the cause of dryland salinity, yet the new Queensland-Commonwealth...

Autralia's Noah's Ark springs a leak; until recently, Tasmania was blessed by its isolation and protected from the feral fox. But recent sightings of this predator on the island sanctuary have put authorities on high alert.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... FROM THE MOMENT a lone fox skulked off a container ship in Burnie, Tasmania, in May 1998, the state's wildlife authorities have been fearing the worst. Despite huge media coverage and an intensive effort by wildlife authorities, that single...

The population question: Mike Krockenberger reports on the diverse opinions aired recently at the National Population Summit in Melbourne, and gets a few words in on ACF's behalf.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... POPULATION. IT'S HARD TO THINK of A word that elicits more diverse views from Australians. And more heat. Some think we're an empty country that if not filled by `us', will be filled by `others'. Some think we already have too many people...

Turning the transport tide; while Australia drives its transport spending into larger and swifter roads, western European nations are steering themselves towards less auto-reliance.
April 1, 2002... ON HIS RECENT SPEAKING TOUR of Australia, international transport expert Professor John Whitelegg urged audiences to ask themselves this: do we need a national sustainable transport policy? To help answer, the veteran of 25 years of experience...

A saga of staunch resistance; Peter Garrett traces the history of the anti-nuclear movement in Australia and outlines ACF's hopes for the future.
April 1, 2002... THERE ARE FEW IMAGES as confronting, few words as ominous sounding as the word `nuclear'. It is a mushroom cloud towering over a pacific atoll, a final endgame notion where all is risked and lost. There is no real antidote to radioactivity,...

The burning issue: log fire conjure feelings of warmth and cosiness, but the impacts of the cutting and collection of firewood is far from that for our native animals.
April 1, 2002... FIREWOOD COLLECTION has often been falsely perceived as the poor and innocent cousin of the woodchip industry in Australia. Its image is one of the average Australian going out in the bush to gather dead logs for the home fires. But in reality,...

The bible, according to Suzuki; in their latest book, David Suzuki and Holly Dressel uncover the essence of sustainability; the community.(Good News for a Change)(Brief Article)(Interview)
April 1, 2002... "IT GRIEVES ME to be lumped in with Mr Lomberg though," says David Suzuki. He is responding to the suggestion that the positive message in the new book Good News for a Change, which he co-authored with Holly Dressel, might give comfort to Bjorn...

Green power -- good if you can get it.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... FINDING IT DIFFICULT to assess which power supplier is the greenest? Eight of Australia's key environment organisations recently surveyed and ranked energy retailers on their green electricity products for VIC and NSW. The findings are detailed...

Native plant know-how.(Web site offers information on native plants)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... PLANTING NATIVES in your garden supports local wildlife and ecosystems. Sadly, many people are distinctly nervous when it comes to natives, being more familiar with the appearance and growing requirements of imported plants. With this in...

Tampaphobia at Mardi Gras.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A GROUP OF QUEER AND QUEER-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTALISTS and social justice activists gave the Prime Minister and Immigration Minister a free ride to Nauru aboard the HMAS Tampaphobia at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. Joyce...

Art is everywhere: an artist plants the seeds of new perspectives into the minds of commuters in some of Melbourne's city train stations. (ACF Member Profile).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ACF MEMBER Andrew Seward is the co-founder of the novel, and much-loved "Platform art" installations within the pedestrian subways of Melbourne' s Spencer and Flinders Street train stations. The regularly-rotated displays, passed by...

Travel in Papua New Guinea. (consuming Choices).
April 1, 2002... Michael Johnson writes: "The article on PNG in the December edition made me think about visiting such an environmentally rich, culturally interesting and close neighbour. I'd like to know, is it feasible for individuals to travel in PNG...

Ideas in print.(four books on the environment)
April 1, 2002... A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals By Tim Flannery & Peter Schouten Text Publishing RRP: $50.00 After years travelling the world researching decaying specimens in obscure museum collections, the authors of A Gap in...