Habitat Australia articles from January 2006

Habitat Australia archives from January 2006

Roxby appeal update.(NEWS & VIEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Ian Wood, BHP Billiton's Vice President Sustainable Development and Community Relations, has given written assurance to ACF that it is not pursuing the option of using Murray River water as a part of its expansion plans at Roxby Downs. However...

Tasmanian's ocean beach to become conservation area.(NEWS & VIEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Virtually the entire hinterland of ore of Tasmania's breathtaking Southern Ocean beaches--Ocean Beach near Strahan--is to become a Conservation Area. The new Conservation Area will cover almost 6000 ha stretching from the State forest at...

Hazlewood protest.(NEWS & VIEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... On 23 November, ACF delivered 1,478 written objections to the Victorian Government, all of them urging the government to reject Hazelwood power plant's application for a mining licence for access to as much as five years' worth of additional...

Dear habitat readers.(NEWS & VIEWS)
January 1, 2006... Welcome to the first issue of the new look Habitat magazine. As many of you will know, over the past year ACF has conducted a detailed review of Habitat. In response to extensive member feedback, Habitat will now feature more of what you want...

Casual council vacancy.(NEWS & VIEWS)
January 1, 2006... Nominations are invited from members to fill a casual vacancy on ACF Council for New South Wales. Candidates, proposers and seconders must all be ACF members and nominations must be received at ACF's Melbourne office, Floor 1, 60 Leicester...

ACF Sydney office has moved.(NEWS & VIEWS)
January 1, 2006... From Monday 12 December, ACF's Sydney office will be in their new borne at Suite 504, 32 York St Sydney 2000.

Selling planet earth: can advertising help save the planet?(NEWS & VIEWS)
January 1, 2006... Join ACF at the Sustainable Living Festival at Federation Square in Melbourne from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th February. Come along and visit the ACF stall, featuring the Green Home Challenge and plenty of activities and info about sustainable...

Land mark meeting sets out sustainable development for Kimberley region.(NEWS & VIEWS)(Australian Conservation Foundation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Between October 12-13, ACF's Northern Australia Program co-hosted the Kimberley Appropriate Economies Roundtable in Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia with the Kimberley Land Council and our conservation partner, Environs Kimberley. The...

A word from the president.(NEWS & VIEWS)
January 1, 2006... 2005 was an exciting year to be ACF's President. On 19 September I spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra on a subject about which I feel passionately: the suggestion that nuclear power could be a solution to climate change. I...

105th meeting of ACF council, November 2005.(NEWS & VIEWS)(Penny Figgis appointed as Patron of Australian Conservation Foundation)
January 1, 2006... Key decisions and points of discussion The principal item discussed at the 105th meeting of Council was a draft of the ACF's 10 Year Strategy. Council approved the Strategy's goals, sub-goals and objectives for the next 10 years. Council...

The climate's ripe for change.(NEWS & VIEWS)(death caused due to heat )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Recently, ACF commissioned a report in conjunction with the Australian Medical Association into the health impact of climate change. The research outlines how heat-related deaths can be expected to significantly rise if no action is taken to...

From the ACF/rehame newsroom.(NEWS & VIEWS)(Australian Conservation Foundation )
January 1, 2006... Things are shifting on climate change. And we're not just talking about the melting of the Greenland ice shelf. Climate change is registering as a big concern in the public's mind. Previously sceptical public figures are changing their spots....

Speak out for those who can't be heard.(environmental protection programs)(EarthVoice program)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Since the launch of ACF's EarthVoice program in 2005, an increasing number of Australians are adding their voices to the chorus of thousands who are speaking up for the environment. And for very good reasons. EarthVoice is a program for...

Share your GreenHome tip and win!(NEWS & VIEWS)
January 1, 2006... What does your family do to make your home greener? If you have any advice or tips to share on conserving water, saving energy, or generally making your house a GreenHome, send us an email: habitat@acfonline.org.au The best tips will be...

Somerville.(NEWS & VIEWS)(Cartoon)
January 1, 2006... "None of the food here is genetically modified but some of the staff are." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

ACF branch contacts.(Australian conservation foundation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... ACF Sydney Branch John Boothroyd PO Box A1211 Sydney South NSW 1235 Phone: 0411 052 553 Email: syd ney.branch@actonline.org.au ACF Central Coast Branch John Wiggin 11 Wullun C1 North Gosford NSW 2250...

What the world eats.(book)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... IN HUNGRY PLANET, TUE CREATIVE TEAM behind the best-selling Material World books, Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio present a photographic study of families from around the world, revealing what people eat during the course of one week. ...

Trial pumps up green transport.
January 1, 2006... The wheels of the bus go 'round and 'round--but only three very special buses emit zero greenhouse pollution in the process. The three Perth-based buses run on hydrogen fuel and are part of a 33 vehicle fleet currently being trialed around...

More aussies go green.(CLIMATE CORNER)(use of green energy)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The number of Australians choosing Green Power has increased by 43% over the past year, and this is driving increased investment in renewable energy industries. This good news was delivered by NSW Minister for Utilities, Carl Sculley, at...

A princely campaign.(CLIMATE CORNER)(prince expresses opinion on climate change)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Future King of England, Prince Charles, has gone public with his concerns about climate change. In an interview with US television program 60 Minutes, the prince, who is a passionate environmentalist, said he was alarmed at latest reports...

Recherche bay: our history in Peril.
January 1, 2006... WHEN FRENCH SCIENTISTS AND EXPLORERS landed on the coast of Tasmania in 1792 they were amazed by the wealth of remarkable flora and fauna. For two centuries, Recherche Bay and remnants of this early visit have been left largely to nature lovers...

My GreenHome diary: January 2006: when she signed up for the GreenHome Challenge, Claire Halliday was faced with the harsh truth about how she was living. Join Claire as she shares with Habitat her GreenHome Diary.(conservation of natural resources)
January 1, 2006... BEFORE SIGNING UP for the GreenHome Challenge I calculated the environmental impact of my lifestyle using the eco-calculator. My result of three stars seemed to be on par with average Australians. This surprised me a bit because I always...

How to be a green nomad: you've almost certainly heard the term ecotourism--but is it a meaningless catchphrase or can tourism and conservation really coexist? And on our next holiday how can we make sure our tourism dollar is really going to supporting sustainable practices?
January 1, 2006... ECOTOURISM AUSTRALIA, the national ecotourism peak body, describes ecotourism as "ecologically sustainable tourism with a primary focus on experiencing natural areas that fosters environmental and cultural understanding, appreciation and...

The northern territory gets dumped in it.(waste radioactive)
January 1, 2006... ACF members and supporters are vital in helping to resource ACF's campaign work around the country. Sometimes this work is high profile and on the front page, other times it is quiet relationship building--but it is always important. Nuclear...

Kyoto is alive and kicking: and it's time for Australia to act: reporting from the international climate talks in Montreal, Canada, ACF's executive director Don Henry examines what is being done globally to reduce greenhouse pollution, the state of the Kyoto Protocol and how Australia's refusal to ratify the agreement has had us labelled reticent.
January 1, 2006... OUTSIDE IT'S A COLD MINUS [10.sup.c]--a snowy Montreal winter's evening. Inside the cavernous Palais des Congres there's warm and sustained applause as the President of the Climate Change Conference, Canadian Environment Minister Dion, declares...

Switching to green energy.(green power)
January 1, 2006... DEAR HABITAT, I want to switch to green energy, but I'm confused. How does it all work, and how can I be sure that the energy I am using in my home really does come from a renewable source? Henry, Mount Waverley VIC WHAT IS IT?...

Recipe for a Liveable Sydney.
January 1, 2006... IN NOVEMBER, ACF LAUNCHED the Recipe for a Liveable Sydney--a vision for the future of Sydney released ahead of the State Government Metropolitan Strategy. The Recipe shows how we can reverse the downward trends that undermine Sydney's...

Wildlife of the Box-Ronbark country.(IDEAS IN PRINT)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Chris Tzaros CSIRO Publishing 2005, RRP $39.95 Woodlands of Box eucalypts and Ironbarks once stretched from western Victoria in a great are through central NSW and into southern Queensland. Now reduced to fragmented forests in a sea of...

Limits to growth: the 30-year update.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers and Dennis Meadows. Earthscan 2005, $51.95 According to Limits to Growth: the 30-year update there is no time to waste in easing down below resource use limits and setting goals for sustainability. But...

Dying for a drink: red gums get rescue package.(murray river)
January 1, 2006... THE MIGHTY Murray has been slowly succumbing to thirst for years--it loses more than three quarters of its natural flow to water extraction for irrigation alone. In recent years, drought has robbed the river of even more of the vital flows it...

Consuming Australia: how what we buy adds up.(control of lifestyle )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... JUST HOW MUCH do Australians consume, and what is the total impact of our consumption patterns? And more importantly, how can we change spending patterns and reduce Australia's impact on the environment? We know that we live in an...

Barbara Wall: 40 year ACF member.(australian conservation foundation)
January 1, 2006... WHEN Ms BARBARA WALL WAS GROWING UP in Depression-era Adelaide, conservation, she says, was not something she heard people talk about. "We had other things to worry about," she says. What changed for her--and so many other...

Unique partnerships for a special environment.(australian conservation foundation)
January 1, 2006... ACF's NORTHERN AUSTRALIA PROGRAM works across a huge area: Cape York Peninsula, Kakadu National Park, and the Kimberley region in Western Australia. It is the most environmentally intact expanse in Australia with high levels of endemic...

How green is your laundry? You've got the five star energy rating washer and dryer--that makes your laundry green, right? According to Siobhan O'Brien, author of Eco-Style, there are many other simple steps you can take to lessen the impact your laundry has on the environment.
January 1, 2006... HOW GREEN IS YOUR WASHING MACHINE? * Wait until you have a full wash load of soiled linen before you wash. Whether you wash one t-shirt or a full load, the washing machine will still generate approximately the same amount of greenhouse gas....

How to save precious drops: author, gardening expert and media personality, Mary Moody, shares her tips on saving water in the garden.
January 1, 2006... NO GARDEN CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT WATER. The lush landscapes we see in glossy magazines have usually been lavished with generous quantities of water by owners prepared to pay huge excess water rates to achieve the results they desire. But is...