Habitat Australia articles from June 2000

Habitat Australia archives from June 2000

green VIEWS.
June 1, 2000... Narran Lakes poster Sarah Moles, Toowoomba and Region Environment Council Co-ordinator, has a great poster for sale. The Toowoomba and Region Environment Council is the only regional environment organisation in Queensland west of the...

campaign TRAILS.
June 1, 2000... Funding for the environment Farmers and environmentalists get together In mid-May ACF and the National Farmers' Federation called for a ten-year, national, bipartisan commitment to repair and protect the country's land and water,...

REPAIRING THE COUNTRY -- ACF and NFF renew the alliance.
June 1, 2000... It is now more than ten years since ACF and the National Farmers' Federation launched the joint campaign that spawned the Decade of Landcare. With the Decade of Landcare and the Natural Heritage Trust drawing to a close next year, ACF...

JOIN THE ACF FRONT LINE!(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... It's nearing election time for the ACF Council. Now is your opportunity to nominate yourself or another member for the new three-year term on ACF's governing body, as Peter Garrett explains. I HAVE BEEN ACF PRESIDENT on two separate...

RESETTING THE COMPASS: AUSTRALIA'S JOURNEY TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.
June 1, 2000... Australians today have significant concerns about their environment. But how well informed are they? What are Australia's most important problems? And, crucially, what must we do to fix them? In the recently published book, Resetting the...

GENE TECH FOR DINNER NO THANKS!
June 1, 2000... The federal government's efforts to push genetically engineered crops and foods onto farms and our dinner tables have been stalled by public mistrust, Bob Phelps reports. IF YOU'RE WORRIED about whether food will make you fatter or...

The 60L green building.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Readers of Habitat might have noted in the past couple of years occasional discussion of a new home for ACF's national headquarters, from the possibility of building our own green showcase to refurbishing the existing office. Alistair Mailer...

consuming CHOICES.
June 1, 2000... Computer waste and kitchen waste are the focus this month. Recycling computers Julie Delaunay from Ballarat, Victoria, wants to recycle her old computer. I have recently decided to update my computer and was wondering what I...

Sustained action beats the anti-nuclear drum.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... From protests in the South Australian desert to leaking pipes in the Top End, it has been a busy year for anti-nuclear campaigners. Community resistance to a range of nuclear projects continues to grow, as Dave Sweeney reports. THE FIRST...

Environmental responsibility and the corporate sector.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... The influence of large corporations on the environment has become greater than ever before. It is clear that corporations as well as governments need to be targeted in our effort to achieve an ecologically sustainable future, Michael Kerr...

Living with the land.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... ACF member Paul Escott is, in his own words, `very fortunate.' His favourite place is at home with wife Noni and children Gus, aged 7, and Mitty 2, on a piece of land 500 metres from the Lakes River in Longford, Tasmania. `I'M A LAZY...