Featuring Missy Higgins, Hoodoo Gurus, The Cat Empire, Birds of Tokyo, The Angels, Kasey Chambers, Kate Ceberano, Leo Sayer and more Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash – August 21-23, 2025 National Volunteers Week – May 19 – 25, 2025 As National Volunteers Week (May 19-25) kicks off volunteers for the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash – the biggest music event […]
Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) has partnered with iconic fashion brand Country Road to trial a fully domestic process to transform low-grade Merino wool into high-value yarn. The ‘Mud to Marle’ project signifies an exciting new step in Australia’s textile industry, made possible after IFM and Full Circle Fibres secured a grant as […]
La Trobe’s net zero ambition is being achieved with a fully integrated solar farm and battery storage solution powered by Schneider Electric. Reduction in a minimum of 69,600 tonnes of CO2 emissions utilising SM AirSeT over the initial project’s life cycle for enhanced energy efficiency. Innovative switchgear extends system lifespan by an additional 10 years, […]
Nicole Gormley The new documentary, titled ‘Sea Country — Malu Lag,’ which translates to ‘Our Sea’ follows the story of Tishiko King in a powerful tribute to Zenadth Kes / Torres Strait Islanders and their fight for climate justice. Global outdoor brand Patagonia today announced the upcoming release of ‘Sea Country — Malu Lag,’ a powerful new documentary exploring First Nations leadership in ocean protection and the […]
Johann Ple, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at AXA Investment Managers. AXA Investment Managers forecasts that green bond issuance will soar to US$600 billion in 2025, driven by supportive regulation, evolving market dynamics, and surging investor demand for credible ESG-aligned investments. The spike in the global issuance of green bonds marks an important commitment to […]
Do you know how much electronic waste pollutes our environment every year? It’s a growing concern globally, and Australia is no exception. ITC Asset Management, an e-waste management company based in Sydney, has successfully diverted 25 tonnes of e-waste from landfills over the past year. Instead of dumping e-waste into a landfill, they collect it, […]
Long-term marine protection is proving to be a game-changer for lobster populations along Victoria’s coastline, with a new Deakin University study revealing dramatic increases in both the number and size of lobsters inside marine protected areas (MPAs). Published in Biological Conservation, the study found lobsters – also known as crayfish – in no-take MPAs were nearly […]
By Yogendra Vashishtha, Head of Future Networks, VisNet Australia and New Zealand The La Niña years have brought more cyclones, severe rainfall and storm activity into Australia. Over the last few months, this has been evidenced by sudden downpours in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to more persistent storms in North Queensland to Western Australia that […]
Unilever Australia, maker of household staples including Omo, Rexona, TRESemmé, Lynx and Dove, has again teamed up with Clean Up Australia and Coles to fund educational materials and provide free Clean Up Kits to schools and communities across Australia. Australian teachers can download free online educational resources about the circular economy and littering on Cool.org, an […]
Leading solar lighting technology company, Leadsun Australia, is helping one of the smallest local government organisations in Australia become a trailblazer in taking control of their energy infrastructure from the ground up. Murrumbidgee Council in the Riverina region of New South Wales is one of the first Councils to side-step developers and the big utility […]
