Mornington Environment Association Inc. (MEA)
From the Boomerang Alliance (17/4/24)… Petition to to reduce single-use plastics Did you know Australians generate more single-use plastics per capita than any other country in the world (bar Singapore)? That’s why the Boomerang Alliance and Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) have joined forces to ask…
From Greenfleet (16/4/24)… 2024 Earth Day on April 22 Earth Day brings people together to protect the precious earth we live on. Greenfleet supporters are longtime proponents of taking action to protect our earth, and the plants and animals that need our help. Earth…
Save Western Port Woodlands Dear Woodlanders The clock is ticking on our efforts to secure part of the former Holden Proving Ground for conservation. To recap, this is about 400 hectares of very high grade remnant woodland which forms the central chunk of the Western Port Woodlands and is…
From FriendsNET (15/4/24)… Events of Interest Annual count of Red-tailed Black-cockatoos – Saturday 4 May Symposium on the use of technology to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions – Tuesday 21 May Biodiversity Across Borders Conference 7 June 2024 Read the details Back to News …
From Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network (12/4/24)… Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network April Newsletter There are some good pieces in this month’s newsletter: News of the Linking the Mornington Peninsula plan, an invitation to a planting day at Coolart, information about dung beetles, brief news of a…
From The New Daily (9/4/24)… Battery boom: More Australians get storage after power prices rise An increasing number of Australians are investing in household batteries, according to data that points towards a boom across the industry as the technology becomes cheaper. Figures published on…
From Victoria National Parks Association (10/4/24)… Take action: Managing our purring assassins Yes they’re cute, yes they’re furry, yes they kill around 323 million native animals every year in Australia. And that’s just domestic cats. As nature lovers, we know how grave the impact…
From ABC News (7/4/24)… Critically endangered eastern bristlebirds bred in captivity released into Border Ranges National Park Deep in the bush in north-eastern New South Wales, rangers are preparing a group of tiny, endangered birds to be released into the wild. The eight captive-bred…
From ABC News (3/4/24)… Thousands more of Tasmania ‘giant’ native trees could be spared from logging under policy change Tasmania’s practice of logging centuries-old trees received international attention – and condemnation – last year when one was trucked through the centre of Hobart. Now,…
