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Fishermans Beach Public Toilet Redevelopment – Public consultation now open

From Mornington Peninsula Shire (9/2/2025)…   Fishermans Beach Public Toilet Redevelopment – Public consultation now open The community consultation for the above project has gone live. For details of this development and the opportunity to provide feedback, click Fishermans Beach Public Toilet Redevelopment A mail…

February Newsletter for environmental volunteers and landcarers

February Newsletter for environmental volunteers and landcarers

From the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) (9/2/25)…   February Newsletter for environmental volunteers and landcarers In this edition: Making environmental volunteering more accessible – Join us for a Community of Practice webinar focused on reducing barriers and making environmental volunteering more…

Years-long research project finds snakes become ‘very disoriented’, lose weight and get sick when relocated

Years-long research project finds snakes become ‘very disoriented’, lose weight and get sick when relocated

From ABC News (9/2/250)…   Years-long research project finds snakes become ‘very disoriented’, lose weight and get sick when relocated It’s just past 10am and it’s already 30 degrees at Ginninderry Conservation Corridor, on Canberra’s outskirts. A soft beeping from a radio transmitter is getting…

Wind farm with 105 turbines planned for pine plantations in south-west Victoria

Wind farm with 105 turbines planned for pine plantations in south-west Victoria

From ABC News (5/2/25)…   Wind farm with 105 turbines planned for pine plantations in south-west Victoria Public consultation has begun on a $1.2 billion proposal to establish a wind farm with more than 100 turbines in south-west Victorian pine plantations. The Kentbruck Green Power…

Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests

Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests

From The Conversation (5/2/25)…   Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests When we see “tested under laboratory conditions”, we often assume real-world conditions will lead to faster degradation of a product. But experts from Stanford University…

Climate-affected produce is here to stay. Here’s what it takes for consumers to embrace it

Climate-affected produce is here to stay. Here’s what it takes for consumers to embrace it

From The Conversation (5/2/25)…   Climate-affected produce is here to stay. Here’s what it takes for consumers to embrace it The economic cost of food waste in Australia is staggering. It’s estimated $36.6 billion is lost to the economy every year. Much of our fresh produce…

Poison baits were used on 1,400 feral cats, foxes and dingoes. We studied their fate to see what works

Poison baits were used on 1,400 feral cats, foxes and dingoes. We studied their fate to see what works

From The Conversation (3/5/25)…   Poison baits were used on 1,400 feral cats, foxes and dingoes. We studied their fate to see what works Poisoned baits are the main way land managers control foxes, feral cats and dingoes. Baiting is done to reduce livestock and…

Saving the world’s second largest freshwater crayfish

Saving the world’s second largest freshwater crayfish

From Cosmos (27/1/25)…   Saving the world’s second largest freshwater crayfish Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way down to Wellington in…

Clean Up Australia Day is approaching !

Clean Up Australia Day is approaching !

Clean Up Australia Day is coming! Yes, it’s back on again, your chance to put in a few hours helping to clean up the rubbish in our environment. To do a really good job, we need lots of volunteers, young and old, especially families (although young…

Whale sharks have a complicated relationship with oil and gas platforms

Whale sharks have a complicated relationship with oil and gas platforms

From Cosmos (25/1/25)… Whale sharks have a complicated relationship with oil and gas platforms In new insight into the effects of artificial underwater structures on marine life, research has found that whale sharks can use oil and gas platforms and other, natural features as migratory…