From Cosmos (27/3/24)…   Iron flow battery promises to take charge A battery which is safe, economical and water-based, has been designed to be used for large-scale energy storage. It promises to be able to support intermittent green energy sources like wind and solar into…

From The New Daily (27/3/24)…   Australia can achieve net-zero emissions through renewables by 2035: Report Australia could be generating 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, according to a report that details the roadmap to achieving net zero. The Climate…

From FriendsNET (22/3/24)…   Victorian Landcare Grants open – apply by 30 April A total of $3.55 million is available in 2024 for project and support grants across Victoria. Since 2000, Landcare Grants have invested $79 million in communities to enhance and protect the environment.…

From ABC News (21/3/24)…   Dugald River Solar Farm begins powering outback Queensland mining amid growing demand for green energy The country’s largest remote solar farm has officially launched in outback Queensland to power one of the richest mining regions in the world. The 88-megawatt…

From FriendsNET (19/3/24)… New round of Port Phillip Bay Fund Grants – Close 18 April 2024 Since 2016, the Port Phillip Bay fund has provided more than $13.9 million in grants across 187 projects in and around the Bay. Port Phillip Bay or Narrm-Narrm (or…

From The Conversation (20/3/24)… Even far from the ocean, Australia’s drylands are riddled with salty groundwater. What can land managers do? In the 1890s, railway engineers noticed river water used by steam locomotives started to become salty when surrounding land was cleared for agriculture. Over the…

From ABC News (19/3/24)…   Australia’s environmental scorecard went down in the ‘roller-coaster’ that was 2023 Australia’s environmental scorecard worsened in 2023, but the country fared better than much of the rest of the globe, according to a report from the Australian National University (ANU).…

From ABC News (19/3/24)…   Backyard birds quiz: From magpies to rosellas, bin chickens to crows, will you get the squawk of approval? How well do you know Australia’s backyard birds? Darryl Jones is an urban ecologist fascinated with the birds that live among us.…

From the Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network (19/3/24)… Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network March newsletter Welcome to 2024. Even though it is only February, a lot has already been happening or is planned. Our newsletter reflects this in its bumper size, which includes two special features: one…

From Catherine (15/3/24)…   Once again a big thank you to everyone for their efforts at today’s pine Ave dog park working bee. We certainly did a lot what with watering (pray for rain, we need it), pruning over behind Jim’s fence garden bed, weeding…