CSIRO
CSIRO research shows that the average wind speed across Australia is increasing. The research organization’s near-surface wind mapping results are seen as a boon for wind power sustainability around the nation, at a time when climate change is understood to be altering wind speeds in different parts of the world.
posted by seamas on September 26, 2011 at 7:06 am · filed under 
WWF
A newly launched policy in Queensland promising more than a billion dollars in dams and other infrastructure to increase agricultural production could be a fatal blow for much of the Great Barrier Reef, according to conservation group WWF. “Massive agricultural expansion will mean a new wave of pollution being dumped on the Great Barrier Reef over the coming years, at a time when the Reef’s resilience to climate change and extreme weather events are at an all time low,” said the group’s Freshwater Policy Manager Sean Hoobin.
posted by seamas on September 18, 2011 at 7:11 am · filed under 
ABC News
Timber giant Gunns Ltd. has accepted $23 million compensation to relinquish residual native forest logging rights in Tasmania. The government compensation deal awards an additional $11.5 million to Forestry Tasmania in order to ensure the native forest contracts are not on-sold. State Premier Lara Giddings says the deal will move Gunns out of native forest logging and progress the Inter-governmental Agreement to protect Tasmania’s old growth and native trees.
posted by seamas on September 14, 2011 at 3:59 pm · filed under
WWF
WWF Australia has applauded Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke’s decision to provide $5 million over 2-years to support indigenous communities to conserve turtles and dugongs and better manage the Queensland coast for wildlife. The funding will help indigenous rangers and other stakeholder work with scientists and conservation groups to understand and respond to threats to these important endangered species.
posted by seamas on September 12, 2011 at 7:21 am · filed under 
| November 7, 2011 | to | November 9, 2011 |
This Australasian carbon trade fair and conference will provide emissions intensive business and low-carbon economy product and service providers an opportunity to network with key domestic and international carbon business players, and to develop strategies to minimise costs and maximise benefits associated with emissions reductions and carbon pricing.
At the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, November 7-9, 2011.
posted by seamas on September 12, 2011 at 1:44 am · filed under 
Volunteering Australia
| November 28, 2011 | to | November 30, 2011 |
Presentations and workshops on all aspects of volunteering will be conducted during this three-day national conference. To be held Monday 28th - Wednesday 30th November at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland.
posted by seamas on September 12, 2011 at 1:36 am · filed under
| October 4, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Big Picture films for environmental and social justice presents Queen of the Sun benefit screening at Ross House. The documentary “Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees telling us?” is an in-depth investigation to discover the causes and solutions behind Colony Collapse Disorder; a phenomenon where honeybees vanish from their hives, never to return.
Level 4 Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne, on Tuesday October 4 at 6pm (entry by donation)
posted by seamas on September 12, 2011 at 1:27 am · filed under
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