Tag: climate

  • DDEC News Sep 26

    DDEC News Sep 26

    Darling Downs Environment Council has published its September Newsletter. It has news about upcoming events including DDEC AGM on Wednesday, 16 September, tree planting at Gummingurru in October, Highfields Tall Trees forum on Wednesday 23, September and much more.

  • National Tree Day

    National Tree Day

    Join Toowoomba Regional Council in celebrating National Tree Day by assisting with planting trees on Sunday, 13 September.

  • HOPE eNews mid-Aug 26

    HOPE eNews mid-Aug 26

    HOPE (Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc) has posted a mid-August eNews edition with some interesting articles. The main feature item, The Value of Compost: Building Healthier Soils for a More Sustainable Future is embedded below. The 5 additional feature articles cover an interesting mix of subjects:

  • John Sinclair Memorial Lecture

    John Sinclair Memorial Lecture

    The annual John Sinclair Memorial Lecture commemorating the life and work of John Sinclair, founder of FIDO and advocate for K’gari Our guest lecturer for this year’s lecture is the federal minister for the environment Hon Murray Watt.   We are also pleased to introduce our latest FIDO member, an outstanding young conservationist from the Sunshine Coast,  Spencer…

  • Using Clever Fire to restore landscapes

    Using Clever Fire to restore landscapes

    Fire is often seen as something to fear, but the right sort of fire can actually become a powerful tool for healing and protecting Country. On August 1st, a group of about 50 people gathered in the bushland behind the Amaroo Environmental Education Centre in Kleinton to see this firsthand during a cultural burning demonstration…

  • Cultural burn at Amaroo

    Cultural burn at Amaroo

    Amaroo Environmental Education Centre is pleased to invite you to join a Cultural Burn Learning Experience on Saturday 1 August 2026 (pending permit approval and weather conditions). This special afternoon provides an opportunity to learn from Cultural Fire Practitioner Robbie Williams and the Fire Lore ranger team about the traditional practice of Cultural burning and its role in caring for Country. Participants will…

  • HOPE eNews mid-Aug 26

    Imagining 2040 – video explainer

    HOPE (Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc) has been developing and publishing a series of podcasts, Imagining 2040. Some episodes have featured local Toowoomba identities. This video describes the basic structure of the episodes within the IMAG40 series. It also sets out what the overall podcast project is trying to achieve in terms of getting…

  • HOPE eNews mid-Aug 26

    HOPE Special eNews

    Frank Ondrus of HOPE (Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc) has written: Ms Fien Van den Steen, United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) Qld, has prepared a special edition of our newsletter on the Earth CharterThe newsletter’s editorial is noted below: Twenty-five years ago, a document was born from the ashes of history and…

  • Imagining 2040 update

    Imagining 2040 update

    Earlier this year Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) Inc. (Australia) began production of a series of podcasts, Imagining 2040, on which FEP President, Elizabeth Addie, DDEC Coordinator, Ahri Tallon, and Ornithologist, Scott McPhie, are all guests. HOPE has recently advised that episodes 11 to 14 are now available. Episode 11 Introduction to new podcast content in 2026Spotify…

  • QWaLC eNews 8 May

    QWaLC eNews 8 May

    Queensland Water and Land Carers has published a new edition of its online newsletter. Items include: safety for volunteers, Landcare Awards, member group projects, new national chair, grants, and much more.