24 August 2025 | Biodiversity, Climate change
Indigenous Plant Nursery Map released Nature Strip Planting Guide released for Banyule – supported by Indigenous Plant Nursery map The recent release of the Nature Strip Planting Guide for Banyule has been met with great enthusiasm—and it comes at a perfect time with...
24 July 2025 | Clean energy, Climate change, Waste & consumerism
Tackling our energy dependence nationally and individually Dependence on imported oil Australia relies on imported oil products for much of our energy needs. Electrification to replace the consumption of oil can reduce this dependence substantially. In 2023 there was...
24 July 2025 | Climate change, Sustainable homes, Waste & consumerism
Double danger of modern food packaging Do you ever wonder which is the correct bin for food wrappers and resealable food packets? And have you ever considered that food within these may be contaminated with micro-plastics? Which bin? Most food packets and wrappers are...
21 June 2025 | Australian Natives, Biodiversity, Climate change
Juvenile Foliage What’s the point of different juvenile foliage? Walk through any patch of bushland Melbourne and you might notice that some young plants look surprisingly different from their mature counterparts. This is especially noticeable in eucalypts and...
13 May 2025 | Climate change, Sustainable homes
Simple steps to warm your home Simple steps to warm your home The cold months are upon us and it’s time to take steps to make our homes cosy. To decide how best to do this, it’s important to understand some fundamentals. It might seem obvious, but ideally...
27 April 2025 | Clean energy, Climate change, Sustainable homes
Storage is now the issue, not generation of energy Energy storage is the new frontier for the achievement of energy independence in Australia. With 4 million households and businesses sporting rooftop solar, and 4 million more projected to do soin the next few years,...
