23 September 2025 | Clean energy, Climate change, Transport
Driving emissions targets The Australian Government has announced the 2035 emissions targets, with a reduction of 62-70% from 2005 levels. To achieve this target, reductions in a number of areas will be essential. A great deal of attention has been focused on the...
24 August 2025 | Clean energy, Transport, Waste & consumerism
Sustainable Travel Can travel be truly sustainable? One Australian company is attempting to prove that it can. Based locally in Alphington, Intrepid Travel run tours with the goal of achieving sustainable travel through small group tours. With a stated purpose that...
24 October 2024 | Transport
Ditch the car and plane – take the train High-speed train travel Imagine travelling between Melbourne and Sydney without having to spend more than 8 hours (plus rest breaks and perhaps an overnight stop), in a car, or catching a plane, with all the inconvenience...
24 October 2024 | Clean energy, Climate change, Transport
Sustainability – the new buzz word in the UK and Europe In July, August and September, my husband Paul and I travelled extensively in the UK and Europe. We were amazed and pleased with the emphasis on climate change action everywhere we went. We could not look...
29 September 2024 | Transport
A Banyule bicycle revolution It’s time for a bicycle-led transport revolution. The cost of living crisis, rising petrol prices and increased road congestion should have us all on our bikes. A recent visit to London and Strasbourg was a reminder of what a...
28 August 2024 | Transport
Electric driving in the UK Having driven an electric vehicle in Australia for over two years, a recent trip to the UK gave us an opportunity to see how drivers in other countries are managing the electric transition. We also wanted to see how distance driving in the...
