Environment
A small win for Better Buses, but still a long way to go
Over the past couple of years, the Better Buses for the West campaign has been working closely with communities with no public transport in Melbourne's outer west.
Environment
Green Guerillas transforming the western suburbs with seeds of hope
Melbourne’s western suburbs have significant room for improvement when it comes to planting more vegetation.
Environment
Werribee River home to Australia’s most unique platypus colony – but for how much longer?
Unfortunately, while the platypuses of Werribee are 'moderately healthy', their already low numbers are declining, and the colony needs protection to survive.
Environment
Newport Quarries –A lesson in how to lose friends and annoy people
The history of the former Newport Quarries provides a key lesson about the importance of involving community in planning developments to ensure they feel a sense of agency in decision making processes.
Climate
“Australia’s ability to influence the future climate is virtually zero” So what do we do?
Hamilton and Wilkenfeld pull no punches in this (very readable) discussion of the current and future state of climate change in Australia and, more importantly, our attitude to it and the actions we need to take NOW in the face of it.
Climate
Transition your home from fossil fuels, now
There are few individuals who can say they have been invited into over 1000 homes – and left each one better than they found it but Tim Forcey is one. As an energy efficiency consultant, Tim has assessed homes across Melbourne for almost two decades. He leaves owners equipped with strategies to improve the health and comfort of their home while also reducing its running costs and environmental footprint.
Gardening
Which plant where? And why not on my nature strip?
As I was mowing the endless miles of nature strip bordering my corner block recently, I wondered why, in this time of climate concern, we cling so desperately to European notions of lawn, especially on our nature strips. Lawns are a monoculture environment offering little shelter, shade or food to native fauna, while demanding much in time and resources to maintain.
Gardening
Put it in the ground
While most of our household waste does not belong in the ground, there is some that you can bury in the backyard. Food and other organics can all go to making compost. Ali Manns shares some tips.
