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Half a million dollars in ACT environment grants

On World Environment Day this week, 28 community groups received ACT Government grants to conserve the ACT’s environment and biodiversity.

Experts to consider critical listing for ancient fish in Tasmania

An ancient fish on the brink of extinction could be listed as critically endangered within a fortnight, after such action was passed over just last year.

Federal budget to ‘turn the tide’ on nature destruction

Native animals and plants at risk of extinction will be protected by two new agencies in a bid to get the nation's ailing environment out of intensive care.

Off-the-scale clean up as rotting fish threaten water at Menindee

Having endured droughts and floods, residents in outback NSW are dealing with the stench and clean up of millions of rotting fish as authorities work to protect drinking water.

Unquenched Aussie thirst for world’s most costly bottled water

Australia has the most expensive bottled water on the planet but that hasn't curbed consumer thirst for something people can basically get for free.

Conservation Council Bush Buds help save Canberra’s lizards and frogs

Gang-gang cockatoos, Greater Gliders, and Golden Sun Moths need Canberrans to step up and become their Bush Buds!

Australian alpine expedition discovers three new spider species

A warrior huntsman with a shield on its chest is among three mysterious spider species uncovered as part of an expedition through Australia's alpine region.

ACT in an ‘environmental crisis’, Conservation Council warns

The ACT is in an “environmental crisis” with increasing numbers of threatened species and native trees disappearing at alarming rates, according to the Conservation Council ACT Region.

Global plastics crisis deepens despite rising concerns

Fossil fuel companies continue to make mind-boggling amounts of new, single-use plastic while doing almost nothing to reuse what already exists, a new analysis says.

Dugong stirs crocodile spotters off Brisbane

A snout locals thought was a maneater has turned out to be a dugong with the search for a three-metre saltwater crocodile off Brisbane set to stretch into a fourth day.

Wetlands alive with birdlife after floods

Colonies of ibis, egrets, herons, swans and ducks have been observed breeding in wetlands across eastern Australia after record-breaking floods.

‘Sorry, gone nature journalling’: a guide-to with Fiona Boxall

Have you ever heard of nature journalling? One part meditation, one part citizen science, it’s a pastime that fosters curiosity. According to local woman Fiona Boxall, it may also be a means of...

Local women crowned as ACT environmental educators of the year

An Australian National Botanic Gardens Ranger and a young Eastern quoll expert were named Environmental Educators of the Year earlier this month, by the ACT Chapter of The Australian Association of Environmental...

Global protections for threatened sharks, turtles boosted

Protections for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles, lizards and frogs will increase following an international wildlife conference.

Local athleisure brand helps clean up oceans

If you have been following sustainable fashion recently, chances are you have already heard of ECONYL – the innovation held up as fashion’s answer to Ocean Waste Plastic. With over 1.9 million views...

Environmental projects get ‘down payment’ in federal budget

Koalas are among the winners in a federal budget claiming to pave the way to environmental protection.

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