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Create your own eco-friendly fragrance

Fill your home with the scents you desire and become an at-home perfumer as you create your very own eco-friendly home fragrance, with a unique blend of natural oils. Using renowned Australian artist...

Brumbies numbers to shrink in Snowy Mountains

The NSW government has committed to a plan to shrink the brumby population in Kosciuszko National Park to 3000 from more than 14,000.

Live more sustainably this National Recycling Week

Find out how to reduce waste and care for the planet for National Recycling Week - and what the ACT is doing to care for the planet.

Shoe recycling bins helps CBR tread lightly

New research shows that the average Australian owns five pairs of shoes they don’t use, an equivalent of a 100 million national shoe stockpile that could end up in landfill. Given that over...

New nature reserve opens in the Molonglo Valley

Canberra’s newest nature reserve opened today: Namarag, in the Molonglo Valley, once a special place for the Ngunnawal people.

New conservation forum for the ACT

Canberra's new ACT Biodiversity Conservation Forum held its first meeting in the Kama Nature Reserve yesterday.

Near-extinct birds released back into wild

Eight critically endangered birds have been released from captivity into the wild to bolster its population after a 90 per cent decline during the past two decades.

Prince William urges people to help repair planet

Prince William will call for society to "unite in repairing our planet" at the first awards ceremony for his environmental prize.

Local sneaker brand plants five trees for every pair sold

A Canberra-based sneaker company has pledged to plant five trees for every pair of sneakers sold during the month of October, furthering the vocation of bright young founder, Katherine Cymbalak. The pledge is...

ANU’s greatest minds achieving world-first plastic solution

“If we’re determined to solve the plastic crisis, we need to start with where the problem lies, which is how it’s made and recycled,” says Paul Riley, CEO and Co-Founder of Australian...

5 sustainable things to do during lockdown

CW journalist Abbey Halter shares five sustainable things you can do from home during lockdown. Join a Zoom workshop with Canberra Environment Centre CEC is offering some free online workshops, including: Introduction to Seed...

Single-use facemasks pose environmental and safety risks

While reusable facemasks are becoming increasingly popular, they aren’t always an option for everyone. In numerous healthcare settings, such as COVID testing sites in the ACT, clients are required to wear single-use...

Tiny endangered marsupials given new life

A group of endangered marsupials have been reintroduced to South Australia after they disappeared from the mainland more than 100 years ago.

Science Week festival looks to the future of food

What will food look like in the years to come? How will we produce it and how can we ensure our plates are sustainable?

Double win for ACT at National Landcare Awards

ACT landcarers are celebrating this week after two of 11 National Landcare Awards for 2021 went to Canberra locals – Dhani Gilbert and the Red Hill Bush Regenerators.

UN report predicts ‘terrifying’ climate change

Catastrophic climate change is nigh, according to a UN report published this week. Local politicians are calling for government action now.

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