Open letter to Premier Minns and the NSW Government January 10, 2025. IT IS PAST TIME FOR THE MINNS GOVERNMENT TO STOP LOGGING THE GREAT KOALA NATIONAL PARK. THEY MUST HONOUR THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROTECT IT. The Minns’ Government was elected on a promise to save Koalas and create the Great Koala National Park, but…
The Great Dividing Range is a magnificent series of connected mountain ranges that form the backbone of eastern Australia. Stretching over 3,500 kilometres from the tropical north to the temperate south, this ancient landscape is home to some of the most ecologically significant habitats on Earth. Sadly, this natural wonder is facing severe threats from major…
The story of an ecologist with a plan to save the world by restoring the planet’s forests. His original work was hijacked by corporations and politicians with disastrous effect. Now he’s using science to fight back. Includes a segment with Professor David Lindenmayer, author of The Forest Wars, available from the NEW Caldera Environment Center…
Tweed Landcare invites you to attend a free Landcare field day in focused on balancing property management for cattle and biodiversity conservation. Presented by North Coast Regional Landcare, Tweed Land Care Inc. and the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust, the session will demonstrate the benefits of balanced land management for farmers. The field day, held on Bundjalung Country, will include…
With ever-increasing frequency of floods, intense storms and bushfires, we know the climate crisis is accelerating. We also know that the solutions are with us, the everyday people who hold the power to vote and compel decision-makers to enact the right policies for the health of our planet. I’m Chels Hood Whithey, Founder of House…
The extraordinary story of a lowly-paid public servant who launched an environmental conservation movement and became an unlikely 1960s pop culture icon. Using a combination of lyrical writing and fact driven journalism, when Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published in 1963 it alerted the world …19 Dec 202419 December 2024 https://www.abc.net.au/listen/search?query=theBooks that changedUs SilentSpringRachel Carson
Native Forests Rally in Mullumbimby at the Civic HallSunday November 3rd 10am I am writing on behalf of the Bob Brown Foundation to ask for your involvement in the nationwide Rally for Native Forests on Sun 3 Nov at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall and Cenotaph Park. The rally itself is from 11-12, and this is bookended…
End public native forest logging ‘Rogue’ government agency Forestry Corporation of NSW accused of more illegal logging petition to end logging of native forests.Right now the NSW state owned logging company is logging an area larger than 10,000 football fields inside the proposed Great Koala National Park and has recently been accused of illegally logging the…
World famous fungi hunters invite audiences on a unique expedition into the wilderness of Australia, where the symbiotic dance between fungi, plants and animals, unlocks nature’s greatest secrets. We document fungi because humans are only just starting to understand how important fungi are to life on our planet and how critical they are in protecting…
From The Saturday Paper The founding chair of Australia’s oldest fossil fuel industry association was aware at least as early as 1969 that burning oil, gas and coal had the potential to cause harm, according to newly recovered materials. However, legal experts say that under Australian law it is unlikely companies will be held to…
When: 6:30pm, Thursday, 15th August 2024 Where: Online, via Zoom And you can invite others to join you at the event with this link: https://www.nature.org.au/evening_with_the_minister_2024?recruiter_id=52205 I look forward to seeing you then. Ed MortimerOrganising DirectorNature Conservation Council of NSW
Hi Friends of the Koala Inc, Are you and your community free on Saturday 22 June from 10:00am – 3:00pm Rising Tide is going on Tour and coming to Bangalow for a Climate Community Convergence event! In November 2023, Rising Tide organised The People’s Blockade of the World’s Largest Coal Port, which saw over 3,000…
An audit found Forestry Corporation breached greater glider search rules 188 times in eight weeks. NSW’s environment minister has refused to intervene amid fears the government’s own Forestry Corporation could be illegally destroying the den trees of endangered greater gliders. Penny Sharpe has voted against a motion, brought by the Greens in parliament, calling for…
Tweed Shire Council has lots of opportunities for you to have your say about Sustainability and Environment initiatives, including: Energy Access and Poverty plan Electric Vehicle Charging in the Tweed Community Action Network May Sustainable Food Climate Change Adaptation reference Group For More information go to TSC website
The Caldera Environment Centre will have a stall at the Kinship Festival on May 25 at Knox Park. Come and check out our range of environmental books and grass roots products, such as stainless steel clothes pegs, water bottles and native plants. As well as Plant ID and children’s books, we have the recently launched…
Professor David Lindenmayer AO, in his new book, The Forest Wars, lifts the lid on destruction of native forests by government corporations and logging industry that is making bushfires worse, killing wildlife and costing taxpayers millions, for the sake of woodchips for export. David Lindenmayer reveals an unholy alliance between state forestry, the timber industry…
From our friends at North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) a flyer to encourage your response to the State Governments Koala Strategy. The most important thing to emphasise is habitat. We need to see an end to native forest logging as in Western Australia and Victoria. Currently logging is happening in the proposed Koala National Park. Submissions due 26th April.
Passing this on from The Northern Rivers Guardians. Friends: A few weeks ago, we alerted you to Tweed Shire Council’s Draft Growth Management and Housing Strategy that was exhibited for public comment. The draft raises many questions about what the shire will be like in the future, including how to best preserve the region as…
Sunday 10am Gather at Riverside Park. Lismore Will you March in March in Lismore with us? We can protect our native forests, restore our landscapes, expand our plantation base and create thousands of jobs in the regions. We need a national strategy to guide this important work, and we need to move urgently – to 100%…
Both state and federal governments are responsible for decisions which erode environmental protection. The Caldera Environment Centre is supporting environmental protection groups, Fridays4Forests, North East Forest Alliance, Northern Rivers Guardians to call for immediate action to protect native forests and species habitat, for their intrinsic ecological, biodiversity and carbon services. On Friday 8th March from…
https://www.studiokite.com/tinyhome Meet Jindi. Studio Kite’s 3D printed tiny home. Jindi is a Yugambeh-Bundjalung word used for nest. The Bundjalung Nation are the custodians of the northern coastal area of NSW. In collaboration with National Parks and Wildlife Services, Studio Kite designed a range of 3D-printed nests for endangered wildlife that were left homeless due to…
To celebrate Re power week Come and speak to the Caldera Environment Centre team members at this Wednesday’s Farmers Market between 7 and 11 am at the Murwillumbah showground. our climate and our democracy is in crisis. The Turnbull Government is pushing a coal energy target to keep our addiction to burning coal for energy.…
Hi All It is unfortunate that we are cancelling Sunday’s Festival due to predicted heavy rain and possible floods for the Tweed Valley, yet again. On analysis of many weather predictions it is evident that the deluge will peak on Sunday with possible falls of up to 100mm. We are sorry for the inconvenience to…
