Plastic Free July

Most of us have heard of Dry July, but our biggest state is also throwing down an environmental challenge for the month. Earth Carers have...

Save the Waves

As if you needed any more reason to visit Berlin, here’s just one more: from 2-4 July 2013, a huge parley to raise awareness of...

Learning from Germany

There are many differences between Australia and Germany, but after living in Berlin for a year, I found the biggest one was recycling. Germans rock...

Banning The Bag

It’s been a long time coming (10 years, in fact) but the Tasmanian Government has finally announced that the state plans to rid itself of...

Muster ‘Em Up

Remember the days when mobile phones were called “bricks” and the battery would last for weeks? You probably still have a few lying around. In...

Change Makers

Despite being an environmental leader in its own right, clothing giant Patagonia wants to support others to make a positive difference in the world. It...

Ecosystems Under Threat

If you’ve ever perused the International Union for Conservation of Nature‘s (IUCN) Red List, you’ll know that it’s not exactly light reading. Designed to help classify, monitor and...

Art for The Earth

We may soon see him on our screens in The Great Gatsby, but behind the scenes, Leonardo DiCaprio has been continuing his many years of...

To Mother With Love

Along with Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day sees the highest demand for cut flowers across Australia. While there is nothing quite like the beauty of fresh...

Flower Power

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, goes the quote from Shakespeare, but a bouquet’s fragrance fades somewhat when you consider that...

The Great E-Waste Challenge

So you just bought a brand-spanking-new laptop and you love it – but what happens to the old one? Maybe it sits in the back...

Our Island Paradise

Partying and pub crawls?! You might not normally associate travel company Contiki with conservation and environmental sustainability, but that’s all about to change. Contiki’s partnership with...