The woman behind the greenhouse
Denying climate change: it’s a question of morality
Traveston Dam: looking behind the lens
Remove solar hot water from renewable energy target
Is agrofuel bad for the climate?
What Rudd and Wong should take to Copenhagen
What we eat affects the world and its population
Consumption and population: reduce one, but what about the other?
Palmview: fast-track to an urban nightmare?
The Caloundra South Development
Noosa fish deformities continue to raise questions
Carbon, Climate and Koalas
A complex clock of acronyms
Seven reasons to take the sun seriously
Has the environment been sacrificed on the economic alter?
Sunshine Coast is Australia’s first Transition Region
Is eco tourism saving the whales?
A Woodford Greenhouse Special»
The Greenhouse: a very green conversation (0)
The Greenhouse venue at the Woodford Folk Festival continues to be a mecca for many environmentalists. And it’s where the mainstream merges with the greenstream.
It’s a place where conversions take place, where ordinary festivalgoers with no previous environmental commitment to live sustainably suddenly see that lifestyle changes are necessary if this planet can continue to [...]
Book review»
Sustainability Innovators (0)
Sustainability innovators: Agents of change on the Sunshine Coast
Author: Dana C Thomsen
Documenting the stories of ten people from the Sunshine Coast, who according to their peers and colleagues have dedicated considerable time towards sustainability, Dr Dana Thomsen, Lecturer in Sustainability Advocacy at the University of the Sunshine Coast acknowledges their dedication and leadership in her new [...]
Eco Adventures»
Cycling to the Woodford Folk Festival (0)
When you stage an event that regularly attracts more than 100,000 people over six days, it makes sense to encourage patrons to travel lightly and leave their cars at home. This helps to cut back on those worrying carbon emissions, reduces congestion and makes the festival experience more pleasant for everyone.
With this in mind, the [...]
Exploring the Past»
Caloundra: reasons for being there (0)
Selected by Dr Deborah Jordan and taken from a newspaper cutting held in the Palmer Papers. This piece, Caloundra: reasons for being there was first published in the Brisbane Telegraph, 28 January 1928.
Nettie Palmer was born and bred in Melbourne and alive to the differences between the Sunshine and the south. She, too, was city [...]
Traveston dam»
Traveston Dam: looking behind the lens (0)
It’s often said that a picture paints a thousand words. Photographs of faces of anguish after the initial announcement, beautiful natural scenes that were so close to being lost forever and finally faces of joy and relief after the simple word, ‘no’ echoed throughout the Mary Valley.
Arkin Mackay’s images made the issue personal. They spawned [...]
Up Close Interviews»
Reconnecting with nature (0)
Paul and Sally Johnson have both had a long experience with nature through their personal and professional lives. Along with their two daughters, Elly and Jessie, they have been quietly and modestly working towards a sustainable existence.
In this edition we take an Up Close look at their lifestyle and why they decided to home-school their [...]
Wildlife Volunteers»
Christmas is a time to help our wildlife (0)
In recent months there has been a great increase in orphaned and injured animals being reported on the WILVOS hotline. It always makes me so aware of the value of this 24 hour a day, 365 days a year rescue number for distressed wildlife.
It is always a challenge to find enough people to man the [...]
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