Ann White writes on how signing up to the Living Smart Homes Project has proved a catalyst for deep changes…

Ian Mackay provides an update on the controversial Traveston Dam proposal…

As a follow up to our story in the last edition of ECO teacher Leonie Shanahan asks students from four local schools their thoughts on permaculture…

A wildlife expert believes bird feeders are just another name for public toilets in our back yards, reports Donna Anthony…

In the job just six months, Andrew McNamara, Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation, is enthusiastic about wrestling what he calls the “crouching tiger of climate change”…

The resounding victory by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s new Mayor, Bob Abbot indicated a strong mood for change, which was also reflected in the vote for councillors.  This gives the Mayor not just a mandate but also the clear numbers on council to make the changes and implement his policies. There is now a [...]

In the next edition of ECO we will revisit a topic of growing importance - climate change and its companion, peak oil.
The potential impacts for rapidly growing regions such as the Sunshine Coast, should not be under estimated. That’s why we will present the topic again and discuss not only the consequences of not listening [...]

The question of housing affordability is a furphy, says Alan Pears, a consultant and academic at the forefront of the energy debate in Australia. “We’ve got a seriously misguided debate going on at the moment about housing affordability with some saying we can’t afford sustainable features in new homes…

Jo Turner gives three very basic starting points for good passive design in your house …

The Glasshouses,writes John Burrows, is the impressive collection of peaks jutting up from the coastal plain west of the Pumicestone Passage. They have plenty to offer if you’re after an outdoor experience…