More than just landcare

Noosa District Landcare

The Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) is the umbrella organisation of more than 50 community groups. In this issue of Eco, we feature the Noosa District Landcare Group.   Landcare – it’s all about nurturing and cherishing the land and making sure it’s in a fit state for our descendants. It began in Australia in 1989 as … [Read more...]

Lake Baroon Catchment Care

President Peter Stevens (left) with Catchment Coordinator Mark Amos

The Sunshine Coast Environmental Council (SCEC) is the umbrella organisation of more than 50 community groups. In this issue of ECO, we feature the Lake Baroon Catchment Care Group and its role in supplying a vital asset – clean water. Caring for the Catchment “Water water everywhere  ...” - not in Australia unfortunately, this is the dry … [Read more...]

Development Watch

Coolum

The Sunshine Coast Environmental Council (SCEC) is the umbrella organisation of more than 50 community groups. In this issue of ECO, we feature a group and its role in resisting the tsunami of development that threatens the Sunshine Coast. Survey after survey has confirmed the sentiment of most Sunshine Coast residents -- “We … [Read more...]

People Advocating Green Energy

What to expect - transmission towers, power lines and their easement cut a swathe through Beerburrum State Forest. Photograph: John Burrows

The Sunshine Coast Environmental Council (SCEC) is the umbrella organisation of more than 50 community groups. In this issue of ECO, we feature the group PAGE and its work which, if successful, will encourage the State government to get serious about climate change and revise their whole strategy of power generation and distribution. The latest … [Read more...]

Protecting Bribie Island

Member of the Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association

Group Name: The Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association Inc SCEC is the umbrella organisation of more than 50 community groups. In this issue of Eco, we look at a member group from the beleaguered Bribie Island. Rampant development can be a juggernaut that crushes eco-systems in its path, but on Bribie Island a community … [Read more...]