Tag: environment
MTAG slams failure to protect child health
Government agencies are failing to protect the health of children, a group seeking reductions in air pollution in the inner west has claimed.
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Footscray pupils banned from ‘asbestos-riddled’ oval
Parents are demanding a clean-up of Footscray Primary School’s asbestos-riddled oval after it was closed down by the principal over safety fears.
Footscray primary school...
Young climate crusader raises awareness
Eleven-year-old Saskia Verhoef has been putting up homemade climate change posters around Williamstown to prompt people into taking action on the environment.
Saskia (pictured) cited her...
Council vows to plant 700,000 trees to beat heat
Brimbank council has vowed to plant 700,000 trees over the next 30 years to cut pollution and boost residents’ resilience to heatwaves.
The council’s urban...
Cool kids put best foot forward for climate
Four friends seeking a brighter future for their planet are preparing to take part in this month’s Melbourne Marathon.
Seddon’s Mischa Carr, 11, will join...
Marine expert gives talk on maritime pollution
RMIT University associate professor and Altona resident Mark Osborn will present a talk on maritime pollution at an event hosted by Friends of Greenwich...
Conservation walk and talk in Newport
Friends of Greenwich Bay will celebrate Bushcare’s Major Day Out on Sunday with an event looking at wildlife and conservation practices around the world.
There...
How to survive and live with climate change
A Footscray writer is helping prepare people for life in a world of climate change.
Former environment editor of The Conversation, Jane Rawson (pictured), has...
Wear no pants and save the planet
Natalie Alkire’s idea for an eco-friendly underwear business has earned her this year’s Young Business Hustler award.
The 25-year-old Seddon entrepreneur shared the title earlier...
Vandals chop down and remove trees
Vandals have been cutting down mature trees across Hobsons Bay and, in some cases, taking them away.
Five mature eucalyptus ironbark trees were cut down...
Volunteers haul tons of trash
A rubbish haul of 50 old tyres and more than 80 wheelie bins full of trash has been removed from Williamstown’s Wader Beach in...
Click away for Stony Creek photo competition
Shutterbugs are being urged to capture the life and times of Yarraville’s Stony Creek.
Friends of Stony Creek president Steve Wilson (pictured) said a photographic...
Climate change under the microscope
What can we do about climate change … and why should we care?
These and many more such questions go under the microscope of science...
Developer fined $8856 for illegal tree removals
The developer of a childcare centre at the former Laverton Park Primary School has been fined for illegally removing three eucalyptus trees planted by...
Footscray cleans up its mess
Footscray traders are backing a Maribyrnong council anti-litter campaign aimed at cleaning up their community.
Signage on rubbish bins around Footscray Mall and footpath designs...
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Give better this Christmas
It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
