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Windfall – Netflix

Windfall...is it a good movie? yes, is it great? No, but it's definitely worth your time if claustrophobic desert noir is your thing. Jesse Plemons...

Black Summer – Netflix

Black Summer, apparently this is a prequel to Z Nation, which I lasted about half an ep with so I'm not a fan of...

Dr GREG VISITS SPAIN

DON’T DROP THE SOAP I grew up in Queensland, so I’m no stranger to hot weather, but I was suffering on this trip. The coast...

Dr Greg notes the passing of Prince and his legacy

Why we should mourn Prince I’m not some crazy besotted fan, but he had an incredible body of work, and like any great artist he...

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Mr Squiggle, the man from the moon, has landed at the National Museum of Australia!

The beloved children's television puppet Mr Squiggle, and his friends Blackboard, Rocket, Bill Steamshovel and Gus the Snail, have landed in Canberra after being acquired by the National Museum of Australia. With a pencil for a nose, Mr Squiggle delighted generations of children with his impromptu drawings and...

Innovation promises to prevent power pole-top fires

Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts. Pole-top fires pose significant challenges to power providers and communities worldwide. In March, pole-top fires cut power from 40,000 homes and businesses in Perth. The 2020 Royal Commission […]

Stone Town by Margaret Hickey

I bought this book at The Bright Bookshop. We were spending a weekend in Bright and I was left, in the middle of town, with a car and plenty of time. The first day was a Saturday and also market day. I spent Saturday morning in the...

Chair of the Australian Koala Foundation available for comment

The Koala Army's March for Creatures Great and Small Chair of the Australian Koala Foundation available for comment re: March for Creatures Great and Small - a parade to celebrate all wildlife. The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is proud to announce their flagship event of the year, the...

Panasonic powers up commercial hydrogen fuel cell presence in Australia

Panasonic will commence commercial sales of Hydrogen Fuel Cells in the Australian market from October 2024, in recognition of the growth in the country’s nascent green hydrogen industry. Panasonic will bolster its commercial capabilities by launching the PH3, the latest version of its H2 KIBOU pure hydrogen fuel cell generator that generates DC power. With […]

Wyndham Volunteer Expo on Saturday, 11th May!

Volunteering is such an important part of our community and this Expo will be a great opportunity to chat to us, as well as other Wyndham groups and organisations who are looking for volunteers. The Wyndham Volunteer Expo is a FREE event. So, come along anytime between 10am and 2pm and discover what’s in your backyard! Find out more: https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/whats-on/wyndham-volunteer-expo   […]

HONEYWELL AND HAWKS ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF ARENA OF THE FUTURE CHALLENGE

Inaugural challenge offers opportunity for students to imagine and design an automated and sustainable sports arena  Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) and the Atlanta Hawks today celebrated students participating in their inaugural Arena of the Future Innovation Challenge at State Farm Arena.    The top three winning teams’ schools were awarded by Honeywell a total of $10,000 in prizes, […]

Xefco secures $10.5M to reduce textile industry emissions

Pictured: Tom Hussey with Xefco’s technology Xefco, the sustainable manufacturing tech company, today announced it has raised AUD$10.5 million in its latest funding round led by Australian deep tech fund Main Sequence, to reduce textile emissions and create a greener supply chain for the fashion industry. The investment from other new backers, Breakthrough Victoria, Virescent Ventures, investing […]

Sensing a solar revolution for underperforming panels

Australia may proudly boast it has the highest per capita deployment of rooftop solar in the world, but underperforming panels are costing consumers. Now an NSW Smart Sensing Network Grand Challenge project has found a way to tackle the blight of solar panel underperformance, which is costing an estimated $US4.6 billion globally in preventable losses. The Smart Energy Asset […]

Infrastructure Sustainability Council Welcomes Federal Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement (ESP) Policy

The Infrastructure Sustainability Council Welcomes Federal Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement (ESP) Policy  IS Rating Scheme Endorsed to Facilitate Sustainability Measurement and Assurance The Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) has welcomed the Federal Government’s Environmentally Sustainable Procurement (ESP) Policy, which will help the Government better measure the environmental outcomes from its agreements with suppliers, including through the application […]

Citizen science project goes underwater on Kangaroo Island

Artist’s impression of Reef Lab design (courtesy Alex Goad, Reef Design Lab) Cool new snorkelling reef on Kangaroo Island helps to ‘rewind’ ecosystem loss Native oysters may one day return to the coastline of Kangaroo Island after the installation of new reef structures along the Kingscote foreshore as part of the Flinders University-led Passport to Recovery (‘P2R’) program. […]

Husqvarna Group’s Carbon Emissions Halved

Calle Medin, Head of Sustainability at Husqvarna Group. Husqvarna Group, a global leader in outdoor power products, has successfully halved its absolute CO2 emissions compared to the 2015 baseline year. A significant milestone achieved at the same time as the business’s sales has increased by 47 percent. Carbon is one of Husqvarna Group’s three Sustainability […]