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Credit: Affinity Education Group More than 20,000 Australian children will be invited to dress up as their favourite Australian wildlife creature including the Greater Bilby, Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat and Green Tree Frog in the second major national fundraiser for Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) hosted by Affinity Education Group. The 230 early education centres operated by […]

As National Recycling Week celebrations kick off around the nation, a new online packaging platform has launched today empowering small businesses to help their customers recycle right. Did you know, 65% of Aussies want more information about how to recycle and will buy more from businesses that offer recycling instructions on-pack? The ARL Marketplace is […]

As world leaders are descending to Baku for COP29, CARE International is urging developed countries and high emitters to scale up their funding commitments and provide a public finance provision goal of $1 trillion per year to support developing countries’ loss and damage and adaptation efforts and prevent global warming escalating beyond control. Climate records are tumbling like dominoes. The […]

Oxfam Australia Climate disasters are costing the Pacific eight times more than they did a decade ago The number of people impacted by climate disasters in the Pacific increased 700% on average in the last decade, compared to the previous decade, according to new analysis by Oxfam Australia released as COP29 climate negotiations begin today […]

Planet Ark is calling on Australians to improve their recycling knowledge and habits as National Recycling Week kicks off. Image: Planet Ark Planet Ark Environmental charity urges Australians to ‘Join the Cycle’ as National Recycling Week begins New research from Planet Ark has uncovered a widespread misunderstanding among Australians about what happens to their recycling, […]

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Ahead of National Recycling Week (11-17 November 2024), research from MobileMuster, Australia’s largest mobile phone recycling program, has shown that awareness of mobile phone recycling is lowest among young Australians aged 16-24[1]. MobileMuster is using National Recycling Week as an opportunity to help more young Australians learn about mobile phone recycling and play their part in […]

Zolo launching One-for-One tech exchange program Businesses hand in old laptops in exchange for a refurbished tablet provided to a community in need Zolo clients include, Zip Co, Temple & Webster and Aussie Broadband Zolo, the sustainable e-waste solutions provider, has announced the launch of its One-for-One technology exchange program, which will see old laptops […]

Monash University Monash University is calling for Australia’s federal and state governments to take a bold leap on transitioning the nation to a sustainable and innovative circular economy. In a submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the circular economy, Monash has recommended a raft of policy, funding and regulatory settings that could make Australia the […]

Sam Elsom, a farmer cultivating seaweed as a way to help dramatically reduce greenhouse gases produced by livestock, has been named Tasmania’s Australian of the Year. The announcement was made by Tasmania’s Deputy Premier, Guy Barnett. Mr Elsom will be a finalist at the 2025 Australian of the Year Awards to be announced in Canberra […]

Solar Citizens is deeply concerned by the findings of Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) that households with rooftop solar are being charged at highly variable rates between retailers, with some being charged more than 50% more than others for feed-in tariffs. The findings are in the QCA Solar Feed-in Tariffs in South-East Queensland report for the […]