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Work begins on Arts Centre Melbourne’s iconic Theatres Building

Construction has begun on early works for the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation, a $1.7 billion investment by the Victorian government in Australia's largest cultural...

Exhibition: Above the Canopy celebrates the Australian environment- Now open at Town Hall Gallery

OPEN NOW Saturday 9 July - Saturday 24 September 2022 Town Hall Gallery presents the new exhibition Above the Canopy, celebrating the rich and diverse beauty of the Australian...

Roadside trees stitch the ecosystems of our nation together. Here’s why they’re in danger

Image: Shutterstock You may know of marvellous tree-lined roads that lead into your favourite rural and regional towns. Sometimes they have an arched, church-like canopy,...

Why tackling deforestation is so important for slowing climate change

  Image: Dudarev Mikhail/Shutterstock Humanity injects an almost incomprehensible 42 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere every year. The majority of this comes from...

Loved to death: Australian sandalwood is facing extinction in the wild

  Picture: Richard McLellan, Author provided The sweet, earthy fragrance of sandalwood oil has made it immensely popular in incense sticks, candles and perfumes. But its...

Will your grandchildren have the chance to visit Australia’s sacred trees? Only if our sick indifference to Aboriginal heritage is cured

  Picture: Shuttlestock Trees have always been a point of conflict between colonisers and Indigenous people. At the very beginning of European-Indigenous interactions, skirmishes broke out...

Sunday essay: trees have many stories to tell. Is this our last chance to read them?

  Picture: Unsplash/David Clode As tree scientist, I am fascinated by the magnificent biology of trees. I also find it enthralling and encouraging that trees...

The years condemn: Australia is forgetting the sacred trees planted to remember our war dead

  Picture: Author supplied On Anzac Day each year, Australians remember those who served and died in wars and conflicts. We may attend a dawn...

Here are 5 practical ways trees can help us survive climate change

Planting a tree to help the environment crosses all generations. Image Shutterstock As the brutal reality of climate change dawned this summer, you may have...

Increasing tree cover may be like a ‘superfood’ for community mental health

Imagine Hyde Park in Sydney without its tree cover … the impact on this space and the many people who spend time in...
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