E&OE…. Topics: Owen Stanley Ranges World Heritage listing; Protecting the forests of Papua New Guinea JOURNALIST: The Governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea – they’re planning a combined push, we’re told, to have the Kokoda Track and the Owen Stanley Ranges listed as World Heritage Sites. News of the plan emerging after a visit…
The Australian Government will provide grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 to install solar photovoltaic panels and solar hot water systems on buildings used by community groups in South Australia. The Solar Towns Programme provides $2.1 million to community groups across Australia to buy and install renewable energy systems on buildings that support the local…
Australia’s emissions have fallen to their lowest level for a single quarter in 10 years, according to the Department of the Environment’s latest quarterly update of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory. Emissions fell by half a million tonnes between the December Quarter 2014 and March Quarter 2015 – that’s a 0.4 per cent reduction in…