North East Downs Landcare Group Inc

25/11/2025

This is a great article on Fire Ants. Shows how we are missing the boat.

The Albanese government will “lose our chance” to eradicate fire ants, a superpest that stands to cost Australia $2bn per year, if a funding cliff isn’t urgently addressed, an interstate delegation has warned.

04/06/2025

Bunya Birdwatching is meeting at 8.30am at Anderson Park Dalby on Friday June 20th.

26/05/2025

https://theconversation.com/half-the-remaining-habitat-of-australias-most-at-risk-species-is-outside-protected-areas-256818

Hundreds of Australia’s unique species are clinging to life in small patches of habitat. Now researchers have found half of their habitat has no legal protection.

18/02/2025

https://reneweconomy.com.au/war-on-woke-banks-macquarie-joins-mass-exit-from-net-zero-alliance-will-australias-big-four-follow-suit/

Two of the five Australian banks remaining in the Net Zero Bank Alliance are sending mixed signals about their future involvement after Macquarie pulled out.

21/10/2024

Grazing Naturally workshop "101" with Dick Richardson on 15th November 24 at 9am Peranga Hall. After lunch a visit to Ashley Volz's property. Morning tea and lunch provided. Phone Glenys 0428751070 and email [email protected]

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07/10/2024

Bell Bird watching outing is October 18th 2024 at Ironpot district. For more information please contact Bernice on 0427631080.

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27/08/2024

https://southwind.com.au/2024/08/27/the-emerging-electric-vehicle-revolution/

My household doesn’t include an electric car because our Toyota still does the job and the capital cost is beyond us. I sympathise with the Mercury correspondent who took exception last week to “condescending remarks” about not going electric. It would have been better for the planet had we al...

01/05/2024

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-05-02/bp-renewable-energy-town-that-never-got-built-because-of-ramsar/103738044
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-05-02/bp-renewable-energy-town-that-never-got-built-because-of-ramsar/103738044

Are major renewable energy projects being unfairly targeted by federal environment laws as some groups claim? We take a look at the numbers.

29/02/2024

27/02/2024

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/global-warming-effect-on-extreme-weather-events/103471564

The word "unprecedented" is losing impact as the world lurches from one crazy weather event to the next. The term "climate change" doesn't do enough to describe what is happening.

07/12/2023

https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/agroforestry-is-a-key-climate-solution-director-general-says-at-fao-council-side-event/

Agroforestry is a key climate solution with huge potential to simultaneously improve food security and nutrition and alleviate poverty, while halting