Tag: environment
Prized orange-bellied parrot’s Tassie triumph
By NOEL MURPHY
A RARE orange-bellied parrot has been sighted near Anglesea after being released to the wild in Tasmania late last year.
The first captive-bred...
Bells Beach erosion works under way
SURF Coast Shire is carrying out works to prevent the erosion of Bells Beach’s sensitive cliff faces and to protect the area’s cultural heritage.
The...
Heath call over mine
By NOEL MURPHY
PROTECTION of Anglesea heath must be written into any sale of Alcoa’s coal mine, according to local conservationists.
Dorothy Hutton, of Anglesea, Airey’s...
Alcoa sale must protect heath: ANGAIR
PROTECTION demands for the Anglesea heath need to be written into any sale of Alcoa’s coal mine, according to conservation group ANGAIR.
Dorothy Hutton, long-time...
Research discovers region sitting on carbon bounty
By NOEL MURPHY
SOIL carbon levels in the Surf Coast and Otways are up to eight times the national average, according to the CSIRO.
The CSIRO’s...
Miner’s disinterest fails to deter fracking protesters
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN ANTI-fracking group is pushing ahead with local protests despite a miner with an exploration permit declaring it has lost interest...