Recently added articles from Habitat Australia:

Minutes of the ACF Annual General Meeting.(Australian Conservation Foundation )(Conference notes)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Held at 6.30 pm on Saturday 24 November 2007 at ACF's Melbourne Office, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053 1. Welcome President Ian Lowe welcomed all those present. 2. Attendance Attendance was as registered on entry to the meeting ....

Study to minimise ad hoc development in Kimberley.(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Over the past 12 months, Australian and international resource companies have stepped up their efforts to start mining the large offshore reserves of LNG in the Browse Basin, some 400km north-west of Broome. On February 5 this year, the Federal and Western Australian ...

ACF Art and Artefacts auction.(Australian Conservation Foundation)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ACF wishes to thank everyone who attended the Art and Artefacts auction at the Christine Abrahams gallery in Melbourne. There was some spirited bidding on many items with many people walking away with a little piece of ACF history to adorn their walls ...

Eco-art: GreenGallery Guide launch.(NEWS & VIEWS)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The Australian art community is showing its eco-sensibility through the launch of the GreenGallery Guide, a collaboration between ACF and the Australian Commercial Galleries Association (ACGA) that was launched in February. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The GreenGallery ...

ACF news.(Australian Conservation Foundation )(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... In January this year ACF celebrated the first issue of our new-look eNewsletter. You will receive this monthly bulletin on environmental news, the latest on ACF campaigns ...

Letter from the executive director.(Australia on Kyoto Protocol)

Apr 01, 2008; Henry, Don ... Australia has entered a critical period in the quest to tackle climate change. We are post-IPCC reports, post-election and post-Bali. Last year three landmark reports from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) left the world in no doubt ...

Slow food in Northern Australia.(ethnic foof festival)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Through our Northern Australia Program office in Cairns, ACF brought a bit of Cape York Peninsula to Melbourne in February. Speaking during the 'Slow Rivers, Healthy Communities' session as part of A Taste of Slow Food Festival at Federation ...

ACF & Origin: making a difference together.(Australian Conservation Foundation )(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... A big part of ACF's success in raising public awareness of dangerous climate change is because we work on the best science, and we work with governments, community groups and progressive companies. In 2006 ACF worked with six of Australia's largest businesses to form the Australian ...

Exporting troubles.(uranium deals of Russia and Australia)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... At the APEC Summit in September 2007, former Prime Minister John Howard and Russian President Vladimir Putin made a treaty deal to clear the way for Australian uranium sales to Russia. ACF is calling on the Federal Labor Government to take a clear step towards a safer and ...

Win an environmentally friendly chess board!(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Espace has just launched the world's first environmentally friendly chess board, and is giving Habitat readers a chance to win one of four. Made from recycled materials including car tyres, wood and metal, the Pink Turtle Chess Boards are set ...

Environmental heroes.(NEWS & VIEWS)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Here's your chance to become an environmental hero! Over the next nine months join Anthony Pratt--founder of the Australian Recycling Movement and CEO of paper and packaging giant Pratt Industries USA)--The Australian Women's Weekly and ACF in the quest to discover our nation's ...

Save the Mary River turtle.(ANATOMY OF A CAMPAIGN)

Apr 01, 2008; Noble, Kate ... LET ME INTRODUCE MARY, the punk turtle. She lives in the Mary River in South East Queensland--sadly, the same river where the Queensland Government has proposed an environmentally disastrous dam at Traveston Crossing. So punk is probably the kind of attitude this little turtle is going to ...

Men of the match: the climate project odd couple putting their own spin on climate change: UK comedy sensation Mark Watson and former Wallaby rugby union lock Alex Kanaar have more in common than meets the eye. They are both picking up where Al Gore left off.

Apr 01, 2008; Lowe, Mim ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THEY COULD NOT BE MORE DIFFERENT in stature and chosen career path--but in outlook and determination they are very much the same. At the November 2007 The Climate Project--Australia training session, Alex Kanaar and Mark Watson were two of the 146 people ...

Report launch: a cultural and conservation economy for Northern Australia.(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] INDIGENOUS AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES in Northern Australia face significant sustainability challenges, but a new report commissioned by ACF in conjunction with Land and Water Australia has found that long-term sustainable solutions are available. The report ...

ACF Campaign leads to legal action on wetlands.(Australian Conservation Foundation )(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... IN JULY LAST YEAR ACF publicly exposed the fact that 500 hectares of wetland had been bulldozed in the Gwydir Valley, north-west NSW. ACF led a campaign to expose this environmental vandalism, ensuring that it received the national media attention it deserved. Our aim was to ...

An unholy water crisis: what can Australia learn about water management from Israel? Dr Paul Sinclair travelled to the Middle East to find out.

Apr 01, 2008; Sinclair, Paul ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IN JANUARY I TRAVELLED TO ISRAEL with Ben Fargher from the National Farmers Federation, Jewel Topsfeld from The Age, Tony McLeod from the Australian Government, and Ray Ison from the University of Melbourne. The tour was hosted by the Jewish National Fund ....

What is ecofashion? After food, clothing is the area of consumerism that has the largest impact on the environment. But is it possible for consumers to make better environmental choices, or does the responsibility rest with the fashion industry?

Apr 01, 2008; Mae, Marta ... ECO-FASHION IS A COMPLEX and a constantly evolving phenomenon. The terms 'ecological' or 'environmentally friendly' fashion usually refer to textile and clothing production processes and the environmental issues surrounding them. On the other hand, the terms 'ethical' or 'socially ...

Towards a green budget: the coming Budget presents the new Government with an unparalleled opportunity to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for Australia. But will it be an opportunity wasted or seized?

Apr 01, 2008; Meadows, Josh ... THE 2008-09 BUDGET will be handed down in Federal Parliament on May 13, and according to ACE it's time for a green budget. To begin with, the Government can generate significant savings by phasing out existing tax and spending concessions that promote greenhouse gas emissions ....

Salt of the earth: two-bedroom solar-powered home for less than $250,000: take a tour of this amazing home that combines energy-and water-smart design with style and affordability.

Apr 01, 2008 ... IT'S THE CONUNDRUM OF OUR TIMES. We worry about how much energy and water we use, while rising land values and traditional views on housing encourage bigger homes, with more bedrooms, bathrooms and entertainment areas, on smaller blocks at lower prices. Adelaide architects ...

My GreenHome: Clare O'bryan, Ballarat GreenHome workshop series participant, talks nappies, worms, and how her life has taken a turn for the sustainable.

Apr 01, 2008; O'Bryan, Clare ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Had you thought much about sustainability prior to attending the GreenHome workshops? "We had started doing a few things before the workshops, particularly to reduce our water consumption. We were already capturing the shower water to flush the ...