Sam Harris Helps Endangered Koalas by Planting Trees

With bushfires and habitat destruction, Australian koalas are listed as Endangered under national environment law. Did you know that east coast koala numbers have declined by more than 50% in just 20 years? Sam Harris, along with her husband Luke, planted koala food and habitat trees to help restore the homes of koalas in the…

ByEmma Crameri21/08/20230Comments

Environment Sustainability

Reviving Giants: A Journey into the Restoration of Tasmania’s Giant Kelp Forests

In the cool temperate waters off the coast of Tasmania, a battle is being waged to save the giant kelp forests, a once-thriving marine wonder now facing alarming decline. A new documentary, "Reviving Giants," directed by marine biologist and filmmaker Stefan Andrews, takes viewers on an immersive journey into the heart of this urgent mission.…

ByRobyn Foyster17/08/20230Comments

News Pets

Cosmetic Microbeads Polluting Our Oceans And Food Chain

Microbeads are found in thousands of personal care products like facial scrubs, soaps and toothpastes. The plastics found in microbeads include polyethylene and polypropylene and are the same types used to make common household plastic containers. It’s sobering to think we unknowingly use plastic laden products on ourselves on a daily basis and even more sobering…

ByEmine Mehmet21/04/20230Comments

Sustainability

Zero Waste with Pleasant State Refillable Bottles and Cleaning Bars

Pleasant State are a range of sustainable and tailored cleaning products activated by water. The products come with packaging that is biodegradable and home compostable. It’s a bit of a revolutionary idea, that you can use non-toxic cleaning products which are also zero-waste. I like using natural products, but this company does all of the…

ByEmma Crameri27/02/20220Comments

Environment

How to Live a More Conscious Life in 2022

Living consciously is all about taking control of your life. It means making strategic life decisions and finding direction in your life. It helps you live the life you like rather than the one keeping you confined. That is essential amid Coronavirus when we often feel like our lives are slipping away from…

BySophia Smith11/12/20210Comments

Environment News

Walk For Wild – A Fund To Help Restore Australia’s Wildlife

The World Wildlife Fund-Australia (WWF) and Tasmanian Walking Company (TWC) have collaborated to launch the Walk for Wild fundraising event – the largest landscape regeneration program in Australia’s history. The earlier bushfires of 2019-2020 severely impacted Australia's wildlife and habitats. Walk for Wild aims to get Australia back on its feet by regenerating and restoring its…

ByEmeric Brard05/08/20210Comments

Careers Environment

Meet Isabel Aagaard, theCo-founder Of LastObject

Isabel Aagaard, 30, is a Co-founder and Designer at LastObject. Isabel graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Architecture, Design, and Conservation in 2016. Her mission is to create durable and well-designed products that are reusable. When she and her team discovered the harmful effects of single-use cotton swabs on the environment,…

ByRobyn Foyster05/06/20210Comments

Inspirational Women Lifestyle & Homes News

Young Farmer’s Sustainable Christmas Message

Enjoying fresh, seasonal food is one of the magical things about Christmas. It’s one of the busiest times for Australian farmers, and it’s always exciting to see our produce play a starring role on festive menus. Celebrating Christmas sustainably is something we can all do to give thanks for the amazing food we have in Australia,…

ByThe Carousel22/12/20200Comments

News Videos

Reason To Beelieve: Saving Out Planet

It’s no secret honey bees have been in trouble in recent years. Declining bee populations, or more precisely the ‘mysterious’ disappearance of most, if not all, adult bees from the colony, became known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Regardless of whether one believes that CCD is an actual phenomenon, it is clear that managed populations of…

ByThe Carousel25/06/20200Comments

Travel & Leisure

Aussies Are More Travel-Conscious Than Ever Before

With the bushfires and rising climate action being major talking points at the start of the decade, it was revealed in a study conducted by ING that Aussies have expressed a growing interest in being more mindful of their travel carbon footprint. Grampians, Victoria. Image Credit: Tony Evans Two-thirds of Aussies are willing to pay…

ByEmeric Brard09/03/20200Comments