Agreements to change logging rules in New South Wales to better protect animals that survived last summer’s bushfires have been torn up by Deputy Premier Continue Reading
Science/Environment
Scientists find high fertiliser, recycled sewage count in Coffs Coast waterways
Coffs Coast waterways are bearing the brunt of a nitrogen double-whammy from fertilisers and recycled sewage. Remarkably in dry periods, though, the waterways can protect Continue Reading
Call for urban Koala report
At last weeks CHC Council meeting (Thursday 10-09-2020), Cr. Sally Townley called for Council to prepare a report into options for koala protection measures in Continue Reading
Students announce local day of action this Friday aimed at Government’s gas plans
This Friday 25 September school students in Emerald Beach, Coffs Harbour Jetty and Sawtell Beach will rally as part of a day of action demanding Continue Reading
What we can do about waterways turned to sludge by bushfire ash
As the world watched the Black Summer bushfires in horror, we warned that when it did finally rain, our aquatic ecosystems would be devastated. By Continue Reading
71 percent loss of Koalas in Northern NSW – WWF report
A report released this week shows a 71 per cent decline in koala populations across six locations in northern NSW, burned in last season’s bushfires. Continue Reading
Covid controversies ‘hinder defeating a deadly pandemic’ – Part 2
The urgent need for a vaccine to protect us from COVID-19 is obvious. Scientists have produced some promising candidates but, as so often is the Continue Reading
Covid controversies ‘hinder defeating a deadly pandemic’ – Part 1
It is truly lamentable that in this most scientific of all ages, so much of the world is making a mess of tackling the worst Continue Reading
Production delays and new coronavirus vaccination present a huge global challenge
The race for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is well underway. It’s tempting to assume that once the first vaccine is approved for human use, all the Continue Reading
New SCU study finds agricultural pesticides can affect prawns and oysters
New research from Southern Cross University has highlighted the importance of managing the potential impacts of pesticide run-off in areas of intensive coastal agriculture. Pictured Continue Reading
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