At Easter in 2004 a few dozen neighbours, friends, family and representatives of the Department of Environment and Climate Change arrived at our property on the NSW South Coast. The gathering was a celebration to witness the signing of a voluntary conservation agreement over more than half of our property, near Moruya on the NSW [...]
Entries from July 10th, 2008
Protecting Private Conservation
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blog
Tags: conservation·land management
Corroboree Frogs Take a Bath
July 8th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Picture by Rick Stevens Story by James Woodford This winter 1,000 of the nation’s rarest tadpoles will be taking a freezing bath. In the past decade scientists working to save the Corroboree Frog have been unable to bring the species back from the brink of extinction. Only 65 males are known to exist in the [...]
Let’s World Heritage List Sydney Harbour (including North Head)
July 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Guest Viewpoint
Mike Baird Member for Manly NSW Shadow Minister for Finance, Energy, Commerce & Youth Affairs It is hard not to wonder how common sense seems to consistently avoid the halls of power. I am not trying to pretend that I have any greater ownership of this important attribute than others but, when it comes to North [...]
Real Dirt, Fast – July 3
July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Real Dirt Fast
It was the week of the whale. Or should we say whales? Unfortunately both of them seem to have gotten away. The International Whaling Commission degenerated into a farce with Peter Garrett and his staffers sitting amongst the crowd of delegates on the world stage with furrowed brows. And the biggest policy challenge facing the [...]
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Top Economist Takes Holiday with Wombats
July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Blog
I say thank God the head of Treasury, Dr Ken Henry, plans to spend his holidays helping to save the northern hairy-nosed wombat.Of course there has been predictable denigration of the idea. But what would everyone prefer? That he do what most privileged and powerful people do – take off overseas? Jump aboard a luxury [...]
Tags: wildlife
