It is spring again and I welcome it. September 1st is the first day of spring and also wattle day

Tags: climate, culture, environment, nature

Reconciliation Week is very important. Real reconciliation has never been achieved in Australia and this week there has been another incident of unjustified ill treatment of a young Aboriginal youth by Police in NSW. It is shocking that there have been over 400 deaths in custody since the Royal Commission into those deaths was completed in 1991. There is still much injustice and racism in our society.

Many people are working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to achieve equality and justice and to improve relationships. The Bush Heritage organization encourages this. Indigenous and non-indigenous people are working together listening to each other and sharing knowledge about the environment. Here is a message from the Bush Heritage website during Reconciliation Week.

More organizations should be working together especially our Government and our Justice system.

Tags: aboriginal, Country, culture, environment

Everyone is sad about the catastrophic fires in many parts of Australia this summer. Fires have been burning for five months in some areas and billions of hectares of land have been wrecked and more than 1,800 homes have been destroyed. Never before has this country been so devastated. Help is coming from across the world and the generosity of people is magnificent, but can our country recover? Will some species of our unique animals now be extinct? What are the best ways to help those people affected by the fires?

Tags: animals, bushfires natural disasters, climate, environment

The bushfires have been devastating in so many parts of Australia with loss of life, loss of homes and businesses, loss of schools and loss of animals.

Tags: animals, climate, environment, nature

This month thousands of farm animals as well as wildlife in Australia, have lost their lives because of drought, floods and fire.

Tags: climate, environment, stress

Summer Holiday Time

It is summer holiday time, a time I look forward to each year. Many families travel away to the beaches or the city. They treat themselves to different food, to different scenery, to a different lifestyle. For me summer holidays means enjoying time at home and traveling out to the Styx River...

Tags: environment, health, holidays

Kids can take interesting photos

Even four-year-olds can take interesting photos and as the seasons change and autumn is a great time to let the kids experiment.

Tags: climate, environment, gardening, nature, outdoor activities

June 6th is World Environment Day. We cannot afford to take our environment for granted; not the land , not the sea around it and not the animals either. Although we have such a varied land it is all fragile - the salt plains in the centre, the reef, the tropical rainforests, the snow country.

Tags: environment, nature

Tags: climate, education, environment

Summer Heat

of Australia this month have made life very difficult for some people.

Tags: climate, environment, holidays, nature, outdoor activities