Recent Articles:
27 Jan
Eating Green: A Guide to Seasonal Food
Environment Victoria have a great guide to eating seasonal food. Walking into a supermarket in the middle of a Victorian winter, it’s easy to think that mangos and strawberries are in season. Being able to
26 Jan
Happy Australia Day: 26 January 2012
The tradition of having Australia Day as a national holiday on 26 January is a recent one. Not until 1935 did all the Australian states and territories use that name to mark that date. Not
25 Jan
Partying, don’t forget to recycle your aluminium cans
Planet ark/RecyclingNearYou does it again with more great advice about recycling. If you are having a barbie for Australia Day, don’t forget to recycle the cans. Wherever the party this summer, celebrate the environmentally friendly
24 Jan
Make your Australia Day barbie a green one
Thinking of having a Barbie for Australia Day? Environment Victoria have come up with some great advice on How to have a great green barbie. Nothing says Summer like the smell of a sizzling barbie
23 Jan
Holiday stress for parents
Fiona Baker from Body + Soul give us the info on Holiday stress for parents. Now you know you are not the only parent stressed out by holidaying with the kids. For many parents, family holidays
20 Jan
How and what can I place in my recycling bin?
Some points to remember when preparing your household recyclables are: Remove the lids: plastic bottle lids are usually made from different materials to the bottle itself and can’t yet be easily recycled. Steel jar lids
19 Jan
Which bin should I put shredded paper in?
Paper is recyclable and should go in the recycling bin, but once it’s been shredded it can cause problems for machinery at the recycling depot. Small amounts of shredded paper can go in the green
18 Jan
Recycle Right
The Adelaide Hills Council is calling on all residents to take part in a new education campaign to increase recycling and reduce confusion around items which go in each bin. When it comes to recycling our
17 Jan
Food poisoning warning
Five million Australians a year get food poisoning, and as summer is the time we’re most at risk, authorities are once again cracking down. Despite the numbers, there are still plenty of restaurants and takeaway
16 Jan
The need to make sure we look after Port Phillip Bay
Tom Arup, Environment Reporter from The Age reports the need to “Polish our gem: MP wants Port Phillip clean-up“ PORT Phillip Bay needs a major new clean-up push akin to efforts in the 1970s and
13 Jan
Ride to Cure Diabetes: 13 – 15 January 2012
If you are not participating in the Ride to Cure Diabetes, Barossa Valley South Australia – 13-15 January 2012, then make sure you donate. The Ride to Cure Diabetes makes a million dollar impact on
12 Jan
G Online’s 5 summer garden jobs to do
G Online gives us five quick jobs that are important to remember to do in the Aussie garden at the start of the year. Look out for deficiencies Trim and remove Prepare for the coming
Recent Posts
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Eating Green: A Guide to Seasonal Food
January 27, 2012
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Happy Australia Day: 26 January 2012
January 26, 2012
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Partying, don’t forget to recycle your aluminium cans
January 25, 2012
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Make your Australia Day barbie a green one
January 24, 2012
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Holiday stress for parents
January 23, 2012
