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18 Apr
DON’T put your recycling inside plastic shopping bags
Whatever you do, DON’T put your recycling inside plastic shopping bags. At the recycling plant, workers sorting the materials by hand don’t have time to open up the bags so the whole lot has to
25 Mar
Purple Day for Epilepsy: March 26
Purple Day is a grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. On 26 March each year people from around the globe wear purple to spread the word about epilepsy. Wear purple on 26 March and
23 Mar
Australia’s Earth Hour tonight
Australia will plunge into darkness on Saturday night when thousands of households and businesses switch off their lights for Earth Hour. In addition to the traditional “lights out”, some of Australia’s icons – including the
15 Mar
Coeliac Awareness Week : 13-20 March 2013
Coeliac Awareness Week runs annually from March 13-20 and is aimed at raising awareness about coeliac disease which affects one in every 100 Australians. The stats: Fewer that one in five has been diagnosed. Up to
10 Mar
Less Salt Please – World Salt Awareness Week 2013
WASH (World Action on Salt and Health) will be holding it’s 6th World Salt Awareness Week on Monday 11th – Sunday 17th March 2013.They will be asking for ‘Less Salt Please’, showing how everybody, including
10 Mar
Recycle stationery for PhD students
I absolutely love this idea. There is too much stationery that is often just thrown out. If you’ve got more pens than you know what to do with, folders you’ve forsaken or your stationery has
9 Mar
Women’s History Month 2013
The theme for the 2013 Women’s History Month Australia is Finding Founding Mothers, identifying women involved in shaping Federation and the new nation of Australia from 1901. For more info click here:
8 Mar
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, the one day of the year that we devote to celebrating all things female. From the progress we’ve made, to the dreams we have for the future. The day was
6 Mar
Bandaged Bear Appeal
The Bandaged Bear Appeal is The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Sydney’s largest annual fundraising appeal. Treating 70,000 patients every year, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead relies on community generosity to raise essential funds for purchasing
2 Mar
Seaweek 2013: Sustainable Seas
The theme for Seaweek 13 is ‘Sustainable Seas’. The theme provides a focus for students in schools and for communities to inform and inspire them about the diversity of our marine and coastal environments
1 Mar
Clean Up Australia Day 2013!
Today is Schools Clean Up Day and Sunday is Community Clean Up Day, a simple way to take action to clean up, fix up and conserve our prized Australian environment. So be a good sport and join the
27 Feb
Teal Ribbon Day: 27th February 2013
Teal is the international colour for ovarian cancer. Held annually on the last Wednesday in February Teal Ribbon Day is a way to show your support for ovarian cancer awareness, support and research and recognise those
Recent Posts
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DON’T put your recycling inside plastic shopping bags
April 18, 2013
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Purple Day for Epilepsy: March 26
March 25, 2013
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Australia’s Earth Hour tonight
March 23, 2013
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Coeliac Awareness Week : 13-20 March 2013
March 15, 2013
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Less Salt Please – World Salt Awareness Week 2013
March 10, 2013
