Bee-haviour and democracy
It's not too late to mention that Monday (May 20th) marked World Bee Day. It's something of a cliche to say that every day is bee day since the same…
Nature deserves some TLC
There was a time when a love for nature was such a natural thing that we could do it without giving it a second thought. It was as the saying…
Seeing trees in a totally different light
With such a long heritage trees elicit a plethora of emotions especially for people living in towns and cities. Shade and shelter for some, falling branches and messy leaves for…
The earth is in need of a good lawyer
She was a tireless advocate for earth rights. She was a founder of the earth laws alliance and she was an inspiration to many thousands of people around the world.…
Ignoring geological heritage denies indigenous connections with land
It all started with the land or maybe with the oceans. It all started long before our culture came to this place. The mountains were raised up the rivers were…
Ecological squeeze
Nothing must get in the way of economic growth. To mention an economic squeeze or tightening of the purse strings is beyond the pale, not to be spoken of, in…
Communicating by means other than words
A question most of us wouldn’t even begin asking goes something like this: can plants think and talk? Do they communicate, not so much with words, but by other means? …
Stress relief on demand
“Going up” said the lift driver, back in the days of the elevator operator. Back in those good ole days you could probably have a yarn with the lift driver…
We need a change of heart
“Most Australians know of and regret the extinction of the thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) in 1936 — but few recognise that this one extinction is symptomatic of a much more pervasive…