When Paul Plunket was only 5 years old, around 1960, he was drawn to an old print that his Grandmother had on the wall of her house. It was a print of the painting by J. A. Turner as featured in last issue of this newspaper.
The declaration of a climate emergency at any level of government is not merely symbolic, as letters from Lindsay Love and John McCombe suggest. Nor does it have to lead to higher costs for local government with no benefits for residents.
In fact, far greater financial costs could be incurred by council, and ratepayers, by a failure to respond properly to the climate emergency.
Specific and measurable outcomes that benefit all residents are achievable through climate emergency actions embedded in Council Plans and prioritised in programs and infrastructure budget streams.
I have great joy in cooking Indian food. It is spicy and hot and can have superb tastes. It is also good ecologically as it has a low carbon footprint with its minimum meat and vegetables. When I started to cook, I first started learning to cook Indian food and it has been a constant and rewarding companion.
When you think of kangaroos and wallabies, you probably don’t think of the temperate climate, unsettled weather and agricultural lands of England. Yet on such pastures, the red-necked wallaby has found a home.
Red-necked wallabies have been present in Britain for more than a century, originally being imported for zoos and private collections where they were popular attractions. However they also proved to be adept escape artists that were adaptable enough to survive in the British countryside.
The Victorian Government is encouraging all Victorians to have their say on how a state-wide Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) would work best to improve our recycling system and reduce litter pollution in our environment. Victorians are being asked to provide feedback on the proposed model for the CDS, which will be rolled out by 2023 and create hundreds of jobs across the state.
To state the past eight months have been challenging for our rural, small businesses is an understatement. Many were forced to temporarily shut their doors, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, while some have sadly remained closed. Countless businesses are presently surviving by the skin of their teeth through creatively thinking outside of the square.
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