Environment

Woman changing light bulb. | Newsreel

Award-winning Qld program saving business millions

Business Chamber Queensland has received international recognition for a program which helps hundreds of businesses reduce their power consumption, water use and
Read more 15 September 2025
Swooping bird waring sign, Brisbane Australia

Hot spots revealed for peak bird swooping season

Brisbane’s swooping birds have switched their focus this year with different suburbs becoming hot spots for Council callouts. With spring here and peak beak awareness
Read more 15 September 2025
Lake Eyre, Australia.

Land of flooding rains lifts size of inland water bodies

Australia’s inland water bodies are the largest they have been in more than 20 years and have more than doubled in size over the past five years. Australian Bureau of
Read more 12 September 2025
A University of Washington-operated research vessel. | Newsreel

Migrating microbes set to change the shape of the tropics

Tropical ecosystems are at risk as warming sea temperatures impact ocean microbes, which are the foundation of the marine food chain. New research from the University of
Read more 10 September 2025
Brisbane and the Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia.

Global river experts flood into Brisbane

River experts from around the world have descended on Brisbane this week for an international convention. Hundreds of delegates are gathering in our own River city for
Read more 9 September 2025
Dark Sky Experience. | Newsreel

Sky Country stories part of Biosphere celebration

Hearing and seeing the stories of our country told in the skies will be a highlight of a star-studded festival on the Sunshine Coast. The Biosphere Festival, which runs
Read more 9 September 2025
Townsville, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Queensland’s regions lure more capital city movers

Regional Queensland is growing in popularity for Australians leaving state capitals to escape city rat races. The latest Regional Mover Index (RMI) found, across the
Read more 8 September 2025
Fishway.| Newsreel

Waterway stairs help fish scale new heights

Special “stairs” will be built to help fish access breeding grounds in a Sunshine Coast waterway. Sunshine Coast Council Division 10 Councillor David Law said weirs
Read more 8 September 2025
Electric vehicle charging in snow. | Newsreel

Winter chill reduces electric vehicle battery life

Electric vehicle owners in Australia’s colder climates will need to factor in greater electricity use in winter months. A study which looked at EV usage in New
Read more 2 September 2025
K'Gari, Queensland, Australia.

Voices unite to guide the future of K’Gari

A two-day conference on Queensland’s Fraser Coast will help shape the future one of Australia’s most iconic World Heritage-listed landscapes. The University of the
Read more 28 August 2025