Gold Coast seaway jellyfish: The beauty and the beast
For divers in the Gold Coast Seaway jellyfish provide a rich tapestry of life. From terror and pain to wonder and images of togetherness,…
Dirty Ibis
Swans win 8-7 in council lake vote
Gold Coast environmentalists are celebrating because the City Council has voted 8-7 to save Swan Lake in Bundall Equestrian Area. “We needed to celebrate,…
Mother Earth Day: what we say about mum
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the United Nations International Mother Earth Day on April 22. The UN hopes for a climate change…
Koala’s future in people’s hands
As the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) pushes for Australia’s first Koala Protection Act, the foundation’s chief ecologist Dr Douglas Kerlin will speak publically to…
Finding Ways to Conserve Rhinos
I’m driving north on the N6 from South Africa’s Eastern Cape, where I did a story on a survivor of rhino poaching and her…
Environmentally Speaking | Election Candidates
Blank’s environmental reporter Amy Mitchell-Whittington canvassed all the Gold Coast candidates to hear their stance on the environment. These were the responses she got….
Blue blubber jellyfish strike again
Like the movie “Jaws”… Daaaa Dum…. Daaaaa Dum… Da Da Da Dum… Da Da Da Dum… Just when you thought it was safe to…
Tasmanian senator flags super trawler ban
The Australian government will move to ban super trawlers or factory freezer vessels over 130 metres, according to a press release from Tasmanian Senator…
Springbrook cablecar: Fast track into 100 million years
Fast tracking a 9km cablecar into the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Listed Area in Springbrook for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games…