Month: September 2016

Lights! Camera! Extinction!

Lights! Camera! Extinction!

Posted by | Sep 30, 2016 | , , |

Feral photo winners highlight the risks faced by endangered species in Australia. The winning photos and video footage in our 2016 Feral Photos competition highlight why pest animals are an ongoing threat to Australia’s pristine environment and multi-billion dollar agriculture sector. This year, the winning image of a ‘fox attacking a native egret’ was taken by Mary-Anne Addington, while visiting the Hunter Wetlands Centre in NSW. “I was shocked to see in broad-daylight, a fox attacking and killing a native Eastern great egret. Even looking back at the image, I still find it confronting,” Ms Addington said. Ms Addington...

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Sustainability begins at home

Sustainability begins at home

Posted by | Sep 29, 2016 | , , |

With demanding jobs, family commitments, and the general business of everyday life, it can be incredibly difficult to follow through with doing our part for the environment, no matter how good our intentions are. The simple fact is that with so many things on our plates, sometimes our plans to have a positive impact tend to fall by the wayside. But the good news is, creating a more sustainable backyard is MUCH easier than you think and can have some great benefits. Although the tips and tricks for greening your backyard are endless, Matt Leacy, co-founder and creative director...

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Don’t worry, it’s only emotion – Dzogchen Rinpoche

Don’t worry, it’s only emotion – Dzogchen Rinpoche

Posted by | Sep 23, 2016 | , , |

A SENIOR Buddhist lama is coming to Brisbane to teach local people how to stop taking their emotions so seriously. His Eminence the 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche says emotions are actually neither good nor bad, it is the way we react to them that causes us problems. Dzogchen Rinpoche will be in Brisbane on 30th September at BrisWest Centre in Paddington to give a public talk entitled ‘Emotions – Don’t Take Them Too Seriously’. His Eminence, who is one of the highest lamas alive today in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, says: “We tend to believe our emotions. We either suppress...

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Friday is Park[ing] Day – #bneparkingday

Friday is Park[ing] Day – #bneparkingday

Posted by | Sep 15, 2016 | , , , , , |

Join community groups and residents in West End’s Sussex Street and along Boundary Street on Friday 16 September 2016 as we transform parking spaces into people friendly parks. PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where teams transform on-street car parking spots into temporary public parks and other spaces for people to enjoy. Events will be held across the city and are supported by Brisbane City Council. Park[ing] Day events in West End will be: Greening West End – 35 Sussex Street, West End (outside Tangara retirement living) This installation will raise awareness of the capacity for small public spaces to be...

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Blindly following the US into another war

Blindly following the US into another war

Posted by | Sep 14, 2016 | , , |

The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) says escalating hostilities in the South-China Sea have the potential to spark a major military conflict in Asia-Pacific and draw Australia into another foreign war. Despite reassurances from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that Australia does not have to choose between China and the US Alliance, IPAN Secretary Ms Annette Brownlie said it was clear from statements made by US Army Assistant Chief of Staff Colonel Tom Hanson last week, and the buildup of US military forces in the region, that pressure is mounting on Australia. “We strongly urge all countries directly involved...

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