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Until 50 years ago, people thought that the living matter on Earth could not influence the non-living matter – we ...
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August 29, 2019
The Earth in Balance: Deep Time Walks

The surface waters of the Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers carry nearly 1.4 billion items of litter to Port Phillip Bay ...
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August 1, 2019
Video: Over 1 billion microplastics in Port Phillip Bay | Clean Bay Blueprint, Year 2

Plastic Free July has inspired over 120 million people around the world to reduce their consumption of single-use plastics, empowering people ...
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July 3, 2019
Ten tips for Plastic Free July

It’s amazing how rich a local neighbourhood with urban ecology. This was filmed around Elster Creek aka Elwood Canal, a ...
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June 24, 2019
Video: Elster Creek Wildlife – Melbourne urban ecosystems

Waterways are the arteries of the Earth. Plastic pollution is clogging waterways, endangering wildlife, the climate, and our way of ...
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June 14, 2019
Video: Unclogging Earth’s arteries – plastic in Port Phillip Bay

As a Brighton Sea Scouts Venturer, Sam Perkins noticed an alarming amount of microplastic appearing at the Holloway Bend Beach ...
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June 13, 2019
Stopping plastic pollution in its tracks

By Francisca Alliende I moved to Australia in 2018 as an experienced landscape architect. I’ve always had a passion for ...
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June 13, 2019
Finding my roots through the EcoCentre

It’s been a difficult week of community conversations with everyone from retiree volunteers to schools, where we’ve even had 8-year-olds ...
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May 31, 2019
The sound of sleeves rolling up

By Keith Badger If you told me ten years ago that I’d be a climate activist, I would have laughed. At ...
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May 1, 2019
Climate Epiphanies: How to transform a corporate heart
