Last year, St Lucia residents, Miriam Prystupa and Elizabeth Hirst supported by the St Lucia Community Association, initiated Bows 4 Boughs, a project they hoped would bring attention to some of the beautiful trees in their neighbourhood.
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West End to Lismore: Election corflutes warm flooded homes.
In a show of non-partisan cooperation, three local supporters of different political parties have combined efforts to collect unwanted election signs for use by flood victims in Lismore.
Island Storytellers grapple with climate change
Cli-Fi or ‘climate fiction’ could sound a little misleading. It could in fact be referred to as ‘climate truth’, because its writers are attempting to convey the reality of climate change through the novel or fiction form. On Sunday, 3 October, I boarded a ferry for tiny Ngudjuru – Lamb Island in Moreton Bay to…
Staring at the Beast – Climate Grief and Beyond
Jonica Newby calls snow her heart place. Her despair has intensified as she has come to understand what global warming may mean in a world without snow. A world without snow would not just be a personal tragedy but catastrophic for our climate: snow reflects heat; without it, the world will warm at an increasing…
Hugh Possingham: Queensland’s Chief Scientist
Without any fanfare from the Government or from media, Hugh Possingham, Professor of mathematics and conservation science at the University of Queensland, was appointed Queensland Chief Scientist in September 2020. I know something of Professor Possingham’s work and was surprised to find that little had been written about his appointment and his new role. I…
Flood-affected buildings make way for expanded Riverside Green at South Bank
Tim Quinn, long-term West End resident, former Council Planning Chair and Lord Mayor and current board member of South Bank Corporation, is excited about the recently open new green space along the riverfront. Riverside Green has been established on the site of former riverside restaurants that were severely damaged in the 2011 floods. Former Deputy…
Emma Bosworth’s “Summer”
Today is the first day of summer, and yet again, we are in the middle of a heatwave. Brisbane-based Emma Bosworth’s new song, “Summer” was released today, but it is not one of those cheery songs about those lazy, hazy days of summer. It is her tribute to the devastating bushfires that have marked a…
Overwintering – when shorebirds come to visit
Art sneaks up on people “Art sneaks up on people”, Sue Poggioli said. “A nice image draws people in. You make an image and it makes people look at it and think about it.” Sue is talking about the prints that form part of the three-year Overwintering project. The brainchild of print artist Kate Gorringe-Smith,…
After the Election: what next for activists? A conversation with Winnifred Louis
In the weeks since the Federal Election on the 18th of May we have seen a multitude of analysis from journalists, politicians, and activists – some doing a rethink, some looking to blame, others doubling down. Reasons proffered for Scott Morrison’s ‘surprise’ win include a crowded and complex policy agenda from Labor, Murdoch Press attacks,…