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Terry Dolman - The Eco Building Experience

Spotlight Event - 28 August 2014

Terry Dolman is a carpenter by trade and is currently a lecturer at TAFE SA's School of Building, Design and Drafting. He lectures in both sustainability and materials as well as delivers the Certificate IV in NatHERS. He has had interest in the environment since he was 13, after reading about toxic waste dumps in the USA.

Terry is also a keen gardener which led to an interest in permaculture. After meeting a likeminded person, he purchased an acre of land in the Barossa to grow fruit and veg. He is very passionate about social justice, which led him to work in Timor Leste over 4 years, setting up a training program for young people to help get employment which is still running.

All of his life experiences has lead to his current building project of his home in Angaston, SA.

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Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus) Recovery Plan

Department of the Environment - Wed, 2014-08-27 10:16
The Grey Nurse Shark Recovery Plan was developed in accordance with the guidelines for the compilation of recovery plans under the EPBC Act. This Plan sets out recovery objectives and actions to achieve those objectives
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SENG National Newsletter - August 2014

Newsletters National - Sun, 2014-08-24 18:40
SENG National Newsletter - August 2014
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Kangaroo Island Narrow-leaved Mallee (Eucalyptus cneorifolia) Woodland

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2014-08-22 11:20
A landholders fact sheet is now available for the recently listed Kangaroo Island Narrow-leaved Mallee (Eucalyptus cneorifolia) Woodland, a critically endangered ecological community.
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Invitation to comment on ecological community listing assessment

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2014-08-22 11:12
The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the listing assessment of Natural Damp Grasslands of the South East Coastal Plain Bioregion. The consultation period closes on 19 September 2014.
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Country diary: Achvaneran, Highlands: They mesmerised me in the wonder of being so close to them feeding

The Guardian - Thu, 2014-08-21 14:30
Achvaneran, Highlands: Smaller badgers, uneasy at sharing their snack, fled when the doe appeared, but the biggest and most dominant barely hesitated before starting to eat

The first two badgers appeared earlier than usual, so there was no need for me to use the red filtered torch to see them. They were eating the peanuts I had put out earlier on top of an old oak stump only 3 metres from the window at the end of the house.

When I first started feeding them I thought they would eat the peanuts very quickly but, as usual, these two were picking up one or two and chewing them carefully. They began to mesmerise me in the wonder of being so close to them feeding away but then, suddenly, possible confrontation.

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Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery

Department of the Environment - Thu, 2014-08-21 11:49
Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments close 19 September 2014
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New maps help protect our native species

Department of the Environment - Tue, 2014-08-19 10:05
The Department of the Environment has released more than 1700 new maps and data that local communities can use to find threatened species in their area.
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Permit requirements for several shark species - effective 14 September 2014

Department of the Environment - Mon, 2014-08-18 15:31
From 14 September 2014, CITES permits will be required to internationally export or import any part or derivative (e.g. fillets, fins) of the following species: Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini), Smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena)...
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High Speed Rail Report Launch!

Newsletters QLD - Fri, 2014-08-15 17:20
High Speed Rail Report Launch!
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Queensland Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2014-08-15 10:50
Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments close 16 September 2014.
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SENG Victoria news - August 2014

Newsletters VIC - Thu, 2014-08-14 12:40
SENG Victoria news - August 2014
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Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014

Department of the Environment - Wed, 2014-08-13 11:52
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has released the 2014 Outlook Report on the Reef's health, management and likely future.
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Mexico urged to act and save world's smallest porpoise – the little sea cow

The Guardian - Tue, 2014-08-12 22:53
Wildlife groups demand action over danger from fishing nets to vaquita marina, whose numbers are estimated at under 100

The world's smallest porpoise faces imminent extinction unless the Mexican government eliminates gill-net fishing in its only habitat, the upper Sea of Cortez, scientists have warned.

Recent studies conducted using underwater acoustic technology show that since 2012 the population of the vaquita marina – Spanish for little sea cow – has fallen to fewer than 100.

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SENG SA News and Events - August 2014

Newsletters S.A. - Tue, 2014-08-12 16:20
SENG SA News and Events - August 2014
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Victorian Rock Lobster Fishery

Department of the Environment - Tue, 2014-08-12 10:02
Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments close 10 September 2014.
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Extreme weather becoming more common, study says

The Guardian - Tue, 2014-08-12 06:59

Rise in blocking-patterns – hot or wet weather remaining stuck over regions for weeks – causing frequent heatwaves or floods

Extreme weather like the drought currently scorching the western US and the devastating floods in Pakistan in 2010 is becoming much more common, according to new scientific research.

The work shows so-called “blocking patterns”, where hot or wet weather remains stuck over a region for weeks causing heatwaves or floods, have more than doubled in summers over the last decade. The new study may also demonstrate a link between the UK’s recent flood-drenched winter and climate change.

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Sales of shark fin in China drop by up to 70% | Jennifer Duggan

The Guardian - Fri, 2014-08-08 02:24

Traditionally a symbol of wealth and luxury, public attitidues towards shark fin are changing in China, according to a new report

A popular dish at weddings and banquets in China, shark fin soup is increasingly off the menu due to a government frugality drive and awareness campaigns and by conservationists, according to a new report.

The trade in shark fins, a symbol of wealth in China and other parts of Asia, has led to the decline in some shark populations by up to 98% in the last 15 years. An estimated 100 million sharks are killed each year with up to 73 million used for their fins.

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