Oxfam warns that over six million people from farming families in Zambia are facing acute food shortages and malnutrition until next growing season, which is twelve months away, due to severe drought, exacerbated by climate change and El Nino, which has caused massive crop failures for half of the nation’s “planted area.” The drought has…
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Funding Announced to Improve Canberra Waterways
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To improve waterway health and provide greater amenity for Canberrans, the ACT Government has provided a significant funding boost to the ACT Healthy Waterways program, committing an additional $14 million through to June 2023. This brings the total value of the program to $20.5 million since the first stage of Healthy Waterways was completed in…
Canned Water for Disaster Affected Queenslanders
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In an Australian first, free canned water will be distributed to Queenslanders whose water supply is cut off during natural disasters. Fire and Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford today launched the relief program at Carlton & United Breweries’ Yatala Brewery. “This program is being delivered by CUB in partnership with the Palaszczuk Government and not-for-profit…
Choosing the right plants and Help reducing water
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Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury recently announced that Growing healthy plants in Canberra’s climate has just become easier with the launch of new Plant Selector and WaterRight tools on the Actsmart website. “Many of us have bought plants that have struggled or died, but with Actsmart’s updated Plant Selector and WaterRight online…
ACT Woodheater replacement program
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In an effort to reduce pollution and improve the ACT’s air quality Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell to take advantage of a rebate program and replace wood heaters and replace them natural gas heaters. Minister Corbell commented, “Replacing old wood heaters is a simple and effective way that individual households can…