Joint Media Release of Federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (former Environment and Heritage) Hon Dr David Kemp and Federal Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation Senator Ian Macdonald in May 2003. Environmental work by communities in drought-affected areas in Queensland will receive a funding boost of $2.14 million from the Howard Government’s Australian Government Envirofund.

http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/env/2003/mr07may503.html




Queensland newspaper The Courier Mail online article published 10 February 2007, stating the Premier Peter Beattie’s plan to start construction of a clean coal station in six or seven years. The site includes links to related articles and a blog where you can have your say.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21204946-
5012321,00.html




Climate change related section of the book, text and multimedia website Sustainable Insight, featuring purchasable books on climate change, emissions, global warming and their impacts and relation to society. There are also climate change related resources in the Software, Audio Books, DVD’s and Education Resources sections. Other sustainability topics are covered in the site’s various categories.

http://www.sustainableinsight.com.au/shop/books_
climate-change.htm




Queensland University of Technology news article featuring a soil testing kit aimed at reducing fertiliser cost and greenhouse gas emissions, and improving soil health and food production. This kit is usable by farmers worldwide, and article includes comments by Institute for Sustainable Resources’ research director Professor Peter Grace. Additional link to Healthy Soils website, which contains details of the kit presentation.

http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.
woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=13076