Enmore Planting Day — Thank You!

by | 17 Apr 2019 | Habitat

With the generous help of 50 volunteers on Saturday, we planted out 2000 trees and shrubs to add to the Saumarez Creek Corridor! The planting will form part of a habitat block at the Enmore TSR on Salisbury Waters. The Saumarez Creek Corridor will consist of habitat...

Wildlife Habitat Action Group will meet outdoors

by | 2 Apr 2019 | Event, Habitat

Let’s have a meeting of the Wildlife Habitat Group on 2pm  Saturday 6 April at Angophora Bushland Reserve (entrance in Burgess St, opp Stace Street), South Hill Armidale Agenda will include: updates on Edgar Lane, Gentles Road Walking Track, block adjacent to...

Koalas can learn to live the city life

by | 27 Feb 2019 | Habitat, SLAM

Australia is one of the world’s most highly urbanised nations – 90% of Australians live in cities and towns, with development concentrated along the coast. This poses a major threat to native wildlife such as the koala, which can easily fall victim to urban...

This Valentine’s Day — Speak to the trees

by | 11 Feb 2019 | Event, Habitat, UNE

Valentine’s day is coming up! Let’s show the trees on campus some love 1pm Ingrid Moses courtyard on Thursday – love letters to the trees. All UNE staff are welcome to come along. This event coincides with the grounding story conference on campus...

Wild Koala Day is May 3! #wildkoaladay

by | 1 Feb 2019 | Event, Habitat

Get involved in Wild Koala Day… Share a wild koala photograph on facebook, instagram or twitter and tag #wildkoaladay If you don’t have a pic of a wild koala, share your favourite koala toy and tag #wildkoaladay In Australia, phone your local politician on Wild Koala...

One Year On – Save UNE Habitat Trees!

by | 21 Jan 2019 | Event, Habitat | 2 comments

Commemorate the first anniversary of the Save UNE Habitat Trees campaign achieving the temporary stopping of the chopping. Please bring your friends and join us for a picnic lunch near one of these rare, precious and beautiful trees still standing – one that is...

Progress from the Start of Save Our Macleay River

by | 14 Dec 2018 | AACSGaM, Habitat

In 2013, a group of consultants made several recommendations to Government about how to deal with the arsenic contaminated tailings from a processing facility at Urunga. One option presented was to truck 30,000M3 for storing and possibly processing to Hillgrove, on...

The Rescue Project

by | 5 Dec 2018 | Habitat

The Rescue Project is a citizen storytelling project  by UNSW and Landcare Australia, and it invites the public to tell their story of environmental rescue – whether that be of a tract of bush, a farm, or indeed a native animal – in 500 words. It’s a...