by Zerianna Edwards – Environmental Specialist | May 13, 2025 | Community, Environment, First Nations
Aboriginal People have a deep connection to Country, the land, water and surrounding seas of Australia, considering Country as family, culture and identity (Kwaymullina, 2005). Country provides language, kinship and sacred names along with plants and animals, many of...
by James Hodgman – Admin Support Officer | Apr 16, 2025 | Community, Environment
Easter is when many gather with family and friends to observe traditions, often involving chocolate, egg hunts, festive meals, and gifts. Australians spend up to $2 billion on Easter food and chocolate annually (Perkiss, 2024), contributing to waste through plastic...
by Lewis Hill – Graduate Environmental Specialist | Feb 28, 2025 | Environment
Dust is tiny particles of solid matter that have become airborne. Dust can come from natural events such as wind or bushfires and human activities such as agriculture or construction. What dust contains depends on where it came from. For example, dust can be a mix of...
by Briana Marino | May 1, 2024 | Community, Environment
You might not realise it, but biodiversity plays a huge role in our everyday lives. The diversity within species, between species, and between ecosystems across the world is incredibly important (IPBES, 2019). Biodiversity underpins many aspects of our lives,...
by Briana Marino—Environmental Scientist (Graduate) | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Environment, First Nations
While the weather generally starts to cool down in Perth during March, the Western and Central deserts remain hot, and it is time for Mulyamiji March. Mulyamiji is the Manyjilyjarra name for the Great Desert Skink (Liopholis Kintore); it is a reptile native to the...
